Irish citizens travelling or living overseas, outside the Common Travel Area, (Ireland/Great Britain) are encouraged to register their contact details with the Department of Foreign Affairs. Registration is voluntary. It is a facility available to all Irish citizens travelling abroad although it is primarily intended for those who are travelling to remote destinations or locations where they may be at risk. 

The information submitted upon registration will be passed to and held by the Irish Embassy or Consulate nearest your travel destination(s). The only purpose for which this information will be held or used will be to contact you, if necessary and/or requested to do so by your immediate family, in the event of an emergency such as a natural disaster, civil unrest or a family crisis.

The Department of Foreign Affairs is a registered data controller under the Data Protection Acts. Any information submitted to the Department through the citizens on-line registration system will be used solely for the purpose of contacting you in exceptional or emergency situations while travelling abroad.  Any other processing or disclosure of the relevant information would not be permitted other than in the exceptional circumstances provided for under the Data Protection Acts.  Information on data protection in Ireland can be found here www.dataprotection.ie

Should you extend your stay beyond the departure dates initially provided, please contact the Embassy and inform us directly.

We strongly recommended that citizens consult our Travel Advice pages prior to travel.

Legal disclaimer

Users of the citizen’s registration facility are deemed to have accepted the following terms of use:

1. The information provided by users of the facility will be held by the Department of Foreign Affairs for the sole purpose of facilitating contact, where necessary, in an emergency situation.  The personal data provided will be processed only in accordance with the Data Protection Acts 1988-2003.
2. Registration shall not be taken as a representation or warranty that a user of the facility will be contacted by the Department of Foreign Affairs.  The Department of Foreign Affairs shall determine whether any particular situation constitutes an emergency situation and whether, in all the circumstances, it is necessary to make contact with a user of the facility.
3. Users of the facility retain responsibility for their travel arrangements and personal safety.  Neither the Department of Foreign Affairs nor its officials shall be held responsible for any injury, loss or damage suffered by a person who has registered through this facility, whether or not he or she has been contacted by the Department in response to an emergency situation.

Please complete your details on the Travel Registration Form on the website of the Department of Foreign Affairs by clicking here http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=40332