Visa Fees for applicants residing in China
For all visa applicants residing in China (including Hong Kong and Macau)
The Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service has outsourced the function for collection and return of visa applications in China to VFS Global. You must use the service of VFS Global to submit your visa application in China.
You will be required to pay a service charge to VFS Global. This fee is separate to the visa processing fee.
Both the visa processing fee and the VFS Global service chargemust now be paid online. No cash payments will be accepted. You will be directed to the VFS online payments portal, following completion of your online visa application.
Please follow these links for more information on Visa Fees & VFS service charge and payment methods.
Beneficiary of Directive 2004/38/EC (the 'Free Movement Directive')
If you are a beneficiary of Directive 2004/38/EC (the 'Free Movement Directive') ie. a 'qualifying family member' of an EU/EEA/Swiss Citizen, you are required to attend a Visa Application Centre (VAC) for the purpose of providing your biometric information. You will be required to pay the service charge at a reduced rate.
Multiple Journey Visa
The issuance of a multiple journey visa will be at the discretion of the Visa Officer. If you apply for a multiple journey visa but are only granted a single journey, the difference in cost cannot under any circumstances be refunded to you.
Appeals
No additional fee is charged for appeals of visa decisions.
Where to apply
You must submit your visa application in person at one of Ireland's 16 Visa Application Centres across mainland China mainland and Hong Kong. Please follow the link to find the Visa Application Centre most convenient to you – information on Visa Application Centres.
For more information, contact us.
The Beijing Visa Office is open to the public during the following times:
09:30 - 12:00 ; 14:30 - 16:00 Monday to Friday.
Embassy of Ireland, Visa Office
Ta Yuan Diplomatic Office Building 2-11-1
14 Liang Ma He Nan Lu
Chaoyang District 100600
Beijing
People's Republic of China
Telephone: + 86 10 65326945 / 65326971
Fax: + 86 10 65326956
Our Visa inquiry helpline is available from 14:30 - 16:30 Tuesday and Thursday only. Please dial the above number and press 4 when indicated.