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- Check
if you need a visa in the list of countries on the web site
of the Department of Foreign Affairs.
- Applications must
normally be made through the Irish Embassy or Consulate in the applicant's
country of permanent residence and applicants may be required
to attend for personal interview. If there is no Irish Embassy or Consulate
in the applicant's country of permanent residence the application may
be made through any Irish Embassy or Consulate through the applicant's
reference in Ireland or directed by post to the Visa Office, Department
of Foreign Affairs, 69-71 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland,
Phone +353 1 478 08221
- Applicants should
apply at least three weeks (five weeks by post) in advance of the intended
date of departure for Ireland.
- The granting of
an Irish visa is, in effect, only a form of pre-entry clearance. It
does not grant permission to enter Ireland. Immigration Officers
have authority to grant or deny admission. Visa holders are subject
to normal immigration control at the port of entry. They should therefore
carry with them, for possible presentation to Immigration Officers,
the originals or copies of the documents submitted with their applications.
- Visa applicants
require a valid visa each time they enter the State, including
entry via the UK. This also applies to persons who have current permission
to reside in the State.
- A visa does not
grant permission to stay in Ireland. The date of validity shown on the
visa indicates only the date before which it must be presented to an
Immigration Officer. The length of stay is decided by an Immigration
Officer at the port of entry. Irish law does not provide for a permanent
residence visa.
- A visa holder who
remains in the State longer than the permitted period and/or who submitted
false or misleading information in support of his/her application may
become liable for prosecution and/or subject to deportation.
- Travel tickets
should not be booked or paid for by applicants until their applications
have been approved.
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