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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€60 for single entry, €100 for multiple entry; some applicants are exempt from the visa fee. Apply online through AVATS, then follow the Summary Application Form's instructions on where to submit your documents. The Immigration Service says applicants can expect a decision within approximately 8 weeks from the date the application was received at the visa office, embassy or consulate.
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.
No official source we read lists a vaccination certificate required for entry.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ireland is a party to the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic (UN Treaty Collection). Ireland's Road Safety Authority says that, as a visitor, you can drive on a licence from any state outside the EU/EEA for up to one year, provided it is current and valid, and that you can drive with a valid EU/EEA licence until it expires.
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: treaties.un.org (opens in a new tab) · Convention on Road Traffic Compare every countryNo official source we could read gives a best time to visit Ireland. Canada's travel advice says some roads may become hazardous during severe weather conditions.
The UK government says British and Irish citizens can travel freely between the UK and Ireland under the Common Travel Area, and that some airlines and ferry operators have introduced, or will introduce, a passport-only identification requirement, so check your carrier's requirements. Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs says a UK visa is not valid for travel to Ireland, except in limited cases under schemes such as the Short Stay Visa Waiver Programme.
Canada's travel advice says road conditions and road safety are generally good in Ireland, but that some roads can be uneven, narrow and winding, particularly in rural areas, and may become hazardous during severe weather conditions.
| Passports | Visas & entry authorisations | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Albania | Embassy visa | — |
| Algeria | Embassy visa | — |
| Andorra | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Angola | Embassy visa | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Argentina | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Armenia | Embassy visa | — |
| Australia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Austria | Free movement | — |
| Azerbaijan | Embassy visa | — |
| Bahamas | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bahrain | Embassy visa | — |
| Bangladesh | Embassy visa | — |
| Barbados | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Belarus | Embassy visa | — |
| Belgium | Free movement | — |
| Belize | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Benin | Embassy visa | — |
| Bhutan | Embassy visa | — |
| Bolivia | Embassy visa | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Embassy visa | — |
| Botswana | Embassy visa | — |
| Brazil | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Brunei | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Bulgaria | Free movement | — |
| Burkina Faso | Embassy visa | — |
| Burundi | Embassy visa | — |
| Cabo Verde | Embassy visa | — |
| Cambodia | Embassy visa | — |
| Cameroon | Embassy visa | — |
| Canada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Central African Republic | Embassy visa | — |
| Chad | Embassy visa | — |
| Chile | Visa-free | 90 days |
| China | Embassy visa | — |
| Colombia | Embassy visa | — |
| Comoros | Embassy visa | — |
| Costa Rica | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Embassy visa | — |
| Croatia | Free movement | — |
| Cuba | Embassy visa | — |
| Cyprus | Free movement | — |
| Czechia | Free movement | — |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Embassy visa | — |
| Denmark | Free movement | — |
| Djibouti | Embassy visa | — |
| Dominica | Embassy visa | — |
| Dominican Republic | Embassy visa | — |
| Ecuador | Embassy visa | — |
| Egypt | Embassy visa | — |
| El Salvador | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Equatorial Guinea | Embassy visa | — |
| Eritrea | Embassy visa | — |
| Estonia | Free movement | — |
| Eswatini | Embassy visa | — |
| Ethiopia | Embassy visa | — |
| Fiji | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Finland | Free movement | — |
| France | Free movement | — |
| Gabon | Embassy visa | — |
| Gambia | Embassy visa | — |
| Georgia | Embassy visa | — |
| Germany | Free movement | — |
| Ghana | Embassy visa | — |
| Greece | Free movement | — |
| Grenada | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Guatemala | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Guinea | Embassy visa | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | Embassy visa | — |
| Guyana | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Haiti | Embassy visa | — |
| Honduras | Embassy visa | — |
| Hong Kong | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Hungary | Free movement | — |
| Iceland | Free movement | — |
| India | Embassy visa | — |
| Indonesia | Embassy visa | — |
| Iran | Embassy visa | — |
| Iraq | Embassy visa | — |
| Ireland | Free movement | — |
| Israel | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Italy | Free movement | — |
| Jamaica | Embassy visa | — |
| Japan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Jordan | Embassy visa | — |
| Kazakhstan | Embassy visa | — |
| Kenya | Embassy visa | — |
| Kiribati | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Kosovo | Embassy visa | — |
| Kuwait | Embassy visa | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Embassy visa | — |
| Laos | Embassy visa | — |
| Latvia | Free movement | — |
| Lebanon | Embassy visa | — |
| Lesotho | Embassy visa | — |
| Liberia | Embassy visa | — |
| Libya | Embassy visa | — |
| Liechtenstein | Free movement | — |
| Lithuania | Free movement | — |
| Luxembourg | Free movement | — |
| Macau | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Madagascar | Embassy visa | — |
| Malawi | Embassy visa | — |
| Malaysia | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Maldives | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mali | Embassy visa | — |
| Malta | Free movement | — |
| Marshall Islands | Embassy visa | — |
| Mauritania | Embassy visa | — |
| Mauritius | Embassy visa | — |
| Mexico | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Micronesia | Embassy visa | — |
| Moldova | Embassy visa | — |
| Monaco | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Mongolia | Embassy visa | — |
| Montenegro | Embassy visa | — |
| Morocco | Embassy visa | — |
| Mozambique | Embassy visa | — |
| Myanmar | Embassy visa | — |
| Namibia | Embassy visa | — |
| Nauru | Embassy visa | — |
| Nepal | Embassy visa | — |
| Netherlands | Free movement | — |
| New Zealand | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Nicaragua | Embassy visa | — |
| Niger | Embassy visa | — |
| Nigeria | Embassy visa | — |
| North Korea | Embassy visa | — |
| North Macedonia | Embassy visa | — |
| Norway | Free movement | — |
| Oman | Embassy visa | — |
| Pakistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Palau | Embassy visa | — |
| Palestine | Embassy visa | — |
| Panama | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Papua New Guinea | Embassy visa | — |
| Paraguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Peru | Embassy visa | — |
| Philippines | Embassy visa | — |
| Poland | Free movement | — |
| Portugal | Free movement | — |
| Qatar | Embassy visa | — |
| Republic of the Congo | Embassy visa | — |
| Romania | Free movement | — |
| Russia | Embassy visa | — |
| Rwanda | Embassy visa | — |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Embassy visa | — |
| Saint Lucia | Embassy visa | — |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Samoa | Visa-free | 90 days |
| San Marino | Visa-free | 90 days |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Embassy visa | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Embassy visa | — |
| Senegal | Embassy visa | — |
| Serbia | Embassy visa | — |
| Seychelles | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Sierra Leone | Embassy visa | — |
| Singapore | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Slovakia | Free movement | — |
| Slovenia | Free movement | — |
| Solomon Islands | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Somalia | Embassy visa | — |
| South Africa | Embassy visa | — |
| South Korea | Visa-free | 90 days |
| South Sudan | Embassy visa | — |
| Spain | Free movement | — |
| Sri Lanka | Embassy visa | — |
| Sudan | Embassy visa | — |
| Suriname | Embassy visa | — |
| Sweden | Free movement | — |
| Switzerland | Free movement | — |
| Syria | Embassy visa | — |
| Taiwan | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Tajikistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Tanzania | Embassy visa | — |
| Thailand | Embassy visa | — |
| Timor-Leste | Embassy visa | — |
| Togo | Embassy visa | — |
| Tonga | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Embassy visa | — |
| Tunisia | Embassy visa | — |
| Turkey | Embassy visa | — |
| Turkmenistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Tuvalu | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uganda | Embassy visa | — |
| Ukraine | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | 90 days |
| United Kingdom | Free movement | — |
| United States | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uruguay | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Uzbekistan | Embassy visa | — |
| Vanuatu | Embassy visa | — |
| Vatican City | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Venezuela | Embassy visa | — |
| Vietnam | Embassy visa | — |
| Yemen | Embassy visa | — |
| Zambia | Embassy visa | — |
| Zimbabwe | Embassy visa | — |
Stay lengths are for ordinary tourist visits. Click a nationality for its full guide.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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Australia
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Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
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Eswatini
Ethiopia
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France
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Gambia
Georgia
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Luxembourg
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Mauritania
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Mexico
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Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
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Nigeria
North Korea
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Norway
Oman
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Palau
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Papua New Guinea
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Qatar
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
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Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe