🇮🇪 Ireland visa requirements for Ghanaian, Kenyan and Nigerian travellers

Short tourist or visit trip on an ordinary passport. Reviewed 11 October 2026.

Ghanaian, Kenyan, Nigerian passport holders need a visa or eVisa before travelling.

Do I need a visa for Ireland?

Passport	Entry for a short visit
Ghanaian passport	Visa required
Kenyan passport	Visa required
Nigerian passport	Visa required

Ireland visa fees

Confirm the short-stay visa and service tariff

Follow residence-based application instructions

Ireland is outside Schengen — a Schengen visa does not replace its visa

Where to apply

Use Ireland's residence-based application route. Tariffs and local submission contacts need direct confirmation.

Apply online — AVATS (Irish Immigration)

Ghana: responsible Embassy Abuja rather than a resident embassy in Accra. Kenya: Embassy Nairobi. Apply through the Irish immigration route and follow the designated submission office.

Entry count is grant-specific: use the visa or approval actually issued. No blanket single or multiple entitlement is stated.

Emergency numbers in Ireland

Police 112 or 999 · Fire 112 or 999 · Ambulance 112 or 999

Before you go

Friendly and conversational; pubs are social hubs and "craic" (good fun) is prized. Irish and English are official.

Do

Take turns buying a round in a pub if you are in a group
Bring layers and a rain jacket
Tip around 10% for table service

Don't

Don't confuse Ireland with the UK — they are separate countries with separate visas
Don't assume a Schengen visa lets you in
Don't bring up sensitive Northern Ireland politics casually

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