Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 July 2026
569. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to give favourable consideration to a tourist visa appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53402/26]
View answerI can advise the Deputy that the visa applications referred to have been refused. The reasons for these decisions were set out in the refusal letters sent to the applicants at that time. Appeals were submitted on 21 May 2026.
All visa applicants are advised that the responsibility is on them to provide as much information in support of their applications as they feel is necessary. Guidelines in this regard are posted on our website. People that carefully follow these guidelines have an improved prospect of receiving a positive decision.
It should be noted that visa appeals are dealt with in strict chronological order. Decisions will be issued to the applicants as soon as full consideration has been given by a Visa Appeals Officer.
From 1st June 2026 the right of appeal for certain short stay (type C) visa refusals has been removed.
Under this change, applicants who are refused a short stay visa are no longer be able to appeal this decision. The measure applies to all short stay (C) visas, with the exception of applications made by third-country nationals who fall within the scope of the EU Free Movement Directive.
The people concerned can directly check the status of their visa appeals on the Immigration Service’s Customer Service Portal. They can register for, or log in to their existing account, at: portal.irishimmigration.ie/en/. As an Oireachtas member, you can also request the status of individual immigration cases by e-mail, using the Oireachtas Mail facility at: IMoireachtasmail@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 Question process.
