Michelle Mulherin (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 426: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an appeal against a refusal of a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied). [37643/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Dublin on the 5 August 2011. It was refused by the Visa Officer on the 4 October 2011 for the following reasons:

1. The finances shown were deemed to be insufficient;

2. The Visa Officer had concerns about the authenticity of documents provided by the applicant, specifically the marriage certificate;

3. The Visa Officer had concerns that the granting of the visa sought may result in a cost in respect of public funds and public resources;

4. The applicant had not provided evidence of a relationship being in existence prior to the visa application/marriage.

An appeal was received on behalf of the applicant via a legal firm on the 17 November 2011. The current processing time for consideration of visa appeals is between four and six weeks from the date of receipt in the Visa Office, Dublin.

I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.