The closing date for all submissions under the Afghan Admissions Programme has been extended to 11 March 2022. The Programme had been due to close on 24 February 2022.
The closing date has been extended in order to facilitate applicants who wish to sponsor family members affected by the situation in Afghanistan to come to Ireland.
Sponsoring applicants can make an application on behalf of their minor siblings or on behalf of the minor children of a proposed single adult beneficiary under the Programme. In these circumstances, the option for ‘Vulnerable adult close family member’ should be selected in Section 2A.8 of the application form. An explanation of the nature of the relationship between the sponsor and or/the proposed beneficiaries should be included in the narrative section 2A.8a of the form.
Updated FAQs to support these applications was issued on 21st February 2022.