Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 July 2011
148 Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20227/11]
View answer149 Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20246/11]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 148 and 149 together.
Based on the information supplied by the Deputy, I am informed by officials in the Visa Office of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that a visa application was created on-line on 26th May, 2011 by the person referred to by the Deputy. However no supporting documentation was submitted by the applicant and consequently the application lapsed on time. It is of course open to the applicant to make a new application at any time.
When completing an on-line visa application the applicant is assigned a unique visa transaction number. This number must be provided where a query on the status or other enquiry regarding a visa application arises to ensure that the most accurate and up-to-date information is provided. If the Deputy could provide the relevant detail to my officials in INIS through the Oireachtas Email facility referred to below, an update can be provided. Comprehensive information on the visa application process is also available on the website of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service at www.inis.gov.ie.
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.
