James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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385. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of visa applications by persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46762/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I can advise the Deputy that the attached spreadsheet contains the current status, as of close of business 25 September 2022, of the applications referred to. These applications are processed by the Embassy of Ireland in Hanoi under delegated sanction from my Department.

The applicants that have been refused should be advised that an appeals process, which is free of charge, is available which allows applicants, in the event of a refusal of the application at first instance, to address the factors which gave rise to that decision. It is open to the applicants to appeal these decisions, in writing, within two months of the date of the refusal. Appeals must be in written form and sent to the Visa Appeals Officer in the relevant Visa Office. Faxed or emailed appeals will not be considered.

www.irishimmigration.ie/appeal-a-negative-decision/

When making an appeal, the applicants should take into account the reasons for refusal listed in the refusal letters. The appeals should include any further information or additional documentation they wish to have considered, and should be sent for the attention of the Visa Appeals Officer, in the relevant Visa Office, where the matter will be considered afresh. Full consideration will be given to any appeal received on behalf of the applicants, however the onus is on the applicants to satisfy the Visa Officer that visas should be granted.

It should be noted that the granting of a work permit by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) has no bearing on whether a visa will be subsequently granted. There are two very distinct application processes with different checks and procedures in place in each respective Department.

Based on the information supplied, it has unfortunately not been possible to locate the application for the last person referred to by the Deputy. If more information can be provided I would be happy to re-examine the Deputy’s request in relation to this person.

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.