Visa Information
Visas
With effect from 00.01 on Wednesday, 22nd December 2021, nationals of Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa are no longer entry visa required and nationals of Botswana, Lesotho, and South Africa are no longer transit visa required.
If you are unsure as to whether you require a visa/preclearance to enter Ireland you can check here.
Additional information for employees and employers can be found here.
Please be aware that the Embassy is dealing with an increase in visa applications, with waiting times also increasing.
We encourage Long Stay applicants to submit your application at least 8 weeks before your planned date of travel. For Short Stay applicants, we encourage you to submit your visa application at least 3 months before your planned date of travel.
Embassy Pretoria will only provide status updates to applicants whose applications exceed these waiting times.
COVID-19 Visa Arrangements - Immigration Service Delivery (irishimmigration.ie)