Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

848. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an appeal in respect of a decision to refuse a visa application in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28378/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application referred to was refused on appeal by the Visa Office in Dublin. The decision was communicated to the sponsor and applicant on 2 June 2017.

It is open to the applicant to submit a fresh visa application at any time. However he should bear in mind the original refusal reasons communicated to him and be in a position to address these in a new application.

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.