I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the following tables set out the position in relation to the ten highest number of applications received, by nationality, and a combined figure for all other nationalities in the year to the end of September.
Please note that the figures illustrated in the second table reflect a significant number of applications processed this year but received in preceding years.
Table 1: EU Treaty Rights visa applications received 01/01/2018 - 30/09/2018
Nationality
|
Number
|
Nigeria
|
222
|
Pakistan
|
197
|
India
|
149
|
Russian Federation
|
142
|
Moldova
|
102
|
People's Republic of China
|
86
|
Philippines
|
84
|
Ukraine
|
83
|
Thailand
|
44
|
Sudan
|
43
|
Rest of World
|
762
|
Total
|
1914
|
Table 2: EU Treaty Rights visa applications decided 01/01/2018 - 30/09/2018
Nationality
|
Total
|
Granted
|
Refused
|
Pakistan
|
917
|
104
|
813
|
Afghanistan
|
391
|
2
|
389
|
Nigeria
|
216
|
87
|
129
|
India
|
201
|
114
|
87
|
Russian Federation
|
128
|
126
|
2
|
Bangladesh
|
115
|
16
|
99
|
Moldova
|
101
|
97
|
4
|
Philippines
|
97
|
69
|
28
|
Ukraine
|
76
|
72
|
4
|
People's Republic of China
|
69
|
65
|
4
|
Rest Of World
|
861
|
533
|
328
|
Grand Total
|
3172
|
1285
|
1887
|