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Do I need a visa to visit Ireland?

Citizens of certain countries require an entry visa for Ireland. If you are a citizen of a country that is on the following list you do NOT require an entry visa for Ireland. Citizens of countries which are not on the list must apply for a visa to enter Ireland before they travel.

All citizens of non-EU countries, whether they require a visa or not, are subject to immigration control at the point of entry to Ireland.

LIST OF COUNTRIES WHOSE PASSPORT HOLDERS DO NOT REQUIRE VISAS TO ENTER IRELAND:

ANDORRA
ANTIGUA and BARBUDA
ARGENTINA
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BAHAMAS
BARBADOS
BELGIUM
BELIZE
BOLIVIA
BOTSWANA
BRAZIL
BRUNEI
BULGARIA
CANADA
CHILE
COSTA RICA
CROATIA
CYPRUS
CZECH REPUBLIC
DENMARK
DOMINICA

EL SALVADOR
ESTONIA
FIJI
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREECE
GRENADA
GUATEMALA
GUYANA
HONDURAS
HONG KONG (SAR)
HUNGARY
ICELAND
ISRAEL
ITALY
JAPAN
KIRIBATI
KOREA (REP OF SOUTH)
LATVIA
LESOTHO
LIECHTENSTEIN
LITHUANIA
LUXEMBOURG
MALAWI
MALAYSIA
MALTA
MAURITIUS
MEXICO
MONACO
NAURU
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NICARAGUA
MACAU (SAR)
MALDIVES
NORWAY
PANAMA
PARAGUAY
POLAND
PORTUGAL
ROMANIA

SAINT KITTS & NEVIS
SAINT LUCIA
SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
SAMOA
SAN MARINO
SEYCHELLES
SINGAPORE
SLOVENIA
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
SOLOMON ISLANDS
SOUTH AFRICA
SPAIN
SWAZILAND
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
TONGA
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
TUVALU
U.S.A.
UK & COLONIES
URUGUAY
VANUATA
VATICAN CITY
VENEZUELA

*HONG KONG SAR
A PERSON IN POSSESSION OF A HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY REQUIRES AN ENTRY VISA FOR THE STATE

PERSONS WHO ARE HOLDERS OF A BRITISH HONG KONG PASSPORT WHO HAVE A RIGHT OF ABODE IN GREAT BRITAIN DO NOT REQUIRE ENTRY VISAS

PERSONS WHO ARE HOLDERS OF A BRITISH HONG KONG PASSPORT WHO HAVE A RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG ONLY DO NOT REQUIRE ENTRY VISAS BUT THEY ARE SUBJECT TO FULL FOREIGN NATIONAL CONTROLS IN RESPECT OF REGISTRATION, PERMISSION TO REMAIN, WORK PERMITS
ET CETERA

**BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES (COLONIES)

Anguilla
Bermuda
British Antarctic Territory (South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands)
British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago, Peros Banos, Diego Garcia, Danger Island)
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands and Dependencies
Gibraltar
Montserrat
Pitcairn (Henderson, Ducie and Oneno Islands)
St. Helena and Dependencies (Ascension Island, Tristan Da Cunha)
The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Turks and Caicos Island
British Virgin Islands

TRANSIT VISAS ARE REQUIRED BY CITIZENS OF THE FOLLOWING :

- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Cuba
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Iran
- Iraq
- Lebanon
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- Nigeria
- Serbia
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
- Zimbabwe