I want to apply for an Irish visa but I need my passport back as I have to travel abroad before my date of travel to Ireland. What can I do?

You can submit your application with all of the required supporting documents and your original passport. You should also submit a full photocopy of your passport; this will be checked against your original passport and your passport returned to you immediately. Once you have returned to Russia you can re-submit your passport to the office for the visa to be affixed in the event that your application is successful.

If you are applying in person, just let the visa counter team know that you need the passport back. If you are applying by post, include a note to the visa team explaining why you need your passport back. You must make your own arrangements for the return of your passport.