Who needs a visa for Ireland?

Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Romania and 24 more: a valid passport or national ID card is enough.

United Kingdom: Common Travel Area.

• Austria
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Cyprus
• Czechia
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Italy
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom

Source: Immigration Service Delivery, Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (Ireland)↗, checked 2 Nov 2026Countries in the EU and EEA are part of a single market that allows free movement for their citizens. Switzerland has an agreement that extends the single market to include it, though it is not part of the EEA.

Source: Immigration Service Delivery, Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (Ireland)↗, checked 2 Nov 2026The Common Travel Area (CTA) is comprised of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and Ireland. Within the CTA, Irish and British citizens can travel freely.

No visa is needed for stays of up to 90 days (3 months), set by the immigration officer.

• Andorra
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Australia
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Brazil
• Brunei
• Canada
• Chile
• Costa Rica
• El Salvador
• Fiji
• Grenada
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Hong Kong
• Israel
• Japan
• Kiribati
• Macao
• Malaysia
• Maldives
• Mexico
• Monaco
• New Zealand
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Samoa
• San Marino
• Seychelles
• Singapore
• Solomon Islands
• South Korea
• Taiwan
• Tonga
• Tuvalu
• Ukraine
• United Arab Emirates
• United States
• Uruguay
• Vatican City

Source: Immigration Service Delivery, Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (Ireland)↗, checked 2 Nov 2026Visa & Non-Visa Required Nationalities [...] Do you require a Visa? [...] No

Apply for a visa before you travel.

• Afghanistan
• Albania
• Algeria
• Angola
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Belarus
• Benin
• Bhutan
• Bolivia
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Botswana
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cabo Verde
• Cambodia
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• China
• Colombia
• Comoros
• Congo
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Cuba
• Djibouti
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• DR Congo
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Eswatini
• Ethiopia
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Georgia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Haiti
• Honduras
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Jamaica
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kosovo
• Kuwait
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Lebanon
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Libya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mali
• Marshall Islands
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Micronesia
• Moldova
• Mongolia
• Montenegro
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Myanmar
• Namibia
• Nauru
• Nepal
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• Nigeria
• North Korea
• North Macedonia
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palau
• Palestine
• Papua New Guinea
• Peru
• Philippines
• Qatar
• Russia
• Rwanda
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• São Tomé and Príncipe
• Saudi Arabia
• Senegal
• Serbia
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• South Africa
• South Sudan
• Sri Lanka
• Sudan
• Suriname
• Syria
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania
• Thailand
• Timor-Leste
• Togo
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia
• Türkiye
• Turkmenistan
• Uganda
• Uzbekistan
• Vanuatu
• Venezuela
• Vietnam
• Yemen
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Source: Immigration Service Delivery, Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (Ireland)↗, checked 2 Nov 2026Visa & Non-Visa Required Nationalities [...] Do you require a Visa? [...] Yes

With a valid UK short-stay visitor visa, after first entering the UK on it; a UK ETA does not count; Short-Stay Visa Waiver Programme; until 31 Dec 2026.

• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• China
• Colombia
• India
• Indonesia
• Kazakhstan
• Kosovo
• Montenegro
• North Macedonia
• Philippines
• Serbia
• Thailand
• Türkiye
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam

Source: Immigration Service Delivery, Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (Ireland)↗, checked 2 Nov 2026The Short-stay Visa Waiver Programme (the Programme) is to continue until 31 December 2026 and may be amended at any time.

Only with a valid UK short-stay visa issued before 1 February 2024, after first entering the UK on it; a UK ETA does not count; Short-Stay Visa Waiver Programme; until 31 Dec 2026.

• Bahrain
• Kuwait
• Oman
• Peru
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia

Source: Immigration Service Delivery, Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (Ireland)↗, checked 2 Nov 2026Only those who enter the UK with an existing valid short-stay UK visa issued before the introduction of the ETA on 1 February 2024, including a multi-entry UK visa, are able to avail of the Short Stay Visa Waiver Scheme to travel to Ireland.

With a UK visitor visa endorsed 'BIVS' (British Irish Visa Scheme), issued to Chinese nationals living in China, Hong Kong or Macau, or Indian nationals living in India; enter the UK first.

• China
• India

Source: Immigration Service Delivery, Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (Ireland)↗, checked 2 Nov 2026The British Irish Visa Scheme (BIVS) allows certain people to travel to and around the Common Travel Area (CTA) (Ireland and the United Kingdom – excluding the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands) on a single visa for short stays only.

Most searched passports

• IndiaVisa requiredOr with a valid UK short-stay visitor visa, after first entering the UK on it; a UK ETA does not count; Short-Stay Visa Waiver Programme; until 31 Dec 2026. Stay: up to 90 days or the remaining UK permission, whichever is less.
• United StatesVisa-free · up to 90 days (3 months), set by the immigration officer
• Hong KongVisa-free · up to 90 days (3 months), set by the immigration officer
• PakistanVisa required
• VietnamVisa requiredOr with a valid UK short-stay visitor visa, after first entering the UK on it; a UK ETA does not count; Short-Stay Visa Waiver Programme; until 31 Dec 2026. Stay: up to 90 days or the remaining UK permission, whichever is less.
• Saudi ArabiaVisa requiredOr only with a valid UK short-stay visa issued before 1 February 2024, after first entering the UK on it; a UK ETA does not count; Short-Stay Visa Waiver Programme; until 31 Dec 2026. Stay: up to 90 days or the remaining UK permission, whichever is less.