Non EU Students

International students coming from a state not included the table below should contact the Irish Diplomatic Mission in their home country.

Those who do not have an Irish diplomatic mission in their home country should apply directly for a visa application form, well in advance of their departure, to:

Department of Foreign Affairs

Visa Office Hainault House
69-71 St. Stephen's Green
Dublin 2
Tel: +353 1 4780822 (open from 14.30 to 16.00 Monday to Friday)
Fax: +353 1 4751201.
E-mail:mailto:visa@iveagh.gov.ie

LIST OF COUNTRIES WHOSE PASSPORT HOLDERS DO NOT REQUIRE VISAS TO ENTER IRELAND:

BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES (COLONIES)
Anguilla
Bermuda
British Antarctic Territory (South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands)
British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago, Peros Banos, Diego Garcia, Danger Island)
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands and Dependencies
Gibraltar
Montserrat
Pitcairn (Henderson, Ducie and Oneno Islands)
St. Helena and Dependencies (Ascension Island, Tristan Da Cunha)
The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Turks and Caicos Island
British Virgin Islands

TRANSIT VISAS ARE REQUIRED BY CITIZENS OF THE FOLLOWING:
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Bulgaria
- Cuba
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Ethiopia
- Eritrea
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
- Ghana
- Iran
- Iraq
- Lebanon
- Moldova
- Nigeria
- Romania
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka

HONG KONG SAR
A PERSON IN POSSESSION OF A HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF IDENTITY REQUIRES AN ENTRY VISA FOR THE STATE

PERSONS WHO ARE HOLDERS OF A BRITISH HONG KONG PASSPORT WHO HAVE A RIGHT OF ABODE IN GREAT BRITAIN DO NOT REQUIRE ENTRY VISAS

PERSONS WHO ARE HOLDERS OF A BRITISH HONG KONG PASSPORT WHO HAVE A RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG ONLY DO NOT REQUIRE ENTRY VISAS BUT THEY ARE SUBJECT TO FULL FOREIGN NATIONAL CONTROLS IN RESPECT OF REGISTRATION, PERMISSION TO REMAIN, WORK PERMITS ET CETERA