The Minister for Justice has announced that from Monday 13th of January 2025, the responsibility for Irish Immigration Registrations will transfer fully from An Garda Síochána to the Immigration Service Delivery of the Department of Justice (ISD). What does this mean Up until 2020, registration of all Irish immigration permissions was the responsibility of [...]
Due to delays in issuing renewed Irish Residence Permits (IRP) cards by post, the Immigration Service Delivery have issued a Travel Confirmation Notice for the Christmas period. The notice allows non-EEA nationals to travel between the 2nd of December 2024 and 31st of January 2025 using expired IRP cards, provided that an application to renew [...]
The Immigration Service Delivery has announced that from the 4th of November 2024, full responsibility for immigration registrations will transfer from the Garda National Immigration Bureau to the Immigration Service Delivery Registration office. Permission to Remain Renewals Commencing 4th of November 2024, the Immigration Service Delivery Registration Office will take over the processing of [...]
The Immigration Service Delivery have published two recent updates regarding immigration registrations in Ireland. Immigration Service Registration Office Burgh Quay The first notice published on the 3rd of October relates to persons who are required to use the ISD online portal to renew their permission to remain (residents of Dublin, Wicklow, Kildare, Meath, Cork or [...]
An Irish visa is an immigration permission which allows a non-EEA national to travel to the Republic of Ireland in order to seek permission to enter the Irish State. A visa is not a permission to reside in the Republic of Ireland, it is simply permission to travel here. Only persons who are citizens of [...]
Processes that relate to immigration can often prove to be difficult to navigate. Obtaining the likes of Visas and Irish citizenship can lead to problems for many. It is best to enlist the help of an immigration solicitor when dealing with such proceedings. At Sinnotts Solicitors, our immigration experts can help you to get [...]
From Wednesday 10th of July citizens of South Africa and Botswana will be required to obtain entry visas before travelling to the Republic of Ireland. Temporary transitional arrangements will be implemented where persons have already booked their travel however the arrangements must have been made before the 10th of July and only apply to travel [...]
The Minister for Justice has announced that from the 8th of July 2024, Irish immigration registration requirements for non-EEA/EU nationals residing in Cork and Limerick are being transferred from the Garda National Immigration Bureau to the Immigration Service Delivery Registration Office. This means that persons residing in Cork or Limerick will no longer attend a [...]
The Immigration Service Delivery has announced that from the 10th of June 2024, applications for permission to reside in the State as the De Facto Partner of an Irish or non-EEA national can be submitted online via the Immigration Service Delivery online portal. The change in application process is a further step of the ISD [...]
As part of ongoing efforts to digitise and centralise immigration registrations, the Immigration Service Delivery have announced that from 8th April 2024 Irish immigration registration requirements for counties Meath, Kildare and Wicklow are as follows: First Time Registration Residents of Meath, Kildare and Wicklow registering for the first time will attend the Registration Office located [...]
