S.I. No. 36/2001 - Aliens (Visas) Order, 2001 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge Léim go dtí an t-ábhar Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General Táirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne Home Legislation Acts of the Oireachtas Statutory Instruments Pre-1922 Legislation Constitution External Resources Bills (Houses of the Oireachtas) Iris Oifigiúil / Official Gazette Revised Acts (LRC) Classified List of Legislation (LRC) Translations (acts.
- ie)Translations (Houses of the Oireachtas) Government Publications for Sale EU Law (EUR-Lex) FAQ Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Search Baile Reachtaíocht Achtanna an Oireachtais Ionstraimí Reachtúla Reachtaíocht Réamh-1922 Bunreacht Acmhainní Seachtracha Billí (Tithe an Oireachtais) Iris Oifigiúil Achtanna Athbhreithnithe (CAD) (An Coimisiún um Athchóiriú an Dlí) Liosta Rangaithe Reachtaíochta Aistriúcháin (achtanna.
- ie)Aistriúcháin (Tithe an Oireachtais) Foilseacháin Rialtais ar Díol Dlí AE (EUR-Lex) CCanna (Ceisteanna Coitianta) Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach Cuardach TitleTeideal Year(
- s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile Statutory InstrumentsIonstraimí Reachtúla 2001 S.I. No. 36/2001 - Aliens (Visas) Order, 2001 S.I. No. 36/2001 - Aliens (Visas) Order, 2001 AmendmentsLeasuithe I, John O'Donoghue, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 5 of the Aliens Act, 1935 (No. 14 of 1935) as adapted by the Justice (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 ( S.I. No. 298 of 1997 ), hereby order as follows: 1.
(1)This Order may be cited as the Aliens (Visas) Order, 2001.
(2)This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of March, 2001. 2.
(1)In this Order — “alien” has the meaning assigned to it by the Aliens Order 1946 ( S.R. & O. No. 395 of 1946 ); “port” has the meaning assigned to it by the Aliens Order 1946 ( S.R. & O. No. 395 of 1946 ).
(2)The Interpretation Acts, 1937 to 1997, apply to this Order. 3. An alien coming from a place outside the State other than Great Britain or Northern Ireland who is a citizen of a state specified in the First Schedule to this Order shall not enter a port in the State unless he or she is the holder of a valid Irish transit visa. 4. The following are hereby designated as classes of persons not requiring Irish visas:- (
- a)citizens of the states specified in the Second Schedule to this Order (
- b)holders of valid diplomatic or official passports of the Slovak Republic 5. The Aliens (Visas) Order, 1999 ( S.I. No. 25 of 1999 ), is hereby revoked. FIRST SCHEDULE States whose citizens require a transit visa Afghanistan Ghana Albania Iran Bulgaria Iraq Cuba Lebanon Democratic Republic of Congo Moldova Ethiopia Nigeria Eritrea Romania Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Somalia (Serbia and Montenegro) Sri Lanka SECOND SCHEDULE States whose citizens do not require an Irish visa Andorra Guatemala Paraguay Antigua & Barbuda Guyana Poland Argentina Honduras Portugal Australia Hong Kong (Special Saint Kitts & Nevis Austria Administrative Region) Saint Lucia Bahamas Hungary Saint Vincent & the Barbados Iceland Grenadines Belgium Israel San Marino Belize Italy Seychelles Bolivia Jamaica Singapore Botswana Japan Slovenia Brazil Kiribati Solomon Islands Brunei Latvia South Africa Canada Lesotho South Korea Chile Liechtenstein Spain Costa Rica Lithuania Swaziland Croatia Luxembourg Sweden Cyprus Malawi Switzerland Czech Republic Malaysia Tonga Denmark Maldives Trinidad & Tobago Dominica Malta Tuvalu El Salvador Mauritius United States of America Estonia Mexico United Kingdom & Fiji Monaco Colonies Finland Nauru Uruguay France Netherlands Vanuatu Gambia New Zealand Vatican City Germany Nicaragua Venezuela Greece Norway Western Samoa Grenada Panama Zimbabwe Given under my official seal This 13th day of February, 2001 John O'Donoghue Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) This Order specifies the classes of persons who are required to have a transit visa and the classes of persons exempt from Irish Visa requirements. It exempts from the Visa requirement a number of classes of persons who had not been exempted under the Aliens (Visas) Order, 1999 and it also revokes that Order. The classes of persons previously not exempt are nationals of Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Bolivia, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Guyana, Kiribati, Maldives, Mauritius, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu as well as holders of valid Slovak Republic Diplomatic and Official Passports. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais