Visa Requirements
If you are travelling to Ireland and you are not a citizen of the UK, Switzerland, or a country in the European Economic Area (the EU plus Norway, Iceland and Lichtenstein), you may need to apply for a visa.
You do not need a visa to land in Ireland if you:
Are a citizen of the EU or the EEA (the EU plus Iceland, Norway and Lichtenstein) or Switzerland
Have a residence card issued by an EEA country or Switzerland because you are the family member of an EEA or Swiss citizen living in a country outside of the EEA/Swiss family member’s home country (for example, you live in Germany with your French spouse)
Have a UK short-stay visa and qualify for the short-stay visa waiver or the British-Irish Visa Scheme(see ‘Visa waivers for UK visa holders’ below)
Are a school student who lives in an EU/EEA country and you are travelling as part of a school trip (see‘School Student Visa Waiver’ below)
Are a citizen of a country listed in the table below.
Andorra | Chile | Kiribati | Saint Kitts & Nevis | Taiwan |
Antigua & Barbuda | Costa Rica | Macau (Special Admin. Region) | Saint Lucia | Tonga |
Argentina | El Salvador | Malaysia | Saint Vincent & the Grenadines | Trinidad & Tobago |
Australia | Fiji | Maldives | Samoa | Tuvalu |
Bahamas | Grenada | Mexico | San Marino | Ukraine |
Barbados | Guyana | Monaco | Seychelles | United Arab Emirates |
Belize | Gutemala | New Zealand | Singapore | United Kingdom |
Brazil | Hong Kong (Special Amin. Region) | Nicaragua | Solomon Islands | United States of America |
Brunei | Israel | Panama | South Korea | Uruguay |
Canada | Japan | Paraguay | Swaziland (Eswatini) | Vatican City |
How to apply for a short-stay visa
You apply for a visa online. You complete a separate application for each person travelling, including children. After you have submitted the visa form, you have 30 days to send the supporting documents. It’s a good idea to prepare your documents before completing the form.
You pay a fee of €60 for each application. A multiple entry visa costs €100.
You must apply for a visa from your home country, or a country where you are a legal resident. Prepare your application 3 months before you travel.
Your application has 3 parts:
Create a visa application online
Pay the visa application fee
Send your passport & other documents for processing.
Note: In some cases, you may also need to provide biometric information
You will be given information about where to send your documents after you create your visa application. If your application is successful, an Irish visa will be placed into your passport/travel document and returned to you. In general, you can expect a decision about 8 weeks after we receive your documents.
Apply for an Irish visa online via AVATS