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.