Immigration Permission, Registration, and Renewal
Applicants must follow the required immigration procedures to legally reside and work as a Minister of Religion in Ireland.
Initial Registration and Permission
After an applicant enters the country, they must visit the registration office before their landing stamp expires to:
- Extend their permission to stay for longer than 90 days (i.e. as a Minister of Religion).
- Register their details with Immigration.
If successful, the applicant will be granted immigration permission to stay as a Minister of Religion for an initial 12-month period under Stamp 3.
Renewing Immigration Permission
Renewal Process
An applicant must visit a registration office to renew their permission and registration approximately six weeks before they expire.
Maximum Duration
Immigration policy for Ministers of Religion allows two renewals, up to a maximum stay of three years.
- Who can apply for Minister of Religion Permission
- The work a successful applicant can do
- Permission to work as a Minister of Religion allows the successful applicant to do the following
- Minister of religion permission does not permit a successful applicant to do the following
- Who can a successful applicant work for?
- Preclearance Approval Letter
- Non-EEA Nationals requiring an Entry Visa
- Documents required for preclearance letter
- Medical Insurance
- Decision and next steps
- An applicant’s family members
- If an applicant’s application is refused
- Appeal of the decision and Judicial Review
- Immigration permission, registration and renewal
- Change to an applicant’s sponsoring organisation