Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The person referred to by the Deputy applied to my Department to retain their residence card on an individual and personal basis, having separated from their EU citizen spouse/partner.

Under Regulation 10 of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015, the Retention of the right of residence by family members in the event of divorce, annulment of marriage, annulment or dissolution of civil partnership, these Regulations apply only to those applicants who are legally divorced. Although it was acknowledged that divorce proceedings have been initiated in this case, a decree of divorce had not yet issued.

Therefore the application was subsequently refused as the person concerned did not have an entitlement to retain their residence card under Regulation 10 of the Regulations. The EU Treaty Rights division of my department received a request for a review of that decision on 28 May 2021, and the case remains ongoing at present.

The person referred to by the Deputy has been provided with a temporary stamp 4 while their application has been under consideration, which is valid until 14 October 2022. It is expected that a decision will issue in this case before the expiry of that permission.

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.

Michael Lowry (Tipperary, Independent)
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110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for a work employment visa submitted by a doctor (details supplied) will be reviewed and expedited given that they are waiting to start employment in a HSE-managed facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46177/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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This visa application was received in our Dublin Visa Office for processing on the 26 August 2022. The application is currently awaiting comprehensive examination.

Processing of this application is ongoing at present. As each application is examined under it's own merits, we are unable to give an exact time-frame for completion. However, the applicant can be assured that there will be no avoidable delay in finalising their application.

The Visa office Dublin are currently processing applications of this type received on the 26 July 2022. Applicants can keep up-to-date with the dates the Visa Office in Dublin are processing applications received on by checking the following page; 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 person referred to by the Deputy will be notified as soon as a decision has been reached 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.