This page was last updated on 16 December, 2021.
At a Glance
Travel Restrictions
Entry For Vaccinated Travelers: Partially Allowed
Vaccination Requirements: Everyone arriving in Ireland must complete a Passenger Locator Form before boarding a flight or taking a boat to Ireland.
You must also have one of the following when you arrive in Ireland:
An EU Digital COVID Certificate that shows you are fully vaccinated with an EMA approved vaccine, or have recovered from COVID-19 in the past 180 days
Other acceptable proof that you have been fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine, or you have recovered from COVID-19
Proof of a negative RT-PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before your arrival.
From Sunday 5 December 2021, all arrivals aged 12 and over who are fully vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 must provide either of the following:
A negative or not detected antigen test (taken within 48 hours before arrival)
A negative or not detected RT-PCR test (taken within 72 hours before arrival)
The test result must be certified and not self-administered.
If you are not fully vaccinated or recovered, you must show a negative or not detected RT-PCR test taken within 72 hours before your arrival.
People arriving in Ireland do not need to quarantine, unless they have been in certain countries in southern Africa.
If you have symptoms of COVID-19 or are a close contact of a confirmed case, you should follow public health advice.
Tourist Entry: Partially Allowed
Testing: Required to fill a Public Health Passenger Locator Form
Quarantine Required: Yes
Quarantine Details: Self-isolation for 14 days required for all countries.
Local Restrictions
Lockdown in Effect: Partial
Events: Allowed
Transport: Operational
Shopping: Open
Restaurants and Bars: Open with restrictions
Detailed Travel Advisory
Published 03.12.2021
1. Visa exemption to nationals of Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa has been suspended.
2. Passengers must complete a “Passenger Locator Form” at https://travel.eplf.gov.ie/en at most 72 hours before arrival.
– This does not apply to passengers younger than 18 years.
3. Passengers entering or transiting through Ireland (Rep.) with a COVID-19 digital vaccination or recovery certificate must have a negative a COVID-19 antigen test taken at most 48 hours before arrival; or
– a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival.
More information can be found at https://tinyurl.com/bzk624mh
– This does not apply to passengers who are 11 years or younger.
4. Passengers entering or transiting through Ireland (Rep.) without a COVID-19 digital vaccination or recovery certificate must have a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 72 hours before arrival.
More information can be found at https://tinyurl.com/bzk624mh
– This does not apply to passengers who are 11 years or younger.
5. Residence permits issued by Ireland (Rep.) which have expired on or after 20 March 2020 are considered valid until 15 January 2022.
Detailed Tourist Information
Ireland’s borders are open, but there are limited flights, and restrictions are in place for some arrivals.
These nationals are allowed to enter if manage to get permission:
-EEA, UK and Swiss nationals and permission to enter Ireland
-Non-EEA nationals and permission to enter Ireland
Current advice is to avoid all non-essential travel to or from scheduled States.
In response to cases of the new variant SARS-CoV-2 Variant B.1.1.529 (Omicron), Ireland discourages Irish residents from travelling to and from the following scheduled States:
Botswana
Eswatini
Lesotho
Mozambique
Namibia
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Since 29 November 2021, a person who has been in a scheduled state in the past 14 days was not permitted to travel to Ireland:
Exemptions are allowed for: diplomats and those with diplomatic immunity
-Transport workers (travelling in the course of performing their duties)
-Irish and EU citizens and their family members
-UK citizens
-those with a right of residence in Ireland (or right to free movement within the EU)
For more information how to get permission, find it here; https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/moving_country/moving_to_ireland/coming_to_live_in_ireland/permission_to_land_in_ireland.html
Fully vaccinated travelers from any of the European Union or European Economic Area countries and the United Kingdom can enter Ireland without a quarantine.
Ireland’s government accepts vaccines that are approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), specifically Comirnaty (BioNTech, Pfizer), Janssen (Johnson & Johnson), and Moderna Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca, Oxford).
Passengers must have one of the following:
– a vaccination certificate that meets specific requirements (https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/77952-government-advice-on-international-travel/#travelling-to-ireland)
– a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test result (taken no more than 72 hours prior to arrival to Ireland), or
– a certificate of recovery issued at most 180 days prior to arrival, or
– a positive COVID-19 RT-PCR test result (taken more than 11 days prior to arrival to Ireland and at most 180 days prior to arrival),
Passengers arriving from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland (who have also not traveled outside the area in the previous 14 days) are not subject to quarantine/self-isolation if they can provide valid proof of vaccination, a recovery certificate, or a negative COVID test (specific requirements apply).
Passengers who have traveled outside the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland in the previous 14 days will not be subject to quarantine if they present a certificate of recovery or vaccination. If they do not have a certificate of recovery or vaccination, they will have to self-quarantine for 14 days but can test out of quarantine from day 5 onwards.
Ireland has rules and laws about who can enter the country. If you are a citizen of a country that is outside the European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland or the UK, you must have permission to enter Ireland.
You get permission to enter Ireland from an immigration officer at the airport or ferry port where you enter Ireland. If you enter Ireland through Northern Ireland, you must get permission to enter after your arrival. You may also need to apply for and be granted a visa to enter Ireland (see ‘Non-EEA nationals and permission to enter Ireland’ below).
An immigration officer can refuse permission for you to enter Ireland, even if you have a visa or residence permission in Ireland.
Ireland is not part of the Schengen Area. This means that you must have a national passport or national identity card to enter Ireland from the EEA.
Please check here the full details of rules on quarantine and testing https://bit.ly/3Buk0Ay before you travel to Ireland.
Ireland is operating the EU Digital COVID Certificate for travellers arriving from the EU and EEA (https://bit.ly/3jOlbon.
Arrivals also have to fill in a Public Health Passenger Locator Form: https://cvd19plf-prod1.powerappsportals.com/en-us/
Lockdown Details
Restrictions have been in place to help stop the spread of COVID-19. These restrictions have affected most aspects of life in Ireland.
From midnight 18 November 2021:
-Pubs, restaurants, nightclubs and licenced venues must close at midnight. Hotel bars can continue to serve drinks for residents to drink in their rooms.
-You should work from home if you can.
-You must show proof of immunity to go to the cinema or theatre.
A maximum of 10 people aged 18 and over are allowed per table. The maximum number allowed per table including children aged under 18 is 15 people.
In addition:
-Pubs and restaurants must close at midnight
-You should wear a face covering when you are not sitting at your table
-There are no time limits on sittings
-You can order or collect food or drink at a service counter or bar, but you cannot sit or eat there
-If you do not have proof of vaccination or recovery, or you cannot show that the proof you have belongs to you, the bar or restaurant should refuse admission
-One member of your group must give their details to the pub or restaurant for contact tracing
-Multiple table bookings are allowed
-If you do not have proof of immunity, you can sit in an outdoor section of the pub or restaurant
Nightclubs and live entertainment can reopen with 100% capacity for people with proof of immunity. Standing capacity at live concerts and live entertainment is restricted to 1500 people.
In addition:
-Clubs and venues must close at midnight
-You can buy drinks at the bar, but venues must make sure that people who are queuing for drinks keep one metres distance from each other.
-You must wear a face covering when you are not drinking, eating or dancing.
-Tickets must be secured in advance at least one hour before arrival at the event. If the venue operates as a pub or restaurant up to a certain time, and has dancing or live entertainment later, you can stay in the venue. You must still get a ticket to attend the dancing or live entertainment
You can read the full guidance on nightclubs and live entertainment (https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/updated-guidelines-for-nightlife-and-live-entertainment-sector/)
-All shops and retail can reopen. You must wear a face covering.
-Personal services (like hairdressers) are open by appointment.
Click here for full details https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/covid19/living_with_covid19_plan.html#l080d2
Sources
https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/8868e-view-the-covid-19-travel-advice-list/
Data Source: covidcontrols.co
