Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
1060. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice when a family reunification application will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57150/23]
View answerThe persons referred to by the Deputy created on-line Join Family visa applications on 16 May 2023 and 25 May 2023. The supporting documentation and relevant fees were applied on 29 May 2023 in the Manila visa office. These visa applications were received in the Dublin Visa Office on 15 June 2023 where they await comprehensive examination.
As each application is examined under it's own merits, we are unable to give an exact time-frame for completion. However, the applicants can be assured that there will be no avoidable delay in finalising their applications.
The Visa office Dublin are currently processing applications of this type received on the 21 February 2023. 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.
The persons referred to by the Deputy will be notified as soon as a decision has been reached by a Visa Officer.
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.
