Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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357. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13741/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The person referred to by the Deputy created an on-line 'Visit' visa application on 6 January 2022. The supporting documentation and fee were received on 29 January 2022 and subsequently sent to my Department's Dublin Visa Office for processing.

Processing of this application is ongoing at present.  Each application is examined under its own merits and the applicant can be assured that there will be no avoidable delay in finalising their application. The applicant will be contacted in writing as soon as a decision has been reached.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility (inisoireachtasmail@justice.ie), 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 is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.  

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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358. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an entry visa for the purpose of taking up employment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13795/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The visa application for the person referred to by the Deputy was refused by the Visa Office in  New Delhi on 25 November 2021. The reasons for this decision were set out in the refusal letter sent to the applicant at that time. An appeal of this decision was made on 11 February 2022.

Appeals for applications of this type are processed in the order in which they are received, to be fair to all applicants. While every effort is made to process these applications as soon as possible, processing times will vary having regard to the volume of appeals received, their complexity, the possible need for the visa office to seek further information in relation to certain appeals and the resources available to process them.

All visa applicants are advised that the onus is on them to provide as much information in support of their application as they feel is necessary. Guidelines in this regard are posted on the my Department's Irish Immigration website (www.irishimmigration.ie).

Processing times and decisions at the Overseas Visa Offices can be checked at the webpage for the relevant office.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility (inisoireachtasmail@justice.ie), 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 is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.