Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 171 and 174 together.

The person referred to by the Deputy created an on-line Join Family (Irish national)(de facto partner) Preclearance application on 11 October 2023. The supporting documentation and relevant fees were applied on 6 November 2023 in the Ottawa office. This visa application was received in the Dublin Visa Office on 17 November 2023.

The application is currently awaiting comprehensive examination. As each application is examined under its own merits, I am unable to give an exact time-frame for completion. However, the applicant can be assured that there will be no avoidable delay in finalising their application.

The Dublin Visa Office are currently processing applications of this type received on the 20 September 2023. Applicants can keep up-to-date with the dates the Visa Office in Dublin are processing by checking the following page; which is updated each Tuesday; irishimmigration.ie/visa-decisions/

The person 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.