Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 November 2004
410 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an appeal against a decision by him not to issue a visa in the name of a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the timeframe involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30995/04]
View answerThe visa application in question was to enable a 15 year old female to join a non-EEA national employed in the State under the work permit scheme. In general, persons employed in the State under the scheme may be joined by their spouse and their minor children after the worker has been employed in the State for one year and has been offered a contract of employment for a further year. The worker must also be able to fully support the family member or members in question without the need to recourse to public funds.
The application was reconsidered by a visa appeals officer who agreed with the concerns of the visa officer that the applicant could have recourse to public funds and confirmed the refusal of the application. The decision was made by the visa appeals officer on 23 November 2004.
