In This Section

Introduction
Where do I send my application?
How can I pay the application fee to the Dublin Visa Office?
Return of documents

Introduction

The information on this page refers to visa applications where the online Application Form directs you to send the application to the Dublin Visa Office. The Application Form is created by the online system when you click at the end of completing your details online on AVATS.

Apply for an Irish visa online via AVATS

Where do I send my application?

Where the online Application Form has directed the applicant to send the application to Dublin it must be sent to:

Visa Division
Immigration Service Delivery
13-14 Burgh Quay
Dublin 2, D02 XK70
Ireland

You are advised to ensure that the application is sent in a secure fashion, i.e., by courier or by registered post, so that it can be tracked.
Include all supporting documentation with your application.

How can I pay the application fee to the Dublin Visa Office?

Important Customer Notice

With effect from Monday, 8 December 2025, Irish visa customers submitting their visa application to the Dublin Visa Office will be required to pay their visa fee as part of the AVATS online application process. To see if your country is included in this change, please click on the following link: AVATS Online Payments Country Coverage PDF Version 20 January 2026

Customers who submit their AVATS application form on or after this date, will receive a payment confirmation email from Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) which contains their Payment Transaction ID (e.g. visa_20251021104656_10029172). Please note, you will be required to provide a copy of your payment confirmation email when you submit your application and supporting documents to the Dublin Visa Office for processing.

Return of documents

We send passports by registered post to addresses in the Ireland or the UK.

It is advisable that you keep copies of all documents submitted with your application. Original documents such as marriage/birth certificates will be returned to you. However, bank statements, letters of invitation etc. will not be returned. If there are specific documents that you wish to have returned to you, please submit a list of these with your application.

If you have an address outside of Ireland or the UK you must:

  • Provide an Irish or UK address – this can be a friend or relative; or

  • Arrange for a courier company to collect (at the applicant’s expense) from Visas Division, 13-14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, D02 XK70.  A courier company may request a contact phone number for INIS. The number to be used is +353 1 6028202. The courier company must provide your full name and visa transaction number when they come to our office to collect documents on your behalf.