Government examining expansion of Afghan family visas

Government examining expansion of Afghan family visas

As in other countries, officials in Ireland are working 'as quickly as possible' to enable people caught up in the Afghanistan crisis to reunite with family members. Pictured are members of a family evacuated today to rejoin relatives in the US. Picture: Jose Luis Magana/AP

Justice Minister Heather Humphreys is examining ways of “expanding” the current family reunification system for people caught up in an “absolutely awful situation” in Afghanistan.

She said officials are currently processing family reunification visas “as quickly as possible” and they understand that people in Ireland are worried about family members in Afghanistan.

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