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ProcessForm 80 · Character checksNo. 0824 May 2026

Form 80 for Irish citizens, what to expect, how to not slow down a decision

Form 80 (Personal Particulars for Assessment Including Character) is the form most likely to delay an Irish visa. Here is what trips people up.

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Form 80 · Character checks

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First published
24 May 2026
Last verified
24 May 2026

Form 80 is a 19-page biographical questionnaire. It is not always requested, but it is requested most often for partner visas, employer-sponsored visas and any case where the case officer has questions. Irish applicants tend to delay their own decisions on three fields.

§01Field 1: Addresses for the last ten years

Every address. Including the three months in 2017 living with a friend in Galway. Including the Erasmus exchange. Including the J1 summer in Boston. Use bank statements, Revenue records, P60s and college records to reconstruct. Gaps trigger character-check follow-ups.

§02Field 2: Employment for the last ten years

Every employer. Casual hospitality jobs, summer work in the UK, even unpaid internships. Match this against Revenue.ie My Account for tax records.

§03Field 3: Travel history

Every overseas trip, with dates and reason. Irish citizens' EU travel is usually unstamped, passport stamps alone are unreliable. Cross-check against bank statements (foreign transactions), Ryanair/Aer Lingus email archives, and Facebook check-ins if necessary.

Primary sources, in order of citation

  1. [01]immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/form-listing/forms/80.pdf

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Paper Trail Visas organises information, reminders, document notes and preparation tasks. It is software and general education under s.276 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth), not migration advice. For advice about a specific application (refusal history, health conditions, character disclosures, unusual work history), speak with a MARA-registered migration agent or an Australian legal practitioner with an unrestricted practising certificate.