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Visa Applications

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2012

Tuesday, 12 June 2012

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Paudie Coffey

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501 Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28202/12]

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The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Dublin on the 22 February 2012. The type of visa sought was a multiple entry visit visa. Following consideration it was the decision of the visa officer to refuse the granting of the visa sought. The visa was refused as the visa officer was not satisfied with the obligations of the applicant to return to their country of origin following the proposed visit. One suggested way in which an applicant may seek to establish obligations to return to their country of origin is by way of social ties, e.g. other family members.

It is open to the person concerned to appeal the decision to refuse the visa. An appeal must be made within two months of the date of refusal, in this instance before the 10 July 2012. Where doing so, the applicant should be in a position to address the reason(s) for the refusal. Guidelines regarding the visa appeals procedure are available on the website of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service —www.inis.gov.ie.

Queries in relation to general immigration matters may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility 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 from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.

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