# Visa requirements for Irish citizens

As of 2025, Irish citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 191 countries and territories, ranking the Irish passport 4th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.
Since Brexit and as of 2025, Irish citizens are the only nationality in the world with the right to live and work in both the European Union and the United Kingdom.

## Visa requirements

| Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) | Reciprocity |
| Afghanistan | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| Albania | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Algeria | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| Andorra | Visa not required | | | ✓ |
| Angola | Visa not required | 30 days | 30 days per trip, but no more than 90 days within any 1 calendar year for tourism purposes only. Visitors must have a return/onward ticket and a hotel reservation confirmation. An International Certificate of Vaccination is required. | X |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required | 3 month | | ✓ |
| Argentina | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Armenia | Visa not required | 180 days | | X |
| Australia | eVisitor | 90 days | eVisitor, if granted, allows 90 day stay per visit for 12 months. eVisitor is issued free of charge. | ✓ |
| Austria | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Azerbaijan | eVisa | 30 days | | X |
| Bahamas | Visa not required | 3 months | Extension of stay is possible. | ✓ |
| Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 14 days | Visa on arrival is single entry, subject to a fee. Multiple entry visa available on arrival for 1 month stay. Irish citizens can also apply for e-Visas as an alternative. | X |
| Bangladesh | Visa on arrival | 30 days | Visitors can apply to extend their stay when in the country. | X |
| Barbados | Visa not required | 6 months | Visitors must have proof of onward travel, whereby their final destination is their country of residence or origin. | ✓ |
| Belarus | Visa not required | 30 days | Visa-free until 31 December 2024. | X |
| Belgium | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Belize | Visa not required | | | ✓ |
| Benin | eVisa | 30 days | Must have an international vaccination certificate. | X |
| Bhutan | eVisa | | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. Visitors are required to book with a registered tour operator in Bhutan. | ✓ |
| Bolivia | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any year period. | X |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 6-month period. | X |
| Botswana | Visa not required | 90 days | Extension to the visa-free period must be applied for in advance. | X |
| Brazil | Visa not required | 90 days | Extension of stay is possible. | X |
| Brunei | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Bulgaria | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Burkina Faso | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 1 month | | X |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | 1 month | | X |
| Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | Visa is also obtainable online. Visitors are not permitted to make day-trips to Cambodia (except in certain circumstances). | X |
| Cameroon | eVisa | | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. | ✓ |
| Canada | Visa not required | 6 months | eTA required if arriving by air. | ✓ |
| Cape Verde | Visa not required | 30 days | Must register online at least five days prior to arrival. | X |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| Chad | Visa required | | Visitors holding an 'entry authorisation' letter can pick up a visa on arrival. | ✓ |
| Chile | Visa not required | 90 days | Visitors are issued an immigration card on arrival and will be prevented from leaving Chile without it. | X |
| China | Visa not required | 30 days | Visa-free from 14 March 2024 to 31 December 2025. 24-hour visa-free transit through any international airports of China, allows domestic travel through different airports. 72-hour visa-free transit through Changsha, Guilin and Harbin airports, or Beihai port. 144-hour visa-free transit through Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Jieyang, Kunming, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xiamen and Xi'an airports, or Dalian, Guangzhou, Lianyungang, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Wenzhou, Xiamen and Zhoushan ports. Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan count as third countries under the 24, 72 and 144-hours transit without visa (TWOV) policies. | ✓ |
| Colombia | Visa not required | 90 days | Visitors may only enter Colombia for up to 180 days in any calendar year. | X |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | 45 days | | X |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | eVisa | 7 days | | ✓ |
| Costa Rica | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa | 3 months | e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport. | X |
| Croatia | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Cuba | Tourist card required | 90 days | Can be extended up to 90 days with a fee. | ✓ |
| Cyprus | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Czech Republic | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Denmark | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Djibouti | eVisa | 90 days | | X |
| Dominica | Visa not required | 6 months | | ✓ |
| Dominican Republic | Visa not required | | | X |
| Ecuador | Visa not required | 90 days | Extension of stay is possible. | X |
| Egypt | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | | X |
| El Salvador | Visa not required | 3 months | | ✓ |
| Equatorial Guinea | eVisa | | | ✓ |
| Eritrea | Visa required | | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. | ✓ |
| Estonia | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Eswatini | Visa not required | 30 days | Extension of stay possible for a maximum of 90 days in total. | ✓ |
| Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | up to 90 days | Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days. | X |
| Fiji | Visa not required | 4 months | | ✓ |
| Finland | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| France | Freedom of movement | | Freedom of movement | ✓ |
| Gabon | eVisa | 90 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport. | X |
| Gambia | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Georgia | Visa not required | 1 year | | ✓ |
| Germany | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Ghana | Visa required | | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. | ✓ |
| Greece | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Grenada | Visa not required | 3 months | | ✓ |
| Guatemala | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Guinea | eVisa | 90 days | | X |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | 90 days | | X |
| Guyana | Visa not required | | | ✓ |
| Haiti | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Honduras | Visa not required | 3 months | | ✓ |
| Hungary | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Iceland | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| India | eVisa | 30 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports or 5 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year. Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa. | X |
| Indonesia | e-VOA / Visa on arrival | 30 days | Not available at all entry points. | X |
| Iran | eVisa | 30 days | Passengers who have already made an application, at least two days before arrival, at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affair's E-Visa website and present the submission notification at the airport's visa desk may obtain a visa on arrival. Women will be refused entry if not wearing Islamic head cover, scarf, long sleeves or stockings. | X |
| Iraq | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 60 days | Irish citizens can obtain a visa on arrival at Iraq's airports, land and sea crossings for 60 days, for a fee of 75 USD. | |
| Israel | Visa not required | 3 months | Extension of stay is possible. | ✓ |
| Italy | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Jamaica | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Japan | Visa not required | 90 days | Irish citizens may apply for an extension of stay with the Ministry of Justice for up to 6 months. | ✓ |
| Jordan | eVisa / Visa on arrival | | Visa can be obtained upon arrival, it will cost a total of 40 JOD, obtainable at most international ports of entry and land border crossings (except King Hussein/Allenby Bridge) Visa fees may be waived for those in possession of a Jordan Pass depending on the length of their visit to the kingdom. | X |
| Kazakhstan | Visa not required | 30 days | | X |
| Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation | 90 days | Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. | X |
| Kiribati | Visa not required | 30 days | | ✓ |
| North Korea | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| South Korea | Electronic Travel Authorization | 90 days | The validity period of a K-ETA is 3 years from the date of approval. | ✓ |
| Kuwait | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 3 months | | X |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required | 60 days | | X |
| Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | 17 of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders. e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and in Boten (road and railroad). Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and 6 border crossings. Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane. | X |
| Latvia | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Lebanon | Free visa on arrival | 1 month | Free visa on arrival can be granted whenever a telephone number and address in Lebanon is provided. Visa can be extended for an additional two months. | X |
| Lesotho | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Liberia | Visa required | | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival, subject to conditions. | ✓ |
| Libya | eVisa | | | ✓ |
| Liechtenstein | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Lithuania | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Luxembourg | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Madagascar | Visa on arrival | 60 days | | X |
| Malawi | Visa not required | 30 days | | X |
| Malaysia | Visa not required | 3 months | If no return ticket is held, one must be purchased at the border or entry will be refused. | ✓ |
| Maldives | Free visa on arrival | 30 days | | X |
| Mali | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| Malta | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Marshall Islands | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180-day period. | X |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | | Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport. | X |
| Mauritius | Visa not required | 90 days | 180 days maximum stay in any 1 calendar year. | X |
| Mexico | Visa not required | 180 days | | ✓ |
| Micronesia | Visa not required | 30 days | Extension of stay is possible. | X |
| Moldova | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. | X |
| Monaco | Visa not required | | | ✓ |
| Mongolia | Visa not required | 30 days | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia has exempted visas for 34 countries from January 2023 to December 2025. | X |
| Montenegro | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Morocco | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Mozambique | Visa not required | 30 days | Travelers must register on the e-Visa platform at least 48 hours prior to travel and pay a processing fee of 650 MT. | X |
| Myanmar | eVisa | 28 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu. e-Visa available for both tourism (allowed stay is 28 days) or business (allowed stay is 70 days) purposes. | X |
| Namibia | Visa not required | 3 months | | X |
| Nauru | Visa required | | Visa requirement waived for holders of an Entry Permit letter. | X |
| Nepal | Online Visa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | Extension of stay is possible of up to 150 days. Business travellers can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 5 years, subject to a fee and a license issued by the Ministry of Industry. | X |
| Netherlands | Freedom of movement | | (European Netherlands) | ✓ |
| New Zealand | Electronic Travel Authority | 3 months | May enter using eGate. International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority. Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy. | X |
| Nicaragua | Visa not required | 90 days | Tourist card must be obtained on arrival, subject to a fee. Extension of stay is possible. | ✓ |
| Niger | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| Nigeria | eVisa | 90 days | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. | ✓ |
| North Macedonia | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Norway | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Oman | Visa not required / eVisa | 14 days / 30 days | A visa waiver is in place for travellers who are arriving directly from the Emirate of Dubai who have a visa or an entrance stamp from Dubai, whereby the visa must be valid for 21 days at least upon arrival in Oman. A visa waiver is in place for travellers who are arriving directly from Qatar, whereby the visa must state as being valid for Oman and must be valid for at least one month on arrival. | X |
| Pakistan | eVisa | 90 days | | X |
| Palau | Free visa on arrival | 30 days | Extension is possible for a fee. | X |
| Panama | Visa not required | 90 days | | ✓ |
| Papua New Guinea | eVisa | 60 days | Available at Gurney Airport (Alotau), Mount Hagen Airport, Port Moresby Airport and Tokua Airport (Rabaul). | X |
| Paraguay | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Peru | Visa not required | 183 days | | X |
| Philippines | Visa not required | 30 days | 14 days If passports issued to permanent residents of Macau only residents of Macau only. | X |
| Poland | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Portugal | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Qatar | Visa not required | 30 days | Visa waiver available for Irish citizens with a 30 day extension available. | X |
| Romania | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Russia | eVisa | 16 days | Visa waiver available for passengers arriving by cruise only who are staying in Russia for a maximum of 72 hours. | X |
| Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | | X |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required | 3 months | Extension of stay is possible. | ✓ |
| Saint Lucia | Visa not required | 6 weeks | Extension of stay is possible. | ✓ |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required | 3 month | Extension of stay is possible. | ✓ |
| Samoa | Visa not required | 60 days | Extension of stay is possible. | ✓ |
| San Marino | Visa not required | | | ✓ |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa not required | 15 days | | X |
| Saudi Arabia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | | X |
| Senegal | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Serbia | Visa not required | 90 days | Irish citizens may stay in Serbia for 90 days within any 6-month period. Extension is possible. | X |
| Seychelles | Visa not required | 3 months | Irish citizens can extend their stay for three months, up to a maximum of 12 months. Visitor's permit is issued free of charge, subject to documentation being provided at the entry point. | ✓ |
| Sierra Leone | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 3 months / 30 days | | X |
| Singapore | Visa not required | 90 days | Extension of stay possible. | ✓ |
| Slovakia | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Slovenia | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Solomon Islands | Free Visitor's permit on arrival | 3 months | 3 months within a year period. | ✓ |
| Somalia | Visa on arrival | | Available at Berbera, Borama, Burao, Erigavo and Hargeisa airports. 30 days, available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport. | X |
| South Africa | Visa not required | | | X |
| South Sudan | eVisa | | Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel. | X |
| Spain | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 60 days / 30 days | The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period. Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period). | X |
| Sudan | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| Suriname | Visa not required | 90 days | An entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival. Multiple entry e-Visa is also available. | X |
| Sweden | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Switzerland | Freedom of movement | | | ✓ |
| Syria | Visa not required | | | X |
| Tajikistan | Visa not required | 30 days | Visa also available online. | X |
| Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | | X |
| Thailand | Visa not required | 60 days | ACMECS Single Visa issued by Cambodia and Thailand are valid for 90 days from the date of issue and are valid for a stay of 60 days in Thailand. Extension of stay is possible. Maximum two visits annually if not arriving by air. | X |
| Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | 30 days | Irish and British citizens, unlike other EU citizens, must pay a 30 USD visa fee on arrival. | X |
| Togo | eVisa | 15 days | Extension of stay possible for an additional 90 days, subject to a fee. | X |
| Tonga | Free visa on arrival | 31 days | Extension of stay for a further 5 months is possible. | X |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required | | | ✓ |
| Tunisia | Visa not required | 3 months | | X |
| Turkey | Visa not required | 90 days | | X |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | | Pre-approved visa can be picked up on arrival. | X |
| Tuvalu | Visa on arrival | 30 days | | X |
| Uganda | Visa not required | | Irish Citizens are not required to apply for an eVisa and are granted a fee-free visa on arrival. An East Africa Tourist Visa issued by Kenya or Rwanda can also be used for entry. | X |
| Ukraine | Visa not required | 90 days | 90 days within any 180 day period. | ✓ |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa not required | 30 days | Extension of stay is possible for a further 30 days with a fee. | ✓ |
| United Kingdom | Freedom of movement | | Freedom of movement under Common Travel Area (in Constituent countries) | ✓ |
| United States | Visa Waiver Program | 90 days | ESTA is valid for 2 years from the date of issuance. ESTA is also required when entering the country by cruise ship or land. Visa required for nationals of VWP countries who have travelled or been present in Iraq, North Korea, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, or Yemen at any time on or after 1 March 2011 (with limited exceptions), or those who have travelled or being present in Cuba at any time on or after 12 January 2021, or nationals of VWP countries who are also nationals of Iraq, Syria, Iran, North Korea or Sudan. | ✓ |
| Uruguay | Visa not required | 90 days | Extension of stay is possible for a further 90 days. | X |
| Uzbekistan | Visa not required | 30 days | | X |
| Vanuatu | Visa not required | 30 days | | ✓ |
| Vatican City | Visa not required | | | ✓ |
| Venezuela | Visa not required | 90 days | Extension of stay is possible for a further 90 days. | X |
| Vietnam | eVisa | | e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry. | X |
| Yemen | Visa required | | | ✓ |
| Zambia | Visa not required | 30 days | For those travelling to Zambia for business, the maximum stay is 30 days in any one-year period. Tourists are allowed 90 days in any 1-year period. | X |
| Zimbabwe | Visa on arrival | 30 days | For those travelling to Zimbabwe for business, a visa on arrival can also be issued for a maximum stay of 30 days. | X |

### Territories and disputed areas

Visa requirements for Irish citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:
| Visitor to | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
| 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 | 15 days | |
| Northern Cyprus | Visa not required | 3 months | Can use Irish passport card to enter. |
| UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus | Visa required | | Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas. |
| Faroe Islands | Visa not required | | |
| Gibraltar | Visa not required | | |
| Guernsey | Freedom of movement | | |
| Guernsey Alderney | Freedom of movement | | |
| Guernsey Sark | Freedom of movement | | |
| Isle of Man | Freedom of movement | | |
| 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. |
| Jersey | Freedom of movement | | |
| Kosovo | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| 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). |
| Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara controlled territory) | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Somaliland | Visa on arrival | 30 days | 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 ||||
| Hong Kong | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| 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 | eVisa | 30 days | |
| 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. |
| Macao | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| 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. |
| Maldives outside Malé | Permission required | | With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives. |
| 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) |
| Palestine | Visa not required | | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. |
| Taiwan | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| 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 | 30 days | |
| Yemen outside Sana’a or Aden | Special permission required | | Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden. |
| Caribbean and North Atlantic ||||
| Anguilla | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Aruba | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Bermuda | Visa not required | 21 days | Extendable for longer stays. |
| British Virgin Islands | Visa not required | 1 month | Extendable for longer stays. |
| Cayman Islands | Visa not required | 6 months | |
| 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 | 3 months | |
| Montserrat | Visa not required | 6 months | |
| Greenland | Visa not required | | |
| Margarita Island | Visa not required | | All visitors are fingerprinted. |
| Puerto Rico | Visa not required | 90 days | Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required. |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa not required | | |
| Sint Maarten | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa not required | 90 days | 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 | 31 days | |
| Lau Province | Special permission required | | |
| French Polynesia | Visa not required | | |
| Guam | Visa not required | 90 days | Visa not required under the Visa Waiver Program for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required. |
| New Caledonia | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Niue | Visa on arrival | 30 days | 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 | 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 Futuna | Visa not required | | |
| 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 | 1 month | A visitor permit is normally issued as a stamp in the passport on arrival. |
| Ascension Island | eVisa | 3 months | e-Visa for 3 months within any year period. |
| Saint Helena | Entry Permit on arrival | 183 days | 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. |

## Non-ordinary passports

Holders of diplomatic or official passports of Ireland have additional visa-free access to Kuwait. Holders of diplomatic or service passports of any country have visa-free access to Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Mali and Zimbabwe.

## Non-visa restrictions

Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.

### Blank passport pages

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages. Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

### Vaccination

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.
Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

### Passport validity length

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.
However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).
Some countries, such as Japan, Ireland and the United Kingdom, require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.
In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain, Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.
Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.
Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.
Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives and South Africa.

#### Maximum passport age

Countries of the Schengen area require non-EU passports to be less than 10 years old upon entry. A number of holders of British passports, which until September 2018 could be issued with a validity period of up to 10 years and nine months if the previous passport was not expired, were unable to travel to the EU subsequent to Brexit due to this restriction.

### Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States, routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record, while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

### Persona non grata

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning them from entering the country or expelling them if they have already entered. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.

### Israeli stamps

Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, and Yemen do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.
To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.
Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

### Biometrics

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.
Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan, Argentina, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Japan, Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken), Malaysia upon entry and departure, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by its own legislation), intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.
Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.

## Common Travel Area

Ireland and the United Kingdom, together with its Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man make up a Common Travel Area where:
* No ID is required for travel by land for British or Irish citizens
* Only photographic ID is required for travel by air or sea for British or Irish citizens (but some airlines - such as Ryanair - may mandate passports for all)
However, there are occasionally checks on coaches and trains moving between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Citizens of third countries must have passports and, if required, visas to travel between the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.
British visas don't enable travel to Ireland for people without agreement with Ireland, and vice versa. Air and sea passengers travelling between the Common Travel Area and the Schengen Area are subject to systematic passport / identity checks.

## Right to consular protection in non-EU countries

As citizens of the European Union, all Irish citizens have the right to seek consular assistance and protection from embassies of fellow EU member states when they are in a non-EU country without an Irish embassy.
See also List of diplomatic missions of Ireland.