Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 September 2023
711. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice if she will ensure that a visa application (details supplied) will be processed as a matter of urgency as the delay has cost the person their job and is having a very real and negative impact on their mental and physical health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40552/23]
View answerAn application for an extension of student conditions was received from the person referred to by the Deputy on 13 July 2023 and continues to be processed.
The Third Level Graduate Programme (Stamp 1G) is designed to allow graduates of Irish universities an opportunity to obtain graduate level employment and an employment permit from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. It is expected that those graduates will obtain such employment and employment permits within the time frame of their Stamp 1G immigration permission.
To be fair to all applicants, applications are dealt with in chronological order by date received. My Department endeavours to process applications as quickly as possible. However, processing times may vary due to a number of factors, such as the number of applications on hand, individual circumstances, the complexity of applications, whether further information is required, and the resources available.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by email using the Oireachtas Mail facility at 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 Question process. The Deputy may consider using the email service except in the cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
