An Irish Residence Permit (IRP) indicates that your immigration permission to stay in Ireland has been registered and the type of immigration permission you have. 

Process for First Time Registration

The first time in person registration of residence permissions for applicants residing in all counties will be done at the Registration Office, 13-14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2.

To book an appointment to register your first time immigration residence permission, please create an account, or log into your existing account, on the Department of Justice Digital Contact Centre. Each registration appointment is linked to the unique applicant profile that booked it through the online account. For your appointment at the Registration Office in Burgh Quay, you must bring:

• Your passport (or other equivalent document, issued by or on behalf of an authority recognised by the Government [of Ireland]),
• A printed and completed copy of the address form attached to your appointment confirmation email (this is the address your Irish residence permission (IRP card) will be sent to),
• A Letter from Dundalk Institute of Technology, verifying that you are a registered student of the Institute and that you have paid your tuition fees and charges in full for the current academic year
• The registration fee is €300 (per adult person) if applicable, which can be paid by credit or debit card only.

If you do not have all required documents or fee with you at your appointment, you will not be unable to complete your registration and receive an Irish Residence Permit card. Please note, contactless and cash payments are not accepted.

Proof of financial support

If you need a visa to come to Ireland, you do not need proof of finance after you arrive here. Your ability to support yourself on arrival in the State is checked during the visa application process. However if you did not need a visa to come to Ireland, you must also prove that you can support yourself financially after you arrive here. You do this by showing at the time of arrival in the state you had direct access to:

• €7,000 for courses resulting in residence of greater than 8 months

Process for Renewals

All nationwide online renewals of permissions are processed using the Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) online renewal portal. Applicants will not need to attend the Burgh Quay Registration Office in person to renew permission. Please note that all applications for renewal are accepted up to 12 weeks prior to expiry to allow sufficient time for processing.

For further information please visit www.irishimmigration.ie/transfer-of-responsibility-for-irish-immigration-residence-permission-for-all-remaining-counties-to-immigration-service-delivery-isd-of-the-department-of-justice/