Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 April 2012
192 Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way Iranian citizens living in Iran may apply for an Irish holiday visa; the arrangements in place to enable Iranians to get a visa since they can no longer apply in an Irish embassy in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20332/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn application for an Irish visa is made online on the website of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, www.inis.gov.ie. The completed application form and supporting documentation is then submitted to the appropriate Embassy of Ireland as specified on the website or directly to the Visa Office at the Department of Justice and Equality in Dublin.
In the case of Iranian citizens resident in Iran applying for a holiday visa, a signed application with the supporting documentation should be submitted to the Embassy of Ireland in Ankara, Turkey. In light of restrictions on the sending of Iranian passports outside Iran, it is necessary for applicants whose application is approved by the Department of Justice and Equality to present themselves at the Embassy in Ankara in order for the visa sticker to be attached to their passport. Alternatively, the Department of Justice and Equality may give advance sanction to the issuing of the visa at another Irish diplomatic or consular mission.
