S.I. No. 453/2009 - Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (No. 2) Order 2009

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S.I. No. 453 of 2009
IMMIGRATION ACT 2004 (VISAS) (NO. 2) ORDER 2009
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 27th November, 2009.
I, DERMOT AHERN, 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. (1) This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (No. 2) Order 2009.
(2) This Order comes into operation on 1 January 2010.
2. In this Order—
“Convention travel document” means a travel document issued in accordance with Article 28 of the Geneva Convention;
“Geneva Convention” has the meaning assigned to it by the Refugee Act 1996 (No. 17 of 1996);
“permanent residence card” has the meaning assigned to it by the Regulations of 2006;
“residence card” has the meaning assigned to it by the Regulations of 2006;
“Regulations of 2006” means the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 ( S.I. No. 656 of 2006 ).
3. It is hereby declared that the following classes of non-nationals are specified as classes, the members of which are not required to be in possession of a valid Irish visa when landing in the State:
(a) nationals of a state or territorial entity specified in Schedule 1;
(b) non-nationals who are holders of—
(i) a valid Convention travel document issued by Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Italy,Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, or Switzerland and where the intended purpose of the travel to the State by the holder of such a travel document is solely for a visit of up to a maximum period of 3 months,
(ii) a valid permanent residence card issued under Regulation 16 of the Regulations of 2006, or
(iii) a valid residence card issued under Regulation 7 of the Regulations of 2006.
4. It is hereby declared that the classes of non-nationals specified in Schedule 2 are specified as classes, the members of which are required to be in possession of a valid Irish transit visa when arriving at a port in the State for purposes of passing through the port in order to travel to another state.
5. The Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2009 ( S.I. No. 239 of 2009 ) is revoked.
Article 3.
SCHEDULE 1 Classes of non-nationals not required to be in possession of a valid Irish visa when landing in the State
Andorra
Guatemala
Poland
Antigua & Barbuda
Guyana
Portugal
Argentina
Honduras
Romania
Australia
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region)
Saint Kitts & Nevis
Austria
Hungary
Saint Lucia
Bahamas
Iceland
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
Barbados
Israel
Samoa
Belgium
Italy
San Marino
Belize
Japan
Seychelles
Bolivia
Kiribati
Singapore
Botswana
Latvia
Slovak Republic
Brazil
Lesotho
Slovenia
Brunei
Liechtenstein
Solomon Islands
Bulgaria
Lithuania
South Africa
Canada
Luxembourg
South Korea
Chile
Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Spain
Costa Rica
Malawi
Swaziland
Croatia
Malaysia
Sweden
Cyprus
Maldives
Switzerland
Czech Republic
Malta
Taiwan
Denmark
Mexico
Tonga
Dominica
Monaco
Trinidad & Tobago
El Salvador
Nauru
Tuvalu
Estonia
Netherlands
United Kingdom & Colonies
Fiji
New Zealand
United States of America
Finland
Nicaragua
Uruguay
France
Norway
Vanuatu
Germany
Panama
Vatican City
Greece
Paraguay
Venezuela
Grenada
Article 4.
SCHEDULE 2 Classes of non-nationals required to be in possession of a valid Irish transit visa when arriving at a port in the State for purposes of passing through the port in order to travel to another state
Afghanistan
Ghana
Nigeria
Albania
Iran
Serbia
Cuba
Iraq
Somalia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lebanon
Sri Lanka
Eritrea
Moldova
Zimbabwe
Ethiopia
Montenegro
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
16 November 2009.
DERMOT AHERN,
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
This Order specifies the classes of non-nationals who are exempt from Irish visa requirements and those who are required to be in possession of a valid Irish transit visa when transiting within a port within the State. The principal change effected by the Order is that nationals of Mauritius are, from 1 January 2010, subject to an Irish visa requirement.

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