Opening hours: Mondays and Wednesdays only 11.30am-1pm
Phone lines: Monday to Friday 9.30am-11am
Please note that current processing times for tourist visas are approximately 8 weeks. Processing times vary depending on type of visa and nature of application.
Current single entry visa fee: $81
Current multiple entry visa fee: $136
Current transit visa fee: $34
You can check if you need an Irish visa on the website of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS).
Please note that Ireland is not party to the Schengen Agreement, and a Schengen visa or residence permit does not entitle you to travel to Ireland without a visa.
Unless you qualify for the short stay visa waiver programme, a valid UK visa does not entitle you to travel to Ireland without a visa.
You DO NOT NEED an entry visa for Ireland if you are a passport holder of one of these countries:
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Andorra |
Guyana |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
Honduras |
Saint Lucia |
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Argentina |
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region) |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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Australia |
Hungary |
Samoa |
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Austria |
Iceland |
San Marino |
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Bahamas |
Israel |
Seychelles |
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Barbados |
Italy |
Singapore |
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Belgium |
Japan |
Slovak Republic |
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Belize |
Kiribati |
Slovenia |
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Bolivia |
Latvia |
Solomon Islands |
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Botswana |
Lesotho |
South Africa |
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Brazil |
Liechtenstein |
South Korea |
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Brunei |
Lithuania |
Spain |
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Bulgaria |
Luxembourg |
Swaziland |
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Canada |
Macau (Special Administrative Region) |
Sweden |
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Chile |
Malaysia |
Switzerland |
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Costa Rica |
Maldives |
Taiwan |
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Croatia |
Malta |
Tonga |
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Cyprus |
Mexico |
Trinidad and Tobago |
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Czech Republic |
Monaco |
Tuvalu |
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Denmark |
Nauru |
United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies |
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Dominica |
Netherlands, The |
United States of America |
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El Salvador |
New Zealand |
Uruguay |
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Estonia |
Nicaragua |
Vanuatu |
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Fiji |
Norway |
Vatican City |
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Finland |
Panama |
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France |
Paraguay |
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Germany |
Poland |
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Greece |
Portugal |
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Grenada |
Romania |
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Guatemala |
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Information on types of visa and required documentation can be found on the INIS website
If your application has been refused, you will be sent a letter outlining the reasons for refusal.
If you still wish to travel to Ireland, you can appeal this decision within two months of receiving the refusal notice.
Further information on appealing visa decisions can be found on the INIS website. All appeals are handled directly by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS).
To apply for a visa, you must:
You can also send your application by registered post or by courier. Additionally, the completed application may be dropped to the Embassy in person.
Please note that we can only process fully complete applications. The onus is on the applicant to ensure their application is complete. Any missing documentation may result in longer processing times and potential refusal.
Further information on what to expect on arrival in Ireland can be found on the INIS website.
Standard non-refundable visa application processing fees are:
| Single Entry | €60 |
| Multiple Entry | €100 |
| Transit | €25 |
You may also have to pay communications charges.
Some applicants are not required to pay the visa processing fee, including visa-required spouses and qualifying family members of EEA citizens (including Irish nationals). To see what other applicants are fee-exempt, please check the INIS website.
Please see below for Embassy-specific payment details.
We accept the following forms of payment:
All visa and courier fees must be submitted in the form of a money order/bank draft/cashier's check in US dollars payable to “The Department of Foreign Affairs – Ireland” and included with your application materials.
Cash or credit cards are not acceptable.
