Atlas des passeports
Entering Irlande
Irlande playbook updated 2026-09. Openness first, then how to apply and how to stay.
Openness rank
#140
Entry openness
78
Sans visa
78
Visa requis
120
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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.
Travel notes
Plug
Type G
Mains
230 V · 50 Hz
Driving
Left
Emergency
Police 999 · Ambulance 112
Dialing code
+353
Airports
DUB · ORK · SNN · NOC
Highlights
- Giant's Causeway
- Cliffs of Moher
- Trinity College
Irlande PasseportGuides · IrlandeVisa siteImmigration site
How to get a visa
Visitor visa / visa-free
Visit / tourism · Usually up to 90 days
- Visa nationals use AVATS; visa-free stays are set at the border.
Critical Skills / General Employment Permit
Work · CSEP 2 years; general matches the contract
- The employer gets an employment permit, then you take an entry visa / residence permission.
Immigration routes
Stamp 4
Skilled work
After 2 years on Critical Skills or 5 years’ work, you can be free of a permit.
Leads to PR:Stamp 4 is the key settlement step.
PR & citizenship
Long-term residence / Stamp 4
Time to PR:2 years Critical Skills or 5 years general work
- Lawful work history and a clean record.
Naturalisation after about 5 reckonable years, with a presence year. Ireland allows dual nationality.
Passports that enter without a prior visa
FSans visa78
Northern Europe