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Ireland visa requirements for Burkina Faso citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa required
Yes — Burkina Faso citizens need a visa for Ireland.
Entry details
Holders of a Burkina Faso passport need a visa obtained in advance when visiting Ireland. The Burkina Faso passport currently ranks #150 of 199 worldwide, with 56 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Ireland is middling in how freely it admits visitors, admitting 82 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #14 with 164 open destinations. Access is actually lopsided the other way — Ireland citizens enter Burkina Faso more easily (visa on arrival).
In the opposite direction, Ireland citizens travelling to Burkina Faso face: visa on arrival.
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