When assessing any visa application, the visa officer will consider various matters, including whether it is reasonable in all the circumstances to conclude that the applicant would fully honour the conditions of the visa, that is, it is unlikely that the applicant would overstay the length of time applied for. The visa officer will also have regard to information provided and to such factors as the applicant's ties and general circumstances in their country of origin. The application in question was refused because the visa officer could not be reasonably be satisfied, on the basis of the documentation supplied to my Department, that the applicant would observe the conditions of the visa.
Additionally, it was felt that sufficient evidence was not submitted to permit the visa officer to establish to an acceptable degree, that a previous relationship history existed between the applicant and the reference in Ireland. No evidence of finances was submitted to show how the applicant intended to maintain herself while in the State.
An appeal of the decision to refuse the visa application was subsequently submitted. However, based on the additional documentation supplied, the visa appeals officer was unable to conclude that the initial decision should be overturned. Consequently, the application was refused on appeal on 23 June 2005.