TRANSFER OF ALL NATIONWIDE RENEWALS TO THE ISD ONLINE PORTAL
On October 14th, the Department of Justice announced that responsibility for all renewals of Irish immigration residence permissions will be transferred from the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) to the Registration Office of Immigration Service Delivery (ISD). This applies to persons residing in all counties, and it will come into effect on the 4th of November this year. However, the GNIB will still be undertaking responsibility for first registrations for applicants who reside outside of Cork, Dublin, Kildare, Meath, Limerick and Wicklow.
From 4th of November onwards, there will be no need for persons to present at the Burgh Quay Registration Office to make a residence permission renewal, except in limited circumstances where it is deemed necessary. All such renewals should be submitted through the ISD online renewals portal.
Applications for renewal made through this portal will be accepted up to 12 weeks prior to the expiry of the previous permission, to allow ample time for processing. This is also the case for applications to change stamp category. To view the progress of an online application, the applicant can visit the Immigration Services Website, where they will find live updates for online renewal applications in the processing stage.
Before permission can be renewed online, applicants must set up an ISD account here. Applicants will be required to upload digital copies of certain documents according to which immigration permission they looking to renew; a list of the required documents can be found here. If the applicant does not fall within the category of applicants who are exempt from the €300 registration fee, they must have their credit or debit card details ready in order to pay this. The list of applicants who are exempt from making this payment is as follows:
- Applicants with refugee status;
- Applicants with subsidiary protection status;
- Applicants with leave to remain under Section 49 of the International Protection Act 2015;
- Applicants aged between 16 and 18 years of age;
- Applicants who are resident based on marriage to an Irish citizen;
- Applicants who are the family member of an EU citizen;
- Applicants who are Ukrainian citizens and certain foreign nationals resident in the State as a Beneficiary of Temporary Protection;
Once the online application has been processed, the applicant’s new IRP card will be posted directly to the address provided in the application.
Please see link for further information regarding the renewal process:
https://www.irishimmigration.ie/transfer-of-all-nationwide-renewals-to-the-isd-online-portal/