Ireland Study Visa

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Ireland has seen a rise in student visa applications in recent years. Between the years of 2013 and 2017, there was a 45% increase regarding the number of international students coming to study in Ireland, according to a new report by the European Migration Network

If you are a foreign student thinking of pursuing your studies in an Irish educational institution, you may need an Ireland Student Visa.

The student visa is one of Ireland’s long stay visas. It allows the holder to travel to Ireland with the purpose of pursuing a full-time educational course for longer than three months

IRELAND STUDENT VISA ELIGIBILITY

You can only apply for an Ireland student visa if you fulfill the following eligibility criteria:

You have been accepted and are enrolled in an Irish educational institution
You are pursuing a full-time, day-time course that is on the Interim List of Eligible Programmes (ILEP)

The ILEP is a mechanism which the Irish government uses to measure which programs are acceptable for international students to pursue.
You have paid the course fees
If your course fee is up to €6,000, then the fee must be paid fully
If the fee is higher than €6,000, then you are required to have paid at least this amount before applying for the Ireland student visa