IrelandStudy
Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.
Children attending a primary or secondary school in Ireland.
This page explains everything you need to know if you want your child to attend a primary or secondary school in Ireland.
A private fee-paying school that appears on the Department of Education website; applications for non-fee-paying schools are refused.
Register the child in a private fee paying school
If your child is applying for a visa to attend school in Ireland for second level education, they must be enrolled in a fee paying school
We will refuse applications if a child is to attend a school That does not appear on the website of the Department of Education and Skills Where that school is a non-fee paying one.
School fees must be paid before arrival; enough funds to support the stay without public funds or casual work; private medical insurance; the address where the student will stay.
Pay the appropriate school fees before their arrival in Ireland.
You must show that you have enough funds to support your stay in Ireland. This should be without recourse to public funds, or the reliance on casual employment.
Private Medical Insurance cover is required.
The address of where the student will stay while in the State as a student
Work rights for school pupils are not stated; a study visa for a minor gives no entitlement for other family members to accompany or join them.
There is no entitlement on the part of other family members to travel with or join the student in the State.
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the duration, renewal and post-study work or residence options.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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