Under the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, passport holders from 27 countries, including Ireland and the UK, may enter the U.S. without a visa for travel or business purposes for a maximum period of 90 days.
All EU passport holders visiting the United States require an individual machine readable passport and a return onward ticket to avail of the U.S. Visa Waiver Program. Otherwise an advance visa is required from a U.S. Diplomatic or Consular Mission.
Children, including infants, who are endorsed on a parent’s passport must have an individual machine readable passport or else obtain a visa in the parent’s passport.
Some restrictions do apply for further details please check with the U.S Embassy http://dublin.usembassy.gov/
Most passports issued by the Passport Offices in Dublin and Cork and the Irish Embassy in London are machine readable, however there are still some hand-written passports and passports endorsing a minor that will be affected.
To check passport, visa and health requirements visit the Iata Travel Centre
www.iatatravelcentre.com
