Do you need a passport to visit ireland ???

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Thrasymachus

Depends where you're coming from.

From the USA: yes.
From the UK: no.
From anywhere else: yes.

Ahwell

Depends where you're coming from and which end of Ireland you're visiting.

ammie

I took boat - UK to ROI. Didn't need a passport and was never asked for photo ID, however, not smart to leave home without it.

Despite what some here have said: Ireland is not part of the UK and many Irish people would be rightly offended by that suggestion. Irish people died to get their freedom. Ulster/Northern Ireland is part of the UK.

toon_tigger

If your going from the UK a photo ID will do

JAM123

Depends where you are coming from.!!!
UK then NO.!!!

g5hawk

You wont need a passport but will need some form of photographic ID. Your best bet is a passport but a full uk driving license will do.

cordellialynn

YES

alicia

Passport/ Visa
All visitors to Ireland, apart from UK Nationals, are required to travel on their national identity card but it is recommended to carry a valid passport.

Citizens living within the EU and most other western countries including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa do not require visas.

All other countries should contact their local Irish Embassy/Consulate prior to travelling to the Republic of Ireland and visitors to Northern Ireland should contact their local British Embassy/High Commission or the Consular Office for Northern Ireland.

Further information for Republic of Ireland from Dept of Foreign Affairs
+353 1 4780822 www.irlgov.ie/iveagh

Further information for Northern Ireland from local British Embassy or Consulate. For an extension to your stay in Northern Ireland you need to contact: Undersecretary of State, Home Office, 40 Wellesley Road, Croydon, CR9 2BY, U.K.
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For EU citizens
Passport or identity card
There are no longer any frontier controls at the borders between more than half the EU countries. This is thanks to the so-called Schengen agreement which is part of EU law. The Schengen rules remove all internal border controls but put in place effective controls at the external borders of the EU and introduce a common visa policy. The full Schengen members are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden (but not Ireland and the United Kingdom) plus Iceland and Norway (which are not EU members).

The 10 countries that joined the EU in 2004 do not yet fully participate in Schengen. You will therefore need a valid passport or ID card to travel to those countries and to Ireland and the United Kingdom.

When entering or leaving the EU at the external borders you will need a valid passport or an ID card. You may, of course, need your passport when leaving the EU in order to enter the country of your destination.

Itâ€™s best to have your passport or ID card when travelling in the EU because you may be required to prove your identity. If public order or national security so require, checks at the internal borders may be carried out for limited periods.

Make sure that any children travelling with you either have their own passport or ID card or are registered on yours.

Agreements with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland enable their nationals to be treated in the same way as EU citizens and to travel with just an ID card or passport in the EU.

More information on the free movement of people within the EU.

Visa
You will not need a visa for travelling within the EU.

For non-EU citizens
Passport
You will need a valid passport.

Visa
There are 33 countries whose nationals do not need a visa to visit the EU for three months or less. These include three candidate countries â€” Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania (but not Turkey) â€” as well as Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and the United States. The list of countries whose nationals require visas to travel to the United Kingdom or Ireland differs slightly from other EU countries. If in doubt, check with the nearest consulate of any EU country.

If your visa is from a country fully applying the Schengen rules, it automatically allows you to travel to the other Schengen countries as well. Moreover, if you have a valid residence permit from one of those Schengen countries, it is equivalent to a visa. You may need a national visa to visit Ireland, the United Kingdom and the new member states.

More information about travel rights for non-EU citizens and visa requirements, including a list of countries whose nationals require a visa for travelling in the EU.

Insurance documents
Do not forget your travel, health and car insurance documents.

Abbymex

Yes, unless you are already in Europe and have a european photo ID.

$ coyote chick $

yes

It's been awhile

If your visiting from the United States you do. I would guess it would be true of any other country.

star ray

it depends where your coming from

curious george

yep only for the north you dont , you need a passport to fly into other countries via airplane bcos you check in at the airport,

restfullone

No i have been there many times.

gerard

no you do not

Aine

Depends on where you are coming from as many smart people have answered. Ammie you were almost correct. Ulster has 9 counties, only 6 of which are Northern Ireland. Ulster and Northern Ireland are not synonymous terms. The counties of Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan are in Ulster but they are most definitely in the Republic of Ireland ( not Northern Ireland).

Dr. Cornwallis

Yes. For everywhere now.

beanco

No you dont unless you are flying in from an international destination. When in Northern Ireland you just drive into it, just like england to wales and to scotland. If you Fly it depends on what ID the airline require, just like flying anywhere in the UK. By ferry any photo id will do. Its part of the UK.

leseulun

Now days you need a passport to go just about anywhere. They are making it so that you have to have a passport just to take a cruise even. You do need one for Ireland but its worth it! I stayed in Dublin for a week, everyone was awesome, I traveled the countryside by train, Blarney is good to see and the Cliffs in the west, cant remember their name. With 2000 pubs in Dublin, you almost cant go wrong. Good times.

Also note: There are very many pretty girls in Ireland :-)

twicewise

yes.

spensmum

Only the North, ID with a photo is acceptable. But to visit the South you need a passport.

+L!F%'S ****&D+

yes cause if u didnt u wouldnt be able to visit ireland but it depends if ur goi g on a plane or not?!!!

JustGen

Yes

yep, think u do

SCOOTER'S GRANDMA

Yes, as of 12/31/06 you need a passport to leave the US going to any other country including Canada. Yes even on cruises!

Dave

Yes you do.

contact your local passport office or airport if in doubt.

I know last time I went over from Liverpool, UK, I needed one.

Cheers

missyb

if you are a uk resident then you only need photo id to travel to NI.

Not if you,re visiting northern Ireland as it,s part of the UK, but you will for southern Ireland as it,s part of europe

â™¥

yes

RockManRock

Simply Yes .
Not sure if you need one if travelling from Northern Island though.
Definitely need one from England though.

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