International Students (Non EU)

Dublin Institute of Design is a multicultural Institute which currently has students attending from a wide range of countries including Brazil, Croatia, China, Japan, India, Korea, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Pakistan, Russia and Venezuela.

The Institute is located in the heart of Dublin City, offering easy access via a range of public transport links from all parts of Dublin. The National Art Gallery, The Natural History Museum, Trinity College, Dail Eireann, Saint Stephen's Green Park and Dublin’s iconic Grafton Street are all within 5 minutes of the Institute.

Dublin Institute welcomes applications from Non-EU students for our full time 2 year Higher National Diploma and 1 year Higher National Certificate courses.

Our Higher National Diploma and Higher National Certificate courses are included on the Department of Education and Science's Internationalisation register of programmes approved by the Minister for Education and Science for the purpose of access to employment by students from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland. Students may work for up to 20 hours a week in order to fund their education.

The Institute has experience of assisting students with their visa applications and works closely with applicants during this process. Applicants will only be granted a student visa when applying for full time courses.

The visa application process requires applicants to have paid in full for their course before making their visa application.

Initial application should be made via the online link on this page. The Institute will also require the following information:

· CV detailing your academic/work history year-by-year with no gaps.

· Statement of Purpose indicating the reasons for your choice of course and why you want to study in Ireland.

· A reference letter. Copies of second level/high school certificates. Copies of university/third level award certificates (where applicable).

· A transcript of results for all subjects taken must be provided.

· Proof that education was conducted in English if applicable (letter from school/college required) or proof of English language fluency at least to the level of an IELTS score of 5.5.

· Copy of relevant pages of passport.

· Two passport-sized photographs.

For further information please refer to our Quality Assurance Manual

You can also apply online or email any enquiries to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

From 1 January 2011 there are changes to the immigration system for full-time non-EEA students. More information is available at:http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel_and_recreation/travel_to_ireland/student_visas.html