The Irish visa fee in the UK varies by type, with a Single Entry visa costing around £51, a Multiple Entry visa about £86, and a Transit visa approximately £21, plus a mandatory VFS service fee (around £43.78) for processing, payable in GBP, though currency can fluctuate slightly.
You can visit and remain indefinitely in Ireland under the Common Travel Area rules. British nationals do not need a visa or residency permit to live, work or study in Ireland.
Non-EEA citizens with a long term UK Residence Permission who wish to travel to Ireland may need a visa to do so, as their UK Residence Permission (for example, as evidenced by their Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) Card) has no bearing on their permission to travel to Ireland.
Irish citizens do not require a visa to enter the UK.
You must apply for a Standard Visitor visa online before you travel to the UK. A Standard Visitor visa costs £127 for up to 6 months.
Visiting the UK and Ireland
The visa holder must first travel to the country that issued the visa. For example; if you have an Irish short stay visa and want to also visit the UK you must travel to Ireland first. If you have a British visitor visa and want to also visit Ireland, you must travel to the UK first.
As Australian citizens do not require a visa to enter Ireland, our scheme is not based on a visa, but on a Working Holiday Authorisation. Participants are issued with a document which they must carry with them when they travel to Ireland and produce upon request.
Visa waivers for UK visa holders. The Short Stay Visa Waiver Programme allows nationals of a number of Eastern European, Middle Eastern and Asian countries who have a short-term UK visa, to come to Ireland without the need for a separate Irish visa.
Thanks to the Common Travel Area (CTA), UK citizens can enter Ireland, live there and access healthcare and social benefits. They can also move to Ireland to study or work, receiving the same terms as locals with no differences in rights or entitlements.
Introduction. The Schengen Area is the name given to a region of Europe without border checks between countries. Ireland is not part of the Schengen Area, which means that if you travel to the Schengen Area from Ireland, you pass through an immigration checkpoint and must show your passport or national identity card.
The U.S. is introducing a new $250 Visa Integrity Fee for most nonimmigrant visa applicants starting in fiscal year 2026. The fee is paid when a visa is issued, cannot be waived or reduced, and may increase yearly with inflation.
All visa, preclearance, and return shipping fees must be submitted in the form of a money order, cashier's check, or bank draft made payable to the Consulate General of Ireland.
Asia, led by Singapore, South Korea, and Japan, continues to hold a strong lead in global mobility. The United States, tied at 12th place with Malaysia, now grants visa-free access to 180 destinations, putting it behind most major European countries. By comparison, China ranks 64th with just 82 visa-free destinations.
Before you travel, check that your visa is valid and will not expire before you enter the UK. All BRPs have now expired and have been replaced by eVisas. You can no longer use a BRP for travel. An eVisa is a digital record of your identity and immigration status.
If the passenger holds any other non-national or refugee travel document they need a visa to enter the UK. Whether holders of non-national and refugee travel documents require a direct airside transit visa (DATV) depends on their original nationality, and whether they qualify for one of the exemptions listed above.
Entry and stay conditions for EU citizens
Citizens of all European Economic Area (EEA) member states and Switzerland holding a valid passport or national identity card enjoy freedom of movement rights in each other's territory and can enter and reside in the each other's territory without a visa.
INIS offers five types of Irish visas: Short stay visas. Long stay visas. Re-entry visas.
You should apply for your visa to the country to which you will travel to first. If you have an Irish short stay visa and you want to also visit the United Kingdom you must travel to Ireland first. If you have a British visit visa and you want to also visit Ireland you must travel to the United Kingdom first.
Irish and British citizens can live and work in both Ireland and the UK and they can live in one country and work in the other country. For example, you might live in Ireland and work in Northern Ireland. This is called frontier working or cross-border working.
If you need a visa to enter Ireland and you want to stay longer than 90 days, apply for a 'D' type visa before you travel. Permission to enter on the basis of a 'C' type visa will not give you permission to remain beyond a 90 day period.