Ireland Travel requirements, advice , Coronavirus status and Visa Policy
2022-10-04 20:19:02
Ireland is located in Northern Europe. It is a developed country. Current Travel Advice to visitors travelling to Ireland is Exercise Normal Precautions. Check Ireland Travel Advisory, visa Requirements below.
Travel advice and advisories
Published 07.03.2022
COVID-19 entry regulations lifted on 6 March 2022.
Travel Advisory By USA
Tue, 04 Oct 2022
Last Update: Reissued with updates to health information.
Exercise normal precautions in Ireland.
Read the country information page for additional information on travel to Ireland.
If you decide to travel to Ireland:
- Read the Department of State’s COVID-19 page before planning any international travel, and read the Embassy COVID-19 page for country-specific COVID-19 information.
- Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive Alerts and make it easier to locate you in an emergency.
- Follow the Department of State on Facebook and Twitter.
- Review the Country Security Report for Ireland.
- Visit the CDC page for the latest Travel Health Information related to your travel.
- Prepare a contingency plan for emergency situations. Review the Traveler’s Checklist.
Visa Policy for Visitors travelling to Ireland
Visa required
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo [DRC]
- Congo [Republic]
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Haiti
- India
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Libya
- Macedonia [FYROM]
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro (Visa is issued free of charge. Visa waiver for UK 'C' visa holders.Entry permitted only if first point of entry to the Common Travel Area is in the UK.)
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar [Burma]
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Russia
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Visa not required
- Andorra (90 days)
- Argentina (90 days)
- Australia (3 months)
- Austria (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Bahamas (3 months)
- Barbados
- Belgium (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Belize
- Bolivia (90 days)
- Botswana
- Brazil (90 days)
- Brunei
- Canada (90 days)
- Chile
- Costa Rica (3 months)
- Cyprus (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Czech Republic (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Denmark (Freedom of movement)
- Dominica
- El Salvador (3 months)
- Estonia (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
- Fiji
- Finland (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Greece (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Grenada (90 days)
- Guatemala (3 months)
- Guyana (90 days)
- Honduras (3 months)
- Hong Kong (3 months)
- Hungary (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Iceland (Freedom of movement)
- Israel (3 months)
- Italy (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Japan (3 months)
- Kiribati
- Lesotho
- Liechtenstein (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Lithuania (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Luxembourg (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Macau (3 months)
- Malaysia (3 months)
- Maldives (90 days)
- Malta (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Mexico (90 days)
- Monaco (90 days)
- Nauru (30 days)
- Netherlands
- New Zealand (3 months)
- Nicaragua (3 months)
- Norway (Freedom of movement)
- Panama (3 months)
- Paraguay (90 days)
- Poland (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Romania (Freedom of movement Romanian identity card valid)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino (90 days)
- Seychelles
- Singapore (3 months)
- Slovakia (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Slovenia (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa (90 days)
- South Korea (3 months)
- Sweden (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Switzerland (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tuvalu
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates (90 days)
- United Kingdom (Freedom of movement (Common Travel Area). British citizens have many of the same rights and entitlements as Irish citizens)
- Uruguay (90 days)
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City (90 days)
Freedom of movement
- Bulgaria
- France (Unlimited stay)
- Germany (Unlimited stay)
- Latvia (Freedom of movement ID card valid)
- Portugal
- Spain
Visa free access
- Croatia
e-Visa
- Peru (90 days)
Visa Requirements for Ireland Citizens
References
- U.S Department of State - Bureau of Consular Affairs
- Systematic dataset of Covid-19 policy, from Oxford University
- International Air Transport Association (IATA)