Documentos de identidad en Irlanda (2026)

Última revisión: 13 de octubre de 2026

En breve: Non-nationals aged 16 or over must produce a valid passport or equivalent document on demand to an immigration officer or a Garda. EEA and Swiss citizens need a passport or national identity card to enter Ireland, and UK citizens travel freely under the Common Travel Area.

NormaQué se aplica
Obligación de llevar o mostrar el documento de identidadDocumentos de identidad⚠ Por verificar
Documento nacional de identidad obligatorio para los ciudadanosDocumentos de identidad⚠ Por verificar
Obligación de identificación para visitantes extranjerosDocumentos de identidadEvery non-national in the State aged 16 or over must produce on demand a valid passport or equivalent document establishing identity and nationality, and any registration certificate they hold. The demand can be made by the Minister, an immigration officer or a Garda. [1]
Los ciudadanos de la UE pueden entrar con un documento nacional de identidadDocumentos de identidadSí [2]
Documento para ciudadanos británicosDocumentos de identidadUK citizens can travel freely to Ireland as part of the Common Travel Area. The permission-to-enter requirement applies to citizens of countries outside the EEA, Switzerland and the UK. The page names no document that must be shown. [2]

Notas

  • The only identity duty found in a read official source is section 12 of the Immigration Act 2004, which applies to non-nationals. No read official source states whether people who are not non-nationals must carry or show an identity document.
  • No read official source states whether a national identity card exists in Ireland or is mandatory.
  • Section 12(2)(b) gives a defence if the person had reasonable cause for not complying. The power to demand applies for the purpose of establishing that the non-national's presence is not in contravention of section 5 of the Act.
  • The page states that Ireland is not part of the Schengen Area and that a national passport or national identity card is needed to enter Ireland from the EEA.

Fuentes

  1. Law Reform Commission (Revised Acts): Immigration Act 2004, section 12 (Requirements as to production of documents) (consultada 13 de octubre de 2026) · todas las fuentes
  2. Citizens Information (Citizens Information Board): Permission to enter Ireland (consultada 13 de octubre de 2026) · todas las fuentes

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