Global rank
#3
Ireland • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free120 · 60%
Visa on arrival32 · 16%
eTA10 · 5%
Visa required38 · 19%
Bloc
EU / Schengen
Language required
None required
Years to citizenship
5 yr
Dual citizenship
Yes
Inheritable generations
2 gen
World reach
93%
Renounce required
No
About the Ireland passport
At #3 globally out of 200 ranked passports, the Ireland passport puts holders ahead of 99% of the world. Alongside Belgium and Denmark, it sits among the world's strongest travel documents. Ireland citizenship is inheritable across generations, meaning children born to Ireland citizens abroad may be eligible to claim citizenship by descent.
Passport context
Ireland applies a top marginal income tax rate of 40% and a capital gains tax rate of 33%. The country operates a standard high tax regime.
Ireland is a member of the European Union, granting holders the right to live, work, and study across 27 EU member states plus 4 Schengen associates.
Where Ireland passport holders can travel
AlbaniaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCanadaCayman IslandsChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiFinlandFranceGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndonesiaIranIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaZambiaZimbabwe
Where a visa is required
How Ireland compares regionally
Among EU member states, the Ireland passport ranks 13th of 27 by mobility. The average passport rank across EU member states is #4.