School Student Visa (Private Primary or Secondary
School)

Non-EEA children can study in Ireland at a fee-paying private primary or secondary school, such as a private day school or a boarding school. Visa-required pupils need a long stay 'D' study visa. The school must be a fee-paying private school listed on the Department of Education's website: the visa can't be used for free State schools. Applications must show that the school fees are paid before arrival, that the family can support the pupil for the whole stay without public funds, and that the pupil has private medical insurance. Unaccompanied pupils under 18 have extra safeguarding requirements: notarised consent from both parents naming the person who will care for the child, such as the school, a host family or an agency, and Garda clearance for the child's address, which the school arranges. The pupil's permission doesn't give parents or siblings a right to come too. Pupils aged 16 or over register their permission after arriving and are given Stamp 2A, which doesn't allow work.

The child's permission doesn't give family members a right to accompany or join them. A parent would need their own permission.

No. The visa is only for fee-paying private schools listed by the Department of Education.

The school, a host family or an agency, named in the notarised parental consent. The school arranges Garda clearance for the child's address.

Yes. Long stay study visa refusals can be appealed within 2 months of the refusal letter.

Enough to cover the child's stay without public funds or casual work, with bank statements and sponsor evidence. We'll check your evidence before you apply.