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 [...]
This section last updated on 15th June 2021The Minister for Justice, Heather Humphreys TD has today announced the lifting of the temporary entry and transit visa restrictions for nationals of South Africa, Brazil and other South American countries that came into effect on 28 January 2021.The lifting of the temporary restrictions will come into effect from [...]
A Single Person Committee of Inquiry has been established where people, whose application for a naturalisation certificate (also known as Citizenship) was refused, in whole or in part, on National Security Concerns, can apply for a decision on the disclosure of the information relied on in refusing their application. Retired Judge John Hedigan will serve [...]