Entry rules · United Kingdom passport
Do United Kingdom passport holders need a visa for Ireland?
No visa needed. United Kingdom passport holders have freedom of movement in Ireland: they can live, work and travel there without a visa.
Checked against official sources on 31 Oct 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Freedom of movement. Live, work and travel without a visa.
- Status
- Verified 31 Oct 2026
- Official source
- Irish Statute Book (Office of the Attorney General)
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary United Kingdom passport.
What the official sources say
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
Entry: freedom of movement
likewise Irish citizens living in the UK), will continue to travel freely, live, work and
you will be able to travel freely to Ireland, live and work here and have
Common Travel Area(CTA). This means UK Nationals can continue to travel freely, live, work and have access to education, healthcare and social services in Ireland.
More quotes (2)
Every person who is a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is hereby exempted from the application of the provisions of the Aliens Act, 1935
The UK is no longer part of the EU. However, UK citizens have the right to live and work freely in Ireland. This is allowed under the Common Travel Area (CTA) agreement between Ireland and the UK. Under the CTA, UK citizens also have the right to travel freely between the two countries.
Ireland for other passports
- Free movement
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
- Visa-freeUp to 90 days
- Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brunei, Canada, Fiji, Grenada, Guyana, Hong Kong, Israel, Malaysia, Maldives, New Zealand, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Tonga, United Arab Emirates, United States
- Visa required
- Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Botswana, Cambodia, Cameroon, Dominica, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How this rule was checked
On 31 Oct 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to Ireland, chiefly Irish Statute Book (Office of the Attorney General). Two independent checks reached the same result.
Before the check, public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said: visa-free. The official source shows: freedom of movement, and that is what this page shows.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
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Government travel advice for Ireland
- United States
- Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
- United Kingdom
- No advice against travel
- Canada
- Exercise normal security precautions
What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to Ireland as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.
Plan your trip
- Check a trip with more stopsRoute check: the best passport at each stop
- Compare the United Kingdom passport with anotherWhat a second passport changes, destination by destination
- See what a second passport addsCombine passports and count the destinations they open together
- Ireland visa requirements for every passportThe full table for this destination
- All destinations for United Kingdom passport holdersRank, map and every rule for the United Kingdom passport
Before you travel
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of Ireland.