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Note the CTA is only applicable to Irish and British citizens - if you don't have either passport you will still be going through immigration control in London.
I haven't transferred USA-UK via Dublin for 5+ years now but I flew from Dublin to Britain many times. Always went through domestic arrivals, just like landing from Scotland so I wonder how I got that wrong.alterhase58 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:05 pmNote the CTA is only applicable to Irish and British citizens - if you don't have either passport you will still be going through immigration control in London.
Whilst the rights included in the CTA do apply only to UK and Irish nationals there are no passport controls in the UK when you land from Ireland, all flights coming from Ireland are treated as domestic flights. So there's no immigration to clear when you land.oozadam wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:42 amI haven't transferred USA-UK via Dublin for 5+ years now but I flew from Dublin to Britain many times. Always went through domestic arrivals, just like landing from Scotland so I wonder how I got that wrong.alterhase58 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 21, 2021 11:05 pmNote the CTA is only applicable to Irish and British citizens - if you don't have either passport you will still be going through immigration control in London.
Not sure what is the best way to proceed now. I'm hesitant to just fly to the UK with an Italian passport as a naturalised citizen, even through from what I've read you can get away with it.
Probably an exception - no immigration controls when you land in the North West and North East, and looks like none in Scotland which is in line with the CTA provisions.alterhase58 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:22 amThanks for the clarification on CTA - I flew twice during the last 10 years LHR>Dublin & return and had my EU passport checked on LHR arrival.
Thinking about it again, even if there are checks on landing in England, it would surely be fine to just present a UK drivers license and if asked, my naturalisation certificate? Those are 100% valid on arrival from Ireland based on my understanding and I'll have the Italian passport if they insist.dexmo wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 12:29 pmProbably an exception - no immigration controls when you land in the North West and North East, and looks like none in Scotland which is in line with the CTA provisions.alterhase58 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:22 amThanks for the clarification on CTA - I flew twice during the last 10 years LHR>Dublin & return and had my EU passport checked on LHR arrival.
I'm a rule follower and it's not a big deal for me to route via Ireland as there are multiple flights with Aer Lingus. I just wanted to check if what I'm doing makes any sense.Vhaelan wrote: ↑Sat Jun 26, 2021 11:59 amOut of curiosity, what issues can cause if an EU/British dual citizen enters the UK using their EU passport? As EU/EEA/Swiss citizens can still visit the UK without a visa and stay for a short period of time, they most probably wouldn't be asked about the reason for entering the country (especially as it seems the eGates can still be used). Would it be only an issue if for some reason they are actually asked by the border force to declare why they are coming to the UK (obviously you don't want to tell them that you are just a tourist if you live here)?