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You are here: Home > Moving Country > Visas and permission to enter Ireland >
Visa requirements for entering Ireland


VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTERING IRELAND

 * Introduction
 * Do I need a visa?
 * Types of visa
 * Visa waivers for UK visa holders
 * School Student Visa Waiver
 * Do I need preclearance?
 * How to apply for a visa orpreclearance
 * Rates
 * Further information and contacts


INTRODUCTION

If you are travelling to Ireland and you are not a citizen of the UK,
Switzerland, or a country in the European Economic Area (the EU plus Norway,
Iceland and Lichtenstein), you may need to apply for a visa.

An Irish visa is a certificate placed on your passport or travel document that
allows you to travel to Ireland. You still have to present your passport and
documents to immigration control when you arrive at the airport or port, and an
immigration officer may still refuse you entry to Ireland.

If you are travelling with children, you have to apply for a visa for your
children too.

You may also have to register with immigration authorities.


UKRAINIAN CITIZENS

From 25 February 2022, citizens of Ukraine do not need a visa to travel to
Ireland. Read information for people who have arrived in Ireland from Ukraine.


DO I NEED A VISA?

You do not need a visa to land in Ireland if you:

 * Are a citizen of the EU or the EEA (the EU plus Iceland, Norway and
   Lichtenstein) or Switzerland
 * Have a residence card issued by an EEA country or Switzerland because you are
   the family member of an EEA or Swiss citizen living in a country outside of
   the EEA/Swiss family member’s home country (for example, you live in Germany
   with your French spouse)
 * Have a UK short-stay visa and qualify for the short-stay visa waiver or the
   British-Irish Visa Scheme (see ‘Visa waivers for UK visa holders’ below)
 * Are a school student who lives in an EU/EEA country and you are travelling as
   part of a school trip (see ‘School Student Visa Waiver’ below)
 * Are a citizen of a country listed in the table below.

Andorra Hong Kong (Special Admin. Region) Samoa Antigua & Barbuda Israel San
Marino Argentina Japan Seychelles Australia Kiribati Singapore Bahamas Lesotho
Solomon Islands Barbados Macau (Special Admin. Region) South Korea Belize
Malaysia Swaziland (Eswatini) Brazil Maldives Taiwan Brunei Mexico Tonga Canada
Monaco Trinidad & Tobago Chile Nauru Tuvalu Costa Rica New Zealand Ukraine El
Salvador Nicaragua United Arab Emirates Fiji Panama United Kingdom (see note
below) Grenada Paraguay United States of America Guatemala Saint Kitts & Nevis
Uruguay Guyana Saint Lucia Vatican City   Saint Vincent & the Grenadines  

From 10 July 2024, nationals of Botswana and South Africa must get a visa before
travelling to Ireland.

Note UK: Visa free travel also applies to the following types of British
nationality:

 * British national (overseas)
 * British overseas territories citizen (previously called ‘British dependent
   territories citizenship)
 * British overseas citizen

Visa free travel does not apply to people who have a British passport as a
‘British protected person'.

If you are moving to Ireland to live with your Irish de facto partner, a spouse
or partner who holds a Critical Skills Employment Permit, or your UK spouse or
partner, you have to apply for preclearance even if you are from one of the
countries listed above (this does not apply to citizens of Switzerland or the
UK). See ‘Do I need preclearance’ below.

If you have a short stay visa for the UK and are an Indian or Chinese citizen,
you can travel to Ireland without a visa. See ‘Visa waivers for UK visa holders’
below.


TRAVELLING WITH A REFUGEE TRAVEL DOCUMENT

If you have a refugee travel document issued by a country outside Ireland, you
must apply for a visa to enter Ireland. Visa free travel for travel document
holders is suspended until further notice.


FAMILY MEMBERS OF EEA/SWISS CITIZENS

If you are coming to Ireland to join or accompany your EEA family member, you
must apply for a visa if you are from a country that is not in the list above.
If you are already living in another EEA country or Switzerland because you are
the family member of an EEA or Swiss citizen who is exercising their free
movement rights, you do not need a visa to travel to Ireland.

If you plan to stay in Ireland for more than 3 months you must apply for
residence after your arrival.


TYPES OF VISA

The type of visa you need depends on the purpose and length of your stay in
Ireland.


SHORT STAY VISAS

If you want to come to Ireland for less than 3 months, you should apply for a
short stay ‘C’ visa. You should apply for this type of visa if you want to come
to Ireland as a tourist or to visit someone, for a business meeting, or to
attend a short course.

You cannot stay for longer than 3 months on a ‘C’ visa. You must leave Ireland
and apply for another visa if you want to return.


LONG STAY VISAS

If you want to come to Ireland for more than 3 months, for example to study, for
work or to settle permanently in Ireland with family members who live in
Ireland, then you can apply for a long stay ‘D’ visa.

The visa application system selects your visa option based on your reason for
travel.

If you are granted a long stay ‘D’ visa and wish to remain in the State for
longer than 3 months you must register and get an Irish Residence Permit (IRP).

You can read more information about different types of visa available on the ISD
website.


RE-ENTRY MULTIPLE ENTRY VISAS

The first visa issued to you is valid for a single entry to the State. If you
leave Ireland, you must apply for another visa to travel to Ireland again.

If you have had single entry visas in the past and you have obeyed the
conditions of those visas, you can apply for a multiple entry visa. You can also
apply if you need to come to Ireland frequently for business. A multiple entry
visa allows you to travel to Ireland on more than one occasion during the period
that the visa is valid.

RE-ENTRY VISAS FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN IRELAND

If you have a valid Irish Residence Permit (IRP), you no longer need a re-entry
visa to re-enter Ireland when traveling abroad. Children under 16 do not get an
IRP. They can return to Ireland without a re-entry visa if they are travelling
with parents or guardians. The parents or guardians must have an IRP.


TRANSIT VISAS

If you are travelling through Ireland on your way to another country, you may
need a transit visa when arriving in Ireland on their way to another country. A
transit visa does not permit you to leave the port or airport. If you are a
citizen of one of the following countries, you will need a valid Irish transit
visa when landing in the State:

Countries that require an Irish transit visa Afghanistan Ghana Albania Honduras
Bolivia Iran Botswana Iraq Cuba Lebanon Democratic Republic of the Congo Moldova
Dominica Nigeria Eritrea Somalia Ethiopia South Africa Georgia Sri Lanka Vanuatu


VISA WAIVERS FOR UK VISA HOLDERS

The Short Stay Visa Waiver Programme allows nationals of a number of Eastern
European, Middle Eastern and Asian countries who have a short-term UK visa, to
come to Ireland without the need for a separate Irish visa. The countries
included in the scheme are:

 * Bahrain
 * Bosnia and Herzegovina
 * China
 * Colombia
 * India
 * Indonesia
 * Kazakhstan
 * Kosovo
 * Kuwait
 * Montenegro
 * North Macedonia
 * Oman
 * Peru
 * Philippines
 * Qatar
 * Saudi Arabia
 * Serbia
 * Thailand
 * Türkiye
 * Ukraine
 * Uzbekistan
 * Vietnam

Citizens of India and China, who have a short stay UK visa can travel to Ireland
under the British Irish Visa Scheme (BIVS) without a separate Irish visa. You
can also use your Irish visa to travel to the UK. Your visa must be endorsed
with ‘BIVS’.


SCHOOL STUDENT VISA WAIVER

School students who are citizens of a country that would normally need a visa to
enter Ireland can apply for a waiver if they live in an EU or EEA country and
are travelling as part of a school trip.

The principal of the school must complete an application form and present this
form to immigration upon arrival.


DO I NEED PRECLEARANCE?

If you do not need a visa to come to Ireland, you may still have to apply for
preclearance. Preclearance is permission to enter Ireland to apply to reside for
certain reasons. You have to apply for preclearance if you want to come to
Ireland:

 * To volunteer
 * As a minister of religion
 * As the de facto partner of a Critical Skills Employment Permit or Hosting
   Agreement holder
 * As the de facto partner of an Irish citizen
 * As the family member of a UK citizen

A de facto partnership is when you are in a relationship with someone that is
like a marriage.

You can apply for pre-clearance online. If you are approved, and you intend to
stay in Ireland for more than 3 months, you have to register for an Irish
Residence Permit after you arrive in Ireland.


HOW TO APPLY FOR A VISA ORPRECLEARANCE

You must apply for an entry visa or preclearance online.

There is information on how to complete an online application in English (pdf)
as well as in Arabic (pdf), Chinese (pdf), Russian (pdf), Hindi (pdf), French
(pdf), Turkish (pdf) and Urdu (pdf).

You should apply at least 8 weeks before you plan to come to Ireland. Details of
the photographic requirements and current processing times are on the ISD
website.

Biometric data: All visa applicants residing in Nigeria must provide biometric
data. Applicants residing in Pakistan, India and China must provide
fingerprints.

Appeals: If you are refused a visa you can appeal the decision by writing to the
Irish Immigration Service Visa office.


RATES

The standard non-refundable visa application processing fees are:

Entry and re-entry visas

A single journey visa costs €60 and will be valid for one entry to the State up
to a maximum of 90 days from the date of issue.

A multi journey visa costs €100 and will be valid for multiple entries to the
State up to a maximum of 5 years from the date of issue.

A transit visa costs €25.

There may also be communications charges in some cases. Information about these
charges, and on the fee in your local currency, is available from your local
Irish embassy or consulate.


WHO DOES NOT PAY THE FEE?

Some applicants are not required to pay a fee. This includes visa-required
spouses and certain family members of EEA citizens (including Irish nationals)
provided that proof of the relationship is provided with the application. In
addition, applicants from some countries are not required to pay a fee. As this
can change from time to time, you should check with your local Irish embassy or
consulate, or with the Visa Office.  


FURTHER INFORMATION AND CONTACTS

Information about visas is available from your nearest Irish embassy or
consulate.






VISA OFFICE

Immigration Service Delivery
Department of Justice
13-14 Burgh Quay
Dublin 2
D02 XK70
Ireland

Homepage: https://www.irishimmigration.ie/
Email: travelrequest@justice.ie



RE-ENTRY VISA PROCESSING OFFICE

Department of Justice

Immigration Service Delivery
13/14 Burgh Quay
Dublin 2
Ireland

Opening Hours: 8.30am - 1:30pm Mon-Fri (excluding public holidays)
Homepage: https://www.irishimmigration.ie/
Page edited: 8 July 2024





RELATED DOCUMENTS

 * Visas for tourists visiting Ireland
   Information about coming to Ireland for a short stay (less than 90 days).
   1996.6486
 * Visas for people visiting Ireland on business
   Certain people who wish to travel to Ireland for business purposes require
   visas. Find out more.
   1857.6013
 * Student visas to study in Ireland
   People from certain countries who wish to study in Ireland require visas.
   Find out more.
   1840.7188


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Phone Service on 0818 07 4000 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 8pm).

You can also contact your local Citizens Information Centre.




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