Pat Breen
Question:320 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason persons (details supplied) in County Clare were refused visas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33186/04]
View answerTuesday, 14 December 2004
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The visa applications in question were made to enable the son and daughter of a non-EEA national employed in the State under the work permit scheme to join their mother in Ireland. In general, persons employed in the State under the scheme may be joined by their spouse and minor children after a worker has been employed 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 recourse to public funds. The applications were refused as the mother did not provide detailed payslips and bank statements or her divorce papers in support of the applications.
The applications were re-examined by an appeals officer and, on the basis of the documentation and information provided, it was decided that the original decisions to refuse the visas should be upheld. Each application is entitled to only one appeal. If the applicants still wish to travel, a fresh application with all the relevant documentation must be lodged.