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by vda » Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:57 am
Was looking for an answer for an hour now, no luck. Here's the question:
I was working in Ireland, but then quit and now have found another employer, again in Ireland. But I am not in Ireland at the moment, so I will need to fly back. I am not from EU country (Ukraine).
I still have GNIB card and it has not expired (valid till July 2008). Visa which was issued to me, though, expired (it was for 3 months only). It seems to be common practice - all my former co-workers which were foreigners also had such "short" visas and "longer" GNIB cards.
Guys, in your experience, do I need to have a new visa in order to cross the border, or GNIB card (and, naturally, passport) is enough?
Law seems to be a bit confusing. It seems to say that GNIB and a passport stamp ("Permitted to remain till XXX yadda yadda"), which was stamped in passport when I got the card, seem to allow me to _stay_ in the country, but does not allow to _enter_ it. wtf?! So I am asking, what happens in practice in airport? Do you guys (those who travel) have visa in addition to GNIB card and stamp in passport?