Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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517. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process to be followed by a person (details supplied) who wishes to have her children join her in this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24556/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy does not state the nationality of the children referred to. If the person concerned in the Deputy's query is unsure as to whether their children require a visa/preclearance to enter Ireland they can check on the list at the following link:

www.irishimmigration.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Immigration-Service-Delivery-Visa-and-Non-Visa-Required-Countries.pdf

The person referred to may also find the information at the following link useful:

www.irishimmigration.ie/coming-to-join-family-in-ireland/.

Any visa required national that wishes to reside in the State for longer than 90 days must have a Type D Long Stay Visa. Any person that wishes to make a visa application must do so online at: www.visas.inis.gov.ie/avats/OnlineHome.aspx.

Long Stay Join Family visa applications are processed in accordance with the guidelines set out in the Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification. This policy document may be accessed at the following link:

www.irishimmigration.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Policy-document-on-Non-EEA-family-reunification.pdf.

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.