Who needs a visa for Ireland?
Northern Europe · Dublin
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Of 198 nationalities, 78 enter Ireland with no paperwork at all. The rest: 120 must be approved before they travel.
- Visa free 78
- Visa required 120
- Government fee
- €60
- Typical decision
- About 8 weeks
- Stay permitted
- Up to 90 days, within the dates the visa itself shows
This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there.
Checked 19 September 2026 — read the fees and rules on irishimmigration.ie
What Ireland asks for
- Passport valid for at least six months beyond the date you plan to leave
- Application summary sheet from AVATS, signed
- Two colour passport photographs taken in the last six months
- Bank statements for the last six months, showing your own funds
- Evidence of employment, study or business ties in your home country
- Travel medical insurance for the length of the stay
- A letter explaining why you are travelling and who is paying for the trip
Worth knowing
- Ireland is not in the Schengen area. A Schengen visa is not valid for Ireland, and an Irish visa is not valid for the Schengen countries.
- Unofficial agents charge several times the government fee to fill in the same AVATS form.
Photo requirements
Visa photo: 35-38 mm wide x 45-50 mm high. irishimmigration.ie · read Ireland passport photo, for its own citizens: min 35 x 45 mm, max 38 x 50 mm. ireland.ie · read Every photo rule for Ireland
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How long your passport must be valid for Ireland: see passport validity by country.
English test
Visitor visas need no English test. These study, work and migration routes do:
- Study visa: Evidence from an approved test provider, for example IELTS Academic 5.0 for most courses. Not needed for English language courses. The certificate must be issued within 2 years of the course start. irishimmigration.ie · read
What do you need?
Who needs what
No nationality matches that.
Visa free 78
Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.
- Andorra 90d
- Antigua and Barbuda 90d
- Argentina 90d
- Australia 90d
- Austria
- Bahamas 90d
- Barbados 90d
- Belgium
- Belize 90d
- Brazil 90d
- Brunei 90d
- Bulgaria
- Canada 90d
- Chile 90d
- Costa Rica 90d
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- El Salvador 90d
- Estonia
- Fiji 90d
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Grenada 90d
- Guatemala 90d
- Guyana 90d
- Hong Kong 90d
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Israel 90d
- Italy
- Japan 90d
- Kiribati 90d
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao 90d
- Malaysia 90d
- Maldives 90d
- Malta
- Mexico 90d
- Monaco 90d
- Netherlands
- New Zealand 90d
- Nicaragua 90d
- Norway
- Panama 90d
- Paraguay 90d
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Saint Kitts and Nevis 90d
- Saint Lucia 90d
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90d
- Samoa 90d
- San Marino 90d
- Seychelles 90d
- Singapore 90d
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands 90d
- South Korea 90d
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan 90d
- Tonga 90d
- Tuvalu 90d
- Ukraine 90d
- United Arab Emirates 90d
- United Kingdom
- United States 90d
- Uruguay 90d
- Vatican City 90d
Visa required 120
You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- DR Congo
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Haiti
- Honduras
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Jamaica
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestine
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Republic of the Congo
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Guides for Ireland
About Ireland
- Region
- Northern Europe
- Capital
- Dublin
- Population
- 5,484,367 2025 · 121st of 197
- Size
- 70,273 km² 118th largest of 199
- Density
- 78 per km²
- Languages
- English, Irish
- Currency
- Euro EUR
- Borders
- United Kingdom
Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.