Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 February 2014
139. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality to which embassy the parents of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin should apply for visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6091/14]
View answerVisa applications must be made on-line through the following link: https://www.visas.inis.gov.ie. On completion of the on-line process, the applicant must print a summary sheet which gives details of the office that will process the application and to which supporting documentation must be sent. This is clearly stated in the guidance notes on the above website.
Information on making a visa application can be found on the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Services website (www.inis.gov.ie). It should be borne in mind however that the information contained on the website is intended to act as a guideline only. It does not limit the discretion of the Visa Officer in dealing with individual applications.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
