How to Apply for Ireland Visa for Nigerians 2022 Checkout Latest Guide

– Ireland Visa for Nigerians –

Ireland is a nice place to be in. Are you a Nigerian and you are planning to travel to Ireland? You need to have a visa first. With this article, applying for a visa will be made easy for you if you follow the steps involved.

In this article, my main focus is on the Ireland visa for Nigerians, its application process, and requirements.

What is Ireland Visit Visa?

Supposing you want to visit your family or friends in Ireland from Nigeria and you have your international traveling passport, Ireland visit visa is what you need to get on it to fulfill this yearning.

Ireland’s visit visa is a type of Ireland short-stay visas. Other types are business or conference visa; Study, research or exam visa; Employment or training visa; and Medical treatment visa.

These visas are issued for a temporary stay in Ireland, not more than a quarter of a year (three months).

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How to Apply for Ireland Visit Visa

To apply for Ireland visit visa, follow these short steps:

Fill an online application form.

Download, print, and fill the mandatory questionnaire.

Pay your visa application fee, service charge fee and bank charges at the bank counter section of the Visa Application Center (VAC) between 8 am and 3 pm, Monday to Friday. The VAC is handled by VFS Global.

The addresses of VFS Global (Ireland VAC) are:

1. Abuja: 38, Lobito Crescent, Wuse-2.

2. Lagos: VFS Global, Manor House, plot 110, Admiral Ayinla Way, (Opposite Treasure Garden Estate, 3rd Roundabout, Lekki-Epe Expressway) Lekki Phase I, Lagos.

Visit the VAC to submit your application form with the original and photocopies of your supporting documents and have your bio-metrics taken.

Checklist of Supporting Documents

1. Original and photocopy of a completed signed and printed online visa application form.

2. An original passport that is valid for six months with one set of photocopies of all the pages of the passport.

3. One set of original documents with another set of photocopies of the following documents:

4. A signed letter of application including applicant’s full contact details and reasons why she/he intends to travel to Ireland and how long he/she intends to stay.

5. Details of applicant’s accommodation, such as hotel booking confirmation or contact details of the host’s accommodation.

6. In the case where you have no one to invite you, you will need a valid hotel booking as proof of accommodation arrangement.

7. Your hotel booking should be valid and should be verifiable if the embassy calls the hotel. Many hotels will cancel your booking once payment is not received within 24 hours after booking, this could lead to Visa refusal.

8. An up-to-date bank statement, printed on bank letterhead paper, bearing the account type and account name.

9. Evidence that applicant will return to Nigeria: such as three most recent payslips, employment letter, letter of introduction from employer bearing applicant’s details

Also, the date that he/she is to return to work, marriage certificate and birth certificate of children and documents of properties (owned or rented) or a letter from applicant’s school or college showing the course of study and how many semesters or terms left (if the applicant is a student).

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Documents from Contact/Host

Letter of invitation bearing how the host knows the applicant, how long the applicant intends to stay in Ireland, applicant’s reasons for traveling.

Also, an undertaking that the applicant will abide by rules and regulations and will leave Ireland upon the expiration of his/her visa.

1. Documented evidence which links applicant to host.

2. Documents that proofs the host’s address such as utility bills.

3. An up-to-date bank statement of the host (if the host is bearing the cost of visit)

4. Medical/Travel Insurance: As a partner with mutual benefits assurance plc. You can order your travel insurance from them and receive them within 10 minutes.

5. After placing an order, you can either print the insurance from your email or pick up a printed copy at any mutual benefits assurance plc. Offices or Naijagoingabroad offices nationwide.

6. Flight Booking

7. Previous visa refusals, original letters received from authorities of countries where the applicant had been refused a visa.

If the applicant is a minor, he must provide:

1. Birth certificate

2. Letter of school confirming current enrollment and sanctioning leave of absence

3. Consent letter from both parents regarding child’s travel

4. Copy of parent’s passports

5. Death certificate (If one parent is deceased)

6. Two recently taken photographs.

7. A3 prepaid envelope (size of Nigerian newspaper) by any major courier service to return passport and original documents.

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Please take note:

1. The Visa fee is N13, 700. The VAC service charge is N9, 500 + 5% VAT and bank charges are N400.

2. Visa fee is not fixed

3. Letters such as invitation letters, introduction letters, etc. should be addressed to the Ireland Embassy in Nigeria.

With this piece provided, you now know an Ireland visa for Nigerians.

Kindly share with friends and loved ones. Best regards!

StudentsandScholarship Team.