Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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624. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of visa applications (details supplied). [22802/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The persons referred to by the Deputy created online Short Stay 'C' Visit visa applications on 15 and 16 March 2022. The supporting documentation and fees were received on 29 March 2022 and these visa applications were forwarded to the Dublin Visa Office for further processing and were received there on 25 April 2022.

Processing of these applications is ongoing at present. As each application is examined under its own merits, it is not possible to give an exact timeframe for completion. However, the Dublin Visa Office is currently processing applications of this type that were received on 30 March 2022. Applicants can keep up-to-date with the processing dates by checking the following webpage; which is updated weekly: www.irishimmigration.ie/visa-decisions/.

Applicants are advised not to pay for airline or other travel tickets without having first been issued with a visa. The persons concerned will be notified as soon as a decision has been made by a Visa Officer.

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.