Is a Passport required to visit Ireland?
The second last poster Ivan R is wrong southern Ireland or more correctly the Republic of Ireland is NOT a part of the UK technically or otherwise (unless he/she knows something the rest of us don’t???) and hasn’t been part of the UK since 1922!!! **NOTE: The Republic of Ireland uses the Euro currency but hasn’t used the Irish pound since 2001 when on January 1 2002 we switched over to the Euro and yes some places also accept English currency because the exchange rate is so good (but those places will give you a poor rate for your pound). To be on the safe side bring a passport to Ireland. They are useful for other stuff too, not just at airports e.g. getting into nightclubs, bars, hiring a car, checking into a hotel etc.
Absolutely. Anytime you travel out of the United States you’ll need your passport. You didn’t use to need one to go to Mexico, but that is going to change too, if it already hasn’t. After 911, security became more strict everywhere, and passports are part of the drill. Oh! And you can take your own picture for your passport, but it has to be regulation size, white background, etc. They will tell you what you need to know. At least you can have a decent picture on your passport now! 🙂 If you go to Ireland, have an ale for me~bon voyage!
