Ireland is a EU member country since 1 January 1973 but has opted out of the schengen area. The Irish passport remains 3rd best among world’s powerful passports with visa free access to 193 countries and territories according to Henley passport index. Irish citizens are the only nationality in the world, with the right to live and work in both the European Union and the United Kingdom.
Below are the full list of countries and territories accessible to irish passport holders.
Visa Free Countries
| Afghanistan | Visa required | |
| Albania | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Algeria | Visa required | |
| Andorra |
Visa not required
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| Angola | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required | 3 month |
| Argentina | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Armenia | Visa not required | 180 days |
| Australia | eVisitor | 90 days |
| Austria |
Freedom of movement
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| Azerbaijan | eVisa | 30 days |
| Bahamas | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 3 months |
| Bangladesh | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Barbados | Visa not required | 6 months |
| Belarus | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Belgium |
Freedom of movement
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| Belize |
Visa not required
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| Benin | eVisa | 30 days |
| Bhutan | eVisa | |
| Bolivia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Botswana | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Brazil | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Brunei | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Bulgaria |
Freedom of movement
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| Burkina Faso | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 1 month |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | 1 month |
| Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Cameroon | eVisa | |
| Canada | Visa not required | 6 months |
| Cape Verde | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | |
| Chad | Visa required | |
| Chile | Visa not required | 90 days |
| China | Visa required | |
| Colombia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | 45 days |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | eVisa | 7 days |
| Costa Rica | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Côte d’Ivoire | eVisa | 3 months |
| Croatia |
Freedom of movement
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| Cuba | Tourist card required | 90 days |
| Cyprus |
Freedom of movement
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| Czech Republic |
Freedom of movement
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| Denmark |
Freedom of movement
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| Djibouti | eVisa | 90 days |
| Dominica | Visa not required | 6 months |
| Dominican Republic |
Visa not required
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| Ecuador | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Egypt | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| El Salvador | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Equatorial Guinea | eVisa | |
| Eritrea | Visa required | |
| Estonia |
Freedom of movement
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| Eswatini | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | up to 90 days |
| Fiji | Visa not required | 4 months |
| Finland |
Freedom of movement
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| France |
Freedom of movement
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| Gabon | eVisa | 90 days |
| Gambia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Georgia | Visa not required | 1 year |
| Germany |
Freedom of movement
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| Ghana | Visa required | |
| Greece |
Freedom of movement
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| Grenada | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Guatemala | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Guinea | eVisa | 90 days |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Guyana | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Haiti | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Honduras | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Hungary |
Freedom of movement
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| Iceland |
Freedom of movement
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| India | eVisa | 30 days |
| Indonesia | e-VOA / Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Iran | eVisa | 30 days |
| Iraq | Visa on arrival | 60 days |
| Israel | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Italy |
Freedom of movement
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| Jamaica | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Japan | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Jordan |
eVisa / Visa on arrival
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| Kazakhstan | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation | 90 days |
| Kiribati | Visa not required | 30 days |
| North Korea | Visa required | |
| South Korea | Electronic Travel Authorization | 90 days |
| Kuwait | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 3 months |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa not required | 60 days |
| Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Latvia |
Freedom of movement
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| Lebanon | Free visa on arrival | 1 month |
| Lesotho | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Liberia | Visa required | |
| Libya | Visa required | |
| Liechtenstein |
Freedom of movement
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| Lithuania |
Freedom of movement
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| Luxembourg |
Freedom of movement
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| Madagascar | Visa on arrival | 60 days |
| Malawi | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Malaysia | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Maldives | Free visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Mali | Visa required | |
| Malta |
Freedom of movement
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| Marshall Islands | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | |
| Mauritius | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Mexico | Visa not required | 180 days |
| Micronesia | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Moldova | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Monaco |
Visa not required
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| Mongolia | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Montenegro | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Morocco | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Mozambique | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Myanmar | eVisa | 28 days |
| Namibia | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Nauru | Visa required | |
| Nepal | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Netherlands |
Freedom of movement
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| New Zealand | Electronic Travel Authority | 3 months |
| Nicaragua | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Niger | Visa required | |
| Nigeria | eVisa | 90 days |
| North Macedonia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Norway |
Freedom of movement
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| Oman | Visa not required / eVisa |
14 days / 30 days
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| Pakistan | ETA / Online Visa |
30 days / 3 months
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| Palau | Free visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Panama | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Papua New Guinea | eVisa | 60 days |
| Paraguay | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Peru | Visa not required | 183 days |
| Philippines | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Poland |
Freedom of movement
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| Portugal |
Freedom of movement
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| Qatar | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Romania |
Freedom of movement
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| Russia | eVisa | 16 days |
| Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Saint Lucia | Visa not required | 6 weeks |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required | 3 month |
| Samoa | Visa not required | 60 days |
| San Marino |
Visa not required
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| São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa not required | 15 days |
| Saudi Arabia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Senegal | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Serbia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Seychelles | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Sierra Leone | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Singapore | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Slovakia |
Freedom of movement
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| Slovenia |
Freedom of movement
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| Solomon Islands | Free Visitor’s permit on arrival | 3 months |
| Somalia | Visa on arrival | |
| South Africa | Visa not required | 90 days |
| South Sudan | eVisa | |
| Spain |
Freedom of movement
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| Sri Lanka | ETA / Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Sudan | Visa required | |
| Suriname | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Sweden |
Freedom of movement
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| Switzerland |
Freedom of movement
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| Syria | Visa required | |
| Tajikistan | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 3 months |
| Thailand | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Togo | eVisa | 15 days |
| Tonga | Free visa on arrival | 31 days |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Visa not required
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| Tunisia | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Turkey | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | |
| Tuvalu | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Uganda |
Visa not required
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| Ukraine | Visa not required | 90 days |
| United Arab Emirates | Free visa on arrival | 30 days |
| United Kingdom |
Freedom of movement
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| United States | Visa Waiver Program | 90 days |
| Uruguay | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Uzbekistan | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Vanuatu | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Vatican City |
Visa not required
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| Venezuela | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Vietnam | eVisa | |
| Yemen | Visa required | |
| Zambia | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Zimbabwe | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Europe | ||
| Abkhazia | Visa required | |
| Mount Athos |
Special permit required
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| Brest and Grodno | Visa not required | 15 days |
| Northern Cyprus | Visa not required | 3 months |
| UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus | Visa required | |
| Faroe Islands |
Visa not required
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| Gibraltar |
Visa not required
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| Guernsey |
Freedom of movement
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| Alderney |
Freedom of movement
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| Sark |
Freedom of movement
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| Isle of Man |
Freedom of movement
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| Jan Mayen | Permit required | |
| Jersey |
Freedom of movement
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| Kosovo | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Closed cities and regions in Russia |
Special authorization required
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| South Ossetia |
Visa not required
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| Transnistria |
Visa not required
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| Africa | ||
| Eritrea (outside Asmara) |
Travel permit required
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| Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara controlled territory) | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Somaliland | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Sudan outside Khartoum |
Travel permit required
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| Darfur |
Travel permit required
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| Asia | ||
| Hong Kong | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Protected and restricted areas of India |
PAP/RAP required
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| Iraqi Kurdistan | Visa on arrival | 15 days |
| Baikonur & Priozersk |
Special permission required
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| Kish Island |
Visa not required
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| Macao | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Sabah and Sarawak |
Visa not required
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| Maldives outside Malé |
Permission required
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| North Korea outside Pyongyang |
Permission required
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| Palestine |
Visa not required
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| Taiwan | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province |
OIVR permit required
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| Closed cities of Turkmenistan |
Special permit required
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| Tibet Autonomous Region | TTP required | |
| Korean Demilitarized Zone |
Permission required
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| UNDOF Zone and Ghajar |
Permission required
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| Phú Quốc | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Yemen outside Sana’a or Aden |
Special permission required
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Caribbean and North Atlantic
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| Anguilla | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Aruba | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Bermuda | Visa not required | 21 days |
| British Virgin Islands | Visa not required | 1 month |
| Cayman Islands | Visa not required | 6 months |
| San Andrés and Leticia |
Tourist Card on arrival
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| Curacao | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Montserrat | Visa not required | 6 months |
| Greenland |
Visa not required
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| Margarita Island |
Visa not required
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| Puerto Rico | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
Visa not required
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| Sint Maarten | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa not required | 90 days |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Oceania | ||
| American Samoa |
Visa not required
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| Ashmore and Cartier Islands |
Special authorisation required
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| Clipperton Island |
Special permit required
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| Cook Islands | Visa not required | 31 days |
| Lau Province |
Special permission required
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| French Polynesia |
Visa not required
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| Guam | Visa not required | 90 days |
| New Caledonia | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Niue | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
Visa not required
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| Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required | 14 days |
| Tokelau |
Entry permit required
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| United States Minor Outlying Islands |
Special permit required
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| Wallis and Futuna |
Visa not required
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| South America | ||
| Galápagos |
Pre-registration required
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South Atlantic and Antarctica
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| Falkland Islands | Visitor Permit on arrival | 4 weeks |
| Ascension Island | eVisa | 3 months |
| Saint Helena | Entry Permit on arrival | 183 days |
| Tristan da Cunha |
Permission required
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| South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Permit required | |
| Antarctica |
Special permits required
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