🇮🇪 Ireland: visa, entry rules and travel facts
Ireland sits in Northern Europe. Below you will find visa requirements for popular passports, key facts and entry basics. Plan around the current rules and always confirm with the official source.
A Ireland passport gives visa-free or simplified entry to about 187 countries and territories according to the visa dataset.
Key facts
- Capital
- Dublin
- Currency
- Euro
- Languages
- English, Irish
- Region
- Northern Europe
Entry rules for every passport
Below is every passport we have verified data for, grouped by how it enters. Rules change, so confirm with the official source before you book.
Visa-free (up to 90 days)
82 passports enter Ireland visa-free.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇩 Andorra | 90 days |
| 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | 90 days |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | 90 days |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 90 days |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | – |
| 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 90 days |
| 🇧🇧 Barbados | 90 days |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | – |
| 🇧🇿 Belize | 90 days |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 90 days |
| 🇧🇳 Brunei | 90 days |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | – |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 90 days |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | 90 days |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 90 days |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | – |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | – |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | – |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | – |
| 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 90 days |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | – |
| 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 90 days |
| 🇫🇯 Fiji | 90 days |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | – |
| 🇫🇷 France | – |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | – |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | – |
| 🇬🇩 Grenada | 90 days |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 90 days |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | 90 days |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | 90 days |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | – |
| 🇮🇸 Iceland | – |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | 90 days |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | – |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | 90 days |
| 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 90 days |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | – |
| 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 90 days |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | – |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | – |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | – |
| 🇲🇴 Macau | 90 days |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 90 days |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | 90 days |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | – |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 90 days |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | 90 days |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | 90 days |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | – |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 90 days |
| 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 90 days |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | – |
| 🇵🇦 Panama | 90 days |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 90 days |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | – |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | – |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | – |
| 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 90 days |
| 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | 90 days |
| 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 90 days |
| 🇼🇸 Samoa | 90 days |
| 🇸🇲 San Marino | 90 days |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 90 days |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | 90 days |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | – |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | – |
| 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 90 days |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | 90 days |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | – |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | – |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – |
| 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 90 days |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | 90 days |
| 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 90 days |
| 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 90 days |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 90 days |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 90 days |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | – |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 90 days |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 90 days |
| 🇻🇦 Vatican City | 90 days |
Visa required
116 passports need a visa arranged in advance.
| Passport | Max stay |
|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | – |
| 🇦🇱 Albania | – |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | – |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | – |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | – |
| 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | – |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | – |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | – |
| 🇧🇾 Belarus | – |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | – |
| 🇧🇹 Bhutan | – |
| 🇧🇴 Bolivia | – |
| 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | – |
| 🇧🇼 Botswana | – |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | – |
| 🇧🇮 Burundi | – |
| 🇰🇭 Cambodia | – |
| 🇨🇲 Cameroon | – |
| 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | – |
| 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | – |
| 🇹🇩 Chad | – |
| 🇨🇳 China | – |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | – |
| 🇰🇲 Comoros | – |
| 🇨🇬 Congo | – |
| 🇨🇺 Cuba | – |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | – |
| 🇩🇲 Dominica | – |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | – |
| 🇨🇩 DR Congo | – |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | – |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | – |
| 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | – |
| 🇪🇷 Eritrea | – |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | – |
| 🇬🇦 Gabon | – |
| 🇬🇲 Gambia | – |
| 🇬🇪 Georgia | – |
| 🇬🇭 Ghana | – |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | – |
| 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | – |
| 🇭🇹 Haiti | – |
| 🇭🇳 Honduras | – |
| 🇮🇳 India | – |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | – |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | – |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | – |
| 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | – |
| 🇯🇲 Jamaica | – |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | – |
| 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | – |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | – |
| 🇽🇰 Kosovo | – |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | – |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | – |
| 🇱🇦 Laos | – |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | – |
| 🇱🇷 Liberia | – |
| 🇱🇾 Libya | – |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | – |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | – |
| 🇲🇱 Mali | – |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | – |
| 🇲🇷 Mauritania | – |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | – |
| 🇫🇲 Micronesia | – |
| 🇲🇩 Moldova | – |
| 🇲🇳 Mongolia | – |
| 🇲🇪 Montenegro | – |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | – |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – |
| 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – |
| 🇳🇦 Namibia | – |
| 🇳🇵 Nepal | – |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | – |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | – |
| 🇰🇵 North Korea | – |
| 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | – |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | – |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | – |
| 🇵🇼 Palau | – |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | – |
| 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | – |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | – |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | – |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | – |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | – |
| 🇷🇼 Rwanda | – |
| 🇸🇹 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 | – |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | – |
| 🇹🇷 Türkiye | – |
| 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | – |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | – |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | – |
| 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | – |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | – |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | – |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | – |
| 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | – |
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a visa for Ireland?
It depends on your passport. For popular passports it currently looks like this: United States: visa-free (up to 90 days), 90 days; Canada: visa-free (up to 90 days), 90 days; Australia: visa-free (up to 90 days), 90 days; Japan: visa-free (up to 90 days), 90 days. The full table is above on this page.
What currency is used in Ireland?
Euro.
What language is spoken in Ireland?
English, Irish.
Cheap flights from this country
Visa requirements by passport
| Passport | Requirement | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Visa-free (up to 90 days) | 90 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free | - |
| Germany | Visa-free | - |
| Canada | Visa-free (up to 90 days) | 90 days |
| Australia | Visa-free (up to 90 days) | 90 days |
| India | Visa required | - |
| Russia | Visa required | - |
| China | Visa required | - |
| France | Visa-free | - |
| Japan | Visa-free (up to 90 days) | 90 days |
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This page is for general information only and is not legal advice. Visa rules change often, so always confirm entry requirements with the official government source before you travel.