Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein)
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92. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress of a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9214/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for a 'join family' visa from the person referred to was received in the Ankara Visa Office on 25 August, 2016.

Such applications, where the sponsor is an Irish national, can normally be expected to be dealt with within 6 months of receipt of all the required documentation as set out in the Family Reunification Policy Document published on 1 January, 2014. This is a business target which reflects the detailed assessment that is required to be carried out in relation to applications for family reunification. It does not constitute a legal obligation and such applications may take longer due to the individual circumstances of the application or to the number of applications within the visa category and the resources available to process them. I am further advised that the Visa Office expect to make a decision on this application within the next 10 weeks.

The Deputy may wish to note that queries 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 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.