passport of Ireland

Ireland Passport

Passport rankings out of 198 countries

Freedom of travel2

Asset protection1

Quality of life2

"Plan B"3

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Afghanistan

Visa is required

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Albania

Visa-free for 90 days

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Algeria

Visa is required

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Andorra

Visa-free

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Angola

Visa-free for 30 days

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Antigua & Barbuda

Visa-free for 180 days

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Argentina

Visa-free for 90 days

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Armenia

Visa-free for 180 days

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Australia

eTA

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Austria

Visa-free

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Azerbaijan

eTA

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Bahamas

Visa-free for 90 days

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Bahrain

Visa upon arrival

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Bangladesh

Visa upon arrival

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Barbados

Visa-free for 180 days

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Belarus

Visa-free for 30 days

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Belgium

Visa-free

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Belize

Visa-free

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Benin

eTA

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Bhutan

eTA

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Bolivia

Visa-free for 90 days

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Bosnia & Herzegovina

Visa-free for 90 days

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Botswana

Visa-free for 90 days

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Brazil

Visa-free for 90 days

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Brunei

Visa-free for 90 days

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Bulgaria

Visa-free

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Burkina Faso

Visa upon arrival

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Burundi

Visa upon arrival

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Cambodia

Visa upon arrival

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Cameroon

eTA

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Canada

eTA

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Cape Verde

Visa-free for 30 days

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Central African Republic

Visa is required

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Chad

Visa is required

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Chile

Visa-free for 90 days

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China

Visa-free for 30 days

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Colombia

Visa-free for 90 days

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Comoros

Visa upon arrival

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Congo - Brazzaville

Visa is required

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Congo - Kinshasa

eTA

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Costa Rica

Visa-free for 180 days

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Croatia

Visa-free

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Cuba

eTA

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Cyprus

Visa-free

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Czechia

Visa-free

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Côte d’Ivoire

eTA

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Denmark

Visa-free

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Djibouti

Visa upon arrival

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Dominica

Visa-free for 180 days

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Dominican Republic

Visa-free

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Ecuador

Visa-free for 90 days

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Egypt

Visa upon arrival

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El Salvador

Visa-free for 180 days

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Equatorial Guinea

eTA

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Eritrea

Visa is required

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Estonia

Visa-free

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Eswatini

Visa-free for 30 days

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Ethiopia

Visa upon arrival

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Fiji

Visa-free for 120 days

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Finland

Visa-free

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France

Visa-free

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Gabon

eTA

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Gambia

Visa-free for 90 days

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Georgia

Visa-free for 360 days

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Germany

Visa-free

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Ghana

Visa upon arrival

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Greece

Visa-free

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Grenada

Visa-free for 90 days

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Guatemala

Visa-free for 90 days

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Guinea

eTA

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Guinea-Bissau

Visa upon arrival

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Guyana

Visa-free for 90 days

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Haiti

Visa-free for 90 days

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Honduras

Visa-free for 90 days

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Hong Kong SAR China

Visa-free for 90 days

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Hungary

Visa-free

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Iceland

Visa-free

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India

eTA

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Indonesia

Visa upon arrival

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Iran

Visa upon arrival

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Iraq

Visa upon arrival

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Ireland

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Israel

Visa-free for 90 days

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Italy

Visa-free

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Jamaica

Visa-free for 90 days

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Japan

Visa-free for 90 days

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Jordan

Visa upon arrival

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Kazakhstan

Visa-free for 30 days

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Kenya

eTA

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Kiribati

Visa-free for 90 days

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Kuwait

Visa upon arrival

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Kyrgyzstan

Visa-free for 60 days

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Laos

Visa upon arrival

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Latvia

Visa-free

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Lebanon

Visa upon arrival

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Lesotho

Visa-free for 90 days

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Liberia

Visa is required

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Libya

eTA

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Liechtenstein

Visa-free

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Lithuania

Visa-free

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Luxembourg

Visa-free

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Macao SAR China

Visa-free for 90 days

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Madagascar

Visa upon arrival

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Malawi

Visa-free for 30 days

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Malaysia

Visa-free for 90 days

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Maldives

Visa upon arrival

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Mali

Visa is required

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Malta

Visa-free

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Marshall Islands

Visa-free for 90 days

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Mauritania

Visa upon arrival

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Mauritius

Visa-free for 90 days

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Mexico

Visa-free for 180 days

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Micronesia

Visa-free for 30 days

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Moldova

Visa-free for 90 days

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Monaco

Visa-free

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Mongolia

Visa-free for 30 days

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Montenegro

Visa-free for 90 days

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Morocco

Visa-free for 90 days

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Mozambique

Visa-free for 30 days

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Myanmar (Burma)

eTA

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Namibia

Visa-free for 90 days

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Nauru

Visa is required

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Nepal

Visa upon arrival

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Netherlands

Visa-free

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New Zealand

eTA

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Nicaragua

Visa-free for 90 days

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Niger

Visa is required

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Nigeria

eTA

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North Korea

Visa is required

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North Macedonia

Visa-free for 90 days

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Norway

Visa-free

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Oman

Visa upon arrival

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Pakistan

eTA

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Palau

Visa-free for 90 days

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Palestinian Territories

Visa-free

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Panama

Visa-free for 90 days

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Papua New Guinea

eTA

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Paraguay

Visa-free for 90 days

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Peru

Visa-free for 180 days

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Philippines

Visa-free for 30 days

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Poland

Visa-free

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Portugal

Visa-free

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Qatar

Visa upon arrival

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Romania

Visa-free

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Russia

eTA

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Rwanda

Visa upon arrival

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Samoa

Visa upon arrival

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San Marino

Visa-free

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Saudi Arabia

Visa upon arrival

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Senegal

Visa-free for 90 days

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Serbia

Visa-free for 90 days

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Seychelles

Visa-free for 90 days

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Sierra Leone

Visa upon arrival

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Singapore

Visa-free for 90 days

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Slovakia

Visa-free

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Slovenia

Visa-free

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Solomon Islands

Visa upon arrival

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Somalia

Visa upon arrival

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South Africa

Visa-free for 90 days

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South Korea

Visa-free for 90 days

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South Sudan

eTA

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Spain

Visa-free

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Sri Lanka

Visa upon arrival

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St Kitts & Nevis

Visa-free for 90 days

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St Lucia

Visa-free for 42 days

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St. Vincent & Grenadines

Visa-free for 90 days

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Sudan

Visa is required

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Suriname

Visa is required

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Sweden

Visa-free

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Switzerland

Visa-free

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Syria

eTA

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São Tomé & Príncipe

Visa-free for 15 days

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Taiwan

Visa-free for 90 days

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Tajikistan

Visa-free for 30 days

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Tanzania

Visa upon arrival

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Thailand

Visa-free for 60 days

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Timor-Leste

Visa upon arrival

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Togo

eTA

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Tonga

Visa upon arrival

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Trinidad & Tobago

Visa-free

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Tunisia

Visa-free for 90 days

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Turkey

Visa-free for 90 days

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Turkmenistan

Visa is required

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Tuvalu

Visa upon arrival

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UAE

Visa-free for 30 days

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Uganda

Visa-free for 90 days

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Ukraine

Visa-free for 90 days

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United Kingdom

Visa-free

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United States

eTA

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Uruguay

Visa-free for 90 days

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Uzbekistan

Visa-free for 30 days

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Vanuatu

Visa-free for 120 days

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Vatican City

Visa-free

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Venezuela

Visa-free for 90 days

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Vietnam

eTA

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Yemen

Visa is required

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Zambia

Visa-free for 90 days

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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

    Ireland is a member of the European Union. Citizenship of this country allows you to live on its territory or choose to move to another European country. You won’t need a residence permit in another EU country: simply register after three months of residence.

  • 2

    Access to 186 countries

    An Irish passport provides visa-free access to the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan and other countries.

    The country has not joined the Schengen Area. At the same time, an Irish passport entitles you to visa-free entry to the Schengen countries for up to 90 days out of every 180 days. To stay longer, you will need to get a simplified permit.

  • 3

    Study and healthcare in the European Union

    It is easier for a child with an Irish passport to be accepted to a university in a EU country. For them tuition will be less than for a citizen of a country that is not part of the EU. Irish citizens also receive benefits for medical treatment in the country and other EU states.

  • 4

    Jobs and international business

    An Irish passport allows you to open a company in the country or another European state. In order to have a job in the European Union, you won’t not need residence or work permits in advance.

Grounds for obtaining an Ireland passport

Ireland allows dual citizenship

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Birth to citizens of the country

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Marriage to a citizen of the country

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Work for the country's government

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Naturalization

Estimated time: 5 years

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Repatriation

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Adoption

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Parents citizenship

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Special conditions

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Special services to the state

Obtaining an Ireland passport by naturalization: requirements for applicants

Knowledge of state language

Assimilation or cultural knowledge

Stable financial status

Good health

No criminal records

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.