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Check your Ireland short stay visa application before you apply

Ireland is not in the Schengen area, and it sets out its own list of what a visit visa application must contain. This page shows you that list, in the Irish Immigration Service’s own words, and which parts usually decide a refusal.

Visa Officer Immigration Service Delivery, Department of Justice Short stay C visit visa
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Short stay C visa: obligations to return home

Obligations to return home

As you are applying for a short stay visa for Ireland (which permits visits of less than 90 days), it is important that you provide evidence that you have strong family, social or economic ties to your country of residence.

What the officer assesses: Whether your work, study, family and property at home, shown in documents the officer can verify, make it likely you leave Ireland on or before the date you give.

Where this comes from 2 official sources
  • As you are applying for a short stay visa for Ireland (which permits visits of less than 90 days), it is important that you provide evidence that you have strong family, social or economic ties to your country of residence. This is necessary in order to satisfy the Visa Officer that you will leave Ireland on, or before, your intended date of departure from Ireland.

    How to apply for a short stay C visit or tourist visa, Obligations to return home

    dated 29 May 2026 · checked against the page on 19 October 2026

  • It is your responsibility to provide this evidence. All of the information that you provide must be in the form of documentary evidence which can be verified by the Visa Officer.

    How to apply for a short stay C visit or tourist visa, Obligations to return home

    dated 29 May 2026 · checked against the page on 19 October 2026

Evidence that addresses it

  • Your 3 most recent payslips
  • An employer letter on headed paper stating how long you have worked there, the dates you will be absent and the date you return
  • Where you study: a college letter giving the course, how long you have studied there and that you will return
  • Birth certificates of dependent children staying at home
  • A title deed or tenancy agreement for property you own or rent
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Short stay C visa: finances

Finances

You must show that you have enough finance (money) to support yourself in Ireland.

What the officer assesses: Whether the money for the trip is yours or your sponsor's, is enough for this trip in your circumstances, and has a history the statements show.

Where this comes from 3 official sources
  • You must show that you have enough finance (money) to support yourself in Ireland. Note: There is no minimum amount of finance for approving or refusing a visa application. The visa officer will decide if you have enough based on your own circumstances.

    How to apply for a short stay C visit or tourist visa, Finances

    dated 29 May 2026 · checked against the page on 19 October 2026

  • Show money paid in and out of the account over the last 6 months.

    How to apply for a short stay C visit or tourist visa, Finances

    dated 29 May 2026 · checked against the page on 19 October 2026

  • You must also include a written explanation of any large movements of money in or out of your account, if appropriate.

    How to apply for a short stay C visit or tourist visa, Finances

    dated 29 May 2026 · checked against the page on 19 October 2026

Evidence that addresses it

  • Six months of original or bank-certified statements showing your name, address, account number and type
  • A written explanation of any large movement of money in or out
  • A bank letter confirming you can withdraw from a savings or deposit account
  • Where a friend or relative pays: a cost estimate in euro, their statements, 3 recent payslips, their latest tax summary and an employer letter
03
Short stay C visa: application letter and travel plans

Purpose of the visit and travel plans

Type or write a letter explaining why you want to come to Ireland. Sign and date the letter and submit it with your documents.

What the officer assesses: Whether the letter, the invitation, the bookings and the money all describe the same trip, with dates and places that fit.

Where this comes from 2 official sources
  • Type or write a letter explaining why you want to come to Ireland. Sign and date the letter and submit it with your documents.

    How to apply for a short stay C visit or tourist visa, Application Letter

    dated 29 May 2026 · checked against the page on 19 October 2026

  • Your letter must also include a commitment from you that you will: Obey the conditions of your visa in full Not rely on public services (for example public hospitals) or become a burden on the State Leave Ireland before your immigration permission expires.

    How to apply for a short stay C visit or tourist visa, Application Letter

    dated 29 May 2026 · checked against the page on 19 October 2026

Evidence that addresses it

  • A signed, dated application letter with the reason, the dates, where you will stay and who pays
  • An invitation letter from the person you are visiting, with their Irish permission if they are not an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen
  • Documentary evidence of the relationship: letters, messages, photographs, certificates
  • Accommodation reservations showing the dates at each place
04
Short stay C visa: required documents

Required documents missing or not in the form asked for

If you do not submit the required documentation, your application may be refused.

What the officer assesses: Whether every required document is there, as an original where an original is asked for, on headed paper that can be verified, and translated where it is not in English or Irish.

Where this comes from 3 official sources

Evidence that addresses it

  • Original documents wherever an original is asked for
  • Business letters on headed paper with a fixed line number, a business email address, a named contact and a written signature
  • Certified translations of anything not in English or Irish
  • A photocopy of every page of every previous passport
  • A passport valid for at least 6 months after the date you leave Ireland
05
Short stay C visa: visa refusals

Previous visa refusals not disclosed

Not disclosing any previous visa refusals will result in your application being refused.

What the officer assesses: Whether every previous refusal, for any country, is declared, with the original refusal letter, and whether any deportation, refused entry or overstay is declared and explained.

Where this comes from 1 official source
  • For all visa or preclearance applications, if you have been refused a visa or preclearance in the past for any country, you must provide details to us. The original letter issued to you by the authorities of that country must be provided with your application. Not disclosing any previous visa refusals will result in your application being refused.

    How to apply for a short stay C visit or tourist visa, Visa refusals

    dated 29 May 2026 · checked against the page on 19 October 2026

Evidence that addresses it

  • The original refusal letter for every previous refusal, for any country
  • Original documents and a full explanation for any deportation, refused entry or overstay
06
Short stay C visa: false or misleading information

False or misleading information or documents

Do not include false or misleading information or documents in your application. If you do, your application may be refused.

What the officer assesses: Whether anything submitted is untrue or not genuine, which is checked against the issuer where it can be.

Where this comes from 1 official source
  • NOTE: Do not include false or misleading information or documents in your application. If you do, your application may be refused. In some circumstances, you may not be allowed to appeal the visa decision and may be blocked from getting an Irish visa for 5 years.

    How to apply for a short stay C visit or tourist visa, Send your supporting documents

    dated 29 May 2026 · checked against the page on 19 October 2026

Ireland is not in the Schengen area, so a Schengen visa does not cover it. The Irish Immigration Service sets out what a visit visa application must contain, document by document, and the Letter of Refusal explains which of those the Visa Officer found missing or unpersuasive.

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  1. 1 Why are you going?

    The purpose has to be one the visa permits, and the rest of the application has to match it.

  2. 2 Who is paying for the trip?

    Money that is not yours has to be evidenced by the person whose money it is.

  3. 3 What do you do at home?

    This is the tie the officer weighs most heavily, and the one most often left unevidenced.

  4. 4 What is your travel history?

    Travel you completed and returned from is the single most useful thing you can show.

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Check your Ireland short stay visa application before you apply

Ireland is not in the Schengen area, and it sets out its own list of what a visit visa application must contain. This page shows you that list, in the Irish Immigration Service’s own words, and which parts usually decide a refusal.

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