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Short-stay C family or friend visit visa

IrelandShort stays and visits

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

Visa-required nationals must apply for a visa before travelling; each traveller needs a separate visa, and there are no family visas.

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Limits of the record
  • The full nationality matrix was not captured.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

This Short Stay C route is for visiting family or friends resident in Ireland, for a visit of up to 90 days.

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  • Visit family/friend visa — purpose
    A short stay ‘C’ visit (family/friend) visa allows you to travel to Ireland to visit family or friends who are resident here, for up to 90 days.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

This family or friend visit visa allows a stay of up to 90 days, and at the border the landing stamp sets the stay.

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What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

An invitation letter from the friends or family being visited is required (non-EEA hosts include a copy of their Irish Residence Permit), together with a passport valid 6 months beyond departure and medical or travel insurance, which is shown at the port of entry.

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Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Apply from the home country or country of legal residence, about 3 months before travel. At the border, the landing stamp sets the stay, up to 90 days. An extension is only for unforeseen circumstances after arrival.

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Limits of the record
  • The extension rule is taken from the general short stay visit (tourist) page, not the family/friend page.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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