Jack Wall
Question:202 Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons a person (details supplied) has been refused a visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19388/11]
View answerThursday, 7 July 2011
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The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Irish Consulate in Manila on 16 May 2011 and was forwarded to the Visa Office in Dublin for decision. It was refused by the Visa Officer on 29 June 2011 for the following reasons:
1. The evidence of finances shown was deemed insufficient.
2. It was the opinion of the Visa Officer that the applicant's obligations to return to her home country were not sufficient.
It is open to the applicant to appeal the decision within two months of the date of the refusal. In view of the applicant's visa history in the State, positive consideration will be given to granting the visa on receipt of the relevant documentary evidence to address the concerns of the Visa Officer.
I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made direct to INIS by email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.