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Ireland: passport 2026 and visa-free countries

Passport: Ireland. 184 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 7 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.

Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total

  • 139Visa-free
  • 17ETA
  • 28On arrival
  • 28eVisa
  • 14Visa required
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Ireland
Rank7
No prior visa184
CodeIRL

Passport strength

One of the strongest passports in the world 7

Rank 7 of 199. 184 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 21.

Schengen AreaVisa-freeUnited KingdomVisa-freeUnited StatesETACanadaETA180 daysAustraliaETA90 daysNew ZealandETA90 daysJapanVisa-free90 daysSouth KoreaETA90 daysChinaVisa-free30 daysSingaporeVisa-free90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-free30 daysTürkiyeVisa-free90 daysThailandVisa-free60 daysBrazilVisa-free90 daysMexicoVisa-free180 daysIsraelETA90 daysHong KongVisa-free90 daysSouth AfricaVisa-freeIndonesiaOn arrival30 daysArgentinaVisa-free90 daysEgyptOn arrival30 days

Weak spots

Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 42

A prior visa is needed for 42 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.

IndiaeVisaVietnameVisaCubaeVisaAfghanistaneVisaAlgeriaVisa requiredAzerbaijaneVisaBenineVisaBhutaneVisa
Taxes12/100up to 48%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
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What the passport gives

What a Ireland passport gives

84of 100
rank 9 of 199

Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.

Ranking for your goal →
  • Mobility95184 destinations without a prior visa
  • Stability and rule of law89score 1.36 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
  • Quality of life96HDI 0.949
  • Health and longevity8882.4 years life expectancy
  • Education90education index 0.89
  • Taxes12up to 48%, inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
  • US access100E-2 investor visa available, entry with ESTA
  • Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children

All destinations

Destinations by entry terms 226

The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.

Visa-free 139

Entry on your passport

Popular:FranceItalySpainGermanyGreecePortugal
AlbaniaEurope · 90 daysAndorraEuropeAngolaAfrica · 30 daysAnguillaCaribbean · 90 daysAntigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 90 daysArgentinaAmericas · 90 daysArmeniaMiddle East · 180 daysArubaCaribbean · 30 daysAustriaEuropeBahamasCaribbean · 90 daysBarbadosCaribbean · 180 daysBelarusEurope · 30 daysBelgiumEuropeBelizeAmericasBermudaAmericas · 21 daysBoliviaAmericas · 90 daysBonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean · 90 daysBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope · 90 daysBotswanaAfrica · 90 daysBrazilAmericas · 90 daysBritish Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 30 daysBruneiAsia · 90 daysBulgariaEuropeCape VerdeAfrica · 30 daysCayman IslandsCaribbean · 180 daysChileAmericas · 90 daysChinaAsia · 30 daysColombiaAmericas · 90 daysCook IslandsOceania · 31 daysCosta RicaAmericas · 90 daysCroatiaEuropeCuraçaoCaribbean · 90 daysCyprusEuropeCzechiaEuropeDenmarkEuropeDominicaCaribbean · 180 daysDominican RepublicCaribbeanEcuadorAmericas · 90 daysEl SalvadorAmericas · 90 daysEstoniaEuropeEswatiniAfrica · 30 daysFalkland IslandsAmericas · 30 daysFaroe IslandsEuropeFijiOceania · 120 daysFinlandEuropeFranceEuropeFrench GuianaAmericasFrench PolynesiaOceaniaFrench West IndiesCaribbeanGambiaAfrica · 90 daysGeorgiaEuropeGermanyEurope · 365 daysGibraltarEuropeGreeceEuropeGreenlandEuropeGrenadaCaribbean · 90 daysGuatemalaAmericas · 90 daysGuyanaAmericasHaitiCaribbean · 90 daysHondurasAmericas · 90 daysHong KongAsia · 90 daysHungaryEuropeIcelandEuropeItalyEuropeJamaicaCaribbean · 90 daysJapanAsia · 90 daysKazakhstanAsia · 30 daysKiribatiOceania · 30 daysKosovoEurope · 90 daysKyrgyzstanAsia · 60 daysLatviaEuropeLesothoAfrica · 90 daysLiechtensteinEuropeLithuaniaEuropeLuxembourgEuropeMacaoAsia · 90 daysMalawiAfrica · 30 daysMalaysiaAsia · 90 daysMaltaEuropeMarshall IslandsOceania · 90 daysMauritiusAfrica · 90 daysMayotteAfricaMexicoAmericas · 180 daysMicronesiaOceania · 30 daysMoldovaEurope · 90 daysMonacoEuropeMongoliaAsia · 30 daysMontenegroEurope · 90 daysMontserratCaribbean · 180 daysMoroccoAfrica · 90 daysNamibiaAfrica · 90 daysNetherlandsEuropeNew CaledoniaOceania · 90 daysNicaraguaAmericas · 90 daysNorth MacedoniaEurope · 90 daysNorwayEuropeOmanMiddle East · 14 daysPanamaAmericas · 90 daysParaguayAmericas · 90 daysPeruAmericas · 183 daysPhilippinesAsia · 30 daysPolandEuropePortugalEuropeQatarMiddle East · 30 daysRéunionAfricaRomaniaEuropeSamoaOceania · 60 daysSan MarinoEuropeSão Tomé and PríncipeAfrica · 15 daysSenegalAfrica · 90 daysSerbiaEurope · 90 daysSingaporeAsia · 90 daysSint MaartenCaribbean · 90 daysSlovakiaEuropeSloveniaEuropeSouth AfricaAfricaSpainEuropeSt. LuciaCaribbean · 42 daysSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 90 daysSurinameAmericas · 90 daysSwedenEuropeSwitzerlandEuropeTaiwanAsia · 90 daysTajikistanAsia · 30 daysThailandAsia · 60 daysTrinidad and TobagoCaribbeanTunisiaAfrica · 90 daysTürkiyeEurope · 90 daysTurks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean · 90 daysUgandaAfricaUkraineEurope · 90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesMiddle East · 30 daysUnited KingdomEuropeUruguayAmericas · 90 daysUzbekistanAsia · 30 daysVanuatuOceania · 30 daysVatican CityEuropeVenezuelaAmericas · 90 daysZambiaAfrica · 30 days

ETA 17

Authorisation online before travel

Popular:United StatesSouth KoreaIsraelSri LankaAustraliaCanada
American SamoaOceaniaAustraliaOceania · 90 daysCanadaAmericas · 180 daysGuamOceania · 90 daysIsraelMiddle East · 90 daysKenyaAfrica · 90 daysMozambiqueAfrica · 30 daysNew ZealandOceania · 90 daysNorthern Mariana IslandsOceaniaPalestineMiddle EastPuerto RicoCaribbean · 90 daysSeychellesAfrica · 90 daysSouth KoreaAsia · 90 daysSri LankaAsia · 60 daysSt. Kitts and NevisCaribbean · 90 daysUnited StatesAmericasUS Virgin IslandsCaribbean · 90 days

On arrival 28

Visa issued at the border

Popular:EgyptIndonesiaMaldivesSaudi ArabiaTanzania
BahrainMiddle East · 14 daysBangladeshAsia · 30 daysBurundiAfrica · 30 daysCambodiaAsia · 30 daysComorosAfrica · 45 daysEgyptAfrica · 30 daysEthiopiaAfrica · 90 daysGuinea-BissauAfrica · 90 daysIndonesiaAsia · 30 daysJordanMiddle EastKuwaitMiddle East · 90 daysLaosAsia · 30 daysLebanonMiddle East · 30 daysMadagascarAfrica · 60 daysMaldivesAsia · 30 daysNepalAsia · 90 daysNiueOceania · 30 daysPalauOceania · 30 daysRwandaAfrica · 30 daysSaudi ArabiaMiddle East · 90 daysSierra LeoneAfrica · 90 daysSolomon IslandsOceania · 90 daysSt. HelenaAfrica · 183 daysTanzaniaAfrica · 90 daysTimor-LesteAsia · 30 daysTongaOceania · 31 daysTuvaluOceania · 30 daysZimbabweAfrica · 30 days

eVisa 28

Applied for online before travel

Popular:VietnamIndiaCuba
AfghanistanAsiaAzerbaijanEuropeBeninAfricaBhutanAsiaBurkina FasoAfricaCameroonAfricaCôte d'IvoireAfricaCubaCaribbeanDjiboutiAfricaDR CongoAfricaEquatorial GuineaAfricaGabonAfricaGuineaAfricaIndiaAsiaIranMiddle EastIraqMiddle EastLibyaAfricaMauritaniaAfricaMyanmarAsiaNigeriaAfricaPakistanAsiaPapua New GuineaOceaniaRussiaEuropeSomaliaAfricaSouth SudanAfricaSyriaMiddle EastTogoAfricaVietnamAsia

Visa required 14

Through a consulate

AlgeriaAfricaCentral African RepublicAfricaChadAfricaEritreaAfricaGhanaAfricaLiberiaAfricaMaliAfricaNauruOceaniaNigerAfricaNorth KoreaAsiaRepublic of the CongoAfricaSudanAfricaTurkmenistanAsiaYemenMiddle East

How to strengthen the passport

A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.

Nearby in the ranking

  1. 7Denmark184
  2. 7Finland184
  3. 7France184
  4. 7Greece184
  5. 7Ireland184
  6. 7Malaysia184
  7. 7Malta184
  8. 7Netherlands184
  9. 7Spain184

Frequently asked questions

Ireland: how many countries are visa-free?

In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 184 of 226 countries and territories, 139 visa-free, 17 with an ETA and 28 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 7 of 199.

Ireland: is a Schengen visa needed?

No. Short trips to Schengen countries need no visa. Once ETIAS starts, an electronic authorisation will be needed; no launch date has been announced yet.

Ireland → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?

Visa-free. Entry on your passport.

Ireland → United States: is a visa needed?

ETA. Authorisation online before travel.

Ireland → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?

Visa-free, 30 days. Entry on your passport.

How can the list of countries be expanded?

A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Guinea-Bissau adds 12 destinations without a prior visa, Sierra Leone adds 11. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.