A credit card designed to fit your budget and financial needs
The AIB Student Visa Card is designed to give you financial freedom and convenience during your student days. With the AIB Student Visa Card, you have spending power in your pocket whether it's for every day essentials or to take advantage of those last minute online deals.
AIB Student Visa Card
Features & Benefits:
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Fees and Rates
Special introductory annual interest rate of 3.83% (variable) on purchases for the first 12 months from account opening (Fees, Charges and Important Information).
Annual interest rate of 14.85% (variable)
Annual Percentage (APR) 20.5% (variable)
Representative Example: Assuming a credit limit on your card of €1,500, you used your full limit to make a single card purchase immediately after receiving your card, and you repaid in equal monthly payments over 12 months at an interest rate of 14.85% variable, (Representative 20.5% APR variable), the total amount you will pay back is €1,620.66 which includes Government stamp duty charge of €30.00. Interest charged would be €120.66.No annual bank fee
(Government stamp duty of €30.00 is charged annually per credit card account). Other fees and Charges may apply (Fees, Charges and Important Information).Up to 56 days interest free credit
If you clear your balance in full and on time each month, you can avoid paying interest.
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Mobile Pay or Tap to Pay
Contactless Payment
The card is enabled for Contactless payments. When the transaction is less than €50, you can choose to touch and pay where you see the contactless symbol More information on contactless payments.
Mobile Payments You can pay for your purchases quickly and securely using Google Pay™ and Apple Pay. Simply touch and pay for items that cost €50 or less with Google Pay/Apple Pay. For items over €50 you can pay using Google Pay/Apple Pay depending on the retailer. Just look for the below symbols:
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Minimum Qualifying Criteria
Be a third level student in full time education
Have an AIB Student Plus account
Be over 18
Have held a bank account for a minimum of 3 months
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Repayments
Spread your repayments
With an AIB Student Visa Card, you decide how much you want to repay from the minimum amount (3 % or €6.35, whichever is greater) to the full outstanding balance by direct debit. The Student Visa Card must be paid by direct debit.
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Services
Customer Service
If you have any queries, contact us on (01) 668 5500 (or +353 1 668 5500 from abroad). If your card is Lost or Stolen, please contact us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on: 1800 24 22 27 within Ireland (or +353 1 269 5022 from abroad). We’re here to help.Secure Online Shopping
When you're shopping online, we may need to confirm that it's really you using your card. This is to keep your card secure. Find out more about secure online shopping.Instant cash
You can use your AIB Student Visa Card along with your PIN (Personal Identification Number) to withdraw cash at any ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) or Bank that displays the Visa logo at home and abroad. Annual cash interest rates and fees and charges apply, please view Important Information for fees and charges for more information.Emergency Cash Facility
In emergency situations, if your credit card is lost or stolen when abroad, we can, on approval, provide you with emergency Cash up to US$5,000.00 (subject to available credit, Cash Advance and Currency Conversion fees and charges may apply). The emergency cash is normally available within 48 hours in most countries. In order to claim emergency cash you will be required to present your passport as proof of identity at a Western Union outlet near your location, as advised by our customer service staff. If your credit card is lost or stolen please call us immediately on (01) 668 5500 (or +353 1 668 5500 from abroad).
How to Apply?
Non-AIB Customers or AIB Customers without Internet Banking can:
Call us on 0818 724 725
Request 'Call Me Back' from a customer service representative; or
Drop into your local branch.
Existing AIB Customers can:
Click the button below to apply through AIB Internet Banking.
If you already have an AIB Credit Card and you are looking to change it to another one of our credit card products, please call us at 0818 724 725.
Need help? You can…
Call us on 0818 724 725 or +353 17712424 (Outside Ireland) (lines are open Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm)
Drop into your local branch.
AIB Student Visa Card Downloads
- AIB strongly recommends that before purchasing this product you review the Fees, Charges and Important Information below. It's important that you understand the fees and charges and the terms and conditions before taking out your new credit card. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us and we will talk you through it.
- Fees, Charges and Important Information for AIB Student Visa Credit Card
- AIB Personal Credit Card Terms and Conditions for AIB Student Visa Credit Card
Help and Guidance
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Find out what documentation you will need to provide to verify your identity
To comply with legislation to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, we will need to see suitable documentation to verify both your identity and your current permanent address.What you need:
Proof of Identity: a valid Passport, Driver’s Licence, EU National Identity Card
Proof of Current Permanent Address (documents must be no more than 6 months old): Utility Bill, Correspondence from a regulated financial institution (insurance/assurance company, bank, credit card company or investment company), correspondence from a government department/body.
We will require a certified copy of your Proof of Identity and two certified copies of your proof of address. Your documents can be certified by a practicing solicitor, Garda or certified at your local AIB Branch.
Note: The name on your photographic identification must exactly match the name on your proof of address. Please talk to one of our staff at your local AIB Branch if you don’t have the documentation outlined above.
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You may need documentation showing your PPSN/Tax Registration Number(TRN)
We are required by law to collect and verify your Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) or Tax Reference Number (TRN). This is required by the Central Bank of Ireland’s Central Credit Register for customer identification.In order to verify your PPSN/TRN you may need to provide us with an original or electronic version (for example, a PDF or photo) of a document showing your PPSN/TRN and full name. For a full list of acceptable documents and more information on how to provide it, visit AIB's Central Credit Register page or your local AIB Branch.
Travel Tips
The convenient and safe way to access money while abroad.
Managing Your Personal Borrowings
Helping our customers through difficult times.
Help Centre
For all service related queries please visit our Help Centre.
Other Information
Lending criteria, terms and conditions apply. Credit facilities are subject to repayment capacity and financial status and are not available to persons under 18 years of age. Government stamp duty of €30 is charged annually per credit card account. For more information, please see our Government Charges page.