Nearly 63,000 people were refused visas for travel to Ireland over the past two years, with citizens of some countries facing rejection rates of over 90 percent.
More than 321,000 visa applications were granted in 2024 and 2025, according to figures released by the Department of Justice.
In 2025, visa decisions were made concerning 72,137 people from India, with 92.4 percent of all applications granted.
At the other extreme, people from Burundi had a less than one-in-twelve chance of being allowed to travel to Ireland.
Of the 136 decisions made on applications from the small East African country, only 8.1 percent of people – 11 in total – were granted visas.
Overall, there were more than 205,000 applications made to the State last year for business, work, or leisure, with decisions made in around 195,000 cases.
The visa was approved in 161,084 cases while 34,089 applications were rejected – a success rate of 82.5 percent.
The Department of Justice had originally refused to release the information saying it would have an adverse effect on immigration controls.
The data, which provides a country-by-country breakdown of decisions, was only released following an appeal to the Information Commissioner under FOI laws.