Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 October 2018
311. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of a visa application in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42276/18]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa applications referred to were refused by the Visa Office in Dublin on 16 April 2018. The decision, including the reasons for the decision, was communicated to each applicant.
Appeals were subsequently made by each applicant which were received in the Dublin Visa Office on 16 June 2018 and additional documents were provided on 16 July 2018. Appeals are processed in chronological order based on the date on which they are received. It is expected that these applications will be decided by early December 2018 given the current caseload.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS of my Department 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 INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited. In addition, applicants may themselves e-mail queries directly to INIS (visamail@justice.ie).
