The Short-stay Visa Waiver Programme

Information Note

The Short-stay Visa Waiver Programme was announced by the Government as part of its Jobs Initiative with a view to promoting tourism from emerging markets. It commenced on 1 July 2011. The programme will run as a pilot up to end October 2012 but may be amended or expanded at any point depending on experience of the pilot.

The below document contains current information relating to the Irish Short Stay visa waiver programme.

Information Note - Short Stay Visa Waiver programme Oct 2011 (Size 61KB)