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If you are applying for a licence to work as a Temporary Licence (Event), Security Guard (Guarding), Security Guard (Monitoring), Door Supervisor or Private Investigator employee you will need to register and pay for your application online.

Once you have registered on-line you will receive your personalised application pack by post within 5 days. Sign this application form back and front and return it to the PSA within 21 days from date of payment along with a colour passport photograph and your training certificate(s), if it is 6 months since your training course, you must provide the QQI Certificate.

The application form should be returned to the PSA with the following documents:

  • A copy of your Birth Certificate, passport or Driving Licence
  • A colour passport photograph
  • Foreign Criminal Record Certificate (if you have spent six months or more in another jurisdiction since the age of 15)
  • Evidence that you have successfully completed the required training (see “TRAINING” tab on our homepage)
  • IRP card (Irish Residence Permit) OR TRC card (Temporary Residence Card) with Labour Market Access Permission letter for all non European Economic Area (EEA) Nationals.

For further details on the potential impact criminal convictions or other issues have on your eligibility for a PSA licence please see our “Fit and Proper Guidelines”.

Please note that if your application is refused the PSA will not issue a refund of the fee paid.

Completed application forms, along with any other documents from the list above should be sent to the PSA in the pre-addressed envelope contained in the application pack or to: The Private Security Authority, Individual Licensing Division, Davis St, Tipperary Town, Co. Tipperary, E34 PY91.

When your application has been processed, you will receive a Garda Vetting Invite by email which you must complete and submit online, refer to your application pack for more information on how to complete it.

A decision will be made on your licence application once the PSA have all required documentation including the results of your Garda Vetting.

The PSA will accept the following as evidence that you have successfully completed the relevant training course:

  • A copy of your QQI certificate or equivalent qualification in the case of Security Guard (Guarding) or Door Supervisor

  • A Notification of Completion of QQI Award Form (Form TRF). A list of Training Providers who offer validated courses for Security Guard (Guarding) or Door Supervisor is available here. *A TRF Form is only acceptable for 6 months from date of issue – A QQI Award Form will be required thereafter.

  • For Cash-in-Transit employees a Declaration of Training signed by both the applicant and the company training officer is required. This is FORM CIT-TRDF.

  • For Private Investigator training courses please refer to the ICSE website Private Investigator PSA License (Employee) – Security Excellence

  • For Temporary Licence (Event), one must have an employer to be eligible for a licence. As the training is in house (provided by the registered PSA Event Security Contractor) a training letter/cert must be included with the application or provided by the registered PSA Event Security Contractor.

If your application is not completed fully or if you don’t submit all the necessary documents, your application will not be accepted and will be sent back to you.

All forms must be completed accurately and truthfully.

False or misleading information on any form submitted may have consequences for your eligibility for a licence.