The Consulate is operating with new procedures due to the need to social distance. Please bear with us. We would ask all our customers to conduct their business with us by phone, email or mail for the moment in the interests of everyone's safety. Should you have an emergency situation and feel that you need to come into the Consulate in person, please contact us and our staff will advise on making an appointment, if necessary. Please do not come to the Consulate without contacting us first: the building has strict controls over ingress and you will not be admitted.

During this period the quickest way to contact us is via the Contact Us form on our website. If you are in need of emergency assistance please contact the Consulate by calling +1 212 230 2480 and leaving a message, rather than through this form. 

If leaving a message, please remember to leave a number on which you can be contacted (which can accept calls). The answering machine is monitored regularly and a staff member will contact you as soon as possible.  The mailbox/Contact Us form is monitored during normal working hours only. 

We are now accepting paper passport applications once more for 1st time applicants and those who cannot renew their passports online because their Irish passport is over 5 years expired. However, we cannot guarantee the usual turnaround times. 

Please note that all adult and children's passports can now be renewed online at https://www.dfa.ie/passportonline/ as long as it is under 5 years since the previous Irish passport expired.  If you can renew online (that is to say, you already hold an Irish passport which expired less than five years ago) you now must renew online. The passport office will no longer process paper applications from those who are eligible to apply for their passport online and your application will be returned to you should you send it in.

We have started a limited resumption of visa services. During this initial resumption phase, we will only be accepting Long Stay “D” visa applications, including Study, as well as those identified under our current criteria as Emergency/Priority visas. Please check the criteria for emergency visas and contact us to ensure you fall under this category before sending in any documents. It remains the position that we are not issuing short stay visas for non-essential travel. The processing of Working Holiday Authorisations is also suspended until further notice

Please stay safe and reach out to us if you need us.  For updates check twitter/facebook @IrelandinNY 

Latest Official Travel Advice

As of 16 March, the Government of Ireland is recommending against all non-essential international travel, including to the United States. 

Irish citizens, and others, are free to travel from the US to Ireland on any scheduled flights from a US airport and transatlantic flights continue to operate, albeit in reduced numbers and from a reduced number of airports. Flights continue to operate directly to Dublin from New York (JFK). 

You should book or make changes to your existing bookings directly with your airline.  You should check regularly with your airline’s website for status updates and for any additional information they may require before you can board. 

We strongly recommend that you do not travel to an airport without a confirmed booking.

On return to Ireland, all travellers will be requested to self-isolate for 14 days. Please heed this restriction carefully in order to protect yourself and others, and follow the guidance here. Please also download the new tracker app which will help slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ireland.

For our latest travel advice on the United States please see here. You can also follow us on Twitter for the latest info (@IrelandinNY)

Coronavirus in the US

Irish citizens can access localised up-to-date information for the New York Consular Area through the authorities listed below:

Connecticut twitter; Delaware twitter; New Jersey twitter; New York City twitter; New York State twitter; Pennsylvania twitter; West Virginia twitter

Please refer to the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) website for further updates, including on travel restrictions to the US for those travelling from Ireland.

Follow medical advice  to protect yourself from COVID-19 and to prevent the spread of the virus. Be alert to common signs of infection: respiratory problems, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. Seek medical advice if you experience these symptoms.

Irish citizens who are abroad and have concerns about the Coronavirus can call the @dfatirl dedicated phone line at +353 (0) 1 6131733. Health-related info is also available here and here. 

U.S. Travel Restrictions

As a result of the COVID- 19 outbreak the US has implemented special entry restrictions for their territory. 

As detailed in the US President's Proclamation of 14 March, from 11.59 EST Monday 16 March, entry into the US will be restricted for those travelling from Ireland and the UK. Non-US nationals, including Irish nationals, who have visited or resided in Ireland or the UK for any period in the 14 days prior to their travel to the US will be denied entry, unless they are legal permanent residents of the US (i.e. green card holders), or are the spouse or child of a US national or permanent resident, or the sibling of same providing both are under 21 years of age.

 This extends the coverage of the measures the US Government introduced on Friday 13 March restricting the entry to the USA of non-US nationals and permanent residents who had visited or resided in Schengen Area countries over the same period. The US Government has indicated that this is a temporary restriction that will last for 30 days.

 Non-US nationals with legal permanent residence in the US (i.e. Green Card holders) and their immediate family, as well as immediate family (spouse and children) of US nationals are not restricted from entering the US. However, if travelling from a restricted country they will now be required to enter the country through one of thirteen designated airports and will undergo additional screening on arrival. Further information can be found here.