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Designated States for Mandatory Hotel Quarantine
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Travel to Ireland from specific designated States is subject to mandatory hotel quarantine.
This must be pre-booked in advance of travel.
These arrangements apply to any passenger who has been in any of the countries listed below in the previous 14 days, even if only transiting through one of these countries and even if remaining airside.
These arrangements also apply to any passenger who is travelling on to Northern Ireland.
It is important to note that the list of designated States will be subject to change at short notice and passengers are required to check the list before travelling to Ireland, to be sure of their obligations.
The Minister for Health has designated the following countries as designated States for the purposes of mandatory hotel quarantine:
There are no countries from Africa on the list of designated States right now.
Note: Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tunisia, Uganda and Zimbabwe were removed from this list on Friday, 27 August with immediate effect.
Note: Seychelles was removed from this list on Saturday, 14 August with immediate effect.
Note: Angola, Burundi, Cape Verde, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia were removed from this list on Friday, 16 July with immediate effect.
Note: Nigeria was removed from this list on Saturday, 22 May with immediate effect.
There are no countries from Asia on the list of designated States right now.
Note: Bangladesh, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Myanmar and Pakistan were removed from this list on Friday, 27 August with immediate effect.
Note: Indonesia was removed from this list on Saturday, 14 August with immediate effect.
Note: Kuwait was removed from this list on Saturday, 31 July with immediate effect.
Note: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, The Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates were removed from this list on Friday, 16 July with immediate effect.
Note: Iran and Palestine were removed from this list on Saturday, 15 May with immediate effect.
Note: Jordan and Lebanon were removed from this list on Saturday, 8 May with immediate effect.
There are no countries from Europe on the list of designated States right now.
Note: Georgia and Russia were removed from this list on Friday, 27 August with immediate effect.
Note: Turkey was removed from this list on Friday, 16 July with immediate effect.
Note: Belgium, France and Luxembourg were removed from this list on Friday, 28 May with immediate effect.
Note: Andorra was removed from this list on Saturday, 22 May with immediate effect.
Note: Montenegro and Serbia were removed from this list on Saturday, 15 May with immediate effect.
Note: Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Ukraine were removed from this list on Saturday, 8 May with immediate effect.
There are no countries from North America on the list of designated States right now.
Note: Cuba was removed from this list on Friday, 27 August with immediate effect.
Note: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Panama were removed from this list on Friday, 16 July with immediate effect.
Note: Canada was removed from this list on Friday, 18 June with immediate effect.
Note: the United States of America was removed from this list on Friday, 28 May with immediate effect.
Note: Puerto Rico was removed from this list on Saturday, 22 May with immediate effect.
Note: Bermuda was removed from this list on Saturday, 15 May with immediate effect.
There are no countries from Oceania on the list of designated States right now.
Note: Fiji was removed from this list on Friday, 27 August with immediate effect.
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Peru
Note: Ecuador was removed from this list on Saturday, 11 September with immediate effect.
Note: Paraguay, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay were removed from this list on Friday, 27 August with immediate effect.
Note: French Guiana, Guyana and Venezuela were removed from this list on Friday, 16 July with immediate effect.
Note: Aruba and Curaçao were removed from this list on Saturday, 8 May with immediate effect.
Designation under Section 38B (22) of the Health Act 1947
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