Register and get your IRP card

When to register

• Register within 90 days of arriving in Ireland.
• Cannot get an appointment in time? Your permission will not be cancelled while you wait. Keep proof that you tried to book within the 90 days.

Where to register

• Since 13 January 2025, Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) does all first-time registrations in Ireland. The Garda National Immigration Bureau no longer does them.
• The Registration Office is at 13-14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, D02 XK70.
• The office is wheelchair accessible. Need a translator? Ask through your ISD Customer Service account.

How to book

1. Arrive in Ireland first. You can only book after you arrive.
2. Create or log in to your ISD Customer Service account.
3. Book an appointment. Booking is free.

Anyone who charges you to book an appointment is not working for ISD and has no appointments to offer.

What to bring

• Your passport
• Proof of your address
• Your entry visa, if you needed one to travel
• The landing stamp you got when you arrived
• The documents for your type of permission, for example private medical insurance (cash-back policies are not accepted)
• Your sponsor, if your permission depends on another person. They must come with you.
• A credit or debit card for the fee

The fee

The fee is €300 per person, paid by credit or debit card. You do not pay if you are:

• Under 18
• The spouse, civil partner, widow, widower or surviving civil partner of an Irish citizen
• The spouse or dependant of an EU citizen, and you have a residence permit
• A refugee, a programme refugee, or a person with subsidiary protection
• A person with permission to remain under section 49(4)(a) of the International Protection Act 2015
• A family member who joined a recognised refugee in Ireland
• A person granted a change of permission because of domestic violence

At your appointment

1. Check in at a kiosk and wait for your number.
2. An officer checks your documents and takes your photo and fingerprints.
3. Pay the fee, if you need to.

After your appointment

• Your Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card comes by post, usually within 10 working days.
• The IRP card is not an identity card, but it proves you live here legally. Carry it with you.

Renewing your permission

• Renew online before your permission ends. You do not go back to Burgh Quay.
• The renewal fee is also €300, unless you do not have to pay.