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Stamp 4 EUFAM

The following Irish residence cards have a visa-exempting effect under Directive 2004/38/EC (also referred to as ‘Irish residence permit cards with Stamp 4 EU fam’):

  •       Article 10 residence cards issued to family members of those EU citizens who have moved to a Member State other than that of their nationality.
  •        Permanent residence cards issued under Article 20 of Directive 2004/38/EC (replacing the five-year residence card issued under Article 10 of Directive 2004/38/EC).

Holders of the above-mentioned residence cards do not need a short-stay visa to travel for up to 90 days in a 180-day period to any EU Member State, regardless of the participation of the issuing or visited Member State in the Schengen area without controls at internal borders, and independently of whether or not the holder of the card accompanies or joins the EU citizen.