ISD announce extension to Travel Confirmation Notice

Immigration Services are presently experiencing a backlog in processing registrations. Following the completion of a registration, it might take an extra two weeks to obtain an Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card through publish.

If you’re a visa-required nationwide and are in possession of your legitimate, in-date Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card, you don’t require any sort of visa to facilitate your return to Ireland following journey.

If you’re a non-visa required nationwide, you additionally don’t require an IRP card or any sort of visa to allow your return to Ireland following journey.

To facilitate Non EEA Nationals legally resident within the State who’re required to resume their present permission and who wished to journey internationally through the Christmas interval, the Minister is issued a Travel Confirmation Notice requesting carriers to permit people to journey on their not too long ago expired IRP card the place an software to resume their permission was submitted upfront of the expiry date of their IRP card.

This journey discover has now been prolonged to 28 February 2026.

The up to date discover will be discovered right here: ISD proclaims initiative to facilitate clients travelling at Christmas

When Should I apply to resume my IRP card?

You can apply to resume your IRP as much as 12 weeks previous to its expiry date.

Applicants are strongly suggested to use in a well timed method to permit sufficient time to course of your software previous to the present expiry date.

Note: Stamp 2 candidates (college students) should wait till their course begins earlier than they’ll apply to resume.

All permissions to stay shall be renewed out of your present expiry date; there is no such thing as a drawback or time misplaced in renewing previous to expiry.

You should presently be current in Ireland to be eligible to resume your permission to stay on-line. Applications submitted from outdoors Ireland won’t be accepted.

Further info on renewing your IRP card and the present date of purposes being processed will be discovered right here: Renewing your registration permission

What can I do if I’ve an emergency have to journey and my renewal has not been processed but?

If an pressing, emergency, or extenuating circumstance arises that necessitates instant journey it’s best to contact the Registration Office.

Details on contacting the Registration Office will be discovered right here: Submitting Registration or Renewal Queries

It is essential to appropriately categorise your question to make sure it will get to us in a well timed method.

You ought to use the next classes: Registration & Irish Residence Permit (IRP) Cards > Online Renewal Applications > I require an IRP card for pressing journey