No visa needed

Do citizens of San Marino need a visa for Ireland?

Citizens of San Marino don’t need a visa for Ireland and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of San Marino: the passport opens 103 countries visa-free; San Marino — Dublin: ≈ 1,720 km, about 2.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Ireland without a visa on a San Marino passport?

Yes, citizens of San Marino don’t need a visa for Ireland for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Ireland visa rules at a glance

With a San Marino passport you can visit 103 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 24 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the San Marino passport ranks 49th of 199.
San Marino passport: visa-free access to 103 countries; Ireland passport: 118.
Citizens of San Marino and Ireland can travel together visa-free to 101 countries, for example: Vatican City, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Austria, Montenegro, Slovakia, Serbia, Hungary, Albania, and Czech Republic.
Both countries use the same currency — Euro — so there is no need to exchange money.
Citizens of Ireland, in turn, don’t need a visa for San Marino. San Marino visa for citizens of Ireland

Travelling to Ireland: good to know

San Marino — Dublin: about 1,720 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: San Marino 12:00 — Dublin 11:00.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: English and Irish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Ireland is the 40th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of San Marino.