Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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128. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19511/17]

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 the visa application referred to was refused by the Visa Office in Dublin on 24March 2017. The decision was communicated to the applicant who was advised that an appeal could be submitted within two months. No appeal has been received as of yet.

I am further advised that the application was refused on the grounds of the sponsor not providing sufficient evidence to meet the financial criteria set out in paragraph 17.2 of the Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification. This was explained in the decision issued to the applicant who should fully address the reasons for refusal in any appeal.

The Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification and full details on the documentation required for a “Join Family” Visa are available on the INIS website at www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/Join%20Family.

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.

In addition, applicants may themselves e-mail queries directly to the INIS Visa Office (visamail@justice.ie).