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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 30th November, 2021.
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I, HELEN MCENTEE, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by
section 17
of the
Immigration Act 2004
(No. 1 of 2004) (as adapted by the Justice and Equality (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 (
S.I. No. 452 of 2020
)), hereby order as follows:
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1. This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) (Amendment) (No. 4) Order 2021.
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2. This Order comes into operation on 27 November 2021.
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3. The
Immigration Act 2004
(Visas) Order 2014 (
S.I. No. 473 of 2014
) is amended –
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(a) in Schedule 1, by the deletion of “Botswana”, “Lesotho”, “South Africa”, and “Swaziland”, and
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(b) in Schedule 5, by the insertion of –
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(i) “Botswana” after “Albania”,
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(ii) “Eswatini” after “Eritrea”,
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(iii) “Lesotho” after “Lebanon”,
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(iv) “Namibia” after “Moldova”, and
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(v) “South Africa” after “Somalia”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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26 November, 2021.
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HELEN MCENTEE,
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Minister for Justice.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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(This is not part of the Statutory Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
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This Order further amends Schedules 1 and 5 to the
Immigration Act 2004
(Visas) Order 2014. The Order provides that nationals of Botswana, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Lesotho, and South Africa are required to be in possession of a valid Irish visa when landing in the State. The Order also provides that nationals of Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa are required to be in possession of a valid Irish transit visa when arriving at a port in the State for purposes of passing through the port in order to travel to another state.
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