Effective Wednesday, June 16, 2021, Ireland is lifting the temporary entry and transit visa restrictions that came into effect on January 28, 2021. The move to lift the visa restrictions comes as the processing of all long-stay visa applications has resumed.
The following table outlines the changes following the lifting of visa restrictions on 16 June 2021:
| Country | Visa restriction since 28 January 2021 | Visa situation as of 16 June 2021 |
| Argentina | Visa-required and transit-visa-required | Not visa-required |
| Bolivia | Visa-required and transit-visa-required | Not visa-required |
| Brazil | Visa-required and transit-visa-required | Not visa-required |
| Chile | Visa-required and transit-visa-required | Not visa-required |
| Colombia | Visa-required and transit-visa-required | Visa-required |
| Ecuador | Visa-required and transit-visa-required | Visa-required |
| Guyana | Visa-required and transit-visa-required | Not visa-required |
| Paraguay | Visa-required and transit-visa-required | Not visa-required |
| Peru | Visa-required and transit-visa-required | Visa-required |
| South Africa | Visa-required and transit-visa-required | Not visa-required |
| Suriname | Visa-required and transit-visa-required | Visa-required |
| Uruguay | Visa-required and transit-visa-required | Not visa-required |
Background
The Immigration Act 2004 (Visa) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 23 of 2021) came into effect on January 28, 2021. In effect:
- Nationals of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Guyana, Paraguay, South Africa, and Uruguay were required to be in possession of a valid Irish visa when landing in the State.
- Nationals of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, South Africa, Suriname, and Uruguay were required to be in possession of a valid Irish transit visa when arriving at a port in the State for purposes of passing through the port in order to travel to another state.