The Irish Department of Justice has launched a phased project to distribute Irish Residence Permit (IRP) cards to Temporary Protection beneficiaries.
In a recent statement, the Department of Justice said it is contacting individuals who have been granted Temporary Protection, including Ukrainians and third-country nationals, via email to verify their current addresses for issuing IRP cards.
Taking into account the volumes, contacts with people are carried out in stages. There is no need to contact the Department until a request has been received.
According to the Department, there is a fee of €300 associated with obtaining an Irish residence permit. However, the IRP is exempt from this fee if the applicant falls into one of the following categories:
- Have refugee status
- Have subsidiary protection status
- Have leave to remain under Section 49 of the International Protection Act 2015
- Are under 18
- Are resident based on your marriage to an Irish citizen
- Are a family member of an EU citizen
In February of this year, Irish authorities decided to extend the validity of all residence permits that were granted for temporary protection. These permits have now been extended until March 4, 2024.
In this regard, the Department of Justice pointed out that people who have status under temporary protection are not required to apply for an extension. In addition, all future applicants who receive a residence permit based on these grounds will have their permits automatically valid until March 4, 2024.
Based on figures provided by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as of June 6, 2023, the total number of arrivals from Ukraine to Ireland reached 84,613. The same authority revealed that this figure represents an increase of three per cent compared to the figures which were reported on May 7, 2023.
On June 6 of this year, CSO showed that among the newcomers, women and men aged 20 years and older make up 46 per cent and 22 per cent of the total, respectively. Meanwhile, individuals aged 0-19 of both genders account for 32 per cent of total arrivals.
During the same period, 13,699 immigrants from Ukraine lived in private accommodations in Ireland. In addition, a total of 6,223 hosts were receiving Accommodation Recognition Payment (ARP) for hosting people from Ukraine.
CSO also noted that there was a significant increase of 14 per cent in arrivals compared to the figures recorded on February 12, 2023.
