Ireland Passport

Passport rankings out of 198 countries

Freedom of travel2

Asset protection1

Quality of life2

"Plan B"3

Afghanistan

Visa is required

Albania

Visa-free for 90 days

Algeria

Visa is required

Andorra

Visa-free

Angola

Visa-free for 30 days

Antigua & Barbuda

Visa-free for 180 days

Argentina

Visa-free for 90 days

Armenia

Visa-free for 180 days

Australia

eTA

Austria

Visa-free

Azerbaijan

eTA

Bahamas

Visa-free for 90 days

Bahrain

Visa upon arrival

Bangladesh

Visa upon arrival

Barbados

Visa-free for 180 days

Belarus

Visa-free for 30 days

Belgium

Visa-free

Belize

Visa-free

Benin

eTA

Bhutan

eTA

Bolivia

Visa-free for 90 days

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Visa-free for 90 days

Botswana

Visa-free for 90 days

Brazil

Visa-free for 90 days

Brunei

Visa-free for 90 days

Bulgaria

Visa-free

Burkina Faso

Visa upon arrival

Burundi

Visa upon arrival

Cambodia

Visa upon arrival

Cameroon

eTA

Canada

eTA

Cape Verde

Visa-free for 30 days

Central African Republic

Visa is required

Chad

Visa is required

Chile

Visa-free for 90 days

China

Visa-free for 30 days

Colombia

Visa-free for 90 days

Comoros

Visa upon arrival

Congo - Brazzaville

Visa is required

Congo - Kinshasa

eTA

Costa Rica

Visa-free for 180 days

Croatia

Visa-free

Cuba

eTA

Cyprus

Visa-free

Czechia

Visa-free

Côte d’Ivoire

eTA

Denmark

Visa-free

Djibouti

Visa upon arrival

Dominica

Visa-free for 180 days

Dominican Republic

Visa-free

Ecuador

Visa-free for 90 days

Egypt

Visa upon arrival

El Salvador

Visa-free for 180 days

Equatorial Guinea

eTA

Eritrea

Visa is required

Estonia

Visa-free

Eswatini

Visa-free for 30 days

Ethiopia

Visa upon arrival

Fiji

Visa-free for 120 days

Finland

Visa-free

France

Visa-free

Gabon

eTA

Gambia

Visa-free for 90 days

Georgia

Visa-free for 360 days

Germany

Visa-free

Ghana

Visa upon arrival

Greece

Visa-free

Grenada

Visa-free for 90 days

Guatemala

Visa-free for 90 days

Guinea

eTA

Guinea-Bissau

Visa upon arrival

Guyana

Visa-free for 90 days

Haiti

Visa-free for 90 days

Honduras

Visa-free for 90 days

Hong Kong SAR China

Visa-free for 90 days

Hungary

Visa-free

Iceland

Visa-free

India

eTA

Indonesia

Visa upon arrival

Iran

Visa upon arrival

Iraq

Visa upon arrival

Ireland

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Israel

Visa-free for 90 days

Italy

Visa-free

Jamaica

Visa-free for 90 days

Japan

Visa-free for 90 days

Jordan

Visa upon arrival

Kazakhstan

Visa-free for 30 days

Kenya

eTA

Kiribati

Visa-free for 90 days

Kuwait

Visa upon arrival

Kyrgyzstan

Visa-free for 60 days

Laos

Visa upon arrival

Latvia

Visa-free

Lebanon

Visa upon arrival

Lesotho

Visa-free for 90 days

Liberia

Visa is required

Libya

eTA

Liechtenstein

Visa-free

Lithuania

Visa-free

Luxembourg

Visa-free

Macao SAR China

Visa-free for 90 days

Madagascar

Visa upon arrival

Malawi

Visa-free for 30 days

Malaysia

Visa-free for 90 days

Maldives

Visa upon arrival

Mali

Visa is required

Malta

Visa-free

Marshall Islands

Visa-free for 90 days

Mauritania

Visa upon arrival

Mauritius

Visa-free for 90 days

Mexico

Visa-free for 180 days

Micronesia

Visa-free for 30 days

Moldova

Visa-free for 90 days

Monaco

Visa-free

Mongolia

Visa-free for 30 days

Montenegro

Visa-free for 90 days

Morocco

Visa-free for 90 days

Mozambique

Visa-free for 30 days

Myanmar (Burma)

eTA

Namibia

Visa-free for 90 days

Nauru

Visa is required

Nepal

Visa upon arrival

Netherlands

Visa-free

New Zealand

eTA

Nicaragua

Visa-free for 90 days

Niger

Visa is required

Nigeria

eTA

North Korea

Visa is required

North Macedonia

Visa-free for 90 days

Norway

Visa-free

Oman

Visa upon arrival

Pakistan

eTA

Palau

Visa-free for 90 days

Palestinian Territories

Visa-free

Panama

Visa-free for 90 days

Papua New Guinea

eTA

Paraguay

Visa-free for 90 days

Peru

Visa-free for 180 days

Philippines

Visa-free for 30 days

Poland

Visa-free

Portugal

Visa-free

Qatar

Visa upon arrival

Romania

Visa-free

Russia

eTA

Rwanda

Visa upon arrival

Samoa

Visa upon arrival

San Marino

Visa-free

Saudi Arabia

Visa upon arrival

Senegal

Visa-free for 90 days

Serbia

Visa-free for 90 days

Seychelles

Visa-free for 90 days

Sierra Leone

Visa upon arrival

Singapore

Visa-free for 90 days

Slovakia

Visa-free

Slovenia

Visa-free

Solomon Islands

Visa upon arrival

Somalia

Visa upon arrival

South Africa

Visa-free for 90 days

South Korea

Visa-free for 90 days

South Sudan

eTA

Spain

Visa-free

Sri Lanka

Visa upon arrival

St Kitts & Nevis

Visa-free for 90 days

St Lucia

Visa-free for 42 days

St. Vincent & Grenadines

Visa-free for 90 days

Sudan

Visa is required

Suriname

Visa is required

Sweden

Visa-free

Switzerland

Visa-free

Syria

eTA

São Tomé & Príncipe

Visa-free for 15 days

Taiwan

Visa-free for 90 days

Tajikistan

Visa-free for 30 days

Tanzania

Visa upon arrival

Thailand

Visa-free for 60 days

Timor-Leste

Visa upon arrival

Togo

eTA

Tonga

Visa upon arrival

Trinidad & Tobago

Visa-free

Tunisia

Visa-free for 90 days

Turkey

Visa-free for 90 days

Turkmenistan

Visa is required

Tuvalu

Visa upon arrival

UAE

Visa-free for 30 days

Uganda

Visa-free for 90 days

Ukraine

Visa-free for 90 days

United Kingdom

Visa-free

United States

eTA

Uruguay

Visa-free for 90 days

Uzbekistan

Visa-free for 30 days

Vanuatu

Visa-free for 120 days

Vatican City

Visa-free

Venezuela

Visa-free for 90 days

Vietnam

eTA

Yemen

Visa is required

Zambia

Visa-free for 90 days

Zimbabwe

Visa upon arrival

About Ireland

Irish passport can be obtained by birthright, repatriation, naturalization, adoption, marriage and special services to the state. Irish citizenship allows you to travel to 186 countries of the world and live in any EU country.

A state in Western Europe that occupies most of the island of Ireland. It borders on the UK. The Republic of Ireland is a member of the European Union, but has not joined the Schengen area in order to maintain its own immigration policy.

Ireland is a popular tourist destination. Foreigners visit the country to walk around famous cities, enjoy parks and natural attractions, see castles, monasteries, ancient sanctuaries. There are many interesting museums in the country, such as the Guinness Beer Museum and the National Leprechaun Museum in Dublin.

Population

4.9 million

Capital

Dublin

Official language

Irish, English

GDP per capita

$81.297

Time zone

UTC+0

Currency

Euro

Ireland passport ranking and benefits

1
Residence in Ireland or another EU country
An Irish passport grants you the invaluable right to live, work, or retire not only in Ireland but also freely across all 27 countries of the European Union, offering unparalleled flexibility and choice.
An Irish passport grants you the invaluable right to live, work, or retire not only in Ireland but also freely across all 27 countries of the European Union, offering unparalleled flexibility and choice.
2
Access to 186 countries
Enjoy extensive global mobility with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 186 countries and territories worldwide, simplifying international travel for both business and leisure pursuits.
Enjoy extensive global mobility with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 186 countries and territories worldwide, simplifying international travel for both business and leisure pursuits.
3
Study and healthcare in the European Union
As an EU citizen, you gain privileged access to world-class educational institutions and comprehensive public healthcare systems across Ireland and throughout the entire European Union.
As an EU citizen, you gain privileged access to world-class educational institutions and comprehensive public healthcare systems across Ireland and throughout the entire European Union.
4
Jobs and international business
Unlock a wealth of career opportunities and expand your business ventures across the entire EU single market, benefiting from the free movement of labor and capital within one of the world’s largest economies.
Unlock a wealth of career opportunities and expand your business ventures across the entire EU single market, benefiting from the free movement of labor and capital within one of the world’s largest economies.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get an Irish passport?
Irish citizenship is obtained by birth, adoption, marriage, ancestry, special services to the state, or naturalisation.

To obtain Italian citizenship by naturalisation, you must have lived in the country for at least 5 years, meet the requirement for permanent residence and have no criminal record.

Children and grandchildren of Irish citizens are granted citizenship through ancestry. An applicant with Irish ancestry is registered in the Foreign Birth Register and is eligible to apply for an Irish passport.

The spouse of an Irish citizen can obtain a passport by naturalisation. The period of stay is reduced to 3 years, and the spouse confirms their intention to reside in Ireland.
Does Ireland recognise second citizenship?
Yes, Irish citizens can have multiple nationalities, as long as it does not contradict the laws of other states.
How to live in Ireland with citizenship of another state?
Ireland is a member of the European Union, so you can move there using a simplified procedure with a passport of one of the EU states — for instance, Portugal or Malta.
Who can get Irish citizenship by birthright?
Irish citizenship can be obtained by right of blood — if the child was born to Irish citizens. In this case, the place of birth does not matter.

Citizenship of Ireland by right of birth is granted to any child born in the country before 2005. A child born after 2005 will receive citizenship if their parents are: - citizens of Ireland or Great Britain;

foreign nationals who have been legally residing in Ireland for three of the four years prior to the birth of the child;

unknown.