Almost 200 non-nationals have successfully completed the first step to becoming Garda since entry requirements were changed late last year.
The 193 candidates have been called for interview after being among 2,872 who passed an initial aptitude test.
Under the new rules introduced last year applicants are no longer required to hold a qualification in English or Irish. Instead, they must prove they are competent in two languages, at least one of which must be English or Irish.
Entry is now open to EU nationals, those from European Economic Area states and any non-national who has been lawfully present in the State for five years.
Over 8,400 people applied to join the force following a recruitment campaign last October and 4,296 of those were invited to sit the aptitude test.
Of those applicants, almost 6,800 indicated their background on the application form and these figures show that a total of 588 Asian Chinese (Ireland's largest non-national group) and 114 "other" Asians applied to join the force.
There were 322 candidates from Eastern European countries, 75 "black Africans", five "other Africans", 119 "others", and 112 in "no other category".
Some 5,416 "white Irish" also applied, including seven Travellers.
The Government plans to increase the strength of the force to 14,000 by the end of 2006.