Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 123: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28879/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by officials in the Visa Division of my Department that the person referred to is a Congolese national and therefore required to be in possession of a visa.

All persons who are visa required and who are not in possession of same should refer to the website of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (www.inis.gov.ie). The visa application process and procedures are available there. Each visa application is considered on its individual merits the onus resting with the applicant to satisfy the visa officer as to why the visa sought should be granted.

Queries in relation to general immigration matters 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.