Visa Applications, Decisions, and Nationalities in Ireland

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This dataset provides comprehensive information on visa applications processed by the Irish Immigration Service. It includes the number of visas applied for, granted, and refused, categorized by visa type as listed on www.irishimmigration.ie (e.g., Business, Employment, Join Family, Study, Tourism). Additionally, the dataset includes the nationality of applicants to offer insights into the geographic distribution of applications and decisions.

A dataset like this is available, but it does not distinguish between the many types of visa available, only long vs short term visas.

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Creator Séamus Mac an Bháird
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Public Sector Body Department of Justice and Equality - Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service
Potential Use

Assess the effectiveness of Irish immigration policies by analyzing approval/refusal rates for specific visa categories. Enable researchers to study migration patterns and their societal effects.

Likes 15
Created 2 years ago
Closed 9 months ago
Open Data None

Current Discussion

  • Alan Compelli (Unauthenticated user) (1 year ago)

    Hi Séamus. The Open Data team here at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration have been looking as disaggregating Visas data by Visa type. Hopefully we will be able to start publishing this data in the near future.

  • Open Data Team (1 year ago)

    Request sent to the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for consideration on 09/10/2025. Open Data Team.

  • James Nolan (Unauthenticated user) (2 years ago)

    I would like to see the breakout of family reunification visas, In would also like to see the exact job descriptions and the pay offered so we can compare to the local labour market.

  • Marie cole (Unauthenticated user) (2 years ago)

    UTLs

  • Suzanne Looby (Unauthenticated user) (2 years ago)

    This information is needed.

  • Mark O'Carroll (Unauthenticated user) (2 years ago)

    A good idea