Ireland - Obtain or Renew a Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) Card

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Procedure

Registration

All non-nationals who are not citizens of a member State of the European Union, the European Economic Area or Switzerland, must register with An Garda Sochna.

After you register a valid registration certificate in the form of a GNIB Card will be issued to you.

The fee is 300 and must be paid by credit card, laser card or bank giro. This fee cannot be paid by cash.

To those residing in the Dublin Metropolitan Region you must register at the GNIB offices at 13/14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2. The registration desk opening hours are:
Monday to Thursday: 8.00.am. to 9.00.pm
Friday: 8.00.am to 6.00.pm.

The cards are printed centrally, in batches, at the offices of the Garda National Immigration Bureau, Burgh Quay, Dublin 2.

With the introduction of the batch printing process non-nationals who register at the Registration Office, 13 - 14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, after 8.30.pm in the evening may be required to return the following morning to collect their certificates of registration.

Non-nationals residing outside of the Dublin Metropolitan Region will continue to register in the Registration District in which they reside and will be required to return to the same Registration Office to collect their Certificate of Registration at a later date.

Renewal

To those residing in the Dublin area:

• You can renew your card at GNIB, 13/14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2. Tel: +353 1 666 9100/1 E-mail: [email protected]

To those residing outside the Dublin area:

• Go to your local Garda Sochna District Headquarters Station.
• You can also register at Baltinglass Garda Station, Co. Wicklow and Leixlip Garda Station, Co. Kildare.

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Required Documents

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1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Office Locations & Contacts

Garda National Immigration Bureau
13/14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2.
Tel: +353 1 666 9100/1
E-mail: [email protected]

Local Garda Stations - Directory

Eligibility

Non-EEA nationals who have entered the State with the intention of residing in Ireland for a period of more than three months

Note: Immigration certificates of registration are not issued to asylum seekers; they receive Temporary Residence Certificates from the Refugee Applications Commissioner.

Fees

Immigration certificate: 300

The fee is paid at the time of registration with your local immigration registration officer.

Payment Details

Individuals who are exempt from paying the fee:

• Refugees, both Convention and Programme;
• Persons who have been reunified with such refugees under s.18 of the Refugee Act 1996;
• Persons who are under 18 years of age at the time of registration;
• Spouses, widow or widower of an Irish citizen;
• Dependants of EU nationals who receive a residence permit under EU Directive 38/04.
• The civil partner or surviving civil partner within the meaning of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 of an Irish citizen

Validity

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Processing Time

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Instructions

At present, legally resident non-EEA nationals who have entered the State with the intention of residing in Ireland for a period of more than three months must register with their local immigration registration officers.

Required Information

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Need for the Document

An immigration certificate of registration is a document that is issued to a non- EEA national who registers with his/her local immigration registration officer. Issued by the Garda National Immigration Bureau, the certificate is in a form a credit-card sized document that includes the person's photo, residency details and date of expiry.

Following is a procedure on how you can obtain or renew a Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) Card.

Information which might help

The Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) carries out deportations, border control and investigations relating to illegal immigration and human trafficking.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

• Ireland's National Police Service:

http://www.garda.ie/controller.aspx?page=31

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