United Kingdom stay days for Ireland passport holders
An Irish citizen can live, work and study in the UK under Common Travel Area arrangements and does not need a visitor visa or ETA.
Key facts
- Permitted stay
- Irish citizens have Common Travel Area rights
- How days count
- The Standard Visitor six-month limit is not the controlling rule for an Irish citizen with Common Travel Area rights.
- Arrival and departure
- Travel with documentation that establishes Irish citizenship.
- Extensions
- Common Travel Area rights are separate from extending a Standard Visitor stay.
- Official source
- UK government Common Travel Area guidance
Plan with the right rule
Use the exact period granted at entry and recheck the official source before booking any stay close to the limit.
Exceptions and unsupported cases
These citizenship rights do not automatically extend to non-Irish family members.
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Official sourceUK government Common Travel Area guidance
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