Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 November 2022
835. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if a refusal of visa can be urgently reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied) who has provided evidence of return to the Philippines, including home ownership, professional employment and family circumstances, including a child in education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54162/22]
View answerThe visa application referred to by the Deputy was refused on 05 October 2022. The reasons for this decision were set out in the refusal letter sent to the applicant at that time.
To date no appeal of this decision has been received by the Visa Office. An appeal must be submitted within 2 months of the date on the letter of refusal.
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 in this regard are posted on the Immigration Service website. When making an appeal, the applicant should take into account the reasons for refusal listed in the refusal letter. The appeal should include any further information or additional documentation they wish to have considered, and should be sent for the attention of the Visa Appeals Officer, in the relevant Visa Office, where the matter will be considered afresh.
Full consideration will be given to any appeals received on behalf of the applicants, however the onus is on applicants to satisfy the Visa Appeals Officer that a visa should be granted.
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.
