The following information outlines the minimum documentation you must submit with your application. Please read carefully. The Application Form should be submitted along with ALL supporting documentation.

Original documents are required and must be in ENGLISH or accompanied by a notarized translation of same. All documents must be clearly legible. The Visa Officer will need to easily identify what they are and to whom they refer.

From the 14th July, 2008, all student visa applications should contain a copy of an Electronic Transfer of Funds from the applicant to the Irish Bank of the college, showing details of beneficiary's name, address, bank details and the same details for sender. We would hope that the fees would be returned to the applicant if the visa is refused.

Any unsigned declarations, false information, forged or fraudulent documentation will result in the refusal of your application and no appeal will be permitted.

The onus is on you, the applicant, to satisfy the Visa Officer that a visa should be granted.

The granting of a Student Visa does not entitle you to have any person, whether related to you or not, to join or visit you in Ireland.

In applying for a Student Visa you must be able to show that:


• You are enrolled on a privately funded course involving at least 15 hours of organized daytime tuition each week

• You have paid the requisite fees to the college

• You have the academic ability to follow your chosen course.

• You have a level of English language sufficient to do so (except in the case of an application which is solely for an English language course)

• You have immediate access to at least €7,000. This is the estimated cost of living in Ireland for a student for one academic year.

• You must also demonstrate that you or your sponsor has ready access to an amount of at least €7,000 for each subsequent year of your studies, in addition to the course fees for each of those years.
• You have private medical insurance.

• You can account for any gaps in your educational history.

• Your intention is to return to your country of permanent residence following completion of your studies in Ireland
There now follows an explanation of what will be accepted as evidence for the above requirements. Please ensure you read this carefully and submit ALL documents with your application. Again, it is important that these are original, clearly legible documents, in English, or accompanied by a notarized translation. They should clearly indicate what they are and to whom they refer.

Immigration History

• You must provide full details of all visa applications you have made for any country, including Ireland

• If you have ever been refused a visa for any country, you must submit the original letter of refusal that issued to you by the Authorities of that State

• If you have ever been in Ireland before, whether legally or illegally, you must give details of your time here

• Failure to disclose any of the above details will result in your current application being refused

Students Under 18 Years of Age

• Any person who wishes to pursue a course of study in Ireland must be enrolled at a private fee-paying school or college

• The requirements outlined above will apply for all students

• Parental consent from both parents(where applicable) is required

• The granting of a visa to a person under the age of 18 years for the purpose of study does not give any entitlement to any other family member to accompany or join the student in the State
• Details of the person in whose care the minor shall be must be provided with the application

• The provisions of Part IVB of the Children Act 2001 will apply when examining such applications