A – You should apply for a visa in your country of residence. (See Q 4). If however, there are valid reasons or circumstances which prevented you from doing so prior to your departure, you may outline these in your application and submit it to the nearest Irish Embassy/Consulate.

When becoming a member of the EU on 1 May 2004, Hungary did not automatically become a member of the Schengen area as well, thus a Hungarian visa may only be utilised to enter (or transit through) Hungary, while it is not possible to enter or to transit through Hungary with a Schengen visa (with the exception of citizens of Ukraine and Serbia-Montenegro, who may do so on the basis of bilateral agreements).

There are certain countries which require an entry visa for Ireland. Full details of countries whose citizens do not require an entry visa is available from the Department of Foreign Affairs. Once you have applied and been offered a course of study in NUI Galway you should apply for this entry visa. Visa applications should be made to the Irish Embassy or Consulate in the Country in which you reside.

Ans: The “Ireland Visa Requirements” document consists of two lists – Schedule 1 and Schedule 2. Schedule 1 lists those countries whose nationals do not require a visa to enter Ireland. Therefore nationals of all countries not mentioned on Schedule 1 will require a Visa prior to seeking entry to Ireland. Schedule 2 refers to Transit Visas. Nationals of all countries listed in Schedule 2 require a visa to transit through Ireland.

You can travel on this visa till the expiry. Upon expiry you must apply for a new visa with finger prints

If you are travelling to the Republic of Ireland, and you intend to also visit Northern Ireland and return to the Republic, you must obtain a multiple-entry Irish visa and a UK visa. If your main destination is Northern Ireland but you arrive in, and depart from the Republic of Ireland, you must first obtain a UK visa, and then a multi-entry Irish visa. A – Yes. You will be required by Immigration Officials at border crossings to show that you hold a valid Irish visa.

A – You may submit your application by post either to the Irish Embassy in London or to the Visa Section in Dublin If applying through London any fees payable must be paid in pounds sterling (bank draft, money order, or postal order). Your application will be processed within 5-10 working days and your passport will be returned to you by registered post.

No, you cannot travel on a Schengen visa to TOM / DOM. You must have the TOM / DOM name mentioned in your visa. Please apply for a separate visa. You are strongly recommended to keep photocopies of your passport's data pages and of the Schengen visa. A visa is a valuable document. Inform The Embassy / The Consulate from where your visa was issued immediately if you have lost your passport. You must apply for a new visa by submitting all documents and payment of visa fees.

A – All visa applications for long term stays in Ireland, e.g. for work or study purposes, will be valid for one trip only. Once you have registered with the GNIB you may apply for a multi- journey re-entry visa. (See Q31) It is not our general practice to issue multiple-entry visas for short-term visits unless you have shown a compliant travel history to Ireland in the recent past. If you have held 2 previous Irish visas and have observed the conditions of these visas – e.g.

Yes. Irish is a compulsory subject in the Republic's school curriculum. The language is studied for both Junior Certificate ( taken at 14 years) and at Leaving Certificate (taken at 17-19 years). Bonus marks are awarded to students who do their Leaving Certificate through Irish.There are three levels: Foundation, Ordinary and Higher. The Foundation level is very basic, is offered by few schools, and is usually studied by newcomers to Ireland.

Yes, at the moment due to the recommendations of the way in which research is to be conducted, we are not able to offer a service to people under the age of 16, or who live outside the Republic of Ireland, other than residents of the UK who may wish to join Valued Opinions.

Ans: Application forms are available from your nearest Irish Embassy, Consulate or Visa Office, or can be downloaded from the Department of Foreign Affairs website, www.dfa.ie If there is an Irish Embassy, Consulate, Honorary Consul or Visa Office in your country of permanent residence you must apply there. You may be required to attend for personal interview.

Sri Lankan citizens traveling to Schengen countries on business or as tourists may receive a uniform visa for a short stay of 1 to 90 days valid for Sweden and Finland (Embassy of Sweden), Germany and Austria (Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany), Italy and Greece (Embassy of Italy), The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg (Royal Netherlands Embassy), Norway, Denmark, and Iceland (Royal Norwegian Embassy), France, Portugal and Spain (Embassy of the Republic of France).

We regret that at the present time customers with a Reward Card registered to an ROI address cannot redeem points online - however, we are working on it.

You must have a visa valid for the full duration of your stay in the Schengen States. As you cannot have to valid Schengen visas in the same passport you will first need to get the original visa cancelled through the embassy that issued it and them apply for a new Schengen visa.