Ireland | Change for first-time residence permissions

Irish officials announced that Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) will now have the primary responsibility of managing all initial Irish immigration residence permissions for persons residing in all counties.

Key Points:

• As BAL reported, ISD recently took over primary responsibility for managing renewals for Irish immigration residence permits for persons residing in all counties.
• Effective Jan. 13, all nationwide first-time registrations of Irish immigration residence permissions will also transfer to ISD.
  • From that date, the initial in-person registration of residence permissions for applicants residing in all counties will be done at the Registration Office, 13-14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2.
  • First-time registrations for residence permissions for applicants living in counties Cork, Dublin, Kildare, Limerick, Meath and Wicklow have been required to apply in person in Dublin since mid-2024.
• In the transition, applicants outside of counties Cork, Dublin, Kildare, Limerick, Meath and Wicklow who have a confirmed appointment up to Jan. 31 can attend their appointment at the relevant Garda registration office as scheduled.

Additional Information: To book an appointment and register a first-time immigration residence permission, individuals can access an account in the Digital Contact Centre. Irish authorities have provided a step-by-step user guide on ISD services, and more information can be found here.

Officials provided a reminder that nationals of a country outside the European Union, European Economic Area, United Kingdom or Switzerland must register for an Irish immigration residence permission in order to be able to work, study, live or join family for more than 90 days in Ireland.

This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice Group.

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