How To Apply Ireland Study Visa Application Fees Requirements

How To Apply Ireland Study Visa Application Fees Requirements:

The very much in demand education destination for higher education right now is the European jewel Ireland. If you are done with selecting the right course and university for you in Ireland but are not aware of the process on how to be there, fret not this blog has all the answers from how to apply for visa till what all to do after you get there and join your course. A very important thing to keep in mind is providing false or miss-directing information or any misleading documents to the embassy; consulate or the visa officer can lead to refusal of your Ireland student visa application and blocked from future applications for 5 years without the ordinance to appeal.    

Ireland Study Visa

You need a visa for Ireland and as a student you will require a student visa for studying in Ireland. Be it a degree level course, English language course or any other course or program that is being conducted by any educational entity in Ireland. For further information you can check for Interim List of Eligible Programmes (ILEP) Ireland. Your arrangement for Ireland study visa will be explicit to your personal circumstances and needs. All the information will be described below, read it carefully so that you don’t miss or mix anything.

(i) Before you travel and before you apply for your Ireland study visa you must get yourself enrolled and have the payment proof of the course or degree that you enrolled for from the university.

(ii) The second step is the most crucial one, now that you have paid your college or university fees, now you can apply for Ireland study visa or a long stay study visa which are also called ‘D’ visas. Please make sure you do the following as you will not be welcomed in Ireland without a visa. 

When to apply Ireland Study Visa

* Now that you are adamant on pursuing your educational programme from Ireland you need to know when you can apply. You can apply for a Ireland study visa if your course of study is for more than 3 months. You should keep yourself abreast with the Ireland’s policy of Non-EEA nationals studying in Ireland and make sure that you are fulfilling all the requirement of Ireland’s policy before you apply for your visa application. If you check with everything mentioned in the policy then please start your Ireland study visa process up to 3 months prior your date of travel to Ireland. If you happen to visit some other state prior to your arrival in Ireland, then you must have the relevant visa for that state/nation in your passport before applying for Ireland study visa.

How To Apply Student Visa

* Now that you are aware of when to apply and are checking with the list you must know how to apply for the Ireland student visa, after the completion of your online application, the summary application will be generated by the online system which will have some set of instruction for you to follow and adhere to. You must follow the instructions.

The online generated summary form will have all the required information on where you have to submit your concerning documents. The summary form must be kept in print. Attestation and date must be submitted as well with all your concerned documents. They might also ask for your biometrics information such as measurements or other analysis of those characteristics and information about those characteristics held in automated form. It enables the identity of the person to be investigated or ascertained. If you are resident of India you are required to provide your fingerprints each time you apply for a visa to Ireland. The information submission will take place at an Irish visa application centre.

Ireland Study Visa Fees

* Third step is to know how much you have to pay and then paying your visa fee in accordance with it. In fact some applicants are exempted from it; you may be required to pay according to your documents few additional charges which will be in local currency. On the other hand the visa fee is an administrative fee which covers the cost of processing your application. This fee will not be refunded in any condition, even if your application lapses, refused or withdrawn.

The fees for visas vary:-

(a) Single entry – €60 (Rs. 4836/-)

(b) Multi entry – €100 (Rs. 8060/-)

(c) Transit – €25 (Rs. 2015/-)

There are some nations that are in visa fees exempt category, but not India.

Visa centres in India for Ireland study visa are located in these cities.

How long the process is for VISA

The applications are prepared in chronological order to be fair to all applicants, it will be best if you don’t purchase your travel tickets before the final result of your visa application concludes. The time it takes to process the Ireland study visa vary from country to country. They can also vary during the peak application receiving period of the year. But normally the decision can be foreseeable in 8 weeks from the date from which you submitted your application to the Ireland visa office, embassy or consulate. 

It may take longer if you have not submitted all the vitally required documentation, or because of any past negative circumstances (if having any crime committing record).

The good thing is you can track your visa application process and how much time it will take through the Ireland visa office, embassy or consulate’s website, wherever applicable.

The following embassies, consulates and VFS offices are authorised to process your Ireland study visa application.

Embassy of Ireland – New Delhi

C17, Malcha Marg. New Delhi 110021.

Telephone number: +91 (0)11 4940 3200

Email: [email protected]

Honorary consulate of Ireland – Bangalore

C/o Biocon India Limited, 20th K M Housr Road, ElectronicsCity PO, Bangalore 560100

Tel: +91 80 2808 2006 

Honorary consulate of Ireland  – Mumbai

Kamanwalla Chambers, 2nd floor, Sir P M Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 001

Tel: +91 22 6635 5635 

VFS Offices are located in the following cities:

What are the conditions associated with a Study visa?

Permission to study in Ireland must be taken in accordance with your requirement as a student if you are going as a full time student and wish to pursue and internship in Ireland, you need to take permission from the immigration bureau Ireland.

• If your course is of mere weeks then you will have to request for a temporary permission to study in Ireland based on the rules and regulation for short term course (3 months or less).
• If it’s more than 3 months, then you must have valid permission to study in Ireland for any of the following reasons be it semester abroad at an Irish university, be it enrolment for English or Irish language, and bachelors or masters or PhD. 
• You must get enrolled in your choice of course of study and pay for the same, before your arrival to Ireland.
• Those with ACCA as their course (Accountancy students), need to apply for permission based on Immigration rules for Trainee Accountants.
• Read every guideline under the Immigration for full time non – EU/EEA and non – Swiss students.

Ireland Student Visa Documents Checklist

1.  Cover letter that will be an introductory document since it states your purpose to travel to Ireland and helps in Visa approval.

2. Passport – Current passport and all previous passports in cancelled form are required to be submitted.

3. AVATS Online Application, make sure you have duly completed the online application and generated the summary sheet.

4. Appointment confirmation booked through Visa office, Embassy or consulate.

5. Online fee payment receipt for the afore-mentioned appointment.

6. Duly completed Ireland student visa application.

7. Completed Supplementary Ireland Student application form (the student questionnaire).

8. Letter of acceptance from a recognized Univeristy, College or School in Ireland confirming your claim that you have been accepted in their establishment as student of the applied course. It is necessary that the course of study must be lasting a whole academic year and must have a minimum of 15 hours per week study time.

9. English language test score of any one of these exams, it demonstrates your academic ability to pursue the chosen course.

• IELTS
• TOEFL
• PTE

 10. Statement of Purpose with elaborated answer to ;

• Why this program?
• Why this education entity only?
• Why Ireland?
• How it will help and enrich your career ahead in Ireland or in India?
• What is the return on Investment does this course offer for you in India.

11. Resume or your curriculum vitae (CV)

12. 10th standard mark sheet

13. 12th standard mark sheet

14. Documents pertaining to your Diploma, Bachelors and Master’s degree documents ;

• Individual semester mark sheets
• Consolidated mark sheets
• Provisional Certificate
• Degree Certificate

(Note: if your last semesters mark sheet, provisional certificate, consolidated mark sheet, degree certificate is not issued, then write a letter addressing the visa officer on the same for him/her to consider)

15. An explanation for any gaps in your educational history as per se.

16. Any internship or work experience certificate for referral.

17. Proof of fee payment of  the course for which you are applying the Ireland student visa.

18. Proof of your financial statement that you have Euro 10,000€/– to last yourself for the early phase of your stay.

19. Proof of private Medical Insurance.

20. Confirmation that you have full motive and intention to return back to India once you leave Ireland.

21. All Indian students are required to have private medical insurance when coming to Ireland and residing as well. The private medical insurance should provide cover for accident and/or disease and should cover the student for any period of hospitalization

22. PCC- Police clearance certificate is must and should be submitted with all Visa applications for student visa. The PCC must be dated no older than six months from the date of the submission of your visa application.

23. Recent passport size photo – the applicant must include 2 passport size photos of him/her. Name and IRL number written on the backside. If not available you can choose to take the photos inside the embassy or VFS for a charge of Rs. 155/- (8 copies)

24. Proof of availability of Sufficient finances to support your Tution and living cost while pursuing any course in Ireland.

• Education loan sanctioned letter
• Education loan disbursement letter
• Latest bank accounts statement from November of the previous year to till date Balance confirmation certificate in Euro
• Balance confirmation certificate in Euro for Fixed deposits and recurring deposits, FD original receipts is not required but will be considered good if submitted.
• Life Insurance surrender value certificate and policy document to be submitted.
• Latest statement of EPF PPF and CPF. (Employees’ Provident Fund, Public Provident Fund or Central Provident Fund)
• Income tax returns (ITR) or form 16 from every sponsor for last 36 months
• If your sponsor is employed, then last 3 month’s salary slip will do.
• Affidavit of full assurance from all the sponsors along with the government issued identity card.
• Financial cover letter.
• Charted Accountant certificate
• Cover letters for any recent large transactions and financial, justifying it.

25. Original documents are necessary and must be in English, if not then must be attached by a notarized translation.

Congratulations now you are ready to pursue your course in Ireland, if you’ve any query ask in comment box.