Ireland
Rank 13·Mobility score 153
122Visa Free62%
29Visa on Arrival15%
26eVisa13%
6ETA3%
14Visa Required7%
World reach
Africa81%
Asia93%
Europe100%
Americas100%
Oceania93%
93%
Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories
Visa requirements for Irish passport holders for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognised countries, and restricted zones.
Europe
Abkhazia
Visa required
Mount Athos
Special permit required. - Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.
Brest and Grodno
Visa not required
Northern Cyprus
Visa not required. - Passport card valid.
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus
Visa required. - Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
Faroe Islands
Gibraltar
Visa not required. Passport card valid.
Guernsey
Freedom of movement. Passport card valid.
Guernsey Alderney
Freedom of movement. Passport card valid.
Guernsey Sark
Freedom of movement. Passport card valid.
Isle of Man
Freedom of movement. Passport card valid.
Jan Mayen
Permit required. - Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.
Closed cities and regions in Russia
Special authorization required
South Ossetia
Visa not required. - Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
Transnistria
Visa not required. - Registration required after 24 h.
Africa
Eritrea (outside Asmara)
Travel permit required. - Visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
Somaliland
Visa on arrival. - 30 days for 30 USD, payable on arrival.
Sudan outside Khartoum
Travel permit required. - All foreigners traveling more than 25 km (16 mi) outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Darfur
Travel permit required. - Separate travel permit is required.
Asia
Protected and restricted areas of India
PAP/RAP required. - Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.
Iraqi Kurdistan
Baikonur and Priozersk
Special permission required. - Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.
Kish Island
Visa not required. - Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.
Sabah and Sarawak
Visa not required. - These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.
North Korea outside Pyongyang
Permission required. - People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving) [ citation needed ]
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province
OIVR permit required. - OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
Closed cities of Turkmenistan
Special permit required. - A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.
Tibet Autonomous Region
TTP required. - Tibet Travel Permit required (10 USD).
Korean Demilitarized Zone
Permission required. - Restricted zone.
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar
Permission required. - Restricted zones.
Phú Quốc
Visa not required
Yemen outside Sanaa or Aden
Special permission required. - Special permission needed for travel outside Sanaa or Aden.
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Anguilla
Aruba
Visa not required
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba
Visa not required
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Visa not required. - Extendable for longer stays.
Cayman IslandsSan Andrés and Leticia
Tourist Card on arrival. - Visitors arriving at San Andrés and Leticia must buy tourist cards on arrival.
Curacao
Visa not required
Montserrat
Visa not required
Greenland
Visa not required
Margarita Island
Visa not required. - All visitors are fingerprinted.
Puerto Rico
Visa not required. - Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Sint Maarten
Visa not required
Turks and Caicos Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
Visa not required. - Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
Oceania
American Samoa
Visa not required. - Visa not required under the Entry Permit Waiver Program, but authorisation is required.
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Special authorisation required
Clipperton Island
Special permit required
Cook Islands
Visa not required
Lau Province
Special permission required
French Polynesia
Guam
Visa not required. - Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
New Caledonia
Niue
Visa on arrival. - Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge.
Northern Mariana Islands
Visa not required
Pitcairn Islands
Visa not required. - 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.
Tokelau
Entry permit required
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Special permit required. - Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.
Wallis and FutunaSouth America
Galápagos
Pre-registration required. - Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.
South Atlantic and Antarctica
Falkland Islands
Visa not required. - A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival.
Ascension Island
eVisa. - e-Visa for 3 months within any year period.
Saint Helena
Entry Permit on arrival. - Entry Permit (£25) for 183 days is issued on arrival.
Tristan da Cunha
Permission required. - Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Permit required. - Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours / 1 month for 110 / 160 pounds sterling).
Antarctica
Special permits required. Special permits required for French Southern and Antarctic Lands,, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.
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Destinations
Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories
Visa requirements for Irish passport holders for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognised countries, and restricted zones.
Europe
Abkhazia
Visa required
Mount Athos
Special permit required. - Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.
Brest and Grodno
Visa not required
Northern Cyprus
Visa not required. - Passport card valid.
UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus
Visa required. - Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
Gibraltar
Visa not required. Passport card valid.
Guernsey
Freedom of movement. Passport card valid.
Guernsey Alderney
Freedom of movement. Passport card valid.
Guernsey Sark
Freedom of movement. Passport card valid.
Isle of Man
Freedom of movement. Passport card valid.
Jan Mayen
Permit required. - Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.
Closed cities and regions in Russia
Special authorization required
South Ossetia
Visa not required. - Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.
Transnistria
Visa not required. - Registration required after 24 h.
Africa
Eritrea (outside Asmara)
Travel permit required. - Visa covers Asmara only; to travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
Somaliland
Visa on arrival. - 30 days for 30 USD, payable on arrival.
Sudan outside Khartoum
Travel permit required. - All foreigners traveling more than 25 km (16 mi) outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Darfur
Travel permit required. - Separate travel permit is required.
Asia
Protected and restricted areas of India
PAP/RAP required. - Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.
Iraqi Kurdistan
Baikonur and Priozersk
Special permission required. - Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.
Kish Island
Visa not required. - Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.
Sabah and Sarawak
Visa not required. - These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.
North Korea outside Pyongyang
Permission required. - People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving) [ citation needed ]
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province
OIVR permit required. - OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
Closed cities of Turkmenistan
Special permit required. - A special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.
Tibet Autonomous Region
TTP required. - Tibet Travel Permit required (10 USD).
Korean Demilitarized Zone
Permission required. - Restricted zone.
UNDOF Zone and Ghajar
Permission required. - Restricted zones.
Phú Quốc
Visa not required
Yemen outside Sanaa or Aden
Special permission required. - Special permission needed for travel outside Sanaa or Aden.
Caribbean and North Atlantic
Aruba
Visa not required
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba
Visa not required
British Virgin Islands
Visa not required. - Extendable for longer stays.
San Andrés and Leticia
Tourist Card on arrival. - Visitors arriving at San Andrés and Leticia must buy tourist cards on arrival.
Curacao
Visa not required
Montserrat
Visa not required
Greenland
Visa not required
Margarita Island
Visa not required. - All visitors are fingerprinted.
Puerto Rico
Visa not required. - Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
Sint Maarten
Visa not required
U.S. Virgin Islands
Visa not required. - Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
Oceania
American Samoa
Visa not required. - Visa not required under the Entry Permit Waiver Program, but authorisation is required.
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Special authorisation required
Clipperton Island
Special permit required
Cook Islands
Visa not required
Lau Province
Special permission required
Guam
Visa not required. - Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.
Niue
Visa on arrival. - Visa on arrival valid for 30 days is issued free of charge.
Northern Mariana Islands
Visa not required
Pitcairn Islands
Visa not required. - 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.
Tokelau
Entry permit required
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Special permit required. - Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.
South America
Galápagos
Pre-registration required. - Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.
South Atlantic and Antarctica
Falkland Islands
Visa not required. - A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival.
Ascension Island
eVisa. - e-Visa for 3 months within any year period.
Saint Helena
Entry Permit on arrival. - Entry Permit (£25) for 183 days is issued on arrival.
Tristan da Cunha
Permission required. - Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Permit required. - Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours / 1 month for 110 / 160 pounds sterling).
Antarctica
Special permits required. Special permits required for French Southern and Antarctic Lands,, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.
