Please be advised that Re-entry Visas for children departing the State and returning within a short term basis
remain suspended until further notice. Children must be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian who
have an in date permission to reside in the State. Please visit the following page for further information.
In This Section
Introduction
The suspension of re-entry visa’s for minors under 16 was introduced by the Minister for Justice, and has been in place for some time now. At the time of the announcement, all airlines were notified of the suspension by TIMATIC – (Travel Information Manual Automatic). This company is a leading provider of real-time information on travel document requirements for international air travel and is an organisation which is trusted by airlines, travel agents, security agents, and government officials.
Flight Booked for Travel
Applicants who have written to us concerning their travel plans are always advised to check with their Airline provider prior to booking or making travel plans to ensure that they are willing to accept children without re-entry visa’s on board their aircraft.
Despite the suspension of a requirement for re-entry visas, in certain urgent, emergency, or extenuating circumstances the provision of a re-entry visa can be considered.
Individuals, including those who have previously experienced challenges when connecting flights, are welcome to contact us by email at [email protected] using the subject ‘Flights Booked For Travel’, requesting a re-entry visa for urgent, emergency, or extenuating circumstances.
In order to be considered for a re-entry visa, we request the applicant to provide any relevant detail on an urgent or emergency need to travel, or extenuating circumstance such as previous issues regarding return flights. Proof of outbound and return flight tickets are required, including details of connecting flights for planned upcoming travel.
The immigration support team will consider the request. All requests are considered on a case by case basis. There is no guarantee that your request will be facilitated.