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No I didnt overstay my UK visa, the main issue was that I didnt have a visa for the Rep of Ireland, so it meant that I fraudulently used my UK visa as a means to sneak into IrelandJAJ wrote:Did you overstay your U.K. visa?
If not, I can't see why you should have had any problems. A U.K. visa allows you to visit Northern Ireland (same country) but not the Republic of Ireland (different country).
How did you enter the RoI without a valid visa? Did you not realise that you needed a seperate visa to visit Ireland? I suppose you would have problems getting a visa to visit Ireland again although it should not have a huge bearing on your future visits to the UK, provided you don`t overstay your UK visa..Sunnydee wrote:Hello,
I was in UK with a visit visa and towards the end of my stay I went to visit my brother in Ireland.
On my way back I was stopped at the airport in belfast ( I was flying straight back to London Heathrow to catch my flight back home).
The officials asked a lot of questions, took my fingerprints,photo etc and I was given a paper stating that I have been 'asked to leave' even though I was on my way out.
I'm just wondering if this is the same as being deported? Will it affect my chances of getting a UK visa in future?
Does anyone have any info on this? Thanks...
This is no routine immigration control between the UK and Ireland. Therefore it is possible, often, to cross the border without anyone checking your passport. This is all very well, but the two countries, while forming a common travel area, don't have common immigration or visa policies. So problems can arise for a person with permission to enter one country but not the other, notably for people who need a visa.thirdwave wrote:How did you enter the RoI without a valid visa? Did you not realise that you needed a seperate visa to visit Ireland? I suppose you would have problems getting a visa to visit Ireland again although it should not have a huge bearing on your future visits to the UK, provided you don`t overstay your UK visa..
Christophe, what you mentioned only holds true when one is travelling by road between NI and RoI. There are immigration checks at Dublin airport as well as at ferry ports. Infact, anyone arriving in Dublin from the UK has to pass the immigration desk even if they are catching a connection within the UK(atleast that used to be the case until a few years ago)Christophe wrote:This is no routine immigration control between the UK and Ireland. Therefore it is possible, often, to cross the border without anyone checking your passport. This is all very well, but the two countries, while forming a common travel area, don't have common immigration or visa policies. So problems can arise for a person with permission to enter one country but not the other, notably for people who need a visa.thirdwave wrote:How did you enter the RoI without a valid visa? Did you not realise that you needed a seperate visa to visit Ireland? I suppose you would have problems getting a visa to visit Ireland again although it should not have a huge bearing on your future visits to the UK, provided you don`t overstay your UK visa..
I'm not clear, though, who issued the original poster with the paper stating that he or she had been "asked to leave" — was this the Republic of Ireland authorities or the UK authorities? What did the paper say, exactly? I take it that it was loose-leaf, and not an entry in the passport?
Yes, I know that there often are checks now, particularly conducted by the Irish authorities.thirdwave wrote:Christophe, what you mentioned only holds true when one is travelling by road between NI and RoI. There are immigration checks at Dublin airport as well as at ferry ports. Infact, anyone arriving in Dublin from the UK has to pass the immigration desk even if they are catching a connection within the UK(atleast that used to be the case until a few years ago)
Perhaps the OP was travelling from Belfast to ROI and back via road travel? The OP stated they were stopped at Belfast airport on the way back to London. I know there have been increasing checks in Belfast, and even a few cases of detention if they think the UK visa holder *might* be planning to enter the ROI via Northern Ireland.Christophe, what you mentioned only holds true when one is travelling by road between NI and RoI.
So what happened to the Common Travel Area agreement?thirdwave wrote:How did you enter the RoI without a valid visa? Did you not realise that you needed a seperate visa to visit Ireland?Sunnydee wrote:Hello,
I was in UK with a visit visa and towards the end of my stay I went to visit my brother in Ireland.
On my way back I was stopped at the airport in belfast ( I was flying straight back to London Heathrow to catch my flight back home).
The officials asked a lot of questions, took my fingerprints,photo etc and I was given a paper stating that I have been 'asked to leave' even though I was on my way out.
I'm just wondering if this is the same as being deported? Will it affect my chances of getting a UK visa in future?
Does anyone have any info on this? Thanks...
Contrary to common knowledge, the CTA is only applicable to Irish and UK/Manx/Channel Island citizens. Everyone else (including EU/EEA, but technically a formality) must be able to meet criteria for entry.AlexCh wrote:So what happened to the Common Travel Area agreement?
That's what I always thought - the CTA is an early Schengen!RobinLondon wrote:Contrary to common knowledge, the CTA is only applicable to Irish and UK/Manx/Channel Island citizens. Everyone else (including EU/EEA, but technically a formality) must be able to meet criteria for entry.AlexCh wrote:So what happened to the Common Travel Area agreement?
Wanderer wrote:That's what I always thought - the CTA is an early Schengen!
Does not look like this - Schengen visa obtained on one country allows you to travel to all countries in the area - but if previous messages are correct, British visa does not allow you to travel to Rep. of Ireland.Wanderer wrote:That's what I always thought - the CTA is an early Schengen!RobinLondon wrote:Contrary to common knowledge, the CTA is only applicable to Irish and UK/Manx/Channel Island citizens. Everyone else (including EU/EEA, but technically a formality) must be able to meet criteria for entry.AlexCh wrote:So what happened to the Common Travel Area agreement?