Atlas de passaportes
Irlanda

Atlas de passaportes

Irlanda 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.

ImigraçãoResidência permanente

Openness rank

#140

Entry openness

78

Isento de visto

78

Briefing updated

2026-09

Perfil do país

Capital

Dublin

População

5.5 million

Área

70,280 km²

Moeda

Euro EUR

Língua

English, Irish

Fuso horário

UTC+00:00

Nascidos no estrangeiro

1.2 million · 2024

Quota de migrantes

23.1%

Grupos étnicos · 2022

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

Nascidos no estrangeiro: stock de migrantes da ONU via Banco Mundial (sobretudo 2024). Os grupos étnicos seguem as categorias publicadas de cada país. A maioria não recenseia por cor de pele. Apenas indicativo.

Vistos e vias de imigraçãoLista de isenção de vistoDocumentos e foto de passaporteVisa siteImmigration site

Para quem é este guia

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

Como visitar e por quanto tempo

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.

Trabalho e residência

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.

Residência permanente e nacionalidade

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

Como entram passaportes populares

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 “Visto necessário”. 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 “Isento de visto”. typical stay on the matrix is 90 days. The port and mission are authoritative.

Guias relacionados

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.