Visa Statistics
Last verified: Sep 19, 2026
Official Calendar Year 2025 visa approval and refusal statistics for Ireland, published by Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (Ireland).
Approval Rate by Nationality
All 116 nationalities with published data, sorted by application volume. Rates vary by nationality due to differing average trip purposes and documentation. Click a column heading to sort.
| Nationality | Applications | Approval Rate | Change vs Prior Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 47,208 | 94.9% | ▼ -1.7 pts |
| South Africa | 11,119 | 94.7% | ▲ +1.3 pts |
| China | 10,882 | 96.2% | ▼ -1.9 pts |
| Pakistan | 8,215 | 44.1% | ▼ -2.5 pts |
| Nigeria | 6,467 | 67.5% | ▲ +5.3 pts |
| Turkey | 5,609 | 86.4% | ▼ -1.5 pts |
| Philippines | 3,843 | 89.5% | ▼ -2.2 pts |
| Russia | 3,810 | 95.1% | ▼ -2.8 pts |
| Egypt | 2,128 | 83.7% | ▼ -5.7 pts |
| Cameroon | 2,010 | 8.1% | ▼ -19.2 pts |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,742 | 90.4% | ▲ +1.3 pts |
| Kenya | 1,497 | 63.6% | ▼ -7.4 pts |
| Bangladesh | 1,392 | 64.6% | ▲ +9.1 pts |
| Colombia | 1,284 | 97.6% | ▼ -1.3 pts |
| Thailand | 1,199 | 80.0% | ▼ -12.8 pts |
| Zimbabwe | 1,155 | 66.3% | ▼ -2.3 pts |
| Kuwait | 1,152 | 99.2% | ▲ +2.4 pts |
| Indonesia | 1,126 | 95.1% | ▼ -1.1 pts |
| Serbia | 1,038 | 80.8% | ▼ -14.8 pts |
| Jordan | 1,032 | 80.3% | ▼ -10.0 pts |
| Sri Lanka | 1,012 | 81.1% | ▼ -9.6 pts |
| Vietnam | 989 | 87.0% | ▼ -5.3 pts |
| Ghana | 960 | 52.2% | ▲ +5.7 pts |
| Lebanon | 941 | 92.7% | ▲ +9.0 pts |
| Morocco | 938 | 81.9% | ▼ -4.8 pts |
| Sudan | 846 | 49.8% | ▼ -7.4 pts |
| Algeria | 801 | 35.7% | ▲ +3.6 pts |
| Iran | 742 | 70.5% | ▼ -20.4 pts |
| Moldova | 669 | 92.7% | ▼ -2.5 pts |
| Malawi | 644 | 35.4% | ▼ -19.0 pts |
| Uganda | 621 | 42.7% | ▼ -22.1 pts |
| Georgia | 561 | 79.7% | ▼ -11.1 pts |
| Belarus | 557 | 97.3% | ▼ -0.9 pts |
| Nepal | 542 | 82.3% | ▼ -3.2 pts |
| Albania | 512 | 59.0% | ▲ +9.4 pts |
| Mauritius | 466 | 96.1% | ▼ -0.5 pts |
| Peru | 461 | 96.5% | ▼ -1.8 pts |
| Oman | 454 | 97.1% | ▲ +0.9 pts |
| Tanzania | 454 | 53.5% | ▼ -4.3 pts |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 450 | 27.6% | ▼ -20.1 pts |
| Venezuela | 447 | 93.7% | ▼ -4.9 pts |
| Mongolia | 432 | 73.4% | ▼ -15.6 pts |
| Palestine State | 432 | 60.9% | ▼ -4.5 pts |
| Somalia | 423 | 43.0% | ▲ +20.4 pts |
| Tunisia | 408 | 86.5% | ▲ +0.9 pts |
| Armenia | 391 | 97.7% | No change |
| Afghanistan | 388 | 46.7% | ▼ -12.9 pts |
| Ethiopia | 385 | 58.4% | ▼ -8.6 pts |
| Syria | 369 | 61.8% | ▼ -6.1 pts |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 344 | 95.1% | ▼ -3.6 pts |
| Zambia | 343 | 67.6% | ▲ +1.4 pts |
| Iraq | 325 | 52.3% | ▼ -4.6 pts |
| North Macedonia | 325 | 97.9% | New this period |
| Ecuador | 297 | 95.0% | New this period |
| Kazakhstan | 274 | 96.4% | ▼ -1.8 pts |
| Azerbaijan | 228 | 94.7% | ▲ +2.3 pts |
| Dominican Republic | 212 | 94.8% | ▲ +6.6 pts |
| Senegal | 193 | 60.1% | ▲ +1.4 pts |
| Sierra Leone | 192 | 51.6% | ▲ +9.8 pts |
| Bolivia | 161 | 80.8% | ▼ -4.5 pts |
| Botswana | 149 | 64.4% | ▲ +6.1 pts |
| Namibia | 141 | 89.4% | ▲ +10.0 pts |
| Myanmar (formerly Burma) | 139 | 67.6% | ▼ -10.7 pts |
| Togo | 132 | 9.1% | ▼ -7.6 pts |
| Montenegro | 112 | 100.0% | No change |
| Eswatini (fmr. "Swaziland") | 111 | 58.6% | — |
| Yemen | 109 | 56.0% | ▼ -0.6 pts |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 105 | 41.9% | ▼ -13.8 pts |
| Jamaica | 105 | 90.5% | ▼ -4.9 pts |
| Uzbekistan | 87 | 90.8% | New this period |
| Rwanda | 85 | 67.1% | ▼ -8.8 pts |
| Angola | 84 | 59.5% | ▲ +9.5 pts |
| Guinea | 82 | 22.0% | ▼ -34.0 pts |
| Burundi | 77 | 9.1% | ▼ -9.8 pts |
| Honduras | 68 | 86.8% | ▼ -13.2 pts |
| Dominica | 62 | 56.5% | ▼ -29.8 pts |
| Eritrea | 57 | 49.1% | ▼ -3.2 pts |
| Gambia | 55 | 29.1% | ▼ -10.6 pts |
| Cuba | 55 | 83.6% | ▲ +3.6 pts |
| Liberia | 53 | 64.2% | ▼ -2.5 pts |
| Libya | 49 | 65.3% | ▼ -22.9 pts |
| Benin | 37 | 56.8% | ▲ +19.3 pts |
| Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) | 35 | 31.4% | ▼ -12.1 pts |
| Mali | 28 | 53.6% | New this period |
| Lesotho | 23 | 69.6% | — |
| Vanuatu | 18 | 61.1% | New this period |
| Haiti | 8 | 100.0% | New this period |
| Bhutan | 8 | 100.0% | New this period |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 100.0% | No change |
| Tokelau | 0 | — | — |
| Bermuda | 0 | — | — |
| Martinique | 0 | — | — |
| Isle of Man | 0 | — | — |
| Marshall Islands | 0 | — | New this period |
| Aruba | 0 | — | — |
| Anguilla | 0 | — | — |
| Wallis and Futuna | 0 | — | — |
| Western Sahara | 0 | — | — |
| Macao | 0 | — | — |
| North Korea | 0 | — | — |
| French Guiana | 0 | — | — |
| Mayotte | 0 | — | — |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0 | — | — |
| French Polynesia | 0 | — | — |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | — | — |
| Palau | 0 | — | New this period |
| Gibraltar | 0 | — | — |
| Niue | 0 | — | — |
| Norfolk Island | 0 | — | — |
| Greenland | 0 | — | — |
| New Caledonia | 0 | — | — |
| Christmas Island | 0 | — | — |
| Guadeloupe | 0 | — | — |
| Montserrat | 0 | — | — |
| Guam | 0 | — | — |
| American Samoa | 0 | — | — |
Full History
Every period on file for Ireland. Click a column heading to sort.
| Period | Applications | Approval Rate | Change vs Prior Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar Year 2025 | 136,707 | 83.5% | ▼ -1.7 pts |
| Calendar Year 2024 | 124,179 | 85.2% | ▼ -1.5 pts |
| Calendar Year 2023 | 98,990 | 86.8% | ▲ +2.0 pts |
| Calendar Year 2022 | 71,738 | 84.8% | ▼ -2.6 pts |
| Calendar Year 2021 | 12,380 | 87.4% | — |
See the full Visa Refusal Index » Every tracked destination across the Schengen area, the US, the UK and Ireland, compared side by side. See how these rates are calculated on the methodology page.
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