Visa Statistics
Last verified: Sep 09, 2026
Official Calendar Year 2025 visa approval and refusal statistics for Ireland, published by Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (Ireland).
137,436Applications
114,939Approved
22,497Refused
83.6%Approval Rate
▼ -1.7 ptsvs. Calendar Year 2024
Approval Rate by Nationality
All 89 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 | 643 | 35.5% | ▼ -18.9 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 |
| Palestine State | 432 | 60.9% | ▼ -4.5 pts |
| Mongolia | 432 | 73.4% | ▼ -15.6 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% | New this period |
| 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 |
| Cuba | 55 | 83.6% | ▲ +3.6 pts |
| Gambia | 55 | 29.1% | ▼ -10.6 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% | New this period |
| Vanuatu | 18 | 61.1% | New this period |
| Bhutan | 8 | 100.0% | New this period |
| Haiti | 8 | 100.0% | New this period |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 100.0% | No change |
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