Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 December 2007
907 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a visa; if he will reconsider the refusal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34118/07]
View answerThe application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Dublin on 16 August 2007. It was refused by the Visa Officer on 30 August 2007 for a number of reasons:
1.There was insufficient documentation submitted in support of the application
2.No evidence of finances shown
3.No clear link to the reference was shown
4.No letter of invitation was submitted
5.Obligations to return home were not deemed sufficient
6.It was the opinion of the Visa Officer that the applicant may not observe the conditions of the visa
An appeal was received on 1 October 2007. The decision of the Visa Appeals Officer was to uphold the original decision. As each applicant is entitled to one appeal only, no further review of this matter can be facilitated. It is however open to the applicant to make a fresh application. Comprehensive information on making a visa application is available on the website of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service at www.inis.gov.ie
908 Deputy Catherine Byrne asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for family reunification by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34123/07]
View answerThe person in question made a Family Reunification application in respect of his wife in February 2007. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation is completed and the Commissioner has forwarded a report to my Department. This application will be considered by my Department and a decision will issue in due course. At the present time Family Reunification applications are taking up to 24 months to process.
