Monday, 22nd July, 2024.
• Located 1st floor, Roseleigh, Western Road.
• Available for information, advice, problem- solving, advocating for UCC students.
• Signposting to UCC Student Services.
• Email: internationalsupport@ucc.ie
Phone: +353 21 490 4725
www.ucc.ie/en/international/studentinfoh ub
• Immigration and Visas
• What to expect on your arrival into Ireland
• Irish Residence Permit
• How do I make my first Immigration appointment?
• Where is my appointment and how do I get there?
• What documents do I need?
• Travel to other countries
• Q & A
1. Before you arrive to Ireland apply for a visa (if visa requiring).
2. Have the documents you need ready for your point of entry into Ireland (for immigration at the airport for example). Have print outs ready.
3. Once you register at UCC and collect your student card make your immigration appointment.
4. Prepare your documents and attend your appointment.
➢All non-EU students, including those who do not require a visa, must register with their local immigration office to remain in Ireland for more than 90 days.
• An Irish visa is a document permitting travel to a point of entry into Ireland. There are single entry and multi entry visas.
• You must have a long stay (D) visa to apply for an Irish residence permit.
• Some non-EU students need a visa, and others will not. You can check whether you need a visa at this link.
• Start the application as soon as possible as it can take some time and UCC does not have the power to expediate visas.
• Immigration is your permission to reside and study in Ireland.
• Deadline by which you must register or request an appointment is on your landing stamp, in your passport.
• Please remember, you cannot travel back into Ireland without a valid IRP card or a valid multiple entry visa.
At the port of entry into Ireland all students must pass through passport and immigration control.
Airport immigration officers reserve the right to refuse entry, even with a visa
Your passport will be computer swiped and date stamped with a landing stamp.
Have printouts of all the documents you need
Do not enter Ireland as a visitor and then attempt to change status to student
It is a stamp put in your passport by an immigration official. The deadline to register with immigration can range from 30 to 90 days.
The landing stamp is not permission to enter and exit Ireland at will, even if you are non-visa requiring.
It is a temporary permission to reside until you get your IRP card. It is not permission to travel (unless you have a multiple entry visa).
Make sure your landing stamp says ‘Study’ and not visitor.
An IRP card shows that you can live legally in Ireland for more than 90 days and indicates the type of immigration permission you possess – Stamp 2 or Stamp 2a.
It is a small credit card sized plastic card
Do not be worried if you cannot schedule an appointment within 90 days, as you won’t be asked to leave Ireland while you wait to register. However, you might need to prove that you have sought an appointment within this 90-day period and that you tried registering as soon as possible.
Your IRP card is not an identity card but a vital registration certificate that proves you are registered with immigration in Ireland.
The IRP card contains personal details, including name, photo, date of birth and registration number. It also shows a stamp number and states the immigration permission.
Your IRP card does not grant you the rights of an Irish citizen with regard to travelling to other EU countries. All immigration rules that you followed while living in your home country remain in effect.
In order to make an appointment to register for the first time, please call the dedicated appointments helpline on Freephone 1800 800 630.
Appointments can only be made after your arrival in Ireland (not before).
This Freephone number is not accessible from outside of Ireland or via nonIrish telephone network providers (such as non-Irish mobile phone sim cards).
Operators are available between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays).
You must have your passport details and a valid email address to share with the customer service representative when you call.
You should receive an automatic confirmation email within 24 hours (it is possible that this may end up in spam/trash folders).
➢This confirmation email will outline all information and requirements, including;
❑Confirmation of the date, time and location of the appointment.
❑Your unique appointment confirmation number (which is required for check-in at reception).
❑Details of the documents that you are be required to produce (Printed/hard copies of all documents must be presented. Electronic copies of documents cannot be accepted). Please note that if any of the required documents are not presented at your appointment, the registration cannot be processed.
❑Information on the registration fee of €300 will be required depending on the type of permission being registered (All fees must be paid by credit/debit card. Cash or contactless payments cannot be accepted).
• You will be required to register in-person by appointment at Burgh Quay Registration Office in Dublin. The office is located at 13/14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, D02 XK70.
• From Cork City get the CityLink to Dublin City bus stop at Bachelors Walk then 5 minute walk.
• Approx 3 hours.
• €8 with Student Leap Card.
We will review your documents
We will take your photograph and fingerprints
We will stamp your passport with the permission to stay you have been given
You will be required to pay a fee of €300 to register your immigration permisson.
The visit should take no longer than 30 minutes.
After successful registration, your IRP card will be sent to your home address within 15 days.
• Full confirmation number (including the hyphen)- this will have been emailed to you
• Passport – Proof of Identity
• UCC Student Card (Proof of your enrollment on a full time higher education course)
• Proof of private medical insurance –original policy document (in your name) to cover you for the entire length of your stay.
• Immigration fee of €300 – visa or debit card only
• Evidence of address – normally from a lease, bank statement or utility bill.
• You must also prove that you can support yourself financially after you arrive. You do this by showing at the time of arrival in the state you had direct access to:
• €4,500, if you are staying for more than 6 months
• €500 per month or €3,000 (in total) if you are staying 6 months or less.
• Proof you have paid your course fees
❑Where the course fees are less than €6,000, you must have paid these fees in full before registering or renewing a permission.
❑Where the course fees are more than €6,000, you must have paid at least €6,000 before registering or renewing a permission.
• Full confirmation number (including the hyphen)- this will have been emailed to you
• Passport - Proof of Identity
• Valid Visa (if applicable)
• UCC Student Card (Proof of your enrollment on a full time higher education course)
• Proof of private medical insurance –original policy document (in your name) to cover you for the entire length of your stay.
• Immigration fee of €300 – visa or debit card only
• Evidence of address – normally from a lease, bank statement or utility bill.
• Although your ability to support yourself on arrival in the State is checked during the visa application process – you may still be asked for proof of finances at your appointment.
• You must show evidence that you have immediate access to at least €10,000. This is the estimated cost of living in Ireland for a student for one academic year.
• You must also demonstrate that you and/or your sponsor(s) have ready access to at least €10,000 for each subsequent year of your studies in addition to course fees for each of those years.
• If the duration of your course is less than 6 months you must have access to €700 per month of your stay or €4,200 whichever is the lesser.
• Proof you have paid your course fees
❑ Where the course fees are less than €6,000, you must have paid these fees in full before registering or renewing a permission.
❑ Where the course fees are more than €6,000, you must have paid at least €6,000 before registering or renewing a permission.
Please note that immigration officers can ask for further documentation at any time, and the above list may not include all required documentation.
Please refer to the confirmation email for further information related to required documentation for your appointment.
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THE STUDENT MUST BE IN IRELAND TO MAKE AN APPLICATION FOR YOUR IRP APPOINTMENT.
THE APPLICATION FOR YOUR IRP CARD SHOULD BE MADE AFTER YOU HAVE REGISTERED IN UCC.
YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE AN IRISH PHONE NUMBER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.
APPOINTMENT TIMES ARE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 MONTHS. WE WOULD ADVISE NOT TO TRAVEL UNTIL YOU HAVE YOUR IRP CARD.
YOU MAY HAVE TO MISS YOUR CLASSES FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT
• If you plan on travelling while residing in Ireland:
✓You must have your valid IRP card or multiple entry visa first.
✓Check the visa/immigration requirements for each country you travel to and transit through.
✓Do you need a transit visa, for example?
✓Do not assume because you didn’t need a visa to enter Ireland that you don’t need one to enter another EU country.
• Information on Schengen Visas.
We cannot assist you with visas for outside of Ireland.
In case visa approval comes after school has resumed, would it be safe to pass through the Irish immigration safely?
I would like to know which vaccines are compulsory for me (if any).
As a new student, I will have to go to Dublin to register for my immigration permission, should I miss my lectures on that particular day, will that affect my overall attendance level?
How long on average does it take for the student visa to be processed?
How long does it take to get my IRP card?
What happens if I have to travel in an emergency before I get my IRP card?