Business visa
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08 Jul 2019
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Business Visa from Nigeria to Ireland
- This is the type of visa issued to Nigerians traveling to Ireland for business purposes.
- The Ireland business visa is also a short-stay visa. All short-stay visas are called 'C' visas.
- A short-stay business visa allows you to travel to Ireland for up to 90 days for business or for work that lasts 14 days or less.
- The Ireland business visa allows you to travel to Ireland for up to 90 days for activities related to your job, including to:
- Attend meetings
- Negotiate or sign agreements or contracts
- Work for 14 days or less
- This visa does not allow you to:
- Work in any way (paid or unpaid) for 15 days or longer
- Rely on Irish public services, e.g. public hospitals
- Getting a visa does not automatically mean that you will be allowed to enter Ireland. An immigration officer at border control can refuse you entry even if you have a visa.
- A signed official letter from your employer confirming that you are undertaking this business trip on the company’s behalf is needed.
- The purpose and dates of the trip will also be outlined in the letter.
- If a number of trips are required/envisaged, this must be clearly stated in the letter.
- If going for a business meeting, the Irish company you’d be meeting will also provide a letter confirming the trip.
- If you are responsible for the costs of the trip, evidence of how you intend to finance your trip and support yourself for the duration of your visit must be provided.
- You need to present details of any previous applications you have made for an Irish visa, including those refused.
- If you have been refused a visa for any other country details of this should be submitted. Failure to disclose previous visa refusals will result in your Irish visa application being refused.
- You must apply for a visa from your home country or a country where you are a legal resident.
- You are advised to start preparing your application 3 months before you travel.
- Your application has 3 parts:
- Create a visa application online
- Pay the visa application fee
- Send your passport & other documents for processing
- In some cases, you may also need to provide bio-metric information
- You will be given information about where to send your documents after you create your visa application.
- If your application is successful, an Irish visa will be placed into your passport/travel document and returned to you.
- In general, you can expect a decision about 8 weeks after we receive your documents.
