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Visa-Free Countries for Ireland Passport Holders (2026)

Ireland passport holders can visit 199 of 246 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 150 visa-free, 17 with an electronic travel authorization and 32 with a visa on arrival. 28 more offer an e-visa you apply for online. 14 require a visa before travel. That puts the Ireland passport at #4 of 208 in our ranking.

  • Visa-free 150
  • ETA 17
  • On arrival 32
  • E-visa 28
  • Visa 14
  • Special 5
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Visa-free access

199

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Passport rank

#4 of 208

E-visa online

28

Visa required

14

Visa-free for Ireland passport holders

150 destinations. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Albania90 daysAndorra90 daysAngola30 daysAnguilla90 daysAntigua and Barbuda180 daysArgentina90 daysArmenia180 daysAruba90 daysAustriaFree movement (EU)Bahamas90 daysBarbados180 daysBelarus30 daysBelgiumFree movement (EU)Belize30 daysBermuda180 daysBolivia90 daysBonaire90 daysBosnia and Herzegovina90 daysBotswana90 daysBrazil90 daysBritish Virgin Islands30 daysBrunei90 daysBulgariaFree movement (EU)Cayman Islands180 daysChile90 daysChina30 daysColombia90 daysCook Islands31 daysCosta Rica180 daysCroatiaFree movement (EU)Curaçao90 daysCyprusFree movement (EU)CzechiaFree movement (EU)DenmarkFree movement (EU)Dominica180 daysDominican Republic30 daysEcuador90 daysEl Salvador180 daysEstoniaFree movement (EU)Eswatini30 daysFalkland Islands30 daysFaroe Islands90 daysFiji120 daysFinlandFree movement (EU)FranceFree movement (EU)French GuianaFree movement (EU)French PolynesiaFree movement (EU)Gambia90 daysGeorgia360 daysGermanyFree movement (EU)Gibraltar180 daysGreeceFree movement (EU)Greenland90 daysGrenada90 daysGuadeloupeFree movement (EU)Guatemala90 daysGuyana90 daysHaiti90 daysHonduras90 daysHong Kong90 daysHungaryFree movement (EU)IcelandFree movement (EU)ItalyFree movement (EU)Jamaica90 daysJapan90 daysJeju Island90 daysKazakhstan30 daysKiribati90 daysKosovo90 daysKyrgyzstan60 daysLatviaFree movement (EU)Lesotho90 daysLiechtenstein90 daysLithuaniaFree movement (EU)LuxembourgFree movement (EU)Macau90 daysMalawi90 daysMaltaFree movement (EU)Marshall Islands90 daysMartiniqueFree movement (EU)Mauritius180 daysMayotteFree movement (EU)Mexico180 daysMicronesia30 daysMoldova90 daysMonaco90 daysMongolia30 daysMontenegro90 daysMontserrat180 daysMorocco90 daysMozambique30 daysNetherlandsFree movement (EU)New CaledoniaFree movement (EU)Nicaragua90 daysNiue30 daysNorth Macedonia90 daysNorthern Cyprus90 daysNorwayFree movement (EU)Oman14 daysPalestinePanama90 daysParaguay90 daysPeru90 daysPhilippines30 daysPitcairn Islands14 daysPolandFree movement (EU)PortugalFree movement (EU)RéunionFree movement (EU)RomaniaFree movement (EU)Saba90 daysSaint BarthélemyFree movement (EU)Saint Helena90 daysSaint Lucia42 daysSaint MartinFree movement (EU)Saint Pierre and MiquelonFree movement (EU)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSamoa60 daysSan Marino30 daysSao Tome and Principe15 daysSenegal90 daysSerbia90 daysSingapore90 daysSint Eustatius90 daysSint Maarten90 daysSlovakiaFree movement (EU)SloveniaFree movement (EU)South Africa90 daysSouth Korea90 daysSpainFree movement (EU)Suriname90 daysSvalbardFree movementSwedenFree movement (EU)SwitzerlandFree movement (EU)Taiwan90 daysTajikistan30 daysTransnistria45 daysTrinidad and Tobago90 daysTunisia90 daysTurkey90 daysTurks and Caicos Islands90 daysUganda90 daysUkraine90 daysUnited Arab Emirates30 daysUnited KingdomFree movementUruguay90 daysUzbekistan30 daysVatican City90 daysVenezuela90 daysWallis and FutunaFree movement (EU)Zambia90 days

Online travel authorization (ETA) needed for Ireland passport holders

17 destinations. No visa, but you need an online approval before you board.

American Samoa30 daysAustralia90 daysCambodia30 daysCanada180 daysCape Verde30 daysGuam90 daysIsrael90 daysKenya90 daysMalaysia90 daysNew Zealand90 daysNorthern Mariana Islands90 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis90 daysSeychelles90 daysSri Lanka30 daysThailand30 daysUnited States90 daysUS Virgin Islands90 days

Visa on arrival for Ireland passport holders

32 destinations. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Bahrain90 daysBangladesh30 daysBurkina Faso30 daysBurundi90 daysComoros45 daysEgypt30 daysEthiopia90 daysGuinea-Bissau90 daysIndonesia30 daysJordan90 daysKurdistan Region of Iraq30 daysKuwait90 daysLaos30 daysLebanon30 daysMadagascar90 daysMaldives30 daysNamibia90 daysNepal90 daysPalau30 daysQatar30 daysRwanda30 daysSaudi Arabia90 daysSierra Leone30 daysSolomon Islands90 daysSomaliland30 daysSyriaTanzania90 daysTimor-Leste30 daysTonga31 daysTuvalu30 daysVanuatu120 daysZimbabwe30 days

E-visa for Ireland passport holders

28 destinations. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Ascension Island90 daysAzerbaijan30 daysBenin90 daysBhutan90 daysCameroon180 daysChadCuba90 daysDjibouti31 daysDR Congo7 daysEquatorial Guinea90 daysGabon180 daysGuinea90 daysIndia180 daysIran30 daysIraq30 daysIvory Coast90 daysLiberiaLibya30 daysMauritania2 yearsMyanmar28 daysNigeria90 daysPakistan30 daysPapua New Guinea60 daysRussia30 daysSomaliaSouth SudanTogo90 daysVietnam90 days

Visa required for Ireland passport holders

14 destinations. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

AfghanistanAlgeriaCentral African RepublicEritreaGhanaMaliNigerNorth KoreaRepublic of the CongoSouth OssetiaSudanTokelauTurkmenistanYemen

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

5 destinations. A special permit is needed, or entry on this passport isn't confirmed. Contact the destination's embassy.

AbkhaziaBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryJan MayenNauruWestern Sahara

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Ireland passport: common questions

How many countries can Ireland passport holders visit without a visa?

199 destinations: 150 visa-free, 17 with an online travel authorization (ETA) and 32 with a visa on arrival. Another 28 let you apply for an e-visa online.

Do Ireland passport holders need a visa for the United States?

No visa, but Ireland passport holders need an electronic travel authorization (ESTA, US$40.62 (from 2026-10-16; US$10.62 if denied)) before they travel to the United States, for stays of up to 90 days.

Do Ireland passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom?

No. Ireland passport holders have freedom of movement in the United Kingdom, so they can enter with a passport or national ID and no visa.

Do Ireland passport holders need a visa for France?

No. Ireland passport holders have freedom of movement (EU) in France, so they can enter with a passport or national ID and no visa.

Do Ireland passport holders need a visa for Italy?

No. Ireland passport holders have freedom of movement (EU) in Italy, so they can enter with a passport or national ID and no visa.

Do Ireland passport holders need a visa for Spain?

No. Ireland passport holders have freedom of movement (EU) in Spain, so they can enter with a passport or national ID and no visa.

Which countries need an ETA for Ireland passport holders?

American Samoa, Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Guam, Israel, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Northern Mariana Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis and 5 more. An ETA is an online approval, not a visa, but airlines check it before you board.

Which countries require a visa for Ireland passport holders?

14 destinations, including Afghanistan, Algeria, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ghana, Mali, Niger, North Korea, Republic of the Congo and South Ossetia. Apply at the destination's embassy, consulate or official visa portal well before you travel.

Compare with nearby passports

Ranked by destinations you can enter visa-free, with an ETA or on arrival.

United Kingdom#3 · 200 destinationsAustria#4 · 199 destinationsFinland#4 · 199 destinationsLuxembourg#4 · 199 destinationsNetherlands#4 · 199 destinationsSouth Korea#4 · 199 destinations
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Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with the destination's official site before you book and again before you fly.