TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIRST TIME IMMIGRATION REGISTRATION
On 9th January 2025, the Department of Justice announced that the final remaining responsibility for first-time registration of Irish immigration residence permissions will transfer from the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) to the Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) of the Department of Justice.
This means that from 13th January 2025, there will no longer be any first-time registration appointments at a Garda registration office for people residing outside of Dublin. All first-time appointments, for applicants residing in all counties, will be now done at the Registration Office, 13-14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2.
The notice confirms that individuals who have a confirmed appointment up to 31st January 2025, should attend the relevant Garda registration office as scheduled.
To book a registration appointment, applicants can log in or create an account on the Digital Contact Centre: https://portal.irishimmigration.ie/en/
All nationwide online renewals of permissions are processed using the ISD Online Portal.
The full notice is available here.