Short-stay C business visa — meetings and business activity

You need a visa to come to Ireland if you travel using a passport issued by a country that is visa required or using a convention travel document issued by certain countries.

Reason for travel: ‘Business’

A short stay business visa allows you to travel to Ireland for up to 90 days for business purposes or for work that lasts 14 days or less, subject to conditions described below.

A short stay ‘C’ business visa allows you to travel to Ireland for up to 90 days for activities related to your job, including to: Attend meetings Negotiate or sign agreements or contracts Work for 14 days or less.

If you are given permission to enter, the officer will place a ‘landing stamp’ in your passport. The landing stamp shows the reason for your visit (for example, business, work) and how long you can stay, up to a maximum of 90 days.

You should apply for a business visa if your work in Ireland starts and ends within a single 14 day period (2 calendar weeks).

You cannot work more than once during the 90 day period For example, if you are granted a multiple entry visa you may plan to work in Ireland for 14 consecutive days, then leave Ireland for 1 month and return again to work for another 14 days.

Note: Multiple entry visas are approved in limited circumstances only.

You must include a written invitation from a host in Ireland. Your host may be a customer, a supplier or a company or organisation.

You must show that you have enough money to support yourself fully in Ireland. There is no minimum amount of finance for approving or refusing a visa application.

If you are paying for your own business trip include: An up-to-date bank statement, it must be original and on headed bank paper.

If your application for a visa is approved, you must get travel or medical insurance before you travel. You will not be allowed to enter Ireland without it.

You must apply for a visa from your home country, or a country where you are a legal resident. Prepare your application 3 months before you travel.

For a Short stay business visa to travel to Ireland for business for up to 90 days, select the following options in AVATS: Visa type: ‘Short Stay (C)’ Reason for travel: ‘Business’

Your work must start and end within a single 14 day period For example, if you plan to work in Ireland for 7 days, then stop working for 10 days (while remaining in Ireland) and then work again for 7 days, your work will not start and end within a single 14 day period (2 calendar weeks). In this example, you must apply for permission to work through the Atypical Working Scheme and if you are successful you then apply for a short stay employment visa.

In exceptional circumstances, you may apply to extend your permission to stay in Ireland. To apply for an extension, the circumstances of your visit must change in an unexpected way after you arrive in Ireland. An extension will not be granted to attend a meeting/event or any non-emergency or probable reason. You must be in Ireland to apply and submit an application before your existing permission expires.