The re-entry visa system, which requires immigrants who wish to travel to and from Ireland to apply and pay for permission to re-enter the country, is to be abolished. To date, foreign nationals living in Ireland have been obliged to apply for a re-entry visa every time they travel outside the country. The large demand for re-entry visas, coupled with the rising demand for visa renewals, has led to a large backlog in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) online appointment booking system. Until this date, foreign nationals will continue to need a valid visa or re-entry visa to travel to Ireland. The decision to end the re-entry system will also “remove and administrative burden from visa-required nationals” living in Ireland who hold an IRP card, said the department.

Source: The Irish Times April 12, 2019 14:26 UTC