Important : As and from 18 November 2013 nationals of Thailand may avail of the Irish Short-stay Visa Waiver. This Programme allows visitors who hold UK short stay visas and who have travelled through the UK to travel on to Ireland without the need to apply for a separate Irish visa.
All holder of the UK short stay visas must enter and leave from the UK once.
The person travelling has passed through UK immigration at least once on foot of them, the UK visa may be used for travel to Ireland.
Other types of visitors to the UK, for example those with transit visas, long term student visas, join spouse or family reunification visas, are not encompassed.