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Ireland
Mixed results; a meaningful share of registrants have been refused.
This rating rests on little or old data, so treat it as a rough guide.
Based on 1 report. Score 0.00 on a scale from −1 (always refused) to +1 (always admitted), with recent reports counting most. The newest report is more than three years old, so conditions may have changed. How scoring works
Law restricts entry for people with criminal records
An Irish immigration officer may refuse entry to anyone convicted anywhere of an offence that could be punished by one year or more in prison. The test looks at the possible maximum penalty, not the sentence actually given, so it covers most sex offences, but refusal is discretionary.
Immigration Act 2004, s.4(3)(d) · discretionary
We haven't confirmed this citation against the official text yet.
- Immigration Act 2004, Section 4 (as enacted) · Irish Statute Book (Office of the Attorney General)
- By 2022
Mixed results
Row from the RTAG Travel Matrix, an undated summary last maintained around 2021.
- Registrants turned away
- Sometimes
- Law bars sex offenders
- Yes
- Law bars people with felonies
- Yes
- Has its own offender registry
- Yes
- Notes
- More to follow.
Registrant Travel Action Group (RTAG) · Legacy matrix · Summary