Govt delays over visas leaving missionaries in the lurch

Govt delays over visas leaving missionaries in the lurch Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly. Photo: CNS

Missionary orders fear that a number of their foreign-born missionaries based in Ireland could have to leave next year due to “disruptive” delays in their visas being renewed by the Department of Justice. The ‘Minister of Religion visa’ has to be renewed every three years, but the process is taking up to 12 months, missionary…

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