Ireland visa requirements · checked 13 October 2026

Visa & Entry Requirements for Ireland

Q: What documents do I need to enter Ireland?

Passport validity: The Immigration Service says short stay ‘C’ visa applicants must submit a current passport valid for at least 6 months after the date they plan to leave Ireland. Travel insurance: The Immigration Service says that if your short stay ‘C’ visa is approved, you must have evidence of medical or travel insurance when you arrive at the port of entry and present it to the Immigration Officer on request. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement for Ireland. Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or an amount.

Most travellers need a visa for Ireland: 123 of 198 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate, while 75 passports enter visa-free.

Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs says a Schengen visa is not valid for travel to Ireland, and that whether you need a visa depends on your nationality, the purpose of your visit and how long you plan to stay. Citizens Information says citizens of the EU, the EEA and Switzerland, and of the countries it lists — among them the United States, Canada, Australia and Japan — do not need a visa to land in Ireland; the UK government says British and Irish citizens travel freely between the UK and Ireland under the Common Travel Area. The Immigration Service says the immigration officer decides the stay, up to a maximum of 3 months. Visa-required nationals visiting for 90 days or less apply for a Short Stay ‘C’ visa (€60 single entry).

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Passports visa-free

123

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Visa for Ireland — requirements summary

Visa-free: 75 (38%)
Visa required: 123 (62%)

All travellers must meet the entry rules set by Ireland, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.

Passport	Requirement	Max stay	Details
Afghanistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Albania	Visa required	—	Details →
Algeria	Visa required	—	Details →
Andorra	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Angola	Visa required	—	Details →
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Argentina	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Armenia	Visa required	—	Details →
Australia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Austria	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Azerbaijan	Visa required	—	Details →
Bahamas	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bahrain	Visa required	—	Details →
Bangladesh	Visa required	—	Details →
Barbados	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Belarus	Visa required	—	Details →
Belgium	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Belize	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Benin	Visa required	—	Details →
Bhutan	Visa required	—	Details →
Bolivia	Visa required	—	Details →
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required	—	Details →
Botswana	Visa required	—	Details →
Brazil	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Brunei	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bulgaria	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Burkina Faso	Visa required	—	Details →
Burundi	Visa required	—	Details →
Cambodia	Visa required	—	Details →
Cameroon	Visa required	—	Details →
Canada	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Cape Verde	Visa required	—	Details →
Central African Republic	Visa required	—	Details →
Chad	Visa required	—	Details →
Chile	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
China	Visa required	—	Details →
Colombia	Visa required	—	Details →
Comoros	Visa required	—	Details →
Costa Rica	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required	—	Details →
Croatia	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Cuba	Visa required	—	Details →
Cyprus	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Czechia	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Denmark	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Djibouti	Visa required	—	Details →
Dominica	Visa required	—	Details →
Dominican Republic	Visa required	—	Details →
DR Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Ecuador	Visa required	—	Details →
Egypt	Visa required	—	Details →
El Salvador	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Eritrea	Visa required	—	Details →
Estonia	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Eswatini	Visa required	—	Details →
Ethiopia	Visa required	—	Details →
Fiji	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Finland	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
France	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Gabon	Visa required	—	Details →
Gambia	Visa required	—	Details →
Georgia	Visa required	—	Details →
Germany	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Ghana	Visa required	—	Details →
Greece	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Grenada	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Guatemala	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Guinea-Bissau	Visa required	—	Details →
Guyana	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Haiti	Visa required	—	Details →
Honduras	Visa required	—	Details →
Hong Kong	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Hungary	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Iceland	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
India	Visa required	—	Details →
Indonesia	Visa required	—	Details →
Iran	Visa required	—	Details →
Iraq	Visa required	—	Details →
Israel	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Italy	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Jamaica	Visa required	—	Details →
Japan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Jordan	Visa required	—	Details →
Kazakhstan	Visa required	—	Details →
Kenya	Visa required	—	Details →
Kiribati	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kosovo	Visa required	—	Details →
Kuwait	Visa required	—	Details →
Kyrgyzstan	Visa required	—	Details →
Laos	Visa required	—	Details →
Latvia	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Lebanon	Visa required	—	Details →
Lesotho	Visa required	—	Details →
Liberia	Visa required	—	Details →
Libya	Visa required	—	Details →
Liechtenstein	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Lithuania	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Luxembourg	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Macau	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Madagascar	Visa required	—	Details →
Malawi	Visa required	—	Details →
Malaysia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Maldives	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mali	Visa required	—	Details →
Malta	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Marshall Islands	Visa required	—	Details →
Mauritania	Visa required	—	Details →
Mauritius	Visa required	—	Details →
Mexico	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Micronesia	Visa required	—	Details →
Moldova	Visa required	—	Details →
Monaco	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mongolia	Visa required	—	Details →
Montenegro	Visa required	—	Details →
Morocco	Visa required	—	Details →
Mozambique	Visa required	—	Details →
Myanmar	Visa required	—	Details →
Namibia	Visa required	—	Details →
Nauru	Visa required	—	Details →
Nepal	Visa required	—	Details →
Netherlands	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
New Zealand	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Nicaragua	Visa required	—	Details →
Niger	Visa required	—	Details →
Nigeria	Visa required	—	Details →
North Korea	Visa required	—	Details →
North Macedonia	Visa required	—	Details →
Norway	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Oman	Visa required	—	Details →
Pakistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Palau	Visa required	—	Details →
Palestine	Visa required	—	Details →
Panama	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Papua New Guinea	Visa required	—	Details →
Paraguay	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Peru	Visa required	—	Details →
Philippines	Visa required	—	Details →
Poland	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Portugal	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Qatar	Visa required	—	Details →
Republic of the Congo	Visa required	—	Details →
Romania	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Russia	Visa required	—	Details →
Rwanda	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Lucia	Visa required	—	Details →
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Samoa	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
San Marino	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sao Tome and Principe	Visa required	—	Details →
Saudi Arabia	Visa required	—	Details →
Senegal	Visa required	—	Details →
Serbia	Visa required	—	Details →
Seychelles	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sierra Leone	Visa required	—	Details →
Singapore	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Slovakia	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Slovenia	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Solomon Islands	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Somalia	Visa required	—	Details →
South Africa	Visa required	—	Details →
South Korea	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
South Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Spain	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Sri Lanka	Visa required	—	Details →
Sudan	Visa required	—	Details →
Suriname	Visa required	—	Details →
Sweden	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Switzerland	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
Syria	Visa required	—	Details →
Taiwan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Tajikistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tanzania	Visa required	—	Details →
Thailand	Visa required	—	Details →
Timor-Leste	Visa required	—	Details →
Togo	Visa required	—	Details →
Tonga	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa required	—	Details →
Tunisia	Visa required	—	Details →
Türkiye	Visa required	—	Details →
Turkmenistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Tuvalu	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uganda	Visa required	—	Details →
Ukraine	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United Arab Emirates	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United Kingdom	Freedom of movement	—	Details →
United States	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uruguay	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uzbekistan	Visa required	—	Details →
Vanuatu	Visa required	—	Details →
Vatican City	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Venezuela	Visa required	—	Details →
Vietnam	Visa required	—	Details →
Yemen	Visa required	—	Details →
Zambia	Visa required	—	Details →
Zimbabwe	Visa required	—	Details →

Ireland visa types, fees and processing times

Short Stay 'C' Visa (visit/tourist)

Embassy

Max stay: 90 days
Extension: Possible

Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

Official application site →

Entry requirements for Ireland

Passport validity

6 months

The Immigration Service says short stay ‘C’ visa applicants must submit a current passport valid for at least 6 months after the date they plan to leave Ireland. No official source we could read states a validity rule for visa-exempt travellers.

Immigration Service Delivery — How to apply for a short stay 'C' visit (tourist) visa✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

The Immigration Service says that if your short stay ‘C’ visa is approved, you must have evidence of medical or travel insurance when you arrive at the port of entry and present it to the Immigration Officer on request. For other visitors, it lists proof of health insurance covering the duration of the stay among other useful documents.

Irish Immigration Service — How to apply for a short stay 'C' visit (tourist) visa✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement for Ireland. The Immigration Service lists your passport, a visa if necessary and your boarding card as the minimum documents to present to the Immigration Officer, and a travel itinerary among other useful documents.

Irish Immigration Service — Entry for non-EU/EEA/Swiss/UK nationals✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or an amount. The Immigration Service lists proof of sufficient funds among other useful documents to present to the Immigration Officer.

Irish Immigration Service — Entry for non-EU/EEA/Swiss/UK nationals✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

No non-national may be in the State other than in accordance with a permission given by or on behalf of the Minister; one who is in the State in breach of this is unlawfully present. The Minister may make a deportation order against a person who, in the Minister's opinion, has broken a restriction or condition of their landing, entry or leave to stay. The order requires the person to leave the State within the period it sets and to stay out of the State afterwards.

Irish Statute Book (Office of the Attorney General) — Immigration Act 2004, s. 5; Immigration Act 1999, s. 3✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

Revenue says that if you enter or leave the EU at an Irish airport or port carrying cash of €10,000 or more, you must make a declaration to Customs. The rules apply to movements of cash to or from the UK, but not to or from Northern Ireland.

Revenue — Travelling with, or sending, cash✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026

Ireland visa requirements statistics

198

Passports covered

123

Most common: Visa required

Least common: Visa-free

38%

Visa-free access

Visa-free stays by length

90 days · 44 passports

Understanding Ireland visa requirements

We track the entry rules of Ireland for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa required, which applies to 123 passports (62%). 38% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is visa-free (75 passports).

Entry categories for Ireland

Visa-free entry: 75 passports can enter without a visa, for up to 90 days.
Visa required: 123 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate.

What else you need to enter Ireland

Passport validity: The Immigration Service says short stay ‘C’ visa applicants must submit a current passport valid for at least 6 months after the date they plan to leave Ireland.
Travel insurance: The Immigration Service says that if your short stay ‘C’ visa is approved, you must have evidence of medical or travel insurance when you arrive at the port of entry and present it to the Immigration Officer on request.
Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement for Ireland.
Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or an amount.

Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Ireland or its official immigration website before you travel.

Frequently asked questions about Ireland visas

Do I need a visa for Ireland?

Most travellers need a visa for Ireland: 123 of 198 passports must apply at an embassy or consulate, while 75 passports enter visa-free. It depends on your passport — check yours.

Do US citizens need a visa or ETA for Ireland?

No. Citizens Information lists the United States of America among the countries whose citizens do not need a visa to land in Ireland. The Immigration Service says the immigration officer places a stamp in your passport that sets out the duration of your stay, which is at the officer's discretion, up to a maximum of 3 months.

Can I visit Ireland with a Schengen visa?

No. Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs says a Schengen visa is not valid for travel to Ireland, and that a UK visa is not valid either, except in limited cases under specific schemes such as the Short Stay Visa Waiver Programme. Chinese nationals living in China and Indian nationals living in India may be eligible for the British Irish Visa Scheme (BIVS).

Do I need a UK ETA to travel to Ireland?

No official Irish source we could read requires a UK ETA for travel to Ireland. Ireland's Immigration Service says an ETA cannot be used under its Short-stay Visa Waiver Programme: a national holding a UK ETA and not a UK visa needs a separate Irish visa to travel to Ireland.

Do South African citizens need a visa for Ireland?

South Africa is not among the countries Citizens Information lists as not needing a visa to land in Ireland, and it lists South Africa among the countries whose citizens need a valid Irish transit visa when landing in the State. Visa-required nationals visiting for 90 days or less apply for a Short Stay ‘C’ visa (€60 single entry) online through AVATS.

How long can I stay in Ireland as a tourist?

The Immigration Service says the immigration officer places a stamp in your passport that sets out the duration and conditions of your stay; the duration is at the officer's discretion, up to a maximum of 3 months. If you arrive with a short stay ‘C’ visa, you must leave before your landing stamp expires.

Do US citizens need a visa for Ireland?

US citizens can visit Ireland visa-free for 90 days. Full rules for United States passport holders.

Do UK citizens need a visa for Ireland?

UK citizens can live and travel in Ireland freely. Full rules for United Kingdom passport holders.

Do German citizens need a visa for Ireland?

German citizens can live and travel in Ireland freely. Full rules for Germany passport holders.

What documents do I need to enter Ireland?

Passport validity: The Immigration Service says short stay ‘C’ visa applicants must submit a current passport valid for at least 6 months after the date they plan to leave Ireland. Travel insurance: The Immigration Service says that if your short stay ‘C’ visa is approved, you must have evidence of medical or travel insurance when you arrive at the port of entry and present it to the Immigration Officer on request. Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement for Ireland. Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or an amount.

How long can I stay in Ireland without a visa?

Up to 90 days for every visa-free passport.

How many countries can visit Ireland without a visa?

75 of 198 passports can enter Ireland visa-free (38%). and 123 need a visa from an embassy.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).

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