Ireland
Liechtenstein passportEdit check
Free movement
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Entry conditions1 to check
- the holder enters and remains in the State in accordance with these Regulations, on production of a valid passport establishing identity and nationality
Source & evidence Read the original words
Official wording
(2) The European Communities (Aliens) Regulations 1977 ( S.I. No. 393 of 1977 ) and the European Communities (Right of Residence for Non-Economically Active Persons) Regulations 1977 ( S.I. No. 57 of 1997 ) shall apply to citizens of Member States of the European Economic Area other than Union citizens entering and remaining in the State in accordance with these Regulations. (3) A person lawfully resident in the State in
Aevamo’s reading
Section 17 of the Immigration Act 2004 empowers the Minister for Justice to make orders exempting classes of non-national from the visa requirement, and section 4(3)(e) of the Act makes non-possession of a visa a ground for refusing permission to land to everyone not exempted by such an order. The Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2014 is that order: its Article 3 enumerates every class that does not need a visa and its Schedules carry the state list, so it is the instrument that determines, nationality by nationality, whether an Irish visa is required. It is read here with the Act itself for the requirement, with S.I. No. 548 of 2015 for the Union, EEA and Swiss entry right the Order does not reach, and with the four amendment orders that have altered its Schedules.
Regulation 3(2) extends the free-movement regime to nationals of the EEA Member States who are not Union citizens by applying the European Communities (Aliens) Regulations 1977 to them on the same terms as Union citizens, so an Icelander, a Liechtensteiner or a Norwegian is in the position of Regulation 4(1): no visa and no stated limit on the stay.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
The Visas Order states that it came into operation on 13 October 2014. Schedule 1 and Schedule 5 were substituted by S.I. No. 335 of 2024, in operation 10 July 2024, and Schedule 1 was last amended by S.I. No. 242 of 2026, in operation 15 June 2026; the Immigration Act 2004 consolidation is stated to be updated to 15 June 2026 and up to date as at 24 August 2026.
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.