The visa application in question was refused by my Department at initial stage on 23 August on two separate grounds.
First, the visa officer was not satisfied on the basis of the documentation supplied in support of the application that sufficient finances were available to guarantee the support of the applicant while in the State without requiring recourse to public funds.
Second, the applicant had visited Ireland during 2003 and overstayed on the visit, thereby failing to comply with the conditions of the visa.
An appeal in respect of the decision to refuse the visa application was subsequently submitted by the applicant and received in my Department on 19 September. To guarantee the provision of a fair and consistent service to all our customers, appeals are dealt with strictly in date-received order and take, on average, three to four weeks to process. The applicant can expect a decision within that timeframe.