If your visa application is refused, you will receive a letter from the visa office telling you why it has been refused and if you can appeal the decision. There are steps to follow when making an appeal and certain conditions may apply.
It is important that you supply all of the requested information and supporting documentation within 2 months of the refusal date.
About visa appeals:
Your letter of refusal will state if you are allowed to appeal. There is no fee.
- Your appeal must arrive with us within 2 months of the date on the letter of refusal
- If your appeal is late, the original visa decision cannot be changed. However, you may submit and pay for a new visa application if you wish. In some circumstances, you cannot appeal a visa decision and may be blocked from applying for a visa for up to 5 years. This may happen if you submitted false or misleading information with your original application.
- The letter of refusal will state if this applies to you.
Who can appeal a decision:
If you are aged 18 or over:
- You can appeal your own visa decision, as described below
- You can also appeal a decision on behalf of someone else (as described below) if you have been authorized by them to do so, for example, as their solicitor or legal representative, visa sponsor, friend, family member, etc.
If you are aged under 18:
- You cannot appeal your own visa decision
- The appeal must be made by your parent or legal guardian (or your parent or guardian’s solicitor or legal representative).
You can file appeal before the Visa Appeal Office in Dublin, Ireland with concrete grounds of appeal against the impugned decision of the visa officer. If you take lenient and unsolid grounds, your appeal will normally not be allowed by Appellant Authority of Ireland, therefore you are strongly advised to take legal advice for handling your appeal case appropriately and consult with our Immigration Lawyer for handling your appeal in professional manner so that you would be advised and guided properly in order to avoid any substantial mistake/error while dealing in your worthy right of appeal.
The Appeals Officer will review your application, taking account of any additional information, grounds of appeal or documentation that you have supplied.
On examination and review the original decision may be reversed. The Appeals Officer will notify you in writing when the decision is made and in general, a decision should issue tentatively within 4-6 weeks, however may take longer time according to peculiar facts and circumstances of every appeal.
If your appeal is successful:
- Irish Authority will send a notification to you stating that the original visa decision has been reversed
- The notification will also explain what to do next to get your visa
- Your documents will then be returned to you by post or arranged for collection.
To deal with the errors of law and objections of the dealing visa officer as envisaged in the refusal notice, it is complex to analyze and determine the errors in context of the law with a wisdom to deal with it according to law, policy and other attending peculiar circumstances.
Here at Qazi Law Associates, our Immigration Lawyer has proven track record of allowed appeals, whereby client appeals were graciously allowed by Immigration Authorities of Ireland and decision was overturned and visa was granted to the applicants.
If you have any questions or need further information, please do not hesitate to schedule of appointment for free consultation session.
