Updates and Announcements

Ministers announce new immigration reform measures

October 14th, 2021|

New customer-focused website www.irishimmigration.ie provides easy-to-navigate information in plain English Digitisation Strategy for Immigration Services published End-to-end review of international protection processes completed. 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 a new suite of immigration reform [...]

EU Treaty Rights and Domestic Residence applications – COVID-19 Update

October 1st, 2021|

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 [...]

Publication of the digitisation strategy for Irish Immigration Services

September 16th, 2021|

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 [...]

Notice | Short stay visa processing to resume

September 10th, 2021|

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 [...]

Immigration notice on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan

August 19th, 2021|

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 [...]

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