Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of visa applications in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55719/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The persons referred to by the Deputy created online Join family visa applications on 30 May 2022. The supporting documentation and fee waivers were received on 12 June 2022. These visa applications were subsequently received in the Dublin Visa Office for further processing on 4 July 2022. These applications are currently awaiting comprehensive examination. 

Please note that in accordance with the provisions under Point 21.1 of the Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification (www.inis.gov.ie) processing of family reunification visa applications, such as these may take 6 -12 months to determine from date documentation is received in the relevant Visa Office.

The Visa Office endeavours to have applications of this nature processed earlier than this, however, this is not always possible. In order to be fair to all applicants, as you will appreciate, applications are processed in order by date received in the Office.

The Visa office Dublin are currently processing applications of this type received on the 6 June 2022. Applicants can keep up-to-date with the dates the Visa Office in Dublin are processing by checking the following page; which is updated weekly;

www.irishimmigration.ie/visa-decisions/.

The persons 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.