Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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895. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on visa (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14656/24]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The person referred to created an on-line Join Family (Irish national) visa application on 25 March 2024.

Upon creating an on-line visa application, the summary sheet must be printed and signed by the applicant and then submitted to the relevant Visa Office, along with supporting documentation & the relevant fee, within 30 days. Only upon receipt of the necessary documentation & fee, can the visa application be processed.

Please note that in accordance with the provisions under Point 21.1 of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service's Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification (www.inis.gov.ie) processing of family reunification visa applications, such as Ms. Villarreal’s may take up to 6 -12 months to determine from the date documentation is received in the relevant Visa Office.

The business target of 6-12 months for long term 'join family' applications was established following the publication of the Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification. This is a business target and not a legal obligation. The Visa Office endeavours to have applications of this nature processed earlier than this, however, this is not always possible. We also wish to state that In order to be fair to all applicants, as you will appreciate, applications are processed in order by date received in relevant Visa Office.

The current processing times for Dublin visa decisions and other Visa Offices is available here: www.irishimmigration.ie/visa-decisions/

This webpage is updated weekly.

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 at: IMoireachtasmail@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 Question process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in the cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.