Ireland
A destination. Different possibilities.
Explore the available legal routes and ALLCB VISA assistance for Ireland.
Find the route for your plans.
Short Stay ‘C’ tourist visa
For tourism or a private holiday in Ireland for less than 90 days.
Visit family or friends visa
For a short visit to relatives or friends resident in Ireland.
Short Stay ‘C’ business visa
For meetings, negotiations or another permitted short business activity without taking Irish employment.
Conference or event visa
For attending an eligible conference, congress or organised event in Ireland.
Performance or tournament visa
For an eligible short artistic performance, sporting event or tournament.
Medical treatment visa
For travelling to Ireland for private medical treatment lasting less than 90 days.
Marriage or civil partnership visa
For entering Ireland to marry or enter a civil partnership and leave or change status only where legally permitted.
Exam visa
For sitting an eligible examination in Ireland during a short stay.
Short Stay ‘C’ study visa
For an eligible course lasting less than 90 days.
Long Stay ‘D’ higher-education study visa
For an eligible full-time higher-education programme lasting more than 90 days.
English-language study programme
For a qualifying full-time English-language programme under the student immigration rules.
Private primary or secondary school student
For a non-EEA child accepted by an eligible fee-paying private school.
Trainee accountant permission
For qualifying professional accountancy training under the specific Irish policy.
Third Level Graduate Programme — Stamp 1G
For eligible non-EEA graduates of recognised Irish awards who want time to seek graduate-level employment.
Critical Skills Employment Permit
For eligible highly skilled roles intended to support long-term employment and residence in Ireland.
General Employment Permit
For a broad range of eligible jobs that are not excluded by Ireland’s employment-permit rules.
Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permit
For senior managers, key personnel or trainees transferred from an overseas company to its Irish affiliate.
Contract for Services Employment Permit
For employees of a foreign contractor sent to Ireland to deliver a qualifying service contract to an Irish entity.
Reactivation Employment Permit
For certain people who previously held a valid Irish employment permit but fell out of the system through no fault of their own.
Internship Employment Permit
For eligible full-time students outside Ireland undertaking an internship connected to a critical-skills occupation.
Sport and Cultural Employment Permit
For eligible employment that supports sporting, cultural or entertainment activities in Ireland.
Exchange Agreement Employment Permit
For employment covered by a prescribed international exchange or reciprocal agreement involving Ireland.
Dependant Employment Permit
For eligible dependants in Ireland who require an employment permit to take up a qualifying job.
Atypical Working Scheme
For specific short-term work situations that are not covered by the standard employment-permit system.
Researcher Hosting Agreement
For a third-country researcher hosted by an accredited Irish research organisation.
Van der Elst visa
For certain non-EEA employees lawfully employed by an EU/EEA employer that is temporarily providing services in Ireland.
Working Holiday Authorisation
For young nationals of participating countries who meet the age and nationality rules of Ireland’s reciprocal arrangements.
Volunteer permission
For qualifying unpaid voluntary work with an eligible organisation in Ireland for more than 90 days.
Minister of Religion permission
For qualifying religious duties with an eligible religious body in Ireland.
Start-up Entrepreneur Programme — STEP
For founders proposing an innovative high-potential startup with the required funding and business plan.
Join an Irish citizen family member
For eligible non-EEA family members seeking to live in Ireland with an Irish citizen.
Join a UK national in Ireland
For eligible family members seeking to reside with a UK national in Ireland under the applicable scheme.
EU Treaty Rights family residence
For qualifying family members of an EU/EEA or Swiss citizen exercising free-movement rights in Ireland.
Join a non-EEA resident sponsor
For eligible family members joining a non-EEA national who is lawfully resident in Ireland.
Family reunification for international-protection holders
For qualifying family members under the procedure applicable to an international-protection holder in Ireland.
Financially independent or retirement permission — Stamp 0
For people who can support themselves independently and seek a limited residence permission without relying on Irish public funds.
Long Term Residency
For qualifying people who have completed the required period of legal residence based mainly on employment permits.
Stamp 5 — Without Condition As To Time
For qualifying long-term residents seeking permission to remain without a time condition.
Irish citizenship by naturalisation
For eligible adults or families who meet Ireland’s residence, character and statutory naturalisation requirements.