Irish Study Visa application check lists for

visa required national:

To successfully obtain an Irish study visa, the student must provide comprehensive documentation to
support their application.

1. Visa Application summary sheet from AVATS

2. Two Passport size photo of the applicant
3. Personal Statement (SOP) which must include below:

A. Your letter must include your full name and postal address, and the:

• Reason you want to come to Ireland

• Where the course you now wish to study does not naturally follow on or relate to your
educational/employment history, giving valid reasons, supported by documentary evidence
(where available), for this change.
• Details of the course and benefit of this course
• What is the outcome of the course and future plan after completing this course
• Dates you plan to arrive and leave.
• giving details of any members of your family who are currently in Ireland, or any other EU
Member State.

B. Your letter must also include a commitment from you that you will:

• Obey the conditions of your visa in full

• Not rely on public services (for example, public hospitals) or become a burden on the State
• Leave Ireland before your immigration permission expires.
• Undertaking that you will observe the conditions of your visa, that you will not become a burden
on the State, and that you will leave the State on the expiry of your permission to remain, and

C. This letter must be signed by the applicant including your full name and contact details:

4. Evidence That you have enrolled on a privately funded course

A. You must submit a letter of acceptance from the college. The letter should:

• Confirm that you have been accepted and enrolled on a course of full-time education, involving
a minimum of 15 hours organised daytime tuition each week
• Give details of the course that you will be studying
• State the amount of fees payable for your course and
• State the amount that you paid
• State if applicable, that the college has taken out medical & leaner protection insurance on your
behalf.

(**Where the course fees are less than €6,000, you must pay fees in full to the college before to
applying for your visa**)
5. Evidence of fee payment to the college
A. You must provide a copy of an Electronic Transfer of Funds (ETF) to the Irish Bank of the
college. This must show details of the beneficiary’s name, address, bank details and the same
details for sender
or
B. a valid receipt showing that the course fees have been lodged to an approved student fees
payment service. For example, the electronic fee payment service offered by Pay to Study,
formerly known as International Student Payments Service (ISPS) or Transfer mate

6. Evidence that you have the academic ability to follow your chosen course:

A. You must provide evidence that you have the ability to follow your chosen course. For example,
previous exam results or qualifications or any academic or professional qualification you have
achieved

7. Evidence of your level of English

A. You must show that you have the capacity to do your chosen course through the medium of
English. If you apply for an English language course, you must have a basic level of English
before coming to Ireland. The minimum standard of English for visa purposes is set out in the
English language requirements for study visas document. Please submit a Certificate from the
test provider with your visa application. This must show the results of your English language
test.

B. If you are doing a course taught in the Irish language then you must show that you have the
capacity to do so. You must include a written statement from the school or college. This must
set out the manner in which they have assessed your ability to speak and write in Irish.

8. Financial Documents:

A. Visa Required Nationals:

• If you need a visa to come to Ireland, you do not need proof of finance after you arrive here.
Your ability to support yourself on arrival in the State is checked during the visa application
process.
• For all academic courses due to begin after 1 July 2023, you must show evidence that you have
immediate access to at least €10,000. This is the estimated cost of living in Ireland for a student
for one academic year.
• You must also demonstrate that you and/or your sponsor(s) have ready access to at least
€10,000 for each subsequent year of your studies in addition to course fees for each of those
years.
• If the duration of your course is less than 6 months you must have access to €700 per month of
your stay or €4,200 whichever is the lesser.
• All details listed here must be proven by documentary evidence and, where sponsors are
involved, it must be clear their documents relate to them.

B. Applicant must provide the following in relation to your finance:

• You must provide an up-to-date bank statement, showing what money has been paid into and
out of the account over the last six months. You must submit this whether you are covering the
costs of your studies yourself or not
• Bank statements must be on headed paper. Where original bank statements are not available,
internet printouts will be accepted once every page has been notarised or sealed by the bank
and the statement is accompanied by letter from the bank confirming its authenticity.
Handwritten entries or details on bank statements will not be accepted
• Your name, address, account number and account type must be visible on the statement
• Any large or irregular lodgements (for example – student loans, lodgement of Savings
Certificates, the sale of a property or any similar type sources) must be fully explained
• If you are sending a bank statement from a deposit/savings account, you must also include a
letter from your bank confirming that you can take money from that account
• Credit cards are not accepted as evidence of finances.

C. Details of your sponsor (where applicable) and their finances

If a family member/friend is responsible or co-responsible for covering your costs, you must list
each person sponsoring you, and give clear details of their relationship to you. You must provide
evidence (for example – birth certificates/marriage certificates etc.) of how you are linked or
known to this person. You must also provide the following in relation to your sponsor(s) financial
circumstance and the level of financial support that they intend to give you for the duration of
your stay in Ireland.

• Clear details of the financial support that each sponsor intends to give you for the duration of
your stay in Ireland, showing that the amount of financial support they intend to give you is
available and that they have enough funds to maintain themselves and other family members.
Evidence accepted can, for example, include a letter from your sponsor’s employer confirming
employment details, plus 3 recent payslips. If your sponsor is involved in business, evidence of
this must be provided, such as a Certificate of Registration from the authorities in your country
• An up-to-date bank statement for each sponsor, showing what money has been paid into and
out of the account over the last six months
• Bank statements must be on headed paper. Where original bank statements are not available,
internet printouts will be accepted once every page has been notarised by the bank and the
statement is accompanied by letter from the bank confirming its authenticity. Handwritten
entries or details on bank statements will not be accepted
• Your sponsor’s name, address, account number and account type must be visible on the
statement
• Any large or irregular lodgements (for example – student loans, lodgement of Savings
Certificates, sale of a property or any similar type sources) must be fully explained
• If your sponsor is providing a bank statement from a deposit/savings account, a letter from their
bank confirming that you can access the funds must also be provided
• Credit cards are not accepted as evidence of finances
• If you are receiving funding from a government body is responsible for covering your costs, you
must provide full details of the funding.
• Your sponsor must also provide sufficient evidence to prove they are financially capable of
sponsoring your studies. This can include tax documents, business licenses or registrations, or
any other documents that demonstrate their financial authenticity. These documents must be
submitted as originals with your application. If you cannot provide the originals, they must be
certified by a local authority or accompanied by an affidavit from a solicitor.
• Your sponsor must provide a signed letter confirming their sponsorship including your name &
 course details. This letter must include details of their profession, available finances, income and
expenditures, and savings in their respective country.

9. Private Medical Insurance

• Private Medical Insurance cover is required. Your college may arrange this on your behalf. If so,
your Letter of Acceptance from the college must include details of this. If it is not arranged by
the college, you must organise this yourself. Please provide evidence of this with your
application.

10 Previous Visa Refusal

• If you have been refused a visa in the past for any country, you must provide the details
• You must provide the original letter issued to you by the authorities of that country with your
application

• Not disclosing any previous visa refusals will result in your application being refused.

11 Return of Documents All documents accompanying your application must be originals

• You should keep copies of all the documents that you provide to Embassy
• The embassy will return original documents such as marriage, birth or death certificates to you.
They will not return other documents such as bank statements or letters of invitation
• If there are particular documents that you wish to have returned, please provide a list of these
documents with the application.

• The students are advised follow these checklists and provide the above documents as required
to obtain study visa successfully.

The student must also complete and include the financial Summary form below with their
application: