As part of continuing efforts to slow down the spread of the COVID-19 virus and to ensure customer safety, we have taken the decision to extend, until Monday 31 January 2022, the temporary measure in place permitting both EU Treaty Rights and Domestic Residence applications and supporting documentation to be submitted by email. It is preferable [...]
Demand for Irish immigration services continues to increase at a significant rate. Our service users rightly expect immigration processes to be personalised, timely and responsive. The Department has begun to transition from paper-based and labour intensive processes to efficient, robust and customer– centric frontline immigration services, in line with our Digital First policy. As part of [...]
The Minister for Justice, Heather Humphreys TD, and the Minister of State for Law Reform, Youth Justice and Immigration, James Browne TD, have today announced the resumption of short stay entry visa processing. The move will come into effect from Monday, 13 September 2021. The move to resume short stay visa processing is in line with [...]
In response to the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, the Department is currently focused on processing applications for Afghan family members of Irish citizens and Afghan nationals living in Ireland. Visas If you want to make an application for a visa to join a family member already living in Ireland, please do so online at: https://www.visas.inis.gov.ie/avats/OnlineHome.aspx. For [...]
With effect from 11pm on 31 December 2020 following the end of the Brexit transition period, all non-EEA family members of UK nationals seeking to join, or accompany, their UK national family member in Ireland will need to apply (depending on nationality) through a preclearance or visa scheme from outside the State. The Preclearance Scheme only [...]