Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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373. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when approval will issue for a short-term visa application by a person (details supplied). [21825/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The person referred to by the Deputy created an on-line Short Stay 'C' Visit visa application on 9 March 2022. The supporting documentation and fee waivers were received on 16 March 2022 in the Ankara Visa Office. Processing of this application is ongoing at present. They will be notified in writing as soon as a decision has been made.

The Ankara Visa Office is experiencing an unprecedented number of applications at present, with a current processing time for visit visa applications of 16 weeks. Applicants can keep up-to-date with processing times by checking the following webpage, which is updated weekly:www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/turkey/visas/visas-for-ireland-weekly-decisions-report/ .