Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 July 2023
529. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the progress to date in the determination of a visitor visa application in the case of a person (details supplied); when a decision on the application will issue and if she will make a statement on the matter.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34221/23]
View answerI can advise the Deputy that the application referred to was created on the 09 March 2023. Supporting documentation was received in the Dublin Visa Office on the 01 April 2023 where it awaits examination and processing. The applicant will be notified as soon as a decision has been reached by a Visa Officer.
It is not possible to give a definitive date as to when this application will be finalised. All applications are processed in chronological order, based on date order of receipt. While every effort is made to process applications as soon as possible, processing times will vary having regard to the volume and complexity of applications, the possible need for the Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) function of the Department to investigate, inquire into, or seek further information, and the resources available.
Processing times and decisions at the Dublin Visa Office can be checked at the following link which is updated each Tuesday:
www.irishimmigration.ie/visa-decisions/.
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.
