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Verified student visa, immigration, work-rights and post-study updates for Ireland, each linked to the official government source.
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Immigration Service Delivery reported on 13 July 2026 that renewing an Irish Residence Permit through the Burgh Quay registration office in Dublin was taking more than 17 weeks for some categories, with up to two further weeks for the new card. A temporary summer travel concession ran from 13 July to 31 August 2026 and has ended.
Immigration Service Delivery offered a short Stamp 2 bridging permission, running to 30 September 2026, for eligible English-language students moving into an ILEP higher education programme starting by the end of October 2026. ISD's notice was valid only from 1 May to 31 August 2026, so new applications are no longer accepted under it.