Who handles Schengen visa appointments in Ireland?

It depends on the country. Many take applications at their own embassy in Dublin; VFS Global takes them for Austria, Croatia, Denmark, Hungary and the Netherlands among others, BLS International for Spain and VisaMetric for Germany. The board on this page shows the routes we check continuously; each country guide names its provider.

Yes. There is no registration, payment or account. Join the channel in Telegram and it posts new appointment dates for the routes on its free tier. Paid plans are for routes outside the free tier, personal alerts, or auto-booking.

What does “No recent data” mean on the board?

The last check for that route is more than six hours old, or the check failed. It is not the same as “No dates”: we only say a route has no dates when a recent check found none.

How often do new dates appear?

Each route we check has its own pattern, which this page and the route pages show from our monitoring: how many times new dates appeared in the last 90 days and the typical gap between them. On most routes there is no reliable day or hour; new dates can appear at any time.

I live in Ireland. Can I apply for a Schengen visa here?

Yes, if Ireland is where you legally live: the EU Visa Code has you apply where you reside, so residents of Ireland apply in Dublin with their Irish Residence Permit (IRP). Irish citizens do not need a Schengen visa, and Ireland is not part of the Schengen Area.

Do you book the appointment for me?

The free channel only tells you a date has opened; you book it yourself with the visa centre or embassy. Auto-booking is a paid service on some routes, in which we book on the applicant’s behalf, and it needs the applicant’s passport details.

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Schengen visa appointment availability in Ireland

Live status for the 4 Schengen routes on our free channel in Ireland — right now 1 has open dates. When a date opens, @UKVFSBot posts it on Telegram.

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APPOINTMENT BOARD · IRELAND

15:57 IRISH

ICELANDDUB (Dublin: dates open)earliest 11 November · tomorrowOPEN
NETHERLANDSDUB (Dublin: waitlist)WAITLIST
FINLANDDUB (Dublin: no dates)NO DATES
HUNGARYDUB (Dublin: no dates)NO DATES

Last check: 1m ago · 4 routesEvery route A–Z ↓

Open dates now: 1; route · 1 on a waitlist
On the live board: 4; routes · 4 countries
Checked in the last 6 h: 4; of 4 routes
Last check: 1m ago; automatic checks

Live data

Which Schengen countries have appointments in Ireland right now

The routes on our free channel, checked around the clock: Finland, Hungary, Iceland and the Netherlands. Each country links to its how-to-apply guide; each city to its route page.

IcelandOPEN
- Dublinfrom 11 November · tomorrow
NetherlandsWAITLIST
- Dublinwaitlist
FinlandNO DATES
- Dublinno dates
HungaryNO DATES
- Dublinno dates

Our statistics

How often new dates appear on the routes we check in Ireland

Every time new dates appear on a route we check, our monitors record it. These were the busiest routes over the last 90 days; each route page has its own pattern.

Route	Releases	Typical gap
Dublin → Austria	208 · 82 days	about 6 hours
Dublin → Switzerland	208 · 82 days	about 6 hours
Dublin → Liechtenstein	208 · 82 days	about 6 hours
Dublin → Slovenia	208 · 82 days	about 6 hours
Dublin → Hungary	35 · 28 days	about 1.5 days
Dublin → Netherlands	25 · 15 days	about 15 hours
Dublin → Iceland	15 · 11 days	about 35 hours

A release is a moment our monitors saw new dates appear after a spell with none. A release that reaches several appointment categories counts once, and a category counts at most once every three hours; how long the dates stayed open is not measured. Past releases describe the pattern so far, not a promise of the next one.

Our statistics

What applicants in Ireland reported

Applicants in Ireland have reported 28 visa outcomes to Visa Catcher's statistics. Across all of them, the median time from appointment to passport back was 15 days, and 100% of those with a known outcome were approved. The most-reported destinations:

Spain: 6 reports, median 14 days · guide
Germany: 5 reports, median 15 days · guide
Netherlands: 4 reports, median 17 days · guide
France: 3 reports, median 5 days · guide
Denmark: 3 reports, median 21 days

All reports from Ireland · how the statistics work

Personal alerts

Routes outside the free channel

These routes are checked for subscribers, so they have no public status here. Personal alerts follow the route you choose; auto-booking books it for you where it is offered.

Austria€30 / 30 d
Croatia€30 / 30 d
Denmark€30 / 30 d
Slovakia€30 / 30 d

Guides

How to apply for a Schengen visa from Ireland

A guide for each of the 15 Schengen countries that receive the most applications in Ireland, including the ones we do not track: who takes the applications, the documents, the fees and how to get a date.

In 2025, the consulates of the Schengen countries in Ireland received 30,696 short-stay visa applications and refused 3.1% of those they decided, according to the European Commission:

Schengen visa applications lodged in Ireland in 2025, by country
#	Country	Applications	Refused
1	France	5,658	1.3%
2	Spain	5,299	0.8%
3	Germany	5,184	4.1%
4	Netherlands	4,491	1.7%
5	Portugal	1,355	5.8%
6	Austria	1,306	0.3%
7	Italy	1,286	4.4%
8	Belgium	1,006	8.9%
9	Czech Republic	824	0.5%
10	Finland	758	9.2%
11	Greece	657	0.0%
12	Croatia	647	11.8%
13	Poland	460	0.9%
14	Hungary	382	14.4%
15	Bulgaria	312	2.4%
16	Malta	267	11.3%
17	Slovakia	197	1.0%
18	Romania	190	7.9%
19	Estonia	144	11.0%
20	Lithuania	142	1.4%
21	Latvia	131	15.8%
	All Schengen countries	30,696	3.1%

A–Z

Every destination we track in Ireland

The 8 destinations with a route page out of Ireland, and the cities each is booked from. Countries with a guide link to it.

FAQ

Questions about appointments in Ireland

Who handles Schengen visa appointments in Ireland?: It depends on the country. Many take applications at their own embassy in Dublin; VFS Global takes them for Austria, Croatia, Denmark, Hungary and the Netherlands among others, BLS International for Spain and VisaMetric for Germany. The board on this page shows the routes we check continuously; each country guide names its provider.
Is @UKVFSBot free?: Yes. There is no registration, payment or account. Join the channel in Telegram and it posts new appointment dates for the routes on its free tier. Paid plans are for routes outside the free tier, personal alerts, or auto-booking.
What does “No recent data” mean on the board?: The last check for that route is more than six hours old, or the check failed. It is not the same as “No dates”: we only say a route has no dates when a recent check found none.
How often do new dates appear?: Each route we check has its own pattern, which this page and the route pages show from our monitoring: how many times new dates appeared in the last 90 days and the typical gap between them. On most routes there is no reliable day or hour; new dates can appear at any time.
I live in Ireland. Can I apply for a Schengen visa here?: Yes, if Ireland is where you legally live: the EU Visa Code has you apply where you reside, so residents of Ireland apply in Dublin with their Irish Residence Permit (IRP). Irish citizens do not need a Schengen visa, and Ireland is not part of the Schengen Area.
Do you book the appointment for me?: The free channel only tells you a date has opened; you book it yourself with the visa centre or embassy. Auto-booking is a paid service on some routes, in which we book on the applicant’s behalf, and it needs the applicant’s passport details.

Visa Catcher is an independent appointment-tracking service, not affiliated with any visa centre, embassy, consulate or government. Appointments are booked on the official booking systems.

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