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Are you talking about travelling to the UK via Ireland? If so, the only time passports are typically checked is when you're about to board the plane. Even then

Are you talking about travelling to the UK via Ireland? If so, the only time passports are typically checked is when you're about to board the plane. Even then it's just used for id purposes, it's not done by passport control. You don't even need a passport, just photo id, but it seems most people use their passport anyway. It's not unheard of that when landing in the UK from Ireland, there's no passport control at all. That may depend on the airport though.

Svip 3y ago
No, I am talking about entering the Common Travel Area (CTA) through Ireland. Suppose I am a Canadian citizen and a UK resident, and I live in Belfast. I've been to Nova Scotia and I am travelling back through Dublin. Will Dublin's passport control be available to determine my visa given my Canadian passport?
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- fauigerzigerk 3y ago
  I don't believe Canadian nationals need a visa to enter Ireland. But if you need to prove your UK residence status for whatever reason, you can log in to your UKVI account and generate a passcode that a third party can use to verify your status. https://www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status https://www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status
axsharma 3y ago
While there is minimal or no passport control within the CTA, for example when travelling between UK and Ireland, the expectation is that the passenger is a citizen of a country whose nationals would not normally require a visa to enter either. This alone may not be sufficiently proven by an ID document like driving license, and some airlines will only accept passport for travel. https://help.ryanair.com/hc/en-gb/articles/12889174472721-What-do-I-need-to-check-in https://help.ryanair.com/hc/en-gb/articles/12889174472721-Wh... Having a long term residency visa in the UK, but an Indian passport for example, would not automatically qualify you for travel to Ireland without a separate visa, although lax checks within the CTA may, in theory, let you travel if no one looks hard enough and should an airline be satisfied with your UK driving licence alone (and assume you're either an Irish or British citizen). The requirment is further complicated by the fact that some third country nationals holding either a used and valid UK or Irish short term (tourist) visa can travel to either countries without issues due to the British-Irish Visa Scheme/treaty, but the same courtesy wouldn't apply to a third country national with a (long term) UK BRP - they'd need a separate visa for Ireland. Border checks or lack thereof in the CTA are a rather interesting subject matter.

Svip 3y ago

No, I am talking about entering the Common Travel Area (CTA) through Ireland. Suppose I am a Canadian citizen and a UK resident, and I live in Belfast. I've been to Nova Scotia and I am travelling back through Dublin. Will Dublin's passport control be available to determine my visa given my Canadian passport?

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fauigerzigerk 3y ago
I don't believe Canadian nationals need a visa to enter Ireland. But if you need to prove your UK residence status for whatever reason, you can log in to your UKVI account and generate a passcode that a third party can use to verify your status. https://www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status https://www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status

axsharma 3y ago

While there is minimal or no passport control within the CTA, for example when travelling between UK and Ireland, the expectation is that the passenger is a citizen of a country whose nationals would not normally require a visa to enter either. This alone may not be sufficiently proven by an ID document like driving license, and some airlines will only accept passport for travel. https://help.ryanair.com/hc/en-gb/articles/12889174472721-What-do-I-need-to-check-in https://help.ryanair.com/hc/en-gb/articles/12889174472721-Wh... Having a long term residency visa in the UK, but an Indian passport for example, would not automatically qualify you for travel to Ireland without a separate visa, although lax checks within the CTA may, in theory, let you travel if no one looks hard enough and should an airline be satisfied with your UK driving licence alone (and assume you're either an Irish or British citizen). The requirment is further complicated by the fact that some third country nationals holding either a used and valid UK or Irish short term (tourist) visa can travel to either countries without issues due to the British-Irish Visa Scheme/treaty, but the same courtesy wouldn't apply to a third country national with a (long term) UK BRP - they'd need a separate visa for Ireland. Border checks or lack thereof in the CTA are a rather interesting subject matter.