Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 February 2022
113. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the status of each application for volunteer work permits by persons (details supplied); and the estimated timeframe in each case for when they can expect to receive a decision on the appeal application. [5451/22]
View answerAll appeals are processed in chronological order, based on date order of receipt. While every effort is made to process appeals as soon as possible, processing times will vary having regard to the volume and complexity of applications, the possible need for my Department's Immigration Service to investigate, inquire into, or seek further information, and the resources available. Therefore, it is not possible to give a definitive date as to when the appeals for the persons referred to by the Deputy will be finalised.
Applicants can e-mail any queries directly to visamail@justice.ie and updates on visa application decisions can also be found on my Department's Irish Immigration website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/visa-decisions/.
Anyone who has been refused a visa or preclearance application and who wishes to make another application at a future point, will have their new application assessed on its own merits taking all relevant information into consideration at that time. Their prior immigration history is a matter of record but does not preclude them from seeking a visa or preclearance in the future.
All visa applicants are advised that the onus is on them to provide as much information in support of their application as they feel is necessary. Guidelines to assist applicants have been published on my Department's website. Applicants that follow these guidelines have an improved prospect of receiving a positive decision at first instance.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility (inisoireachtasmail@justice.ie), 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 is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
