Passport Rank
6th
Visa-Free Travel to
188 Destinations
Ireland Passport Ranking
The Irish passport is currently ranked 6th place on the Guide Passport Index. It provides visa-free access to 188 countries. It is considered one of the most desirable passports in the world with a very high mobility score. Irish passport holders have visa-free access and visas on arrival to countries such as Brazil, Japan, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and United States allowing almost instant travel worldwide. Irish passport holders do however require a visa to enter about 41 destinations in the world.
Passport Rank
6th
Visa-Free Travel to
188 Destinations
Visa free access
147 Destinations
Albania
Andorra
Angola
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bermuda
Bolivia
Bonaire
St. Eustatius and Saba
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Bulgaria
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Chile
China
Colombia
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
Eswatini
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French West Indies
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macao
Malawi
Malaysia
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Netherlands
New Caledonia
Nicaragua
Niue
North Macedonia
Norway
Palau
Palestinian Territories
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Reunion
Romania
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
St. Helena
St. Maarten
St. Pierre and Miquelon
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turks and Caicos Islands
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Wallis and Futuna
Zambia
Visa on arrival
32 Destinations
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Burundi
Cambodia
Comoros
Djibouti
Egypt
Ethiopia
Guinea-Bissau
Indonesia
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Laos
Lebanon
Madagascar
Maldives
Nepal
Oman
Qatar
Rwanda
Samoa
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Tanzania
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Tuvalu
Zimbabwe
eTA
10 Destinations
Australia
Canada
Guam
Kenya
New Zealand
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
United States of America
US Virgin Islands
Visa Online
23 Destinations
Azerbaijan
Benin
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Congo (Dem. Rep.)
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Guinea
India
Iran
Libya
Mauritania
Myanmar
Nigeria
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Russia
South Sudan
Syria
Togo
Vietnam
Visa Required
18 Destinations
Afghanistan
Algeria
American Samoa
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo
Cuba
Eritrea
Ghana
Liberia
Mali
Nauru
Niger
North Korea
Somalia
Sudan
Turkmenistan
Yemen