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Visa Applications.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 June 2004

Tuesday, 22 June 2004

Questions (249)

Breeda Moynihan-Cronin

Question:

249 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a holiday visa was refused to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18651/04]

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Written answers

The person in question, a 16 year old non-EEA national, made a visa application for the stated purpose of visiting his mother who is employed in the State under the work permit scheme. A worker employed under this scheme may be joined by his or her their spouse and minor children after the worker has been in the State for one year and has been offered a contract for a further year. The worker must also be able to fully support the family members in question without the need to have recourse to public funds.

It is noted that the applicant stated on his visa application form that his intention was to visit his mother. However, my Department's experience is that in many cases, although the person in question arrives in the State on a visit visa, they then seek to remain in the State.

The application in question was refused because it had not been established that the child's father had consented to him travelling to the State, and because the supporting documentation did not show that the worker was in a position to fully support her son. It is open to the applicant to appeal against the refusal by writing to the visa appeals officer in my Department, enclosing up-to-date pay slips or a P60 as evidence of the worker's income. A copy of his mother's passport should also be submitted in support of the appeal.

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