Guide to Completing your Online Visa Application Before ...

1 Guide to Completing your Online visa Application The purpose of this document is to assist you in Completing your Online visa Application . The Online visa Application facility is available in English only and all questions must be answered in English. This guidance document is also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Hindi, Russian, Turkish and Urdu. Before you start Before you complete your Online visa Application you should read all of the information on visas contained on the website of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service at On the Apply for a visa pages you will find information on the different types of visas that you can apply for and on the Application process including a Guide to the supporting documents that you may wish to consider submitting as part of your Application .

2 The supporting documents that you choose to submit are important because they provide information about your personal circumstances in the country from which you are applying. The visa Officer may decide your Application on the basis of the documents that you submit. Please note that the onus is on you to satisfy the visa Officer that a visa should be granted for the purpose sought. All supporting documents must be in English or accompanied by a full translation. Each translated document must contain: confirmation from the translator that it is an accurate translation of the original document, the date of the translation, the translator s full name and signature, and the translator s contact details.

3 All letters submitted from a business, company or other organisation should be on official headed paper and give full contact details so that they can be verified. These must include a full postal address, name of contact, position in the organisation, telephone number (landline), website, and email address (email addresses such as yahoo or Hotmail are not accepted. The visa Officer considers each Application on its merits and may request additional information or documentation. If your Application will be decided by one of the overseas offices of the Irish Immigration and Naturalisation Service located in Abu Dhabi, Abuja, Beijing, London, Moscow or New Delhi you are advised to also check their websites for details of any further documentation that may be required by those offices.)

4 Contact details can be found on under Services to the Public Please ensure you have all your supporting documents ready for submission prior to Completing your Online Application . Submission of false, fraudulent or misleading information or documents If you submit any false or misleading information, or false supporting documentation as part of your Application , it may result in the refusal of your Application without the right of appeal. It may also result in you being prevented from making further Irish visa applications for a period of up to 5 years. Passport photographs You are also required to submit 2 recent passport sized photograph with your Application .

5 This photograph needs to be: No more than 6 months old Minimum size 35mm x 45mm, maximum size 38mm x 50mm Printed on photographic paper Sharp and clear, and taken against a plain white or light grey background A frontal pose looking directly at the camera and showing full face. The face should take up 70-80% of the photograph. The expression should be neutral with both eyes open and mouth closed. There should be no hair covering the eyes. Only head coverings worn for religious reasons are permitted. Hair bands are not allowed Sunglasses are not acceptable. If glasses are worn they should be of clear glass so that the eyes are visible Separate visa required Every person wishing to travel to Ireland requires their own visa .

6 This means that even if your dependents are included on your passport they each require a separate visa . Therefore you must make a visa Application for each person wishing to travel to Ireland. A visa fee is payable for each Application . Biometric information You may be required to provide your biometric information your fingerprints and live capture facial image (in other words a digital photograph) as part of the Application process. If this requirement applies to you will be notified when you are submitting your Online Application . If you are required to provide biometric information and incorrectly claim to be biometric exempt when Completing your on-line Application form it may result in your Application being refused without a right of appeal, and you being prevented from making further Irish visa applications for a period of up to five years.

7 Entering the Online visa Application facility When you enter the Online visa Application facility you will need to confirm that you have read all information on visas contained on our website , details of our data protection obligations including our terms and conditions, and our privacy policy. This service is available only in English and all questions must be answered in English. Help tips are available for some fields which explain what information is required. If you have read all of the required guidance information and documentation, and have confirmed this by ticking the box provided, you are now ready to begin your Application .

8 Type of visa The first question you will be asked is the type of visa you are applying for Short Stay (C) or Long Stay (D). If you wish to travel to Ireland for a stay of less than 3 months you must apply for a short stay C visa . Short stay visas are granted for such purposes as tourism (including a short course of study), visiting family or friends, business, attending a conference/event, participating in a performances/tournament, getting married or entering into a civil partnership, short-term working where approval has been granted under the Atypical Working Scheme, medical treatment, sitting an exam, undertaking an unpaid internship, some types of training, joining a ship or transiting through an Irish port of entry to your country of destination If you wish to travel to Ireland for more than 3 months, for example to pursue a course of study.

9 For long term work or to settle permanently in Ireland with family members who are already resident in Ireland, then you can apply for a long stay D visa for a single entry. Single or Multiple Journey The next question you will be asked is Journey Type whether this is Single or Multiple. A Single Journey visa will allow you to seek entry to Ireland on one occasion only within the validity dates shown on the visa . A Multiple Journey visa will allow you seek entry to Ireland on a number of occasions within the validity dates shown on the visa . If you are applying for a short stay C visa you may apply for either a single or a multi entry visa .

10 If you apply for a multiple journey visa but are granted a single journey visa the difference in the visa fee will not be refunded to you under any circumstances. If you are making an Application for a long stay D visa for a stay in Ireland of more than 3 months, for example for the purpose of study or work or joining a family member who is already living here, you should apply for a single entry, long stay visa . Policy considerations underpinning decisions on applications for short stay multiple entry visas Multi entry visas are usually only issued to an applicant who has shown a compliant travel history.