Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) · Burgh Quay Dublin 2 · Regional Offices Cork/Limerick/Galway · IRP registration
รับ IRP (Irish Residence Permit — แทน GNIB card ตั้งแต่ 2020) หลังจากถือ Long-Stay 'D' Visa เข้า Ireland — บังคับ register ภายใน 90 วัน. ISD (Immigration Service Delivery) แทน INIS (Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service) ตาม restructuring 2020 ภายใต้ Department of Justice
Passport + Long-Stay 'D' Visa (Study/Work/Join Family) validApostille Birth Certificate + Marriage Certificate (ถ้ามี) + Translation certified ITIA/Notary/Solicitor IrelandApostille Thai Police Clearance ≤ 6 months + TranslationProof of address Ireland (utility bill/BER cert/tenancy agreement RTB-registered)Private health insurance (VHI/Laya/Irish Life Health min EUR 25,000) OR proof medical cardEUR 300 registration fee (waived first-time student <18)
ISD Burgh Quay Dublin ปิด walk-in ตั้งแต่ COVID — บังคับ online appointment เท่านั้น (registration.inis.gov.ie เปิดวันจันทร์ 10:00 IST หมดใน 2-5 นาที). Regional offices Cork Anglesea St / Limerick Henry St / Galway Eyre Sq เปิด walk-in บางวัน (จองผ่านทาง Garda Immigration Officer). TAT IRP card 4-8 weeks after registration. Stamps สำคัญ: **Stamp 1** (Employment Permit — CSEP/GEP), **Stamp 1G** (Third Level Graduate Programme — 24 months post-degree job-search, ตออก 2 ปี), **Stamp 2** (Full-time student ILEP-approved), **Stamp 3** (Dependant/spouse of non-EEA worker, no permission to work), **Stamp 4** (Spouse of Irish/EU citizen OR 5-yr reckonable residence — full labour access), **Stamp 5** (Without Condition — de facto PR หลัง 8 ปี reckonable, gateway to naturalisation). NYC coordinate กับ Irish immigration solicitors Dublin 2 (Dawson St / St Stephen's Green) + Cork Grand Parade.
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Consular Section · 80 St Stephen's Green Dublin 2 · Cork Consular Office · Apostille & Legalisation
DFA (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade — สังกัดของ Tánaiste) ออก Apostille บนเอกสาร Irish-issued (birth/marriage/death cert GRO, court order, notarial deed, university degree, medical/dental/nursing council cert) ตาม Hague Convention 5 Oct 1961 (Ireland ratified 8 March 1999). Sub-office Cork Consular ให้บริการ Munster province
Original Irish document with wet signature + official stamp of issuing authorityApostille fee EUR 40 per document (postal) / EUR 40 in-person by appointmentOnline booking via DFA Consular Services portal (dfa.ie) — Dublin 80 St Stephen's Green Mon-Fri 09:30-13:00
จุดสำคัญ vs UK/Portugal/Spain: Ireland DFA issues Apostille ONLY on documents where the signatory is on the DFA specimen signature database (GRO Registrars, Court Registrars, Notaries Public Ireland registered with Chief Justice, University Registrars TCD/UCD/UCC/NUI Galway/DCU/Maynooth/UL, Medical Council/Dental Council/NMBI/CORU/Teaching Council). Private company documents (contracts, board resolutions) must first be notarized by Notary Public Ireland (Faculty of Notaries Public Ireland registration) BEFORE Apostille. Postal turnaround 5-8 business days; in-person same-day. For inbound Thai docs (28 Feb 2027+): Thai MFA Apostille accepted directly by ISD/GRO/IMC/QQI without Irish Embassy Bangkok re-legalisation. NYC handles both directions.
Embassy of Ireland Bangkok · 208 Wireless Road, 12/F, Ploenchit · Long-Stay 'D' Visa Section
รับ Long-Stay 'D' Visa (Study D, Employment D, Join Family D, Working Holiday Authorisation — 100 slots/yr Thai citizens), Short-Stay 'C' Visa (Tourist/Business ≤ 90 days), legalisation of Thai documents (until 28 Feb 2027 — Apostille direct once the Convention enters into force for Thailand)
Apostille + certified translation Thai→English (ITIA member / Notary / Solicitor / MFA)Passport valid 12+ months + biometric photos 35×45mmVFS Global Bangkok appointment (visaireland.ie/tha) — Embassy does NOT accept walk-inEmployment Permit letter (if Stamp 1) OR Letter of Acceptance ILEP institution (Stamp 2) OR sponsor's IRP + relationship proof (Stamp 3/4)Bank statement 6 months (min EUR 7,000 for student full year OR sponsor coverage)Private health insurance Ireland min EUR 25,000 coverage
Working Holiday Authorisation (WHA) Ireland-Thailand: 100 slots/year (opens 1 Jan, closes when filled — typically <1 hour) for Thai citizens 18-35 years, 12-month validity, full work permission. Study 'D' Visa: only ILEP (Interim List of Eligible Programmes) accredited institutions qualify — Trinity College Dublin, UCD, UCC, DCU, DBS, Griffith College, Kaplan Dublin, ATC Language Schools. English course must be ≥25 weeks + minimum 15 contact hours/week. Post-study: eligible for Stamp 1G Third Level Graduate Programme (24 months job-search full labour access) if degree from Irish HEA-recognized university. TAT 'D' Visa 4-8 weeks. NYC coordinates VFS Bangkok booking + document pre-check.
QQI · Quality and Qualifications Ireland · 26/27 Denzille Lane Dublin 2 · Recognition of Foreign Qualifications
ประเมิน equivalence ของ non-Irish diplomas ต่อ Irish NFQ (National Framework of Qualifications) 10 levels — จำเป็นสำหรับ Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP), General Employment Permit, professional registration Ireland (except regulated professions with own councils), university admission postgraduate
Apostille diploma + academic transcript + degree supplement + translation certified ITIA/NotaryQQI Recognition application online (qqi.ie) + EUR 130-350 fee depending on levelPassport copy + CV + employment references (if applicable)
QQI ให้ 'Foreign Qualification Statement of Recognition' — mapping ต่อ NFQ Level (Level 6 Advanced Cert / Level 7 Ordinary Bachelor / Level 8 Honours Bachelor / Level 9 Master / Level 10 PhD). Thai Bachelor 4 ปี ปกติ = NFQ Level 8, Master = Level 9. TAT 8-12 weeks postal, 4-6 weeks digital. Critical: CSEP requires Level 7+ (Ordinary Bachelor) minimum + salary EUR 38,000+ for eligible occupations OR EUR 64,000+ for non-eligible; General Employment Permit requires Level 6 + labour market test + salary EUR 34,000+. Regulated professions (Medicine → Medical Council; Nursing → NMBI; Engineering → Engineers Ireland; Architecture → RIAI; Accountancy → CAI/ACCA/CPA; Law → King's Inns/Law Society; Teaching → Teaching Council) have their OWN recognition process — QQI evaluation supplementary. NYC advises route selection before Apostille to avoid double payment.
Medical Council of Ireland (IMC) · Kingram House, Kingram Place Dublin 2 · Non-EEA Doctor Registration
รับ Apostille สำหรับ PRES (Pre-Registration Examination System) → General Registration → Trainee Specialist Division. บังคับสำหรับแพทย์ non-EEA (Thai) ต้องการทำงาน HSE hospital OR private clinic Ireland
Apostille Medical Degree (MD/MBBS 6 years) + Internship Certificate + academic transcript + Translation certified ITIA/NotaryCertificate of Current Professional Status (แพทยสภา) + Apostille + Translation ≤ 3 monthsCertificate of Good Standing all countries practised + Apostille + TranslationIELTS Academic overall 7.0 (min 6.5 each band) OR OET Medicine grade BApostille Thai Police Clearance + Translation ≤ 6 monthsPRES Part 1 fee EUR 715 + PRES Part 2 fee EUR 1,530 (clinical OSCE)
แพทย์ Thai (non-EEA) เข้า Ireland ผ่าน PRES route (Medical Practitioners Act 2007): (1) IELTS/OET language proof; (2) IMC eligibility check + document verification EUR 400; (3) PRES Part 1 — MCQ + EMI computer-based exam Dublin/Cork (BMJ OnExamination format, 200 questions, 3 hours, pass ~65%); (4) PRES Part 2 — clinical OSCE 16 stations Beaumont Hospital Dublin (Outcomes remain at the sole discretion of the embassy or authority.); (5) General Registration → 2-year Internship OR direct entry to hospital post; (6) Application for Trainee Specialist Division (RCSI/RCPI training scheme 4-7 years) OR remain in service post. **PRES Part 2 มี waiting list 12-18 months** — recommend booking as soon as Part 1 passed. Alternative: **International Medical Graduate Training Initiative (IMGTI)** RCPI/RCSI — 2-year structured Irish training + return to home country; Thai doctors can join via sponsorship. Nursing: parallel route via NMBI (Nursing & Midwifery Board Ireland) — decision letter + adaptation programme 6 weeks OR aptitude test — much shorter than PRES. NYC coordinate document prep + PRES tutorial partners Dublin.
General Register Office (GRO) · Government Offices, Convent Rd, Roscommon · Foreign Marriage & Civil Records
GRO เป็นผู้เก็บทะเบียนสมรส/เกิด/ตาย/หย่า Ireland ทั้งหมด. สำหรับ foreign marriages ที่จะใช้ Ireland ต้องจัดการผ่าน HSE Civil Registration Service (สมรสใหม่) OR GRO (transcription/recognition foreign marriage) — จำเป็นสำหรับ spousal Stamp 4, dependant visa, tax joint assessment, inheritance rights
Apostille Kor.Ror.3 Thai Marriage Certificate + Kor.Ror.2 English translation + Translation certified ITIA/NotaryBoth parties' passports + Irish PPS number (if applicable)Proof of address Ireland (utility bill ≤ 3 months)Free of impediment certificate (Certificate of No Record from Amphoe if remarrying) + Apostille + TranslationEUR 20 GRO transcription fee (foreign marriage entered on Irish register)
Ireland ไม่บังคับ 'transcription' ของ foreign marriage เหมือน Portugal/Spain — สมรสไทย recognised โดย common law rules (Foreign Marriages Act 1892 + Marriages Act 1972) หากถูกต้องตามกฎหมายไทย + Apostilled + Translated. แต่การ 'record' ที่ GRO ให้ประโยชน์: (1) Irish Marriage Certificate ที่ใช้ยื่นได้ทุกที่โดยไม่ต้อง Apostile Thai ซ้ำ; (2) spouse ของ Irish citizen เข้าถึง fast-track naturalisation (3 ปี reckonable แทน 5 ปี) หลัง 3 ปีสมรส; (3) tax joint assessment Revenue Commissioners; (4) inheritance under Succession Act 1965. TAT GRO transcription 4-8 weeks postal; HSE Civil Registration in-person (Roscommon HQ / Joyce House Dublin / Cork/Galway/Limerick regional) walk-in with appointment. **Divorce Thai:** ต้อง apply สำหรับ recognition โดย Circuit Court Family Law Ireland ก่อน — TAT 4-8 months + solicitor fee EUR 1,500-3,500 + Apostilled Thai divorce decree.
