Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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504. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a visa extension will be granted for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35454/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The persons referred to by the Deputy had their Extensions of Visitor Conditions (EVIC) applications refused on 8 June 2022 on the basis that they wished to spend additional time with their family.

Based on the information provided by the Deputy it appears that their circumstances have now changed. As outlined in their refusal letter, it remains open to the persons concerned to make a new EVIC application. Any application should clearly outline the new information upon which they wish to base the application and provide evidence to substantiate the claim. 

Once new applications have been received by the Domestic Residence and Permissions Division of my Department, they will be processed as soon as possible.

The eligibility criteria for an Extensions of Visitor Conditions (EVIC) application is available on my Department’s immigration website at: irishimmigration.ie/extension-of-visitor-permission/.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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505. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of a visa application in the case of a person (details supplied) who is due to travel from Dubai on 12 July 2022 and who has travelled to Ireland on a number of occasions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35459/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The person referred to by the Deputy created an online family member of an EU/EEA/Swiss citizen (spouse) visa application on 10 June 2022. The supporting documentation was received on 14 June 2022 in the Abu Dhabi visa office. 

Processing of this application is ongoing at present and they will be notified as soon as a decision has been reached by a Visa Officer.  As each application is examined on it's own merits, it is not possible to give an exact timeframe for its completion.  However, the applicant can be assured that there will be no avoidable delay in finalising their application. Applicants are advised not to pay for airline or other travel tickets without having first been issued with a visa.

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.