Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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1133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review the case of a child (details supplied); if any updated information in relation to this case will be made available to them; if the process will be expedited given the circumstances [1629/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I can inform you that following full consideration by a Visa Officer, the visa application you refer to was refused. A letter issued to the applicant on the 18 February 2021 outlines the reasons for this refusal. An appeal was lodged in respect of this application, to the relevant Visa Office, on the 19 April 2021, where it is currently awaiting examination.

All visa applicants are advised that the onus is on them to provide as much information in support of their application as they feel is necessary. Guidelines in this regard are posted on our website. Applicants that follow these guidelines have an improved prospect of receiving a positive decision at first instance.

It should be noted that visa appeals are dealt with in strict chronological order.

The waiting time for Join Family applications reflects the detailed assessment we must do for every application. The time it takes to process these application may increase if we need more documents from the applicant, or if a detailed assessment of family rights under the Irish Constitution or the European Convention on Human Rights is required.

A decision will be issued to the applicant as soon as full consideration has been given by a Visa Appeals 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.