How long will the permit take?
Route confirmed? Plan the start date. Every official queue on one board: DETE employment permits, ISD visa decisions and IRP renewals. Each tile reads from the government's own published dates.
Critical Skills (new)
Processing time1week
Now deciding files received 24 Oct 2026
General (new)
Processing time4–7weeks
Now deciding files received 5 Oct 2026
All other new applications
Processing time3–5weeks
Now deciding files received 21 Jul 2026
Intra-Company Transfer (new)
Processing time5–8weeks
Now deciding files received 1 Nov 2026
Renewals (all types)
Processing time11–18weeks
Now deciding files received 8 Sept 2026
Reviews / appeals
Processing time26–42weeks
Now deciding files received 6 May 2026
Employment visa (long stay D)
Processing time9weeks
Deciding applications received by 15 Jun 2026
Study visa
Processing time10weeks
Deciding applications received by 11 Jun 2026
Business visa (short stay C)
Processing time2weeks
Deciding applications received by 5 Aug 2026
Join family
Irish citizen or Category A sponsor (incl. Critical Skills holders)
Processing time28months
Deciding applications received by 29 Apr 2024
Join family
Category B sponsor
Processing time28months
Deciding applications received by 16 Apr 2024
Tourist / visit visa (short stay C)
Processing time14months
Deciding applications received by 16 Jun 2025
Stamp 1 & 1H
Processing time3weeks
Processing applications submitted 28 Jul 2026
Stamp 1G
Processing time12weeks
Processing applications submitted 26 May 2026
Stamp 2, 2A & 1A
Processing time12weeks
Processing applications submitted 27 May 2026
Stamp 4
Processing time15weeks
Processing applications submitted 8 May 2026
All other categories
Processing time11weeks
Processing applications submitted 7 Jun 2026
DETE as of 9 November 2026, ISD as of 20 August 2026. Sources DETE and ISD, official published dates, refreshed weekly. Not real-time. Each "apply today, decision by" date projects the current queue length forward from the snapshot (DETE uses the typical 1.3x range), never a commitment. Once processing completes it may take up to a further 15 business days for the new IRP card to arrive by post. You can apply up to 12 weeks before your permission expires.
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