Written answers

Wednesday, 25 January 2023

Department of Justice and Equality

Visa Applications

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if visa applications by persons (details supplied) will be processed. [3547/23]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I can inform the Deputy that the first person referred to created an online Employment Visa application on 23 December 2022. The summary sheet and supporting documentation has not been received by the relevant Visa Office to date.

Once the applicant is satisfied with their application they should click “submit” and print a copy of their “Summary Form”. The summary form contains some of the information the applicant has entered. It will also contain instructions on what they are required to do next in order to submit their documentation. The instructions will differ depending on which country they are applying from.

The applicant should lodge the summary form together with the relevant fee and supporting documentation with the Irish Embassy/Consulate/Visa Office as soon as possible. The applicant should make sure that the supporting documentation is as up to date as possible. Only upon receipt of the necessary documentation & fee, can the visa application be processed further.

The Visa area of my Department inform me that there is no record of a visa application having been made by the second person referred to by the Deputy. It is open to a person to create a visa application at any time using the on-line visa application facility which may be accessed at:

www.visas.inis.gov.ie/avats/OnlineHome2.aspx

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.

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of a visa application appeal by a person (details supplied). [3571/23]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The visa application referred to by the Deputy was refused by the Visa Office in Dublin on 12 July 2022. 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 16 September 2022.

To be fair to all applicants appeals are processed in the order in which they are received. 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.

The Dublin Visa Office are currently processing appeals of this type received, in the Dublin Visa Office, on 26 August 2022. Processing times and decisions at the Dublin Visa Office can be checked at the following link which is updated each Tuesday:

www.irishimmigration.ie/visa-decisions/

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.

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