Tax-free shopping
Visitors can get the VAT back here.
Only for people who live outside the EU; nationality does not matter. If you live in Türkiye you qualify. A Turkish citizen living in the EU does not.
- VAT rate
- 23%
- Minimum purchase
- At least EUR 75 per purchase (export voucher value, VAT included).
- Time limit
- Take the goods out of the EU by the last day of the 3rd month after the month of purchase (bought in January: by 30 April).
- Where to get it approved
- Customs at your last EU departure point, e.g. Dublin Airport; ordinary vouchers can go in the Customs drop-box, items of EUR 2,000 or more must be shown to a Customs officer.
Step by step
- Ask before paying whether the shop runs the scheme itself or through a refund agent; not all shops do. Show proof that you live outside the EU.
- Get the export voucher or agent's form for each purchase and keep the goods in your luggage. Have it certified by Customs when you leave the EU.
- Revenue never pays tourists: the shop or agent refunds you (minus a fee), within 25 working days of receiving the papers.
Official sources: revenue.ie, revenue.ie, revenue.ie, citizensinformation.ie, citizensinformation.ie
Lost passport
If your passport is lost or stolen, here is what to do.
If you are a citizen of another country
Contact your own country’s embassy or consulate in this city. Your foreign ministry’s website lists its address.
If you are a Turkish citizen
- Book an appointment with the Turkish mission in this city at konsolosluk.gov.tr and go in person.
- If you need to get home, ask for a temporary passport. It is free, valid for one trip to Türkiye or to the country you live in, and usually valid for one month.
- Bring your Turkish ID card (if it is lost too, a photo document such as a driving licence), a biometric photo 50 x 60 mm taken in the last six months, and your ticket home.
- For a lost passport you do not need a police report.
- The temporary passport ends with that trip. Apply for a new passport in Türkiye or at the mission in the country you live in.
Turkish mission here
Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Dublin
8 Raglan Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 EA36, Ireland
Call: +353 1 614 45 90
Out of hours: +353 87 391 90 34
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, konsolosluk.gov.tr (Passport: lost passport, temporary passport).