However, we strongly recommend traveling with 6 months validity on your passport at all times. Citizens of United Kingdom can refer to www. Second, make sure your passport has blank Visa pages. Most destinations, including Ireland, require that you have adequate un-used pages in your passport, allowing for any necessary stamps upon arrival and departure.
We recommend that you have at least two free pages in Visas section of your passport before any international travel. British citizens can get extra passport pages added to their passports at www. Finally, confirm if transit visa is required for any connections. Check with your airline in case you have connecting flights overseas as part of your journey to Ireland. It may be the case that countries you pass through en route to your destination may require a separate transit visa.
Please refer to visa requirements of the specific country. Ireland visa for citizens of United Kingdom is required. You need to: 1. How long does it take?
Tracking your application Track your application by contacting the Embassy or Consulate to which it was submitted, quoting the reference number from your application. Notification If you applied at an Embassy or Consulate, they will contact you once a decision has been made.
Need more information? Visa and Documentation What sort of Visa do I need? For ease of reference, separate links for some of the most common visa types are set out below. Travelling to Ireland on business Business Meeting If you are a Visa-required national and coming to Ireland for a business meeting you will find useful guidelines and details of requirements for Business Visa applications on INIS.
Conference If you are a Visa-required national and coming to Ireland for a conference, you will find useful guidelines and details of requirements for Conference Visa applications on INIS. Starting a Business in Ireland If you are a Visa-required national and you wish to set up a business in Ireland, you will require Business Permission from the Department of Justice and Equality, prior to applying for your visa.
Studying in Ireland If you require an entry visa for Ireland and would like to study here, you will find useful guidelines and details of requirements for Study Visa applications on INIS.
More information Contact your local Embassy or Consulate for more details on fees and payment methods. Appeals My application has been refused If your application has been refused and you still want to travel to Ireland, you can: Appeal the decision or Make a new application If you decide to make a new application, your previous application history may be taken into account.
Appealing the decision You'll be sent a letter outlining the reasons for refusal. Arrival Immigration control A visa is a form of pre-entry clearance which allows for travel to Ireland. Additional documents As well as your visa, an Immigration Officer may ask to see additional information such as: Accommodation bookings Return flights Contacts in Ireland Length of stay The Immigration Officer at the port of entry will decide your length of stay by stamping your passport; which will reflect the purpose of your journey and the amount of time you are allowed to stay in the State.
Staying over three months If you need a visa to enter Ireland and you want to stay longer than 90 days, apply for a 'D' type visa before you travel. Change of activity If you want to undertake any activity in Ireland other than that for which your visa was granted you must leave the county and apply for a new visa. Fri, 18 Jul BST. Whether you need a visa to enter Ireland depends on what country you're from, see Schedule 1. Submitting your application Please ensure you have completed the correct application form and supplied all the required documentation.
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Share this story:. Places from this story Ireland Europe Country. View more. Activities Melbourne or Sydney: which city is the best to start your Australian adventure? Read More. Related content. Unaccompanied children and those issued standard visitor visas which allow them to remain in the UK for longer than six months in a single trip are not eligible. Applicants for other visa categories will require separate visas to enter the UK and Ireland respectively.
If a national of a country requires a visa for the UK but not for Ireland, those nationals will still require a visit visa to travel to the UK. The same will apply to any nationals who are not required to have a visa to visit the UK but are required to have one for Ireland. Ireland and the UK have joint visa application centres in China and India.
This joint working will be rolled out gradually to other countries. Applications cannot be made at centres outside these two countries during the first phase of the scheme.
Applications for Irish visas will continue to be determined by the Irish authorities and applications for UK visas will continue to be determined by the UK authorities. The visa holder must first travel to the country that issued the visa. For example; if you have an Irish short stay visa and want to also visit the UK you must travel to Ireland first.
If you have a British visitor visa and want to also visit Ireland, you must travel to the UK first. Holders of an Irish short stay visa will be able to transit in the UK as part of an onward journey to Ireland. Individuals with an eligible visa under the British-Irish visa scheme will not need to apply for a UK transit visa if their flight takes them via the UK to Ireland.
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