Irish Gap Year Covid-19 Travel Requirements and Safety Protocols: Updated July 2022
Has Irish Gap Year run programs during the Covid-19 pandemic?
Yes, Irish Gap Year has successfully hosted over 100 gap year students on our Adventure & Leadership and Irish Arts & Culture programs since the Spring of 2020.
In December 2021, Irish Gap Year was awarded the Gap Year Association’s award for ‘Innovation in Gap Year Programming’ for our successful programming during Covid-19.
Refundable Fees/Deposits
In light of the current uncertainty we have updated our payment and refund policy. All deposits/fees on future programs are now fully refundable or transferable to another Irish Gap Year program should future programs be postponed due to ongoing Covid-19 issues. We hope that this will help to ease any worries families may have about booking future programs with Irish Gap Year.
Are Gap Year Programs running in Autumn ’22?
Yes, we are running both our Irish Arts & Culture program and Adventure & Leadership program and our European Explorer Program in the autumn of ’22.
Are your program participants all fully vaccinated?
Yes, all participants are required to be fully vaccinated and have had a booster shot.
Traveling to Ireland
Persons travelling to Ireland from North America and Europe do not face any travel restrictions, but must provide evidence of full vaccination against Covid-19.
Irish Gap Year will communicate the travel requirements to all on-boarded students and their families in the months prior to our program start dates and keep families informed of any changes to the travel requirements for Ireland.
Is there a travel ban in place between the US and Ireland/EU ?
No, there is no travel ban to Ireland in place. We will keep all of our gappers and their families up to date on any travel restrictions that come into place in the coming months.
What happens if I (or a member of my cohort) test positive for Covid-19 during the program?
Please see our infographic here, that detail the steps that are to be taken should a student test positive for Covid-19 while on our programs.
Last Updated December, 2021