Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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1552. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on a visa application (details supplied) for a person who was granted a work permit five months ago under critical skills class; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19209/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I can advise the Deputy that the application referred to was created on the 16 October 2024. The application was received in the New Delhi Visa Office on the 19 November 2024 where it awaits examination and processing.

On 10 December 2024 the applicant was contacted for interview; however, based on the information provided the visa officer was not satisfied to approve and the application was referred for a secondary review. There is a backlog of similar complex cases and the New Delhi Visa Office is working through these. A decision should issue in the coming weeks.

The applicant will be notified as soon as a decision has been reached by a Visa Officer.

Processing times and decisions at the Overseas Visa Offices can be checked at the following link:

www.irishimmigration.ie/visa-decisions/#decisions

It should also be noted that the granting of a work permit by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) does not guarantee that a visa will be subsequently granted. There are two very distinct application processes with different checks and procedures in place in each respective Department.

The person concerned can now directly check the status of their immigration application on the Immigration Service’s new Digital Contact Centre (DCC). They can register for, or log in to their existing account, at:

As an Oireachtas member, you can also request the status of individual immigration cases 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.