IRELAND · CHAPTER 11
Before you flyto Ireland.
Carry your visa, acceptance and fee receipts, insurance and finance documents. Secure at least temporary accommodation before you travel — housing is the hardest part.
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Checklist
- Visa and passport
- Acceptance and fee receipts
- Insurance
- Accommodation booking
- Rain jacket
- Plug adapter (type G)
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Before you fly
- Confirm accommodation — do not arrive without at least temporary housing
- Carry finance evidence for registration
- Rain jacket and layers
- Type G plug adapters
- Original documents in hand luggage
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Keep going: the pages that help next.
Each card says what you will find there. Looking for something else? See every page on the site.
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First weeks in Ireland
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