Irish International Hotel & Catering School

It is important to note that admission to a full time programme at the Irish International Hotel and Catering School does not automatically guarantee you a student visa. You must also meet the immigration requirements in order to reside and study in Ireland.

Basic requirements for Student Visa in Ireland:

The Application Form should be submitted along with ALL supporting documentation. Original documents are required and must be in ENGLISH or accompanied by a notarised translation of the same. All documents must be clear and legible.The Visa Officer will need to easily identify what they are and to whom they refer.

From 14th July, 2008, all student visa application should contain a copy of an Electronic Transfer of Funds from the applicant to the Irish Bank of the college, showing details of beneficiary's name, address, bank details and the same for sender. The fees would be returned to the applicant if the visa is refused.

Any unsigned declarations, false information, forged or fraudulent documentation will result in the refusal of your application and no appeal will be permitted. The onus is on you, the applicant, to satisfy the Visa Officer that a visa should be granted.

The granting of a Student Visa does not entitle you to have any person, whether related to you or not, to join or visit you in Ireland.
In applying for a Student Visa you must be able to show that:

You are enrolled on a privately funded course involving at least 15 hours of organised daytime tuition each week.
You have paid the requisite fees to the college.
You have the academic ability to follow your chosen course.
You have a level of English language sufficient to do so (except in the case of an application which is solely for an English language course).
You have immediate access to at least €7,000. This is the estimated cost of living in Ireland for a student for one academic year.
You must also demonstrate that you or your sponsor has ready access to an amount of at least €7,000 for each subsequent year of your studies, in addition to the course fees for each of those years.
You have private medical insurance.
You can account for any gaps in your educational history.
Your intention to return to your country of permanent residence following the completion of your studies in Ireland.

Online visa application

From September 2007, online application for visa is available for most of the countries.

More information can be found in INIS.

Employment during study

Only students attending a full time course of education of at least one year’s duration leading to qualifications recognised by the Minister for Education and Science will be permitted to take up casual employment.

Access to employment is denied to all other students.
Casual employment is defined as up to a maximum of 20 hours part time work per week, or full time work during normal college vacation periods. Such work should not interfere with your course attendance, as failure to provide evidence of a satisfactory attendance record will result in refusal of any extension to your permission to remain.
The entitlement to casual employment will be ceased on completion of your college course.
The stamp placed in your passport by GNIB will indicate whether or not you are permitted to take up casual employment.
If you are in doubt of this you should check with GNIB before you accept any job offer.
Any breach of your visa conditions will lead to a review of your case and possible removal from the State.

Please contact your local Irish Embassy or Consulate or the Department of Foreign Affairs or the INIS in Ireland.