Ireland visa requirements for Filipino citizens

VFS Global Philippines for Ireland, on behalf of the Embassy of Ireland in Manila

Ireland is not part of the Schengen area, so a Schengen visa is not valid for entry and an Irish visa is needed. Since 5 September 2022 all visa queries and applications in the Philippines go through VFS Global, and the Embassy of Ireland in Manila refers people to VFS even for status updates. The VFS call centre for Ireland answers on +632 8528 2535 and at info_ireland_phl@vfshelpline.com. There is a route many Filipino travellers are unaware of: the Philippines is on the list of Ireland's Short-Stay Visa Waiver Programme. Anyone holding a valid UK short-stay visa who has first entered the UK with it can then travel to Ireland without an Irish visa, provided the visit ends before their UK permission to stay runs out and lasts no more than 90 days. Flying straight to Ireland on the UK visa does not work: the traveller must first land and be admitted to the UK, and each new UK period of leave requires a new entry. The programme is not reciprocal, since an Irish visa does not allow entry to the UK or Northern Ireland.

Official application site →

What the visa centre can and can't do →

Authorisation system

None (Ireland is not part of Schengen or ETIAS)

Ireland is an EU member state but not part of the Schengen Area: it maintains its own border regime within the Common Travel Area it shares with the United Kingdom. This is why ETIAS: the European travel authorisation system, not yet operational for Schengen countries: doesn't apply to entering Ireland at all, either now or once it launches. As of the verification date, Ireland has no electronic travel authorisation system of its own, operational or announced.

Fee

€60

Fee for the Irish short-stay visa: 60 euros for a single entry and 100 for multiple entries. Some nationalities are exempt from paying it. The application centre's service charge is added where there is one. A Schengen visa is not valid for entering Ireland.

Required documents

• A valid passport or equivalent document establishing your identity and nationality, to be handed to the immigration officer on request along with any information they reasonably require. Not required of under-16s (Immigration Act 2004, s. 11)
• A valid Irish visa if your nationality needs one. It is a separate visa: a Schengen visa does not get you into Ireland (s. 4(3))
• Being in a position to support yourself and any dependants travelling with you. The Act sets no figure: the officer assesses it (s. 4(3))
• Your real reason for travelling has to match the one you state: the officer can refuse entry if there is reason to believe you intend to enter for purposes other than those expressed (s. 4(3))

Health insurance

Not mandatory for this destination.

When travel insurance is mandatory → Travel insurance policies ↓

Transit rules

The Schengen 90/180-day rule does not apply to Ireland, since it is not a Schengen member. British and Irish citizens can move between both countries without passport control or a stay limit thanks to the Common Travel Area; all other nationalities should check Ireland's own stay regime (Immigration Service Delivery), independent from that of any other European country.