Christmas travel abroad with an expired IRP card

If you are a non-EEA national in Ireland you can travel abroad and return to Ireland from 8 December 2025 to 31 January 2026 using:

• Your current recently expired Irish Residence Permit (IRP) card,
• Proof of your IRP renewal application and
• A Travel Confirmation Notice

You can only do this if your application to renew your immigration permission was submitted before the expiry date on your IRP Card. 

Immigration Service Delivery has more detailed information about Christmas travel abroad and IRP cards. 

Find out how to renew your Irish Residence Permit.