Visas
S.I. No. 95/2004 –
Immigration Act 2004 (Registration Certificate) Regulations, 2004
I, MICHAEL McDOWELL T.D., Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 9 (5) and 20 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004), hereby make the following regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Registration Certificate) Regulations 2004.
2. (1) The form of a registration certificate specified in Part 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations is prescribed for the purposes of section 9 (5) of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004).
(2) The particulars specified in Part 2 of the Schedule to these Regulations are prescribed for the purposes of the said section 9(5).
SCHEDULE
PART 1
Form of Registration Certificate
Front of Registration Certificate
ÉIRE IRELAND
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
Garda National Immigration Bureau
Biuró Naisiúnta Inimirca An Gharda Síochána
Photograph
Surname
Forename(s)
Nationality
Date of Birth
Sex:
Stamp No:
GNIB No:
Dept No:
Issue Date:
Expiry Date:
Registration Office:
Back of Registration Certificate
APPLICANT’S SIGNATURE
_____________________________________
This certificate indicates that the person named on the certificate has registered with the Garda Síochána as required by Irish Immigration Law.
This certificate is the property of the Garda National Immigration Bureau.
THIS IS NOT AN IDENTITY CARD
Garda National Immigration Bureau
Biuró Naisiúnta Inimirca An Gharda Síochána
CARD NO:
PART 2
Particulars that Registration Certificate shall contain
1. Name in full
2. Nationality
3. Date of Birth
4. Sex
5. Garda National Immigration Bureau number
6. Department Number
7. Stamp Number
8. Expiry Date
9. Registration Office
10. Signature
11. Photograph
12. Issue date.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 8th day of March, 2004.
MICHAEL McDOWELL T.D.,
S.I. No. 340/2008 –
Immigration Act 2004 (Registration Certificate) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
IMMIGRATION ACT 2004 (REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2008
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 26th August, 2008.
I, DERMOT AHERN, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 9(5) and 20 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004), hereby make the following regulations:
1. These regulations may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Registration Certificate) (Amendment) Regulations 2008.
2. These regulations come into operation on 16 August 2008
3. Part 2 of the Immigration Act 2004 (Registration Certificate) Regulations 2004 ( S.I. No 95 of 2004 ) is amended by the insertion after paragraph 12 of the following:
“ 13. Where fingerprints were required by the registration office pursuant to section 9(2)(a) of the Immigration Act 2004 , an image of all or any of the fingerprints furnished’’
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
15 August 2008
DERMOT AHERN.
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
These Regulations specify the form of a registration certificate and the particulars that shall be contained therein for the purposes of the Immigration Act, 2004 .
S.I. No. 473/2014 –
Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014.
Regulations
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 17th October, 2014.
I, FRANCES FITZGERALD, Minister for Justice and Equality, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice and Law Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 138 of 2011 )), hereby order as follows:
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014.
(2) This Order comes into operation on 13 October 2014.
2. In this Order—
“Convention travel document” means a travel document issued in accordance with Article 28 of the Geneva Convention;
“diplomatic passport” means a passport so described on its face that is issued by the competent authorities of a state or territorial entity;
“Directive of 2004” means Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States1 ;
“family members” has the meaning assigned to it by the Regulations of 2006;
“Geneva Convention” has the meaning assigned to it by the Refugee Act 1996 (No. 17 of 1996);
“leave to enter the United Kingdom” means leave to enter the United Kingdom as a visitor other than—
(a) a visitor in transit, or
(b) a visitor seeking to enter for the purposes of marriage or to enter a civil partnership,
within the meaning of those terms under the United Kingdom Immigration Rules, that is granted by the competent authorities of the United Kingdom;
“leave to remain in the United Kingdom” means leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a visitor other than—
(a) a visitor in transit, or
(b) a visitor seeking to enter for the purposes of marriage or to enter a civil partnership,
within the meaning of those terms under the United Kingdom Immigration Rules, that is granted by the competent authorities of the United Kingdom to a person to whom leave to enter the United Kingdom was granted;
“New York Convention” means the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons adopted on 28 September 1954;
“official visit” means a visit to the State by a Minister of the government of another state in the performance of his or her functions as a member of that government;
“permanent residence card” has the meaning assigned to it by the Regulations of 2006;
“public affairs passport” means a passport so described on its face that is issued by the competent authorities of the People’s Republic of China;
“qualifying United Nations official” means an official of the United Nations, or of a specialised agency of the United Nations, of a rank within the organisation concerned of not lower than D-2;
“residence card” has the meaning assigned to it by the Regulations of 2006;
“Regulations of 2006” means the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 656 of 2006 );
“service passport” means a passport so described on its face that is issued by the competent authorities of the People’s Republic of China;
“specialised agency of the United Nations” means an organisation which is defined in section 16 of the Diplomatic Relations and Immunities Act 1967 (No. 8 of 1967) as being an organisation to which Part IV of that Act applies;
“United Kingdom” means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
“United Kingdom Immigration Rules” means the rules laid down under, and laid before the Parliament of the United Kingdom pursuant to section 3(2) of, an Act of that Parliament entitled the Immigration Act 1971, which rules are in effect in the United Kingdom on the date of the coming into operation of this Order;
“United Kingdom visitor” means a person—
(a) to whom leave to enter the United Kingdom has been granted,
(b) who has entered the United Kingdom pursuant to the leave referred to in paragraph (a), and
(c) whose leave referred to in paragraph (a) remains valid, or to whom leave to remain in the United Kingdom has been granted, which leave remains valid;
“United Nations Convention” means the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, adopted on 13 February 1946.
3. It is hereby declared that the following classes of non-nationals are specified as classes the members of which are not required to be in possession of a valid Irish visa when landing in the State:
(a) nationals of a state or territorial entity specified in Schedule 1;
(b) non-nationals who are holders of—
(i) a valid Convention travel document issued by Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, or Switzerland and where the intended purpose of the travel to the State by the holder of such a travel document is solely for a visit of up to a maximum period of 3 months,
(ii) a valid permanent residence card,
(iii) a valid residence card,
(iv) a valid travel document issued by the State for the purposes of Article 28 of the New York Convention, or
(v) a diplomatic passport issued by a state or territorial entity specified in Schedule 2;
(c) non-nationals who are family members of a Union citizen and holders of a document called “Residence card of a family member of a Union citizen” as referred to in Article 10 of the Directive of 2004;
(d) until 31 October 2016, United Kingdom visitors who are nationals of a state or territorial entity specified in Schedule 3 and where the intended purpose of the travel to the State by the United Kingdom visitor concerned is solely for a visit of the shorter of the following periods—
(i) 90days or less, or
(ii) the remaining period of validity of that person’s leave to enter the United Kingdom, or, as the case may be, leave to remain in the United Kingdom;
(e) United Kingdom visitors who are—
(i) nationals of a state or territorial entity specified in Schedule 4, and
(ii) holders of a visa issued by the competent authorities of the United Kingdom that is endorsed by those authorities with the letters “BIVS”,
where the intended purpose of the travel to the State by the United Kingdom visitor concerned is solely for a visit of the shorter of the following periods—
(I) 90days or less, or
(II) the remaining period of validity of that person’s leave to enter the United Kingdom, or, as the case may be, leave to remain in the United Kingdom;
(f) holders of a service passport or public affairs passport who arrive in the State in the company of a Minister of the Government of the People’s Republic of China where that Minister is on an official visit to the State;
(g) qualifying United Nations officials who are holders of a United Nations laissez-passer referred to in Section 24 of the United Nations Convention.
4. It is hereby declared that non-nationals who are nationals of a state or territorial entity specified in Schedule 5 are specified as a class the members of which are required to be in possession of a valid Irish transit visa when arriving at a port in the State for purposes of passing through the port in order to travel to another state.
5. The Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2012 ( S.I. No. 417 of 2012 ) is revoked.
SCHEDULE 1
Article 3(a).
Andorra
Grenada
Paraguay
Antigua and Barbuda
Guatemala
Poland
Argentina
Guyana
Portugal
Australia
Honduras
Romania
Austria
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Bahamas
Hungary
Saint Lucia
Barbados
Iceland
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Belgium
Israel
Samoa
Belize
Italy
San Marino
Bolivia
Japan
Seychelles
Botswana
Kiribati
Singapore
Brazil
Latvia
Slovak Republic
Brunei
Lesotho
Slovenia
Bulgaria
Liechtenstein
Solomon Islands
Canada
Lithuania
South Africa
Chile
Luxembourg
South Korea
Costa Rica
Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Spain
Croatia
Malawi
Swaziland
Cyprus
Malaysia
Sweden
Czech Republic
Maldives
Switzerland
Denmark
Malta
Taiwan
Dominica
Mexico
Tonga
El Salvador
Monaco
Trinidad and Tobago
Estonia
Nauru
Tuvalu
Fiji
Netherlands
United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies
Finland
New Zealand
United States of America
France
Nicaragua
Uruguay
Germany
Norway
Vanuatu
Greece
Panama
Vatican City
SCHEDULE 2
Article 3(b)(v).
People’s Republic of China
SCHEDULE 3
Article 3(d).
Bahrain
Montenegro
Serbia
Belarus
Oman
Thailand
Bosnia and Herzegovina
People’s Republic of China
Turkey
India
Qatar
Ukraine
Kazakhstan
Russian Federation
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Uzbekistan
SCHEDULE 4
Article 3(e).
India
People’s Republic of China
SCHEDULE 5
Article 4.
Afghanistan
Ethiopia
Moldova
Albania
Ghana
Nigeria
Cuba
Iran
Somalia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Iraq
Sri Lanka
Eritrea
Lebanon
Zimbabwe
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
10 October 2014.
FRANCES FITZGERALD,
Minister for Justice and Equality.
1 OJ No. L. 158, 30.4.2004, p. 77-123.
S.I. No. 175/2015 –
Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2015.
I, FRANCES FITZGERALD, Minister for Justice and Equality, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice and Law Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 138 of 2011 )), hereby order as follows:
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2015.
(2) This Order comes into operation on 9 May 2015.
2. The Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014 ( S.I. No. 473 of 2014 ) is amended—
(a) in Article 3(b)—
(i) in subparagraph (iv), by the substitution of “New York Convention,” for “New York Convention, or”,
(ii) in subparagraph (v), by the substitution of “Schedule 2, or” for “Schedule 2;”, and
(iii) by the insertion of the following subparagraph after subparagraph (v):
“(vi) a passport issued by the competent authorities of the United Arab Emirates that is described on its face as a ‘special passport’;”,
(b) in Article 4 by the insertion of “, subject to Article 4A,” after “declared that”,
(c) by the insertion of the following Article after Article 4:
“4A.The declaration in Article 4 does not apply to non-nationals who are nationals of Ethiopia and who—
(a) having travelled directly from Ethiopia, arrive at a port in the State for the purposes of passing through the port in order to travel to Canada or the United States of America, and who, at the time of such arrival, have permission given by the competent authorities of the state concerned—
(i) to enter or be in that state,
(ii) to land in that state, or
(iii) to arrive at a port in that state for purposes of passing through the port in order to travel to another state,
or
(b) having travelled directly from Canada or the United States of America, arrive at a port in the State for the purposes of passing through the port in order to travel to Ethiopia, where, at the time they departed Canada or the United States of America, as the case may be, they were in the state concerned in accordance with the terms of a permission given by the competent authorities of that state—
(i) to enter or be in that state,
(ii) to land in that state, or
(iii) to arrive at a port in that state for purposes of passing through the port in order to travel to another state.”,
and
(d) in Schedule 2 by the insertion of “United Arab Emirates” after “People’s Republic of China”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
6 May 2015.
FRANCES FITZGERALD,
Minister for Justice and Equality.
S.I. No. 502/2016 –
S.I. No. 513/2015 –
Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015.
I, FRANCES FITZGERALD, Minister for Justice and Equality, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice and Law Reform (Alteration of Name and Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 138 of 2011 )), hereby order as follows:
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015.
(2) This Order comes into operation on 30 November 2015.
2. The Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014 ( S.I. No. 473 of 2014 ) is amended, in Schedule 1, by deleting “Malawi”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
12 November 2015.
FRANCES FITZGERALD,
Minister for Justice and Equality.
Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2016.
I, FRANCES FITZGERALD, Minister for Justice and Equality, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice and Law Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 138 of 2011 )), hereby order as follows:
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2016.
(2) This Order comes into operation on 26 September 2016.
2. The Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014 ( S.I. No. 473 of 2014 ) is amended, in Article 3(d), by the substitution of “31 October 2021” for “31 October 2016”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
23 September 2016.
FRANCES FITZGERALD,
Minister for Justice and Equality.
S.I. No. 264/2017 –
Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2017.
I, FRANCES FITZGERALD, Minister for Justice and Equality, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice and Law Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 138 of 2011 )), hereby order as follows:
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2017.
(2) This Order comes into operation on 9 June 2017.
2. The Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014 ( S.I. No. 473 of 2014 ) is amended, in Schedule 5, by the insertion of—
(a)“Georgia” after “Ethiopia”, and
(b)“Ukraine” after “Sri Lanka”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
8 June 2017.
FRANCES FITZGERALD,
Minister for Justice and Equality.
S.I. No. 17/2018 –
Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2018
View SIAmendments
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 26th January, 2018.
I, CHARLES FLANAGAN, Minister for Justice and Equality, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice and Law Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 138 of 2011 )), hereby order as follows:
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2018.
(2) This Order comes into operation on 31 January 2018.
2. In this Order, “Order of 2014” means the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014 ( S.I. No. 473 of 2014 ) (as amended by the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2015 ( S.I. No. 175 of 2015 ), the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015 ( S.I. No. 513 of 2015 ), the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2016 ( S.I. No. 502 of 2016 ) and the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2017 ( S.I. No. 264 of 2017 )).
3. The Order of 2014 is amended—
(a) in Article 3(b) —
(i) in subparagraph (iv), by the substitution of “New York Convention, or” for “New York Convention,”,
(ii) in subparagraph (v), by the substitution of “Schedule 2;” for “Schedule 2, or,”, and
(iii) by the deletion of subparagraph (vi),
(b) in Schedule 1, by the insertion of “United Arab Emirates” after “Tuvalu”,
(c) in Schedule 2, by the deletion of “United Arab Emirates”, and
(d) in Schedule 3, by the deletion of “United Arab Emirates”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
22 January 2018.
CHARLES FLANAGAN,
Minister for Justice and Equality.
S.I. No. 17/2018 – Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2018
View SIAmendments
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 26th January, 2018.
I, CHARLES FLANAGAN, Minister for Justice and Equality, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice and Law Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 138 of 2011 )), hereby order as follows:
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2018.
(2) This Order comes into operation on 31 January 2018.
2. In this Order, “Order of 2014” means the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014 ( S.I. No. 473 of 2014 ) (as amended by the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2015 ( S.I. No. 175 of 2015 ), the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2015 ( S.I. No. 513 of 2015 ), the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2016 ( S.I. No. 502 of 2016 ) and the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2017 ( S.I. No. 264 of 2017 )).
3. The Order of 2014 is amended—
(a) in Article 3(b) —
(i) in subparagraph (iv), by the substitution of “New York Convention, or” for “New York Convention,”,
(ii) in subparagraph (v), by the substitution of “Schedule 2;” for “Schedule 2, or,”, and
(iii) by the deletion of subparagraph (vi),
(b) in Schedule 1, by the insertion of “United Arab Emirates” after “Tuvalu”,
(c) in Schedule 2, by the deletion of “United Arab Emirates”, and
(d) in Schedule 3, by the deletion of “United Arab Emirates”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
22 January 2018.
CHARLES FLANAGAN,
Minister for Justice and Equality.
S.I. No. 729/2020 – Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020
I, HELEN MCENTEE, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice and Equality (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 452 of 2020 )), hereby order as follows:
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020.
(2) This Order comes into operation at 11.00 p.m. on 31 December 2020.
2. The Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014 ( S.I. No. 473 of 2014 ) is amended –
(a) in Article 2 –
(i) by the deletion of the definition of “Regulations of 2006”,
(ii) by the insertion of the following definitions:
“ ‘Regulations of 2015’ means the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 548 of 2015 );
‘Regulations of 2020’ means the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) (Citizens’ Rights) Regulations 2020;
‘United Kingdom national’ has the meaning assigned to it by the Regulations of 2020;”,
(iii) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “family members”:
“ ‘family members’ –
(a) in Article 3(ca) has the meaning assigned to it by the Regulations of 2020, and
(b) in any other case, has the meaning assigned to it by the Regulations of 2015;”, and
(iv) by the substitution of “Regulations of 2015” for “Regulations of 2006” in the definitions of “permanent residence card” and “residence card”,
and
(b) in Article 3, by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (c):
“(ca) non-nationals who are family members of a United Kingdom national and holders of a residence document issued in accordance with Article 18(4) of the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community1 , approved on behalf of the European Union by Council Decision (EU) 2020/135 of 30 January 20202 ;”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
31 December, 2020.
HELEN MCENTEE,
Minister for Justice.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
This Order amends Articles 2 and 3 of the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014.
1 OJ No. CI 384, 12.11.2019, p.1
2 OJ No. L 29, 31.1.2020, p.1
S.I. No. 729/2020 – Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020
I, HELEN MCENTEE, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice and Equality (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 452 of 2020 )), hereby order as follows:
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020.
(2) This Order comes into operation at 11.00 p.m. on 31 December 2020.
2. The Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014 ( S.I. No. 473 of 2014 ) is amended –
(a) in Article 2 –
(i) by the deletion of the definition of “Regulations of 2006”,
(ii) by the insertion of the following definitions:
“ ‘Regulations of 2015’ means the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 548 of 2015 );
‘Regulations of 2020’ means the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) (Citizens’ Rights) Regulations 2020;
‘United Kingdom national’ has the meaning assigned to it by the Regulations of 2020;”,
(iii) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “family members”:
“ ‘family members’ –
(a) in Article 3(ca) has the meaning assigned to it by the Regulations of 2020, and
(b) in any other case, has the meaning assigned to it by the Regulations of 2015;”, and
(iv) by the substitution of “Regulations of 2015” for “Regulations of 2006” in the definitions of “permanent residence card” and “residence card”,
and
(b) in Article 3, by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (c):
“(ca) non-nationals who are family members of a United Kingdom national and holders of a residence document issued in accordance with Article 18(4) of the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community1 , approved on behalf of the European Union by Council Decision (EU) 2020/135 of 30 January 20202 ;”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
31 December, 2020.
HELEN MCENTEE,
Minister for Justice.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
This Order amends Articles 2 and 3 of the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014.
1 OJ No. CI 384, 12.11.2019, p.1
2 OJ No. L 29, 31.1.2020, p.1
S.I. No. 23/2021 –
Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2021
I, HELEN MCENTEE, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice and Equality (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 452 of 2020 )), hereby order as follows:
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2021.
(2) This Order comes into operation on 28 January 2021.
2. The Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014 ( S.I. No. 473 of 2014 ) is amended –
(a) in Schedule 1, by the deletion of “Argentina”, “Bolivia”, “Brazil”, “Chile”, “Guyana”, “Paraguay”, “South Africa” and “Uruguay”, and
(b) in Schedule 5, by the insertion of –
(i) “Argentina”, “Bolivia”, “Brazil”, “Chile” and “Colombia” after “Albania”,
(ii) “Ecuador” after “Democratic Republic of the Congo”,
(iii) “Guyana” after “Ghana”,
(iv) “Paraguay” and “Peru” after “Nigeria”,
(v) “South Africa” after “Somalia”,
(vi) “Suriname” after “Sri Lanka”, and
(vii) “Uruguay” after “Ukraine”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
27 January, 2021.
HELEN MCENTEE,
Minister for Justice.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
This Order amends Schedules 1 and 5 to the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014. The Order provides that nationals of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Guyana, Paraguay, South Africa and Uruguay are required to be in possession of a valid Irish visa when landing in the State. The Order also provides that nationals of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, South Africa, Suriname and Uruguay are required to be in possession of a valid Irish transit visa when arriving at a port in the State for purposes of passing through the port in order to travel to another state.
S.I. No. 287/2021 –
Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021
I, HEATHER HUMPHREYS, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice and Equality (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 452 of 2020 )), hereby order as follows:
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2021.
(2) This Order comes into operation on 16 June 2021.
2. The Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014 ( S.I. No. 473 of 2014 ) is amended –
(a) in Schedule 1, by the insertion of –
(i) “Argentina” after “Antigua and Barbuda”,
(ii) “Bolivia” after “Belize”,
(iii) “Brazil” after “Botswana”,
(iv) “Chile” after “Canada”,
(v) “Guyana” after “Guatemala”,
(vi) “Paraguay” after “Panama”,
(vii) “South Africa” after “Solomon Islands”, and
(viii) “Uruguay” after “United States of America”, and
(b) in Schedule 5, by the deletion of “Argentina”, “Bolivia”, “Brazil”, “Chile”, “Columbia”, “Ecuador”, “Guyana”, “Paraguay”, “Peru”, “South Africa”, “Suriname” and “Uruguay”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
15 June, 2021.
HEATHER HUMPHREYS,
Minister for Justice.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This is not part of the Statutory Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
This Order further amends Schedules 1 and 5 to the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014. The Order provides that nationals of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Guyana, Paraguay, South Africa and Uruguay are not required to be in possession of a valid Irish visa when landing in the State. The Order also provides that nationals of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, South Africa, Suriname, and Uruguay are not required to be in possession of a valid Irish transit visa when arriving at a port in the State for purposes of passing through the port in order to travel to another state. The Order has the effect of reversing the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2021 ( S.I. No. 23 of 2021 ).
S.I. No. 538/2021 –
Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2021
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 26th October, 2021.
I, HEATHER HUMPHREYS, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice and Equality (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 452 of 2020 )), hereby order as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2021.
2. (a) Subject to paragraph (b), this Order comes into operation on 31 October 2021.
(b) Paragraph (c) of Article 3 shall be deemed to have come into operation on 16 June 2021.
3. The Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014 ( S.I. No. 473 of 2014 ) is amended –
(a) in Article 3(d), by the substitution of “31 October 2026” for “10 July 2020”,
(b) in Schedule 3, by the insertion of –
(i) “Colombia” after “Bosnia and Herzegovina”,
(ii) “Indonesia” after “India”,
(iii) “Kosovo” after “Kazakhstan”,
(iv) “Peru” and “Philippines” after “People’s Republic of China”,
(v) “Republic of North Macedonia” after “Qatar”, and
(vi) “Vietnam” after “Uzbekistan”, and
(c) in Schedule 5, by the deletion of “Colombia”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
21 October, 2021.
HEATHER HUMPHREYS,
Minister for Justice.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(center is not part of the Statutory Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
This Order further amends the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014.
Its main purpose is to reinstate the Short-Stay Visa Waiver Programme with effect from 31 October 2021, to extend the Programme until 31 October 2026, and to add Colombia, Indonesia, Kosovo, Peru, Philippines, Republic of North Macedonia and Vietnam to the list of states or territorial entities in Schedule 3 of the 2014 Order whose nationals may be covered by the Programme.
S.I. No. 640/2021 –
Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 2021
I, HELEN MCENTEE, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice and Equality (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 452 of 2020 )), hereby order as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 2021.
2. This Order comes into operation on 27 November 2021.
3. The Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014 ( S.I. No. 473 of 2014 ) is amended –
(a) in Schedule 1, by the deletion of “Botswana”, “Lesotho”, “South Africa”, and “Swaziland”, and
(b) in Schedule 5, by the insertion of –
(i) “Botswana” after “Albania”,
(ii) “Eswatini” after “Eritrea”,
(iii) “Lesotho” after “Lebanon”,
(iv) “Namibia” after “Moldova”, and
(v) “South Africa” after “Somalia”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
26 November, 2021.
HELEN MCENTEE,
Minister for Justice.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This is not part of the Statutory Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
This Order further amends Schedules 1 and 5 to the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014. The Order provides that nationals of Botswana, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Lesotho, and South Africa are required to be in possession of a valid Irish visa when landing in the State. The Order also provides that nationals of Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa are required to be in possession of a valid Irish transit visa when arriving at a port in the State for purposes of passing through the port in order to travel to another state.
S.I. No. 643/2021 –
Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 5) Order 2021
I, HELEN MCENTEE, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice and Equality (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 452 of 2020 )), hereby order as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 5) Order 2021.
2. This Order comes into operation on 30 November 2021.
3. The Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014 ( S.I. No. 473 of 2014 ) is amended in Schedule 5 by the insertion of “Mozambique” after “Moldova”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
29 November 2021.
HELEN MCENTEE,
Minister for Justice.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This is not part of the Statutory Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
This Order further amends Schedule 5 to the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014. The Order provides that nationals of Mozambique are required to be in possession of a valid Irish transit visa when arriving at a port in the State for purposes of passing through the port in order to travel to another state.
S.I. No. 746/2021 –
Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 6) Order 2021
I, HELEN MCENTEE, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice and Equality (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 452 of 2020 )), hereby order as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 6) Order 2021.
2. This Order comes into operation on 22 December 2021.
3. The Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014 ( S.I. No. 473 of 2014 ) is amended –
(a) in Schedule 1, by the insertion of –
(i) “Botswana” after “Bolivia”,
(ii) “Eswatini” after “Estonia”,
(iii) “Lesotho” after “Latvia”, and
(iv) “South Africa” after “Solomon Islands”,
and
(b) in Schedule 5, by the deletion of “Botswana”, “Eswatini” , “Lesotho”, “Mozambique”, “Namibia” and “South Africa”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
21 December, 2021.
HELEN MCENTEE,
Minister for Justice.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This is not part of the Statutory Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
This Order further amends Schedules 1 and 5 to the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014. The Order provides that nationals of Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa are not required to be in possession of a valid Irish visa when landing in the State. The Order also provides that nationals of Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa, are not required to be in possession of a valid Irish transit visa when arriving at a port in the State for purposes of passing through the port in order to travel to another state.
The Order has the effect of reversing both the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 2021 ( S.I. No. 640 of 2021 ) and the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 5) Order 2021 ( S.I. No. 643 of 2021 ).
S.I. No. 86/2022 –
Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2022
I, HELEN MCENTEE, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice and Equality (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 452 of 2020 )), hereby order as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) Order 2022.
2. The Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014 ( S.I. No. 473 of 2014 ) is amended –
(a) in Schedule 1, by the insertion of “Ukraine” after “Tuvalu”, and
(b) in Schedule 5, by the deletion of “Ukraine”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
25 February, 2022.
HELEN MCENTEE,
Minister for Justice.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This is not part of the Statutory Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
This Order amends the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014 with regard to Ukraine. It provides that non-nationals who are nationals of Ukraine (a) are not required to be in possession of a valid Irish visa when landing in the State, and (b) are not required to be in possession of a valid Irish transit visa when arriving at a port in the State for the purposes of passing through the port in order to travel to another state.
S.I. No. 364/2022 –
Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2022
The Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 17 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice and Equality (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 452 of 2020 )), hereby orders as follows:
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2022.
(2) This Order comes into operation at 12 noon on 19 July 2022.
2. The Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014 ( S.I. No. 473 of 2014 ) is amended –
(a) in Article 2, by the deletion of the definitions of “Convention travel document” and “Geneva Convention”, and
(b) in Article 3(b), by the deletion of subparagraph (i).
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Justice,
18 July, 2022.
ANDREW MUNRO,
A person authorised under section 15 of the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 to authenticate the seal of the Minister for Justice..
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This is not part of the Statutory Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
This Order amends the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014. The Order removes the exemption from the requirement to be in possession of a valid Irish visa when landing in the State that applied to holders of travel documents issued by EU/EEA States under the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, where the intended purpose of travel to the State was solely for a visit of up to a maximum period of 3 months.
S.I. No. 533/2022 –
Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022
I, HELEN MCENTEE, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice and Equality (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 452 of 2020 )), hereby order as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2022.
2. This Order comes into operation on 26 October 2022.
3. The Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014 ( S.I. No. 473 of 2014 ) is amended in Schedule 3, by the deletion of “Belarus” and “Russian Federation”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
25 October 2022.
HELEN MCENTEE,
Minister for Justice.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This is not part of the Statutory Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
This Order amends the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014. The effect of this Order is to remove Belarus and Russian Federation from the list of countries included in the Short Stay Visa Waiver Programme (SSVWP).