Michael Creed
Ceist:150. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice if visa applications by persons (details supplied) will be processed. [3547/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 25 January 2023
Ceisteanna (150)
Freagraí scríofa
I can inform the Deputy that the first person referred to created an online Employment Visa application on 23 December 2022. The summary sheet and supporting documentation has not been received by the relevant Visa Office to date.
Once the applicant is satisfied with their application they should click “submit” and print a copy of their “Summary Form”. The summary form contains some of the information the applicant has entered. It will also contain instructions on what they are required to do next in order to submit their documentation. The instructions will differ depending on which country they are applying from.
The applicant should lodge the summary form together with the relevant fee and supporting documentation with the Irish Embassy/Consulate/Visa Office as soon as possible. The applicant should make sure that the supporting documentation is as up to date as possible. Only upon receipt of the necessary documentation & fee, can the visa application be processed further.
The Visa area of my Department inform me that there is no record of a visa application having been made by the second person referred to by the Deputy. It is open to a person to create a visa application at any time using the on-line visa application facility which may be accessed at:
www.visas.inis.gov.ie/avats/OnlineHome2.aspx
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.