Immigration renewals available online
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From: Department of Justice
- Published on: 14 October 2024
- Last updated on: 23 October 2024
Minister McEntee has announced the final transfer of responsibility for the renewal of Irish immigration permissions from An Garda Síochána to Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) of the Department of Justice.
From today, immigration permissions that are due to expire from 4 November onwards can be renewed online using the ISD portal. This means that applicants across the country will no longer be required to attend in person at their local Garda Station.
Prior to this, the online renewal system was only available to those who lived in Dublin, Kildare, Meath, Wicklow, Cork and Limerick.
This is another step forward in the Garda civilianisation process as recommended by the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (CoFPI).
Welcoming this major progress, Minister McEntee stated:
“I am determined to take any and all opportunities to civilianise administrative immigration functions in An Garda Síochána. Civilianisation allows Gardaí to focus their time on the more operational and enforcement side of their immigration work such as investigations and deportations.
“As part of Budget 2025, I have allocated an additional package of €25 million for investment in the immigration system. Within this, I have provided €5 million for investment in digital systems to modernise the current systems in place."
The Department of Justice has established a modernisation programme to transform its immigration system making it faster, easier to access and more efficient for all its users.
It will replace legacy immigration management systems by introducing a single view, on a single platform, of an individual’s engagement with all aspects of immigration services. When delivered, this platform will significantly improve customer service capacity alongside comprehensive self-service functionality, and enhanced border security capability and capacity.