Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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322. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for a long stay visa will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13444/20]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned was informed, by email dated 29 May 2020, that they must apply for de facto preclearance prior to applying for an Irish entry visa. To date, no application for preclearance has been received. The visa application cannot be processed without prior preclearance.

Further information on the preclearance process for de facto partners of Irish Nationals is available on my Department's website at:

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Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by email 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 email service except in cases where the response is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.