Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 September 2011
414 Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if applications for holiday visas have been received in respect of persons (details supplied); the position regarding their applications; if all necessary documentation has been provided; when a decision will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26370/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe visa applications referred to by the Deputy were received in the Visa Office, Dublin on the 5 September 2011. Following consideration by a Visa Officer both applications were refused on the 23 September 2011 for the following reason: It was the opinion on the Visa Officer that the applicants did not have sufficient obligations to return to their country of origin and that they may not observe the conditions of a visa where one was granted. It is open to the persons concerned to submit an appeal within two months of the date of refusal, in this instance, before the 23 November 2011. Guidelines on the visa appeals process is available on the website of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (www.inis.gov.ie). I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may also be made direct to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.
