Embassy, Consulate and Diplomatic services in Ireland
When you move to a new country (or even visit for that matter), it's a very good idea to have the embassy information for your country at hand, just in case you get into any kind of difficulty. In fact, many embassies suggest that you register with them, so that they know you now live in the country.
Many of the international embassies to Ireland are located in Dublin, however there are some which are located elsewhere in the country, and in many cases they may be as far afield as the U.K. or elsewhere in Europe. It's a good idea to know exactly where yours is. I suggest if you recently moved to Ireland, or are planning to do so in the future, that you visit the Department of Foreign Affairs website, and print the contact details for your embassy that they have on file. You can find the most up-to-date information on their website at this link: Foreign Embassies accredited to Ireland
If you stumbled across this post while looking for a list of Irish embassies worldwide, you'll find those here.
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Do you have any experience with border runs in Ireland or know anyone that has done this? I’m American and found a volunteer job in Ireland for 6 months (or more). I called the Irish Embassy in D.C. this morning (which has you call an 800 number in Ireland and pay $2.90/minute) and the person I spoke with said I can volunteer in Ireland with just a US passport. I can apply for Volunteer Visa but it’s not necessary. I did mention I was getting room & board in exchange for volunteer work and that didn’t seem to matter. I asked if after 3 months I can leave and come back again a week later and the person just repeated “technically with a US passport you get 90 days in Ireland and there is no set amount of days you have to be out of country before re-entry.” Hmmm? I imagine they don’t allow people to just make border runs and stay in Ireland indefinitely. The person also said I might want to call the GNIB about where I’ll be living (not sure what that is). Do people actually do border runs without any problems? Thanks for any advice!
Hi Kristin
Your broader question re:border runs is not something I have an answer to, but will do a bit of digging and see what I come up with. I’ll get back to you on that one.
The GNIB is the Garda National Immigration Bureau. The Gardai are our police force, and they also handle immigration. Immigrants register with them upon arrival.
Re: your 800 number yo had to call…who was it? There must be a local number for them here in Ireland, which you could then call for a couple of cents a minute using something like Skype. If you can tell me who they were, I’ll get you the local number, and make the next call cheaper 🙂
Liam
It seems like applying for a volunteer visa is the best way to go. You can remain in Ireland up to a period of 3 years according to the information on inis.gov.ie. Of course, this is assessed on a case by case basis, and there are other requirements/rules.
Here’s what I found
“Lay volunteers who are permitted to enter Ireland on or after 1 January 2011 will be permitted to remain for a maximum of 3 years. Immigration permission, if granted, will be for 12 months at a time. Immigration Stamp 3 will be issued. There will no extensions of time allowed.”
Here’s the link to the full article http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/WP10000034