Ireland•Europe1-2 months
25 EUR
Transit only — cannot leave port/airport
No
Not Required
Allowed
No
Not Required
Short visa allowing visa-required nationals to pass through an Irish airport or seaport en route to another country without leaving the port.
The Irish Transit Visa allows visa-required nationals to pass through an Irish airport or seaport en route to another country, for example on a connecting flight. It does not permit you to leave the airport or seaport, enter Ireland, or pass through immigration control. Travellers who need to leave the port must instead apply for a short-stay 'C' visit visa.
You apply online through AVATS, pay a EUR 25 single-journey fee, and submit your passport, two photographs, flight itinerary showing the onward journey, and any visa required for your final destination. Irish Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) advises that a decision typically issues about 8 weeks after documents are received, so apply well before your travel date.
This visa is ideal for travellers from transit-visa-required nationalities who need to change planes at an Irish airport without leaving the international transit area.
Must be a national of a country on Ireland's transit-visa-required list.
Must be transiting through an Irish airport or seaport en route to another State.
Must not leave the airport or seaport during transit.
Must hold any visa required for the final destination country.
Must show at least 3 months' permission to remain in the destination country after leaving Ireland.
Must have a confirmed onward travel itinerary.
Education
none or higher
Valid passport
Two passport-sized colour photographs (signed on the back with name and AVATS Visa Application Transaction Number)
Signed and dated AVATS application summary sheets
Travel itinerary and airline bookings/tickets showing onward departure
Valid visa for the final destination country (if required)
Evidence of at least 3 months' permission to remain in the destination after leaving Ireland
Original refusal letter from any country that previously refused you a visa, with written explanation (if applicable)
| Application Steps | Complete the AVATS online visa application at visas.inis.gov.ie/avats and select 'Transit' as the jo… | irishimmigration.ie |
| Application Steps | Complete the AVATS online visa application at visas.inis.gov.ie/avats and select 'Transit' as the jo… | irishimmigration.ie |
| Application Steps | Complete the AVATS online visa application at visas.inis.gov.ie/avats and select 'Transit' as the jo… | irishimmigration.ie |
| Application Steps | Complete the AVATS online visa application at visas.inis.gov.ie/avats and select 'Transit' as the jo… | irishimmigration.ie |
| Criminal Policy | Applicants must disclose any prior visa refusal from any country, including the original refusal let… | irishimmigration.ie |
| Criminal Policy | Applicants must disclose any prior visa refusal from any country, including the original refusal let… | irishimmigration.ie |
| Criminal Policy | Applicants must disclose any prior visa refusal from any country, including the original refusal let… | irishimmigration.ie |
| Criminal Policy | Applicants must disclose any prior visa refusal from any country, including the original refusal let… | irishimmigration.ie |
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