Ireland passportVisa rules for Ireland passport holders
Short-stay rules for Ireland citizens travelling to all 196 destinations. Click any destination to see the full rule, max stay, and key requirements. Verified 2026.
AfghanistaneVisa required30 days (eVisa single-entry, 90-day validity)
AlbaniaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
AlgeriaEmbassy visa required30 days (organized tour VOA)
AndorraFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls at Andorran border with FR/ES
AngolaVisa-free30 days per entry (max 90 days per year)
Antigua and BarbudaVisa-free6 months
ArgentinaVisa-free90 days
ArmeniaVisa-freeUp to 180 days per year
AustraliaETA required3 months per visit (12-month validity, multiple entries)
AustriaFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
AzerbaijaneVisa required30 days (single-entry, 90-day validity)
BahamasEmbassy visa required
BahraineVisa required14-30 days (eVisa, extensions possible)
BangladeshVisa on arrival30 days (extendable +30)
BarbadosVisa-free6 months
BelarusVisa-free30 days per stay (cumulative cap of 90 days within a calendar year)
BelgiumFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
BelizeVisa-free30 days
BenineVisa required90 days (eVisa)
BhutaneVisa requiredAs applied for (typically up to 30 days)
BoliviaVisa-free90 days within 12-month period
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
BotswanaVisa-free90 days within 12-month period
BrazilVisa-free90 days (max 180 within 12-month period)
BruneiVisa-free
BulgariaFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
Burkina FasoeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
BurundieVisa required30 days (eVisa single / 90 days multi)
CambodiaVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
CamerooneVisa required90 days (eVisa)
CanadaETA requiredUp to 6 months (border officer decides)
Cape VerdeVisa-free30 days
Central African RepublicEmbassy visa required
ChadeVisa required90 days (eVisa multi-entry)
ChileVisa-free90 days (extendable +90)
ChinaVisa-free30 days
ColombiaVisa-free90 days (extendable to 180 within calendar year)
ComorosVisa on arrival45 days (single-entry, extendable)
Congo (DRC)eVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Congo (Republic)Embassy visa required
Costa RicaVisa-free180 days
Côte d'IvoireeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
CroatiaFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
CubaeVisa required90 days (eVisa) extendable +90
CyprusFree movementUnlimited for short stays
Czech RepublicFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
DenmarkFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
DjiboutiVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
DominicaVisa-free6 months
Dominican RepublicVisa-free30 days
EcuadorVisa-free90 days
EgyptVisa on arrival30 days
El SalvadorVisa-free180 days
Equatorial GuineaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
EritreaEmbassy visa required30 days
EstoniaFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
EswatiniVisa-free30 days
EthiopiaeVisa required30/90 days (eVisa)
FijiVisa-free4 months
FinlandFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
FranceFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
GaboneVisa required30 days (eVisa)
GambiaVisa-free90 days
GeorgiaVisa-free1 year (365 days)
GermanyFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
GhanaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
GreeceFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
GrenadaVisa-free3 months
GuatemalaVisa-free90 days
GuineaeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival90 days
GuyanaVisa-free90 days
HaitiVisa-free3 months
Holy See (Vatican City)Free movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls between Holy See (Vatican City) and Italy
HondurasVisa-free90 days
HungaryFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
IcelandFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
IndiaeVisa requiredUp to 30 days (e-Tourist, single/double entry); up to 180 days within calendar year for 1/5-year visas
IndonesiaVisa on arrival30 days (extendable once for an additional 30 days)
IranVisa on arrival30 days (VOA, extendable)
IraqeVisa required30 days (eVisa, USD ~160)
IsraelETA required90 days
ItalyFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
JamaicaVisa-free90 days
JapanVisa-free90 days
JordanVisa on arrival30 days (extendable)
KazakhstanVisa-free30 days (max 90 within 180)
KenyaETA required90 days (single-entry eTA)
KiribatiVisa on arrival28 days
KosovoVisa-free90 days within 180
KuwaitVisa on arrival90 days
KyrgyzstanVisa-free30 days (per 60-day period)
LaosVisa on arrival30 days
LatviaFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
LebanonVisa on arrival1 month (extendable +2 months)
LesothoVisa-free90 days
LiberiaEmbassy visa required90 days
LibyaeVisa required30 days (eVisa single-entry)
LiechtensteinFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
LithuaniaFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
LuxembourgFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
MadagascarVisa on arrival90 days (VOA or eVisa)
MalawieVisa required30 days (eVisa)
MalaysiaVisa-free90 days
MaldivesVisa on arrival30 days (free)
MaliEmbassy visa required
MaltaFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival30 days
MauritaniaeVisa required30 days (eVisa, 90-day validity)
MauritiusVisa-free180 days tourism / 120 days business
MexicoVisa-free180 days
MicronesiaVisa on arrival30 days
MoldovaVisa-free90 days within 180
MonacoFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls between Monaco and France
MongoliaVisa-free30 days
MontenegroVisa-free90 days
MoroccoVisa-free90 days
MozambiqueVisa on arrival30 days
MyanmareVisa required28 days
NamibiaVisa on arrival90 days
NauruVisa on arrival30 days
NepalVisa on arrival15, 30, or 90 days (paid VOA)
NetherlandsFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
New ZealandETA required3 months
NicaraguaVisa-free90 days (extendable +30)
NigerEmbassy visa required90 days
NigeriaeVisa required90 days (eVisa)
North KoreaEmbassy visa required
North MacedoniaVisa-free90 days within 180
NorwayFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
OmanVisa-free14 days
PakistaneVisa required90 days (eVisa)
PalauVisa on arrival30 days
PalestineEmbassy visa required90 days (governed by Israeli policy)
PanamaVisa-free90 days
Papua New GuineaVisa on arrival60 days
ParaguayVisa-free90 days
PeruVisa-free180 days
PhilippinesVisa-free30 days
PolandFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
PortugalFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
QatarVisa-free30 days
RomaniaFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
RussiaeVisa required30 days (eVisa valid up to 120 days)
RwandaVisa on arrival30 days (VOA or eVisa)
Saint Kitts and NevisETA required3 months
Saint LuciaEmbassy visa required
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-free3 months (extendable)
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days (free Visitor Permit)
San MarinoFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls between San Marino and Italy
São Tomé and PríncipeVisa-free15 days
Saudi ArabiaeVisa required90 days per visit (1-year multi-entry validity)
SenegalVisa-free90 days
SerbiaVisa-free90 days within 180
SeychellesETA required90 days (free visitor permit)
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival30 days (extendable to 90)
SingaporeVisa-freeUp to 90 days (granted on arrival, length at officer discretion)
SlovakiaFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
SloveniaFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
Solomon IslandsVisa on arrival90 days
SomaliaeVisa required30 days (eVisa)
South AfricaVisa-free90 days
South KoreaVisa-free90 days
South SudaneVisa required30 days (eVisa single / multi)
SpainFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
Sri LankaETA required30 days
SudanEmbassy visa required30 days
SurinameVisa-free90 days (with entry fee)
SwedenFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
SwitzerlandFree movementUnlimited for short stays — no border controls
SyriaEmbassy visa required30 days
TaiwanVisa-free90 days
TajikistanVisa-free30 days
TanzaniaeVisa required90 days (eVisa or VOA)
ThailandVisa-free30 days
Timor-LesteVisa on arrival30 days
TogoeVisa required15-90 days (eVisa)
TongaVisa on arrival31 days
Trinidad and TobagoVisa-freeIndefinite (per ITA)
TunisiaVisa-free3 months
TurkeyeVisa required90 days within any 180-day period (eVisa) or as granted by embassy
TurkmenistanEmbassy visa required30 days
TuvaluVisa on arrival30 days
UgandaVisa-free3 months
UkraineVisa-free90 days within any 180-day period
United Arab EmiratesVisa on arrival30 days
United KingdomFree movementUnlimited — Common Travel Area
United StatesETA required90 days
UruguayVisa-free90 days (extendable +90)
UzbekistanVisa-free30 days
VanuatuVisa-free120 days
VenezuelaVisa-free90 days
VietnameVisa required90 days (eVisa, single or multiple entry)
YemenEmbassy visa required30 days
ZambiaVisa-free90 days (tourism) / 30 days (business)
ZimbabweVisa on arrival30 days (extendable to 90 for tourism)