Visa requirements for Irish citizens

An Irish passport

Visa requirements for Irish citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Ireland. In 2015, Irish citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 169 countries and territories, ranking the Irish passport 5th in the world (tied with Austria, Singapore and Switzerland) according to the Visa Restrictions Index.

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Irish citizens

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Notes (excluding departure fees)	Reciprocity
Afghanistan	Visa required		√
Albania	Visa not required	90 days	X
Algeria	Visa required		√
Andorra	Visa not required		√
Angola	Visa required		√
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required	1 month	√
Argentina	Visa not required	90 days	√
Armenia	Visa not required	180 days	X
Australia	eVisitor	90 days on each visit in 12-month period if granted	X
Austria	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Azerbaijan	Visa required		√
Bahamas	Visa not required	3 months	√
Bahrain	Visa on arrival	3 months	X
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival	30 days. Not available at all entry points.	X
Barbados	Visa not required	6 months	√
Belarus	Visa required	Visas are issued on arrival at the Minsk International Airport if the support documents were submitted not later than 3 business days before expected date of arrival.	√
Belgium	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Belize	Visa not required	1 month	√
Benin	Visa required		√
Bhutan	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.	√
Bolivia	Visa not required	90 days	√
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days	X
Botswana	Visa not required	90 days per year	√
Brazil	Visa not required	90 days, extendable once	√
Brunei	Visa not required	90 days	√
Bulgaria	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Burkina Faso	Visa on arrival	1 month	X
Burundi	Visa on arrival	3 months	X
Cambodia	Visa on arrival	30 days. Visa is also obtainable online.	X
Cameroon	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.	√
Canada	Visa not required	6 months; eTA required if arriving by air from March 15, 2016.	√
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival	Not available at all entry points.	X
Central African Republic	Visa required		√
Chad	Visa required		√
Chile	Visa not required	90 days	√
China	Visa required	72-hours visa free visit when in transit at Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guilin, Shanghai, Shenyang and Xi'an.	√
Colombia	Visa not required	up to 180 days	X
Comoros	Visa on arrival		X
Republic of the Congo	Visa required		√
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required		√
Costa Rica	Visa not required	90 days	√
Côte d'Ivoire	eVisa	3 months; eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.	X
Croatia	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Cuba	Tourist Card required		√
Cyprus	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Czech Republic	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Denmark and territories	Visa not required	Freedom of movement (DK)
Djibouti	Visa on arrival	Not available at all entry points.	X
Dominica	Visa not required	3 months	√
Dominican Republic	Visa not required	90 days (10 USD Tourist Card valid for 30 days must be purchased upon arrival)	X
Ecuador	Visa not required	90 days	X
Egypt	Visa on arrival	30 days	X
El Salvador	Visa not required	3 months	√
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required		√
Eritrea	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.	√
Estonia	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Ethiopia	Visa on arrival	Not available at all entry points.	X
Fiji	Visa not required	4 months	√
Finland	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
France	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Gabon	e-Visa	Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.	X
Gambia	Visa not required	90 days	X
Georgia	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days	X
Germany	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Ghana	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.	√
Greece	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Grenada	Visa not required	3 months.	√
Guatemala	Visa not required	90 days	√
Guinea	Visa required		√
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival	90 days	X
Guyana	Visa not required	3 months	√
Haiti	Visa not required	90 days	X
Honduras	Visa not required	3 months	√
Hungary	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Iceland	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
India	e-Tourist Visa	30 days	X
Indonesia	Visa not required	30 days. Not available at all entry points.	X
Iran	Visa on arrival	30 days	X
Iraq	Visa required		√
Israel	Visa not required	3 months	√
Italy	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Jamaica	Visa not required	90 days	X
Japan	Visa not required	90 days, extendable once	√
Jordan	Free visa on arrival	Conditions apply. Not available at all entry points.	X
Kazakhstan	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.	√
Kenya	eVisa	3 months; also visa on arrival until 1 September 2015	X
Kiribati	Visa not required	30 days	√
North Korea	Visa required		√
South Korea	Visa not required	90 days	√
Kuwait	Visa on arrival	3 months	X
Kyrgyzstan	Visa not required	60 days	X
Laos	Visa on arrival	30 days. Not available at all entry points.	X
Latvia	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Lebanon	Visa on arrival	1 month extendable for 2 additional months; granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.	X
Lesotho	Visa not required	90 days	√
Liberia	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.	√
Libya	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.	√
Liechtenstein	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Lithuania	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Luxembourg	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Macedonia	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days	X
Madagascar	Free visa on arrival	30 days	X
Malawi	Visa not required	90 days	√
Malaysia	Visa not required	3 months	√
Maldives	Visa on arrival	30 days	X
Mali	Visa required		√
Malta	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Marshall Islands	Free visa on arrival	90 days	X
Mauritania	Visa on arrival		X
Mauritius	Visa not required	90 days	X
Mexico	Visa not required	180 days	√
Micronesia	Visa not required	30 days	X
Moldova	Visa not required	90 days	X
Monaco	Visa not required		√
Mongolia	Visa required		√
Montenegro	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days	X
Morocco	Visa not required	3 months	X
Mozambique	Visa on arrival	30 days	X
Myanmar	eVisa	28 days, eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports.	√
Namibia	Visa not required	3 months	X
Nauru	Visa required		X
Nepal	Visa on arrival	90 days. Not available at all entry points.	X
Netherlands and territories	Visa not required	Freedom of movement (European Netherlands)
New Zealand	Visa not required	3 months	√
Nicaragua	Visa not required	90 days	√
Niger	Visa required		√
Nigeria	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.	√
Norway	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Oman	Visa on arrival	30 days	X
Pakistan	Visa required	Visa on arrival when travelling on business valid for 30 days. Conditions apply.	√
Palau	Visa on arrival	30 days	X
Panama	Visa not required	180 days	√
Papua New Guinea	Free visa on arrival	60 days	X
Paraguay	Visa not required	90 days	√
Peru	Visa not required	up to 183 days	X
Philippines	Visa not required	30 days	X
Poland	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Portugal	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Qatar	Visa on arrival	1 month. Not available at all entry points.	X
Romania	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Russia	Visa required		√
Rwanda	eVisa	90 days	X
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required	3 months	√
Saint Lucia	Visa not required	6 weeks	√
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required	1 month	√
Samoa	Free Entry Permit on arrival	60 days	√
San Marino	Visa not required		√
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa not required	15 days	X
Saudi Arabia	Visa required		√
Senegal	Visa not required	90 days	X
Serbia	Visa not required	90 days within 180 days	X
Seychelles	Free Visitor's Permit on arrival	1 month	√
Sierra Leone	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.	√
Singapore	Visa not required	90 days	√
Slovakia	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Slovenia	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Solomon Islands	Free Visitor's permit on arrival	3 months	√
Somalia	Visa on arrival	30 days, provided an invitation letter issued by the sponsor has been submitted to the Airport Immigration Department at least 2 days before arrival.	X
South Africa	Visa not required	90 days	√
South Sudan	Visa required		√
Spain	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Sri Lanka	Electronic Travel Authorization	30 days	X
Sudan	Visa required		√
Suriname	Visa required		√
Swaziland	Visa not required	30 days	√
Sweden	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Switzerland	Visa not required	Freedom of movement
Syria	Visa required		√
Tajikistan	Visa on arrival	45 days	X
Tanzania	Visa on arrival		X
Thailand	Visa not required	30 days by air, 15 days by land	X
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival	30 days. Not available at all entry points.	X
Togo	Visa on arrival	7 days	X
Tonga	Free visa on arrival	31 days	√
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required	90 days	√
Tunisia	Visa not required	3 months	X
Turkey	eVisa	3 months	X
Turkmenistan	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.	√
Tuvalu	Free visa on arrival	1 month	√
Uganda	Visa not required	3 months	X
Ukraine	Visa not required	90 days	X
United Arab Emirates	Free visa on arrival	30 days	X
United Kingdom excluding some Overseas territories	Visa not required	Freedom of movement (in Constituent countries)
United States	Visa Waiver Program	90 days on arrival from overseas; ESTA (valid for 2 years when issued) required if arriving by air or cruise ship.	√
Uruguay	Visa not required	90 days	√
Uzbekistan	Visa required	Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival.	√
Vanuatu	Visa not required	30 days	√
Vatican City	Visa not required		√
Venezuela	Visa not required	90 days	√
Vietnam	Visa required	Pre-arranged visa obtained online through travel agencies available at Ho Chi Minh, Hanoi, Phu Quoc, or Danang. 30 day visa exemption at Phu Quoc Island.	√
Yemen	Visa required		√
Zambia	Visa not required	90 days as tourists, 30 days for business	X
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival	3 months. Strictly tourism purposes only.	X

Common Travel Area

Main article: Common Travel Area

The United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and Ireland are part of the Common Travel Area.

• No ID required for travel by land for citizens of either state.
• Only Photographic ID required for travel by air or sea for citizens of either state.
• Occasionally, there are checks on coaches and trains from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland.
• Citizens of third countries must have passports and, if required, visas to travel between the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.
• British visas don't enable travel to Ireland for people without agreement with Ireland, and vice versa.
• Although the 2 sovereign nations out of the 5 states are members of the European Union, they are not members of the Schengen Area so Schengen visas are not valid for travel to the Common Travel Area. Air and sea passengers travelling between the Common Travel Area and the Schengen Area are subject to systematic passport/identity checks.

Territories

Visa requirements for Irish citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:

Europe

• Abkhazia — Visa required.
• Mount Athos — Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.
• Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park — visa-free for 3 days; must first obtain an electronic pass.
• Crimea — Visa issued by Russia is required.
• Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus — Visa free access for 3 months. Passport required.
• UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus — Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
• Faroe Islands — Visa not required.
• Gibraltar — Visa not required.
• Guernsey – Visa not required.
• Alderney – Visa not required.
• Sark – Visa not required.
• Isle of Man — Visa not required.
• Jan Mayen — permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.
• Jersey – Visa not required.
• Kosovo — visa free for 90 days.
• Nagorno-Karabakh Republic — Visa required (issued for single entry for 21 days/1/2/3 months or multiple entry visa for 1/2/3 months). Travellers with Nagorno-Karabakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.
• Closed cities and regions in Russia — special authorization required.
• South Ossetia — Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
• Transnistria — Visa free. Registration required after 24h.

Africa

• Eritrea (outside Asmara) — visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
• Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara controlled territory) — Visa not required up to 3 months.
• Somaliland — Visa issued on arrival (30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival).
• Sudan — All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
• Darfur — Separate travel permit is required.

Asia

• Hong Kong — Visa not required for 90 days.
• India — Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.
• Iraqi Kurdistan — Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
• Kazakhstan — Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.
• Kish Island — Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.
• Macao — Visa not required for 90 days.
• Sabah and Sarawak — These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.
• Maldives — With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.
• Palestine — Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
• Taiwan — Visa not required for 90 days.
• Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province — OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
• Turkmenistan — A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.
• Tibet Autonomous Region — Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).
• Korean Demilitarized Zone — restricted zone.
• UNDOF Zone and Ghajar — restricted zones.
• Phú Quốc — can visit without a visa for up to 30 days.
• Yemen — Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.

Caribbean and North Atlantic

• Anguilla — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Aruba — Visa not required for 30 days.
• Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Bermuda — Visa not required for 21 days (extendable).
• British Virgin Islands — Visa not required for 1 month (extendable).
• Cayman Islands — Visa not required for 6 months.
• Colombia — Visitors arriving at San Andrés and Leticia must buy tourist cards on arrival.
• Curacao — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Montserrat — Visa not required for 6 months.
• Greenland — Visa not required.
• Margarita Island — All visitors are fingerprinted.
• Puerto Rico — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon — Visa not required.
• Sint Maarten — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Turks and Caicos Islands — Visa not required for 90 days.
• U.S. Virgin Islands — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.

Oceania

• American Samoa — Visa required (entry permit).
• Ashmore and Cartier Islands — special authorisation required.
• Clipperton Island — special permit required.
• Cook Islands — Visa free access for 31 days.
• Lau Province — Special permission required.
• French Polynesia — Visa not required.
• Guam — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
• New Caledonia — Visa not required for 3 months.
• Niue — Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge.
• Northern Mariana Islands — Visa not required.
• Pitcairn Islands — 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.
• United States Minor Outlying Islands — special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.
• Wallis and Futuna — Visa not required.

South America

• 22x20px Galápagos — Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.

South Atlantic and Antarctica

• Falkland Islands — Visitor Permit valid for 4 weeks is issued on arriva.
• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
  • Ascension Island — Entry Permit must be obtained minimum 28 days in advance (3 months for 20/30 pounds sterling, single/double entry).
  • Saint Helena — Entry Permit (£25) for 183 days is issued on arrival.
  • Tristan da Cunha — Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).
• Antarctica and adjacent islands — special permits required for French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.

• Arab League — Certain countries will deny access to holders of Israeli visas or passport stamps of Israel because of the Arab League boycott of Israel.

Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic or official passports of Ireland have additional visa-free access to Kuwait. Holders of diplomatic or service passports of any country have visa-free access to Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Mali and Zimbabwe.

Right to consular protection in non-EU countries

When in a non-EU country where there is no Irish embassy, Irish citizens as EU citizens have the right to get consular protection from the embassy of any other EU country present in that country.

See also

• Visa requirements for the European Union citizens