Re-entry visa processing times and decisions

Re-entry visa applications received by post on or before Monday 23 October are now finished. Documents and visas (if approved) are now being returned to applicants by registered post.

It may take 2 days (+/-) for your documents to arrive back with you.

Check with An Post to see when we received your application.

We are now processing re-entry visa applications received by post on Tuesday 24 October.

Check with An Post to see if we have received your application.

Questions and queries

Send all queries about your re-entry visa application to reentryqueries@justice.ie.

Do not come to the Re-entry Visa Processing Office without an appointment. You will not be seen.

We cannot retrieve an application from the postal system if it has already been processed. You will have to wait for it to be returned by post as normal.

How soon your decision will be ready

It can take up to 15 working days to process a re-entry visa application submitted by post.

To estimate when your visa (if approved) will be ready, you should also include extra time for weekends, public holidays and postal transit.

Processing times also vary based on the number of applications we receive. In general, we are busiest before Christmas and during the summer.

What your decision means

If approved, an Irish visa will be placed into a blank page of your passport and returned to you by registered post along with your personal documents, eg registration certificate (GNIB card).

If refused, we will return your passport and personal documents to you by registered post along with a letter that explains why the application was refused.