Shatter announces temporary visa waiver programme

The Justice and Defence Minister Alan Shatter has announced Ireland's first visa waiver programme on a pilot basis.

Shatter announces temporary visa waiver programme
Wed, 11 May, 2011 - 17:46

The Justice and Defence Minister Alan Shatter has announced Ireland's first visa waiver programme on a pilot basis.

People from 14 countries - including China, India, and parts of Eastern Europe and the Middle East - will no longer need a visa for a short-term visit here once they have cleared immigration in the UK.

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