Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
1546. Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice if her Department will assist in the delays with visa processing at the Embassy of Ireland in Nigeria, in particular with the case of a person (details supplied). [40159/22]
View answerThe persons referred to by the Deputy created online Join Family visa applications on 17 June 2022. Once satisfied with their application, they should click “submit” and print a copy of their “Summary Form”. The summary form contains some of the information the applicant has entered. It will also contain instructions on what they are required to do next in order to submit their documentation and pay the relevant fee. The instructions will differ depending on which country they are applying from.The applicant should lodge the summary form together with the relevant fee and supporting documentation with the relevant Irish Embassy/Consulate/Visa Office as soon as possible. The applicant should make sure that the supporting documentation is as up to date as possible. Upon receipt of the necessary documentation and fee, the visa application will be processed further.In accordance with my Department's Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification, the processing of family reunification visa applications, such as these, may take 6 -12 months to determine from the date the documentation is received in the relevant Visa Office.
The Visa Office endeavours to have applications of this nature processed earlier than this, however, this is not always possible. In order to be fair to all applicants, as you will appreciate, applications are processed in order by date received in the Office.
Applicants are advised not to pay for airline or other travel tickets without having first been issued with a visa.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.
