If your situation changes while living in Ireland this may have an impact on your immigration permission and therefore you must advise the Department of Justice’s Immigration Service Delivery (ISD).

Examples of change in circumstances can include where you have got married, changed employment, or completed your studies.

In all these situations it is essential that you advise ISD of those changes. Please read more below about the options that are available and the steps you need to follow.

What are my options?

Family

Where your family situation has changed you must advise ISD immediately. Please click on the links below to get further information on the different permissions that may apply to you. I am now….

A de facto partner of an Irish or non-EEA national
The spouse of an Irish national
The spouse or child of a non-EEA citizen or Irish national
The parent of an Irish Citizen child
Applying for an immigration clearance letter to bring an AAI approved foreign adopted child into the State

Work & Study

If your employment situation changes or if you have graduated and are now eligible for employment. Please click on the links below to get further information on the different permissions that may apply to you. I need to….

Reactivate my employment permit
Get permission under the Turkish Agreement
Modify my Student permission
Apply for the 3rd level graduate programme

Time

If you have lived in Ireland lawfully for a number of years you may be eligible to apply for naturalisation or another type of enhanced residence permission. Please click on the links below for further information.

Long term residency
Without condition as to time
How to become a citizen

Personal

Where there is a change in your personal situation or circumstances that impacts your immigration permission, you should contact ISD immediately. Please click on the links below for further information. I need further information on…

Extending your stay in exceptional circumstances
Provisions for domestic violence
Applying for a change of name licence
Recognition of my dual citizenship
Renewal of permission under the IBC 05 scheme
I have applied for International Protection
Repatriation
Voluntary Returns
This page was last updated on December 14, 2021