If your spouse is filing an employment visa (academic degree, vocational training), please apply with our Visa application centre.

Please prepare your application with all of the following documents in the given order. Please bring your original certificates as well as your original employment contract along. Please DO NOT staple any documents.

Incomplete documentation may result in the rejection of your application.

• VIDEX pplication form fully completed including declaration Section 54 (2) 8, duly signed
• Valid passport (issued within the last 10 years and valid for at least 6 months after arriving in Germany with at least two empty pages) + copy
• Irish residence permit + copy
• 1 biometric passport size picture, not older than six months with a bright background and frontal view of the face (please do not attach the picture to the application form) Digitally-altered passport pictures will not be accepted
• Original marriage certificate, when applying for a spouse reunion visa + copy OR Original birth certificate long form of your child + copy O Registration of marriage appointment in Germany + copy
• If applicable: Proof of German language skills, at least level A1 + copy
• Proof of spouse's employment in Germany + copy
• Proof of housing in Germany with full address (e.g. rental contract, hotel reservation) OR invitation letter in case of private accommodation with name, full address and their passport copy
• Self-addressed envelope (An Post only), 9,50,- Euros stamp or Envelope and stamps can be purchased for 12 Euros at the Embassy
• Visa fee: 75,- Euros (contactless payment options are not available)
• After approval: Health insurance covering you for the duration of your visa

Please note that the German Embassy Dublin reserves the right to ask for additional documents at any time during processing. Submission of the above-mentioned documents does not guarantee that a visa is granted.