Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order, 2004

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 56/2004

I, MICHAEL McDOWELL, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 17 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004) hereby order as follows: 1. This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2004. 2. In this Order—

“Act of 2003” means the Immigration Act 2003 (No. 26 of 2003).

“Act of 2004” means the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004). 3. (1) It is hereby declared that a national of a state specified in Schedule 1 to this Order is not required to be in possession of a valid Irish visa within the meaning of the Act of 2003 when landing in the State.

(2) It is hereby declared that a national of a state specified in Schedule 2 to this Order is required to be in possession of a valid Irish transit visa within the meaning of the Act of 2003 when landing in the State.

SCHEDULE 1

Andorra Guatemala Nicaragua Antigua & Barbuda Guyana Norway Argentina Honduras Panama Australia Hong Kong Poland Austria (Special Administrative Region) Portugal Bahamas Hungary Saint Kitts & Nevis Barbados Iceland Saint Lucia Belgium Israel Saint Vincent & the Belize Italy Grenadines Bolivia Japan San Marino Botswana Kiribati Seychelles Brazil Latvia Singapore Brunei Lesotho Slovak Republic Canada Liechtenstein Slovenia Chile Lithuania Solomon Islands South Africa Costa Rica Luxembourg South Korea Croatia Macao (Special Administrative Spain Cyprus Region) Swaziland Czech Republic Malawi Sweden Denmark Malaysia Switzerland Dominica Maldives Tonga Estonia Malta Trinidad Fiji Mauritius United States of Finland Mexico America France Monaco United Kingdom & Germany Nauru Colonies Greece Netherlands Uruguay Grenada New Zealand Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Western Samoa

SCHEDULE 2

Afghanistan Ghana Albania Iran Bulgaria Iraq Cuba Lebanon Democratic Republic of Congo Moldova Ethiopia Nigeria Eritrea Romania Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Somalia (Serbia and Montenegro) Srilanka Zimbabwe

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 13th day of February, 2004. MICHAEL...