Relationship dossier
Ireland
Jersey
Relationship assessment
Practical travel and tax cooperation within Jersey's constitutional framework
Ireland toward Jersey
+15Ireland has entered into bilateral tax arrangements with Jersey, including an agreement to avoid double taxation. Ireland also participates in Common Travel Area arrangements that extend to Jersey.
Jersey toward Ireland
+15Jersey has entered into bilateral tax arrangements with Ireland, including an agreement to avoid double taxation. Its participation in the Common Travel Area provides a practical framework for movement involving Ireland.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes practical travel cooperation through the Common Travel Area and bilateral tax arrangements. Jersey's status as a Crown Dependency means its external relations operate within a constitutional framework involving the United Kingdom, rather than through an independent foreign policy.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Ireland and Jersey have practical cooperation through the Common Travel Area and bilateral tax arrangements, including an agreement to avoid double taxation. Jersey is a Crown Dependency and does not conduct an independent foreign policy; its external relations operate within the constitutional framework involving the United Kingdom.
Key developments
Ireland and Jersey concluded an agreement to avoid double taxation.
Jersey participates in Common Travel Area arrangements that include Ireland.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral tax cooperation are unclear.
- Details of Jersey's participation in Common Travel Area arrangements specifically with Ireland are limited.