I was previously a student in Ireland for a period of nine years. After my tuition I left voluntarily after the expiration of my visa to my home country of Nigeria. On applying for a UK student visa recently, which was refused, I learnt that after I had vacated Ireland, a deportation order was sent to my old address which formed the basis of my UK visa refusal. This order was served on my old address in Ireland a year after I had left the country. I showed evidence on my UK visa appeal that I was not present in Ireland at the time such order was claimed to have been served on me, but I was still refused.
I now proceeded to apply for an Irish tourist visa, this was also refused on the grounds that I had previously been served with a deportation order. On appeal and after producing evidence, my appeal was now denied stating that I had previously overstayed and I attached no proof of returning to my home country at the expiration of my visa (even though I had attached a letter from my employer). I wish to apply for an Irish visa again in order to visit old friends on my leave.
I would like advice on how long after my refusal can I apply and how to tackle the issue arising which led to my previous refusals.
Starting 1 October 2012, if you have overstayed your leave or permission to stay in the UK by more than 28 days any application for further leave will be automatically refused.
And as EU countries share this data, it doesn't seem so positive if you have overstayed for more than 28 days.Overstaying will have serious consequences for any future immigrations applications that you make, including applications for countries other than the UK. You must tell the truth in immigration applications and declare any periods of overstay if asked about them. If you are found to have used deception in an immigration application you are likely to be barred from the UK for ten years.