Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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1121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify whether it is required for those applying for performance short stay C visas to provide original passport documents; if his attention has been drawn to reports that this was not the case previously, and that the issue is presenting considerable issues for music and arts festivals and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1483/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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When applying for any type of visa, including Type "C" Performance Visas, an applicant must submit their current passport, which must be valid for at least 6 months after the date the applicant plans to leave Ireland. The applicant must also submit a photocopy of each page from all previous passports where available.

As part of the application process, the visa office usually retains an applicant's passport for the duration of the application, as the visa office will place the visa sticker in the passport if the application is successful. However, it is open to applicants to request their passport back while they are waiting on the processing of their visa application, if needed.