Will a UK visa refusal affect my Irish visa application?

[ananya12]

Hi everyone,
I am chosen for a voluntary project EVS in Ireland and I should apply for a visa (lay volunteer - D stamp).
Last summer I was supposed to go on an international training in the UK but I got refused for the visa because they didn't had proves about my financial situation and my employment status even tough I've sent all of those documents. What I am concerned about is will this UK visa refusal affect my Irish visa application?
Please advice me, I don't want to have two refusals in my passport

[ananya12]

Anyone???

[dalebutt]

It is more likely that the UK refusal will impact on your future Irish visa application, you should try and prove on the application whatever way possible, that you are not going to use your Irish visa to get into the UK, be transparent as you possibly can be, with a bit of luck you might get it.

[csk321]

I don’t think UK visa rejection will affect your Irish visa processing.
Only way it affects is if you applied for UK visa and got rejected for fake documents submission then it will affect your credibility for Irish visa processing.
Eight years back my visa got rejected for UK, but one year after Uk visa rejection I applied for Irish visa and I got it.
It will depend on case to case, there is no hard and fast rule to simply reject Irish visa because of UK visa rejected previously.
I hope its answered your question.