Renewing your registration permission if you live in the Republic of Ireland

Following registering for the first time and residing in Ireland for a period of time, you may be eligible to renew your permission to remain and extend your stay in Ireland.

Your Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card shows the expiry date of your current permission to remain and indicates the date that it needs to be renewed by. If you wish to stay in Ireland beyond that time, and are eligible, you should apply to renew your permission to remain and receive a new IRP card prior to the date that it expires.

Applications to renew and receive a new IRP card should be submitted online through our online renewals portal. This includes cases where you have recently received or are now eligible for an alternative stamp category (such as moving from a Stamp to 2 study-based permission to a Stamp 1G graduate permission).

Please see our Frequently Asked Questions for answers to common queries about Registration and renewing an IRP.

We are currently processing applications for renewal submitted on 10/10/2025 (Note: some applications submitted prior to this date may still be in the process of being worked on).
If you have submitted an application after this date, it is currently queued and will be processed in due course.

Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) is currently experiencing an extremely large volume of applications to renew an IRP. Given this, there is a current processing time of approximately 8 weeks from applying to completion. In the interest of fairness to all applicants, all applications are being processed strictly in order of the date submitted.

Once processing is completed successfully, it may take up to a further 15 business days to receive the new IRP card by post.

You can apply to renew your IRP up to 12 weeks prior to its expiry date.

Applicants are advised to apply in a timely manner to allow enough time to process your application prior to the current expiry date (Note: Stamp 2 applicants (students) must wait until their course starts before they can apply to renew). All permissions to remain will be renewed from your current expiry date; there is no disadvantage or time lost in renewing prior to expiry.

You must currently be present in Ireland to be eligible to renew your permission to remain online. Applications submitted from outside Ireland will not be accepted.

If you have any concerns regarding eligibility to work while your renewal is being processed, this notice to employers regarding employees awaiting renewal of their IRP Card may be of assistance.

If you have any plans for international travel while your application is being processed during the Christmas period, please be aware of our Travel Confirmation Notice. Please follow the directions contained within carefully to facilitate your return to Ireland with your current recently expired IRP. This notice is valid from 8 December 2025 through to 31 January 2026.

As ever, if you are a non-visa required national, you will not require a valid-IRP card or any type of visa to return to Ireland.

Please do not request expedited processing or the issuance of re-entry visas to facilitate travel during this period. Re-entry visa requests will only be considered in emergency extenuating situations where there is a genuine and unforeseen urgent need to exit and re-enter Ireland in emergency conditions.

1. Set up an online account or log into an existing account

• Set up or login to your online account here.
• Check to see what documents you will need to renew your permission.
• If you have to pay a fee, have your credit or debit card details ready.

2. Have your documents ready

• Check to see what documents you will need to renew your permission.
• Have a digital copy of your documents ready. This can be a digital scan or photograph of the document. However, the immigration officer must be able to read it clearly.
• If you are required to pay a fee, have your credit or debit card details ready. It costs €300 to renew most permissions, while some others do not require a fee.

You will need:

• A copy of your most recent Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card.
• A copy of the biometric page of your current passport.

If you and a family member both need to renew, you must apply separately. This means you cannot apply together.

You must be in Ireland to apply.

3. Renew your registration

Please complete the following steps to renew your registration online:

• Select the Registration Renewal form.
• Begin your application.
• Upload your documents.
• Pay the fee (if applicable).
• Submit your application.

4. After you submit your application

• We will issue an acknowledgement email to you, informing you that your application is queued for processing. This email will contain your unique application number (OREG number) and receipt of any payment made. Keep this safe in case you need to contact us later.
• Following completion of processing (see above for details of current processing timelines) and if your application is successful, we send email you to confirm this.
• If we need further information, we will let you know by email.
• Following successful processing, you should receive a new IRP card within the next 15 business days.
• If your application is unsuccessful and rejected, we will email you to tell you why. We will also return any fee if you have paid it.

If you still have questions, please register for or log into to your Customer Service account.