Ireland waives visa requirement for citizens of 14 countries holding valid UK visa

From 1 July until October 2012, citizens of India, China and parts of Eastern Europe and the Middle East will no longer need a visa for a short-term visit once they have cleared immigration in the UK. 

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Indians & citizens of 13 other countries visiting Britain on tourist visas will soon be able to visit neighbouring Ireland without a visa, under a visa waiver programme announced in Dublin which will run from 1 July until October 2012, a period that includes the London 2012 Olympics, when a large number of Indian and other tourists are expected to visit Britain. Currently, Indian citizens need a visa to enter Ireland. 

According to an official statement, individuals who avail of the programme "will not be required to pay the visa charge of 60 Euros per person." 

The Irish government hopes it will result in extra tourism revenue especially from companies and the Olympics. 

The programme is designed to assist in the promotion of Ireland as a quality tourist destination for markets which hitherto would not have been regarded as traditional source countries for tourism to Ireland. 

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