🇮🇪 Ireland
Before you travel
- Travel documents must be valid for the duration of stay.
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Rules and exceptions
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Applies to you1
Passengers must have a valid visa issued by Ireland (Rep.).
Every other rule for this destination4
Minors younger than 16 years who reside in Ireland (Rep.) can re-enter Ireland without a visa or re-entry visa if accompanied by a legal parent/guardian with proof of residence in Ireland (Rep.). Further details are available at https://www.irishimmigration.ie/suspension-of-re-entry-visa-requirements-for-children-under-the-age-of-16-years/ .
Nationals of India can enter with a short stay visa issued by the United Kingdom if they have first entered the United Kingdom and been granted a stay of 180 days in the United Kingdom. They are visa exempt for a maximum stay of 90 days in Ireland (Rep.) or until the end of the period of stay granted in the United Kingdom, whichever is shorter. Not applicable to short stay visas issued for the purpose of transit, marriage or to enter into a civil partnership.
Nationals of India can enter with a short stay visa or short stay visa endorsed "BIVS" issued by the United Kingdom if they have first entered the United Kingdom and been granted a stay of 180 days in the United Kingdom. They are visa exempt for a maximum stay of 90 days in Ireland (Rep.) or until the end of the period of stay granted in the United Kingdom, whichever is shorter. Passengers who first arrive in the United Kingdom (UK), including Northern Ireland with a BIVS visa issued by the United Kingdom are permitted to: - travel to a third country, before traveling to Ireland (Rep.) if the visa is still valid; or - re-enter Ireland (Rep.) from a third country if the UK visa and period of the stay granted in the UK are still valid. Passengers with long term visas, with the endorsement "BIVS", must visit Ireland (Rep.) within a current period of stay granted in the UK. Not applicable to short stay visas issued for the purpose of transit, marriage or to enter into a civil partnership.
Passengers with a Certificate of Registration or residence permit issued by Ireland (Rep.) do not need a visa.