Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The visa application referred to by the Deputy was refused by the Visa Office in Abuja on 11 November 2021. The reasons for this decision were set out in the refusal letter sent to the applicants at that time. An appeal of this decision was launched on 12 December 2021.

Appeals for applications of this type are processed in the order in which they are received, in order to be fair to all applicants. While every effort is made to process these applications as soon as possible, processing times will vary having regard to the volume of appeals received, their complexity, the possible need for the visa office to seek further information in relation to certain appeals and the resources available to process them.

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 the Immigration Service website. When making an appeal, the applicant should take into account the reasons for refusal listed in the refusal letter. The appeal 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.

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.

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The persons referred to by the Deputy created on-line Join Family 'D' visa applications on 24 June 2022. The supporting documentation and relevant fees were received on 25 July 2022 in the Abuja visa office.

I am pleased to inform you that these applications were granted on 16 January 2023.

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.