Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 261: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an application for a holiday visa will be granted to a person (details supplied). [21094/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Beijing on 27 March 2009. It was refused by the Visa Officer on 11 May 2009 for the following reason:

1. Obligations to return to the home country not shown - e.g. no social, economic or professional ties in home country shown.

The applicant subsequently lodged an appeal and the decision of the Visa Officer was upheld by the Appeals Officer on 20 May 2009. Only one appeal per application is allowed. The only option available to the applicant now is to make a fresh application.