Visa requirements for Irish citizens

Visa requirements for Irish citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Ireland. As of 2022, Irish citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 187 countries and territories, ranking the Irish passport 6th in terms of travel freedom (tied with the Dutch, French, Portuguese, and Swedish passports) according to the Henley Passport Index.
Since Brexit and as of 2023, Irish citizens are the only nationality in the world with the right to live and work in both the European Union and the United Kingdom.

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements

Territories and disputed areas

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

;Europe
* — Visa required.
* — Visa required (issued for single entry for 21 days/1/2/3 months or multiple entry visa for 1/2/3 months).
Travellers with Artsakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Artsakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.
* 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.
* Brest and Grodno — Visa not required for 15 days.
* Crimea — Visa issued by Russia is required.
* — Visa free access for 3 months. Can use Irish passport card to enter.
* UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus — Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
* — Visa not required.
* — Visa not required.
* – Visa not required.
* – Visa not required.
* – Visa not required.
* — 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.
* – Visa not required.
* — visa free for 90 days.
* Closed cities and regions in Russia — special authorization required.
* — Visa free. Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
* — Visa free. Registration required after 24h.

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

;Asia
* — Visa not required for 90 days.
* — 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.
* — Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
* — 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.
* — 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.
* outside Pyongyang – People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)
* — Visa not required. Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
* — 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.
* — 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.
* — Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.

;Caribbean and North Atlantic

* — Visa not required for 3 months.
* — Visa not required for 30 days.
* Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba — Visa not required for 3 months.
* — Visa not required for 21 days (extendable).
* — Visa not required for 1 month (extendable).
* — Visa not required for 6 months.
* — Visitors arriving at San Andrés and Leticia must buy tourist cards on arrival.
* — Visa not required for 3 months.
* — Visa not required for 6 months.
* — Visa not required.
* Margarita Island — All visitors are fingerprinted.
* — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
* — Visa not required.
* — Visa not required for 3 months.
* — Visa not required for 90 days.
* — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.

;Oceania
* — Visa required (entry permit).
* Ashmore and Cartier Islands — special authorisation required.
* Clipperton Island — special permit required.
* — Visa free access for 31 days.
* Lau Province — Special permission required.
* — Visa not required.
* — Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
* — Visa not required for 3 months.
* — Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge.
* — Visa not required.
* — 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.
* — Entry permit required.
* 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.
* — Visa not required.

;South America
* Galápagos — Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.

;South Atlantic and Antarctica
* — Visitor Permit valid for 4 weeks is issued on arrival.
*
** — eVisa for 3 months within any year period.
** — Entry Permit (£25) for 183 days is issued on arrival.
** — 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.
* — Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).
*Antarctica and adjacent islands — special permits required for , , Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.

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.

Non-visa restrictions

Common Travel Area

The Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, together with its Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man make up a Common Travel Area where:
* No ID is required for travel by land for British or Irish citizens
* Only photographic ID is required for travel by air or sea for British or Irish citizens (but some airlines - such as Ryanair - may mandate passports for all)

However, there are occasionally checks on coaches and trains moving between Northern Ireland and 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. Air and sea passengers travelling between the Common Travel Area and the Schengen Area are subject to systematic passport/identity checks.

Right to consular protection in non-EU countries

As citizens of the European Union, all Irish citizens have the right to seek consular assistance and protection from embassies of fellow EU member states when they are in a non-EU country without an Irish embassy.

See also List of diplomatic missions of Ireland.

See also

* Visa policy of Ireland
* Visa requirements for European Union citizens
*Irish passport

References and notes

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