Welcome to INIS- Irish Naturalisation &
Immigration Service

The Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (INIS) was established in 2005 in order to provide a ‘one stop shop’ in relation to asylum, immigration, citizenship and visas. The INIS is responsible for administering the administrative functions of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform in relation to asylum, immigration (including Visas) and citizenship matters. The INIS also facilitates a whole of government approach to immigration and asylum issues which enables a more efficient service to be provided in these areas. >> Read more about our Mission

The Service is structured around a number of key areas – asylum, visa, immigration and citizenship processing, asylum and immigration policy, repatriation, and reception and integration. We also maintain close contact with the Garda National Immigration Bureau in relation to many aspects of work.

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For information regarding the ECJ ruling on EU Treaty Rights Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2008 Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (No. 2) Order 2006 Immigration Act 1999 (Deportation) Regulations 2002 - S.I. No. 103 of 2002		Re-Entry Visa Photograph Requirements (Size 12.9 KB) Re Entry Visa Application Form (Size 171 KB) Visa Decisions Weekly Listing 05-08-08 (PDF Size 775KB) Documentation to accompany a Visa Application (Size 188KB) Working Visas/Authorisations (Size 32KB)