Note 1
Your letter must show you are enrolled on a full time course with a minimum of 15 hours organised daytime tuition each week between the hours of 9am and 5pm.
Your Letter of Acceptance must also show that your college/school is covered by a learner protection scheme.
If your college/school’s learner protection scheme is provided via an insurance company, you must bring an original ‘Certificate of proof of enrolled learner protection‘ (in your own name) when you register.
Note 2
You may use an original receipt from your college/school (showing the amount paid) as proof.
Note 3
You cannot use travel insurance as an alternative.
Note 4
Use any 1 of the following 4 options to show you have direct access to €3,000 or €500 per month if you are staying less than 6 months.
Read a longer description about financial requirements for students.
(If you need a visa to come to Ireland, you do not need proof of finances after you arrive here. Your ability to support yourself is checked during the visa application process.)
Option 1 – Proof from an Irish bank
If you choose this option, you must bring an original statement from an Irish bank that shows a balance of €3,000 (or €500 per month if you are staying less than 6 months).
The statement must be for an account in your own name, ie the same name as in your passport.
Option 2 – Proof from a foreign bank
If you choose this option, you must bring 2 original bank statements from a foreign bank.
- The first statement must show a balance of €3,000 (or €500 per month if you are staying less than 6 months). The statement must less than 1 month old.
- The second statement must be from the same bank. It must be less than 6 months old.
Both statements must be for the same account and in your own name, ie the same name as in your passport.
You must also show that you have a debit card (for cash withdrawals in Ireland).
The debit card must be for the same bank account that has the €3,000 (or €500 per month if you are staying less than 6 months).
Option 3 – Proof from a financial services company
If you choose this option, you must bring an original letter from a financial services company in Ireland that shows it holds €3,000 ‘in trust’ for you (or €500 per month if you are staying less than 6 months).
The financial services company must be regulated in Ireland by the Central Bank of Ireland.
Option 4 – Proof via a pre-paid credit card or debit card
If you choose this option, you must bring an original statement that you have a pre-paid credit card(s) or debit card(s) with €3,000 (or €500 per month if you are staying less than 6 months).