Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2022
741. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice when a long-stay visa of a person (details supplied) to visit Ireland with their spouse in October 2022 to see family will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37560/22]
View answerThe person referred to by the Deputy created an online Long Stay Join Family visa application on 24 June 2022.
As it appears that the person referred to intends to travel to Ireland on a short visit and does not intend to stay long term, they may wish to contact their local Embassy or Honorary Consulate, and request that their visa application be withdrawn, and to submit a new Short Stay 'C' Visa application.
The current processing times for Short Stay 'C' visas of this type, are approximately 8 weeks from the date documentation is received in the relevant Visa Office.
Should they wish to continue with their current Long-Stay Join Family application, it should be noted that the processing of these family reunification visa applications may take between six and 12 months to determine from the date documentation is received in the relevant Visa Office.
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.
