Popular destinations you can visit easily
Thailand60d
Turkey90d
United Arab Emirates30d
Malaysia90d
IndonesiaOn arrival
MaldivesOn arrival
Sri LankaOn arrival
Georgia360d
QatarOn arrival
EgyptOn arrival
Morocco90d
KenyaeTAVisa-free countries for Ireland passport holders (121)
Enter with just your passport (stay limits in days where known).
Albania90 days
Andorra
Angola30 days
Antigua and Barbuda180 days
Argentina90 days
Armenia180 days
Austria
Bahamas90 days
Barbados180 days
Belarus30 days
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina90 days
Botswana90 days
Brazil90 days
Brunei90 days
Bulgaria
Cape Verde30 days
Chile90 days
China30 days
Colombia90 days
Costa Rica180 days
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica180 days
Dominican Republic
Ecuador90 days
El Salvador180 days
Estonia
Eswatini30 days
Fiji120 days
Finland
France
Gambia90 days- Georgia360 days
Germany
Greece
Grenada90 days
Guatemala90 days
Guyana90 days
Haiti90 days
Honduras90 days
Hong Kong90 days
Hungary
Iceland
Israel90 days
Italy
Jamaica90 days
Japan90 days
Kazakhstan30 days
Kiribati90 days
Kosovo90 days
Kyrgyzstan60 days
Latvia
Lesotho90 days
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao90 days
Malawi30 days- Malaysia90 days
Malta
Marshall Islands90 days
Mauritius90 days
Mexico180 days
Micronesia30 days
Moldova90 days
Monaco
Mongolia30 days
Montenegro90 days- Morocco90 days
Mozambique30 days
Namibia90 days
Netherlands
Nicaragua90 days
North Macedonia90 days
Norway
Palau90 days
Palestine
Panama90 days
Paraguay90 days
Peru180 days
Philippines30 days
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe15 days
Senegal90 days
Serbia90 days
Seychelles90 days
Singapore90 days
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa90 days
South Korea90 days
Spain
St. Kitts and Nevis90 days
St. Lucia42 days
St. Vincent and Grenadines90 days
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan90 days
Tajikistan30 days- Thailand60 days
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia90 days- Turkey90 days
Uganda90 days
Ukraine90 days- United Arab Emirates30 days
United Kingdom
Uruguay90 days
Uzbekistan30 days
Vanuatu120 days
Vatican City
Venezuela90 days
Zambia90 days
Visa on arrival (36)
Get your visa at the airport or border on arrival, sometimes for a fee.
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Comoros
Djibouti- Egypt
Ethiopia
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau- Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Madagascar- Maldives
Mauritania
Nepal
Oman- Qatar
Rwanda
Samoa
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia- Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Tuvalu
Zimbabwe
eTA required (7)
Apply online for a quick electronic travel authorization before you fly.
e-Visa (19)
Apply online and get approval before you travel.
Visa required (15)
Apply at an embassy, consulate or visa center before traveling.
Frequently asked questions
How many countries can Ireland passport holders visit without a visa?
Ireland passport holders can enter 121 destinations visa-free, plus 36 with visa on arrival and 7 with an eTA, for a total of 164 easy-access destinations. A further 19 destinations offer e-Visas.
How strong is the Ireland passport?
With 164 easy-access destinations, the Ireland passport ranks #12 out of 199 passports in our ranking.
Do Ireland citizens need a visa for Schengen countries?
No. Ireland passport holders can visit the Schengen Area visa-free for up to 90 days in any 180-day period (an ETIAS online travel authorization is expected to become mandatory for visa-exempt travelers).
Do Ireland passport holders need a visa for United States?
eTA (electronic travel authorization) for Ireland passport holders traveling to United States.
Do Ireland passport holders need a visa for United Kingdom?
Visa-free for Ireland passport holders traveling to United Kingdom.
Do Ireland passport holders need a visa for Canada?
eTA (electronic travel authorization) for Ireland passport holders traveling to Canada.
Do Ireland passport holders need a visa for United Arab Emirates?
Visa-free for Ireland passport holders traveling to United Arab Emirates.
Data from the Passport Index dataset (MIT), last updated 2026-02-18. Entry rules change and can depend on passport validity, purpose of travel and onward tickets. Always confirm with the destination's official embassy before you travel.