# Obtain your visa | Pre-move | Moving to Ireland > If you are travelling to Ireland and you are not a citizen of the UK, Switzerland, or a country in the European Economic Area (the EU plus Norway… Source: https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/pre-move/obtain-your-visa/ Pre-move · Step 2 of 8 # Obtain your visa 3 min read · Updated 13 September 2026 If you are travelling to Ireland and you are not a citizen of the UK, Switzerland, or a country in the European Economic Area (the EU plus Norway, Iceland, and Lichtenstein), you may need to apply for a visa. An Irish visa is a certificate placed on your passport or travel document that allows you to travel to Ireland. You still have to present your passport and documents to immigration control when you arrive at the airport or port, and an immigration officer may still refuse you entry to Ireland. If you are travelling with children, you have to apply for a visa for your children too. ## Do I need a visa? - Are a citizen of the EU or the EEA (the EU plus Iceland, Norway, and Lichtenstein) or Switzerland - Have a residence card issued by an EEA country or Switzerland because you are the family member of an EEA or Swiss citizen living in a country outside the EEA/Swiss family member’s home country (for example, you live in Germany with your French spouse). - Are a citizen of a country listed in the table below.
AndorraHondurasSamoa
Antigua & BarbudaHong KongSan Marino
ArgentinaIsraelSeychelles
AustraliaJapanSingapore
BahamasKiribatiSolomon Islands
BarbadosLesothoSouth Africa
BelizeMacau (Special Admin. Region)South Korea
BotswanaMalaysiaSwaziland (Eswatini)
BoliviaMaldivesTaiwan
BrazilMexicoTonga
BruneiMonacoTrinidad & Tobago
CanadaNauruTuvalu
ChileNew ZealandUkraine
Costa RicaNicaraguaUnited Arab Emirates
DominicaPanamaUnited Kingdom
El SalvadorParaguayUnited States of America
FijiSaint Kitts & NevisUruguay
GrenadaSaint LuciaVanuatu
GuatemalaSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesVatican City
Guyana
## Types of visa ### Short stay visas If you want to come to Ireland for less than 3 months, you should apply for a short stay ‘C’ visa. You should apply for this type of visa if you wish to come to Ireland as a tourist or to visit someone, for a business meeting, or to attend a short course. You cannot stay for longer than 3 months on a ‘C’ visa. You must leave Ireland and apply for another visa if you wish to return. #### Long stay visas If you want to come to Ireland for more than 3 months, for example to study, for work or to settle permanently in Ireland with family members who live in Ireland, then you can apply for a long stay ‘D’ visa. If you are granted a long stay ‘D’ visa and wish to remain in the State for longer than 3 months, you must register and get an Irish Residence Permit (IRP). #### Re-entry visas The first visa issued to you is valid for a single entry to the State. If you wish to leave the State for a short period of time, you may need to apply for a re-entry visa – including travel to Northern Ireland. If you have a valid Irish Residence Permit (IRP) you do not need a re-entry visa when travelling to and from Ireland. Non-EEA nationals aged under 16 do not have to register for an IRP and do not need a re-entry visa to travel to and from Ireland. They must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who has legal permission to live in Ireland. ## Rates The standard non-refundable visa application processing fees are: #### Entry and re-entry visas A single journey visa costs €60 and will be valid for one entry to the State up to a maximum of 90 days from the date of issue. A multi journey visa costs €100 and will be valid for multiple entries to the State up to a maximum of 5 years from the date of issue. ## Further information and contacts Information about visas is available from your nearest Irish embassy or consulate. #### Visa Office Department of Justice Immigration Service Delivery 13-14 Burgh Quay Dublin 2 D02 XK70 Ireland Homepage: [https://www.irishimmigration.ie/](http://www.irishimmigration.ie/) Email: [visamail@justice.ie](mailto:visamail@justice.ie) #### Re-entry Visa Processing Office Department of Justice Immigration Service Delivery 13/14 Burgh Quay Dublin 2 Ireland Opening Hours: 8.30am - 1:30pm Mon-Fri (excluding public holidays) Homepage: [https://www.irishimmigration.ie/](http://www.irishimmigration.ie/) ![](https://www.movingtoireland.co/apple-touch-icon.png) You have read 28% of this guide ## Keep reading in the Moving to Ireland app The rest of **Obtain your visa** — about 2 minutes more — is in the app, free to download, alongside 98 other guides and a checklist built around your own move. Still to come in this guide - Types of visa - Short stay visas - Long stay visas - Re-entry visas [Download free on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/moving-to-ireland/id6446055261) iPhone and iPad · no account needed ## More on pre-move [All 8 guides in this section](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/pre-move/) - ### [Getting a passport](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/pre-move/premove/) Start with gathering your documents: Prepare all the required documents, such as your passport, birth certificate, educational qualifications, and any… 1 min read - ### [Sell the items you own](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/pre-move/sell-the-items-you-own/) Making a few more euros just before moving to Ireland could be a logical action. Here is why: 2 min read - ### [Arrange your temporary accommodation](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/pre-move/arrange-your-temporary-accommodation/) When relocating to Ireland and looking for temporary accommodation until to find a permanent flat, there are a few options to consider: 1 min read - ### [Cancel services and subscriptions](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/pre-move/cancel-services-and-subscriptions/) When a person moves to another country, there are several common subscriptions and automatic payments that they might need to cancel or adjust: 1 min read Keep going ## Get the full pre-move roadmap in the app Moving to Ireland turns 99 guides into a personal checklist. Tell it your passport, whether you have moved yet, and who is coming with you, and it lays out every step in order — from the visa to the bins. - Step-by-step checklist - Tailored to your passport - Pre-move & post-move - Family & pet sections [![Download Moving to Ireland on the App Store](https://www.movingtoireland.co/images/app-store-badge.svg)](https://apps.apple.com/app/moving-to-ireland/id6446055261) ★★★★★ 4.9 on the App Store [![Expats who settled in Ireland, two five-star App Store reviews, and the Moving to Ireland app showing its relocation checklist](https://www.movingtoireland.co/images/app-social-proof.webp)](https://apps.apple.com/app/moving-to-ireland/id6446055261)