Irish visitors to America must declare trips to Muslim states

Irish holidaymakers travelling to the US need to declare whether or not they have visited predominantly Muslim countries in the previous six-year period.

Irish tourists are being asked if they have “travelled to, or been present in Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia or Yemen on or after March 1, 2011”.

They are being asked this, as an “eligibility question,” when applying for what is known as an ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorisation).