Visa free countries to Ireland
Countries do not need a visa to Ireland
The countries listed below in the table do not need an entry visa for Ireland. If you are a passport holder of one of these countries, you do not need entry visa for Ireland
| Andorra | Guyana | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Honduras | Saint Lucia |
| Argentina | Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region) | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Australia | Hungary | Samoa |
| Austria | Iceland | San Marino |
| Bahamas | Israel | Seychelles |
| Barbados | Italy | Singapore |
| Belgium | Japan | Slovak Republic |
| Belize | Kiribati | Slovenia |
| Bolivia | Latvia | Solomon Islands |
| Botswana | Lesotho | South Africa |
| Brazil | Liechtenstein | South Korea |
| Brunei | Lithuania | Spain |
| Bulgaria | Luxembourg | Swaziland |
| Canada | Macau (Special Administrative Region) | Sweden |
| Chile | Malaysia | Switzerland |
| Costa Rica | Maldives | Taiwan |
| Croatia | Malta | Tonga |
| Cyprus | Mexico | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Czech Republic | Monaco | Tuvalu |
| Denmark | Nauru | United Arab Emirates |
| Dominica | Netherlands, The | United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies |
| El Salvador | New Zealand | United States of America |
| Estonia | Nicaragua | Uruguay |
| Fiji | Norway | Vanuatu |
| Finland | Panama | Vatican City |
| France | Paraguay | |
| Germany | Poland | |
| Greece | Portugal | |
| Grenada | Romania | |
| Guatemala |
Visa waiver programme
If you’re a citizen of one of these countries and you meet Visa Waiver Programme requirements, you may be able to travel on to Ireland from the UK without the need to obtain a separate Irish visa.
If not, you’ll need to apply for an entry visa before you travel to Ireland.
| Bahrain | Montenegro | Serbia |
| Belarus | Oman | Thailand |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | People’s Republic of China | Turkey |
| India | Qatar | Ukraine |
| Kazakhstan | Russian Federation | Uzbekistan |
| Kuwait | Saudi Arabia |
NOTE: This also applies to nationals of Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates who have entered the United Kingdom on foot of a C-visit Electronic Visa Waiver (EVW)
Ireland Transit Visas
If you are a citizen of one of these countries, you will need to apply for a transit visa to Ireland:
| Afghanistan | Georgia | Nigeria |
| Albania | Ghana | Somalia |
| Cuba | Iran | Sri Lanka |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Iraq | Ukraine |
| Eritrea | Lebanon | Zimbabwe |
| Ethiopia | Moldova, Republic of |
* Requirement for a transit visa waived for Ethiopian nationals transiting through the State via Dublin Airport to/from the USA and Canada.