🇮🇪Ireland Visitor Visa — Documentation & Application Support
- Processing
- 4–8 weeks (varies by season)
- Visa Fee
- €60 approx. for a short-stay 'C' visa (check live rate)
- Stay Duration
- Up to 90 days per visit
- VFS Centre
- VFS Global, Kochi
Ireland Visitor Visa — Guidance for Family Visits, Tourism & Business Travel
Ireland has become one of the most common visit-visa destinations we handle, including for families whose sons, daughters, or relatives — many of them nurses and healthcare professionals — now work in Irish hospitals. Whether you’re visiting family, travelling for tourism, or attending business in Ireland, we guide the application from start to finish.
Who this visa is for
The Ireland short-stay “C” visit visa is for tourism, visiting family, or attending an event, for stays up to 90 days. It does not permit employment. A large share of our Ireland cases are parents visiting a working son or daughter, which the Irish visa office generally treats as a standard family-visit case as long as the paperwork is consistent.
Step-by-step process
We start with a document review call, then guide you through the AVATS online application (Ireland’s visa system), prepare the supporting bundle for both the applicant in Kerala and the sponsor in Ireland, and help you book and prepare for your VFS Kochi appointment where documents are physically submitted. Ireland visa decisions are communicated by the Irish Visa Office and the passport is returned via VFS.
What the Ireland-based sponsor needs to send
A signed invitation letter, a copy of their Irish immigration permission (commonly an “Employment Permit” plus Irish Residence Permit/Stamp, or Irish/EU passport if applicable), proof of address in Ireland, and — where they are supporting the visit financially — recent payslips or bank statements. Because so many sponsors are shift-working nurses, we keep this checklist short and simple to forward on WhatsApp.
What applicants in Kerala need to provide
Passport, photographs, 6 months of bank statements, and clear proof of ties to India such as a pension, property, or ongoing employment. Travel insurance covering the full Irish stay is mandatory and we can point you to providers that issue it quickly.
Common pitfalls we help you avoid
Applying too close to the travel date is the single biggest issue with Ireland visas — processing can extend well beyond 8 weeks in busy periods. The second is inconsistent addresses or job titles between the sponsor’s documents and the invitation letter. We check both before submission.
Talk to us on WhatsApp about your Ireland visit visa, or call us for a free first consultation.
Documents Checklist
- Passport valid for at least 6 months beyond intended stay
- Two recent passport-size photographs
- Completed AVATS online visa application form printout
- Sponsor's letter of invitation from Ireland
- Copy of sponsor's Irish visa/permission (Stamp) or passport if an EU/Irish citizen
- Proof of relationship — birth or marriage certificate
- Applicant's bank statements for the last 6 months
- Evidence of sponsor's ability to support the visit, if applicable
- Proof of ties to India (employment, property, pension)
- Travel insurance covering the full stay in Ireland