Bernard Durkan
Question:350. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if a temporary visa can be granted to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31969/23]
View answerThursday, 29 June 2023
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The person referred to by the Deputy created on-line Join Family visa application on 03 October 2022. The supporting documentation and relevant fees were applied on 09 November 2022 in the Pretoria visa office. These visa applications were received in our Dublin Visa Office for further processing on 09 December 2022.
Processing of this application is ongoing at present, however it is not possible to give an exact time-frame for completion. However, the applicant can be assured that there will be no avoidable delay in finalising their application and they will be notified as soon as a decision has been reached by a Visa Officer.
The Visa office Dublin are currently processing applications of this type received on the 08 September 2022. Applicants can keep up-to-date with the dates the Visa Office in Dublin are processing by checking the following page; which is updated weekly; www.irishimmigration.ie/visa-decisions/.
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.