Éire Ireland

Application for Re-Entry Visa

Official Use Only
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P.O.A
Fee ______ Receipt No: _________
I.L.U.
AISIP Category _______________
For Official Use Only AVATS
Valid to _____________
REPAT
NOTES: Single Multi

Documents
Checked by _______________

Date __________________

Please complete this form in BLOCK LETTERS. Please see overleaf for information on documentation to accompany this application form.

Surname/Family Name (as in passport)

Forenames (as in passport)

Date of Birth: D D M M Y Y Y Y Gender: Male Female

Country of Nationality

Personal Status: Single Married Widowed Divorced Separated Unmarried Partner Civil Partnership

Type of Visa Required: Single Journey Multiple Journey

Passport/Travel Document Number:

Date of issue: D D M M Y Y Y Y Date of expiry: D D M M Y Y Y Y

Issuing Authority:

Your address in Ireland:

Daytime telephone number

GNIB/IRP Number

(as on your Certificate of Registration Card issued by the Department of Justice & Equality)
I declare that all of the information I have given in this form is true and correct.

I agree that the data in my application may be disclosed to other Irish Government Departments as well as to public authorities of the member states
of the European Union/EEA.

Signed: _________________________________________________ Date:___________________

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 CHECKLIST
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR A RE-ENTRY VISA
(If the correct documents are not submitted, your application will be returned to you unprocessed)

The application form must be completed, and ORIGINALS of the following provided:

• Valid passport or travel document.

• Relevant fee · Postal Order/Bank Draft only.
• GNIB/IRP Registration Card If aged 16 or older.
• 2 passport photographs - see Table below.
• Additional documents depending on the applicant - see Table.

CHILDREN UNDER 5 CHILDREN AGED 5 TO 16 STUDENTS ADULTS

(not attending primary school) (attending primary school and (attending college / school)
above as dependants)
Original GNIB/IRP Registration Original GNIB/IRP Registration GNIB/IRP Registration Card with: GNIB/IRP Registration Card with:
Card of one parent. Card of one parent.
Stamp 2 Stamp 1
Original Birth Certificate with Original Birth Certificate with A letter from college (no more than Original Work Permit or Hosting Agreement if applicable.
translation by certified translation by certified translation one week old) stating the title
translation company. company. and duration of your course, and Stamp 1A
confirming a minimum attendance Original letter from Association you are training with along with
A letter no more than one week A stamped letter no more
of 80%. A re-entry visa will not be a letter from your Employer and/or College.
old from a Doctor/GP that the child than one week old from the
granted if attendance is less than
is registered and attending their child’s school confirming
80% Stamp 1G/Stamp 5 & Stamp 6
practise. attendance.
No further documents required.
If leaving the State during the school/
Pre-school/Creche/Montessori Letter of acceptance/
college term, the letter should also Stamp 3
letters are NOT accepted. confirmation of a place in
include the date of departure and the No further documents required if in Ireland as a dependant.
the Secondary School if the
date you will resume your studies.
child is moving from primary
A letter is required from the relevant organisation if residing in
to Secondary School.
Stamp 2A Ireland on volunteer/missionary permission.
A letter confirming attendance from
During Summer Holidays - a
the School is required if attending Stamp 4
letter from the School prior
second level education, or the No further documents required if the holder of a valid stamp 4.
to closure stating the child is
applicant is a parent/guardian or
returning to the school for
spouse of a student. Spouse of an Irish National must provide the original Civil/State
the new term together with
Marriage Certificate with official translation and the original Irish
the end of year report card.
passport of their spouse

Spouse of an EU National must provide the original Marriage

Certificate, copy of spouse bio data page of their EU passport
and letter from the Department of Justice and Equality granting
same.

Any relevant permission letter from the Department of Justice

and Equality.
Two Irish Passport standard Two Irish Passport standard Two Irish Passport standard Two Irish Passport standard photographs.
photographs, one of which must photographs, one of which must photographs.
be officially stamped by the be officially stamped by the
Doctor/GP on the back. School on the back.

PLEASE NOTE THAT A VISA OFFICER MAY ASK FOR FURTHER DOCUMENTS WHERE NECESSARY

PHOTOGRAPHS
• Standard colour passport photographs with a BRIGHT WHITE background.
• NO MORE than 6 months old printed on photographic paper, sharp and clear with face covering 70-80% of the photograph.
• Head coverings, headwear or hair bands are NOT permitted unless for religious or medical reasons.
• Sunglasses are not permitted. Prescription glasses may be worn as long as they are clear glass and the eyes are visible. Please ensure there are no reflections from the lenses.
• Adopt a neutral expression with both eyes open and looking directly into the camera.

RE-ENTRY VISA FEES

You may apply for two types of re-entry visa. There is also an additional administration fee for emergency applications. The fees are:

VISA TYPE FEE

SINGLE €60 (Valid for 90 days from date of issue)

MULTIPLE €100 (Valid till the expiry date of the GNIB/IRP Registration Card)
EMERGENCY APPLICATION €160 (Single fee plus €100 administration fee. Valid for 90 days from date of issue)
€200 (Multiple fee plus €100 administration fee. Valid till expiry of GNIB/IRP Registration Card)

• Payment is by Postal Order or Bank Draft ONLY made payable to the Department of Justice and Equality.
• No excess payments over the specified fees can be accepted.
• Certain categories of applicant are exempt from Re-entry visa fees. Please see www.inis.gov.ie for details.

Postal Applications should be sent BY REGISTERED POST ONLY to: The Re-Entry Visa Processing Office, Irish Naturalisation and
Immigration Service (INIS), Department of Justice & Equality, 13-14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2

PLEASE CHECK WWW.INIS.GOV.IE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON PROCESSING TIMES AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

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Data Privacy Notice

1. The data you provide in this form is collected by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS),
a part of the Department of Justice and Equality. The data controller for the information you provide is the
Department of Justice and Equality.

The data controller’s contact details are:

Re-entry Visa Unit,

Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service,
the Department of Justice and Equality,
13 – 14 Burgh Quay,
Dublin 2,
D02 XK70

2. You can contact the Data Protection Officer for the Department of Justice by writing to:
The Data Protection Officer, the Department of Justice and Equality, 51 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2,
D02 HK52. Or by email – dataprotectioncompliance@justice.ie

3. We will use the personal data you provide in this form for the following purposes:

1. To assess you and/or your families eligibility for a Re-entry Visa. We may also use the personal data
you provide in this form and in associated correspondence as part of any future
considerations regarding your immigration or citizenship status.

4. We collect and process this data in order to comply with our legal obligations or to perform tasks in the
public interest. The specific basis for collecting and processing this data is as follows:

1. To fulfil the function of the Minister for Justice and Equality, Section 17 of the Immigration Act, 2004.

5. The personal data provided here will be stored securely in INIS’s databases and the Garda National
Immigration Bureau’s databases. It may be shared, if necessary, with the following third parties:
1.1. Government Departments and Agencies;
1.2. An Garda Síochána;
1.3. EEA competent authorities;
1.4. EEA police forces;
1.5. 3rd parties who have provided documentary evidence by or on behalf of the application,
e.g. employers and landlords (with the consent of the data subject);
1.6. 3rd party service providers in the areas of data handling and storage and in the
production of IRP cards.

6. The personal data you provide in this form is necessary for us to determine if you meet the criteria for this
scheme. If you do not provide this data, your application for this scheme cannot be processed.

7. This data may be retained until INIS can be sure that you will not have any further contact with the
immigration services. This is an indeterminate period as your immigration history in the State may span a
full lifetime. It will be referred thereafter to the Director of National Archives for appraisal under the
National Archives Act 1986.

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 8. You have the right to request access to, and a copy of, your personal data that we process. You can do
this by filling in a Subject Access Request form, available at www.justice.ie, and sending it to
subjectaccessrequests@justice.ie You may be required to verify your identity before we send the
information to you.

9. You have the right to request us to rectify any errors in your data or to erase your data, as well as to seek
a restriction of the processing of your data or to object to the processing of your data in certain
circumstances. To do this you should write to Re-entry Visa Unit, Irish Naturalisation and Immigration
Service, the Department of Justice and Equality, 13 – 14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, D02 XK70 explaining
what errors need to be rectified or erased or your reasons for seeking the restriction of, or objecting to,
the processing.

10. You have a right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commission if you believe your personal
data is being processed by us unlawfully. Information about how to make a complaint can be found on
www.dataprotection.ie

I acknowledge that I have read and understood the information provided above by the
Department of Justice and Equality for the purposes of ensuring fair and transparent
processing of my personal data.

Name:

Signature:

Date: D D M M Y Y

OR

Name of Parent/Guardian:
(for data subject aged under 18)

Signature of Parent/Guardian:

Date D D M M Y Y

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