Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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308. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will intervene to expedite an urgent visa appeal for a person (details supplied). [28327/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The visa application referred to by the Deputy was refused by the Visa Office in Dublin on 23 April 2024. The reasons for this decision were set out in the refusal letter sent to the applicant on 30 April 2024. An appeal of this decision was launched on 25 June 2024.

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 my Departments Immigration Service website. Applicants that meticulously follow these guidelines have an improved prospect of receiving a positive decision at first instance.

It should be noted that visa appeals are dealt with in strict chronological order. A decision will be issued to the applicant as soon as full consideration has been given by a Visa Appeals Officer.

The person concerned can now directly check the status of their immigration application on the Immigration Service’s new Customer Service Portal. 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.