Ireland: guide for Ukrainians
Official pages and hotlines, where to settle your status, Ukrainian consular posts and Passport Service centres with addresses, mobile operators, banks and the emergency number.
This is not legal advice. Addresses and hours change. Before you travel, check the page of the office itself.
Official information and help
State pages for people from Ukraine: status, housing, benefits, work and schools in this country.
- How the status is extended
- Temporary protection follows the EU directive, now set to end on 4 March 2027. The government has announced a Temporary Protection Transition Scheme, an alternative permission for people with this status, and is phasing out state-contracted accommodation by March 2027. Follow the updates on gov.ie.
- Where status and residence are handled
- Immigration Service Delivery
- In an emergency
- Emergency number: 112.
- Your number for work and taxes
- For work, taxes and many accounts you will need: PPS number.
Consular posts of Ukraine
Consular posts of Ukraine: Dublin. Book through e-Consul. The address and reception hours are in the foreign ministry’s catalogue.
Passport Service "Document"
There is no Passport Service centre here: passports are made at the consulate.
SIM card and mobile operators
The largest operators: Vodafone, Three, eir. A SIM card is sold in the operator’s shops and in supermarkets. Take your passport: the shop may ask for a document. The telecom regulator ComReg publishes coverage maps and consumer information about operators.
Bank account
The largest banks: AIB, Bank of Ireland, PTSB. In the EU everyone who lives in the country legally has the right to a basic payment account. A bank usually asks for a passport, the document of your stay and an address.
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Answers that are the same in every country: booking a consulate, the validity of a passport, the rules for men aged 18 to 60, the crisis line and Erasmus+.