Atlas des passeports
Irlande

Atlas des passeports

Irlande travel, immigration and PR

Ireland is EU but not Schengen: an Irish visitor visa is not a UK ETA. Work is Critical Skills; settlement is Stamp 4.

ImmigrationRésidence permanente

Openness rank

#140

Entry openness

78

Sans visa

78

Briefing updated

2026-09

Fiche pays

Capitale

Dublin

Population

5.5 million

Superficie

70,280 km²

Monnaie

Euro EUR

Langue

English, Irish

Fuseau

UTC+00:00

Nés à l’étranger

1.2 million · 2024

Part de migrants

23.1%

Groupes ethniques · 2022

  • Irish76.6%
  • other White9.9%
  • Asian3.3%
  • unspecified2.6%
  • other2%
  • Black1.5%
  • Other0.6%

Nés à l’étranger : stock de migrants de l’ONU via la Banque mondiale (surtout 2024). Les groupes ethniques suivent les catégories publiées de chaque pays. La plupart ne recensent pas la couleur de peau. Indicatif seulement.

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À qui s’adresse ce guide

For tech and health hires, study, and Stamp 1 / 4 holders counting five years’ residence.

Visiter et durée de séjour

Ireland keeps its own visitor visa and waiver list, separate from Schengen and the UK. Chinese passports usually need a visitor visa. Short stays are not work. A UK ETA is not permission to enter Ireland.

Travail et résidence

The Critical Skills Employment Permit targets listed, well-paid roles and is family-friendly. The General permit needs a labour-market test. Graduates may use the Third Level Graduate Programme.

Résidence permanente et nationalité

After about five years of lawful work residence you may obtain Stamp 4, i.e. stay without an employment permit. Citizenship also usually needs five reckonable years and is sensitive to absences. Confirm with ISD.

Time to PR：2 years Critical Skills or 5 years general work

Entrée des passeports populaires

FAQ

Does a UK ETA let you enter Ireland?

No. Ireland has its own entry system. The Common Travel Area does not waive Irish visa rules for third-country nationals.

Is Critical Skills the same as PR?

No. It is a work permit. Stamp 4 after about two years is the closer equivalent to permit-free residence.

Does a Chinese passport need a visa?

On this site’s matrix the result is “Visa requis”. confirm length of stay with the destination. The port and mission are authoritative.

Does a US passport need a visa?

On this site’s matrix the result is “Sans visa”. typical stay on the matrix is 90 days. The port and mission are authoritative.

Guides connexes

Handbooks summarise public sources so you can cross-check the visa matrix and policy playbooks. They are not legal advice. Quotas, stay lengths and visa-free lists move — confirm with the destination government and its missions before you travel or file.