Ireland Short Stay 'C' Visa
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Cliffs of Moher, Dublin pubs, and green in every direction.
Ireland is not in the Schengen area, so a Schengen visa won't get you in — it needs its own short stay 'C' visa, and there's no e-visa option. If you already hold a UK visitor visa, though, there's a shortcut worth knowing about.
A few details for Ireland are still pending verification against official sources — we'll update this page as soon as they're confirmed.
At a glance
🇮🇪Ready in
6–8weeks
All in
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Nothing added later
- Entries Single or multiple entry
- Validity Up to 90 days
- Max stay Up to 90 days, set by the officer at the border
- Documents checkedbefore filing
- Filed fastsame working day
- On timeor we refund
The fun part
Ireland — the fun bit
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Why people go
Ireland works for Indian travellers as an English-speaking European trip that sits outside the Schengen process entirely — a separate visa, but a straightforward one, and the country pairs naturally with a UK itinerary. Student and family visits are a significant share of travel, with Irish universities recruiting steadily from India. On the leisure side the draw is landscape rather than cities: the Cliffs of Moher, the Ring of Kerry, and the Wild Atlantic Way are the reason most people come, and the driving loops are compact enough to cover in a week. Dublin's pub and music culture rounds it out.
Eligibility
Required documents
Upload each of these during your application — we check them for issues before anything is submitted.
Passport & photographs
Plus your signed application summary sheets and proof of fee payment.
Application letter
Explaining your reason for travel, signed by you.
Medical or travel insurance
Covering your full stay in Ireland.
Holiday or vacation plan
Your itinerary and accommodation for the trip.
Finance plan
Evidence you can fund the trip — Ireland calls this a finance plan rather than setting a minimum balance.
Obligations to return home
Employment, property, family, or study commitments showing you'll come back.
Invitation letter (if applicable)
Original, on headed paper, with a landline number and wet signature — Ireland won't accept e-signatures.
Previous visa refusals
Full disclosure of any past refusal from any country. Ireland refuses applications that omit this.
What we do for you
Your Ireland visa, in five moves
You send
your documents
Scan your passport with your phone. We read it automatically.
We check
every page
Against the rules that apply today — not last year's blog post.
We flag
what won't pass
You hear it from us, with time to fix it.
We file
at the embassy
And chase it, so you're never on hold to a hotline.
It lands
on time
Before you fly — or your service fee comes back.
Common rejection reasons & how to avoid them
Not disclosing a previous visa refusal
Ireland is unusually blunt about this — it will refuse your application if you leave out a past refusal from any country. Always declare it.
Photocopies instead of originals
Ireland requires hardcopy originals. No photocopies except where explicitly stated, no USB drives, and no file-sharing links.
Documents arriving late
Your documents must reach the visa office within 30 days of creating the online application, or it lapses.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Ireland isn't in the Schengen area, so a Schengen visa won't work — it needs its own short stay 'C' visa. Ireland also doesn't issue e-visas, so this is a paper application.