Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 March 2024
796. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of family reunification applications received in 2023; the number of family reunification applications pending before FRU at the end of the year; the average time taken to decide an application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11565/24]
View answerFamily reunification as provided for in S56 of the International Protection Act 2015, allows people granted International Protection to apply for certain family members to join them in the State.
IN 2023, 820 primary applicants applied for 2,330 members and at end year 932 primary applications for 2,924 family members were awaiting a decision.
The average processing time for decisions arrived at in 2023 was 12 months. Processing time can vary depending on the nature of the application and the documentation supplied/available to an applicant.
Information on how to apply for family reunification as provided for in S56 of the International Protection Act 2015 is available on my Department's website here: www.irishimmigration.ie/coming-to-join-family-in-ireland/family-reunification-of-international-protection-holders/.
