Non eu wife flying from Dublin

[honda99]

Hello

My Non eu wife and i live in Northern Ireland, we want to travel to her home country (Thailand) and flights are a lot better and cheaper departing from Dublin, My wife has pre-settled status here in NI, would she need a visa to fly out and return to Dublin with her Irish spouse? if so can the visa be got in NI?

Cheers guys

[meself2]

would she need a visa to fly out and return to Dublin

Yes. There are some provisions about non-EU partners travelling to EU with their spouses, but since UK is not in the EU, it's no longer valid I think.

if so can the visa be got in NI

As far as I know, all the embassies are in mainland UK.

[littlerr]

Would it not be better and cheaper if you take a transit in Heathrow?

Yes she will need a visa to enter Ireland. In fact she will need a 2-entry or multiple-entry visa if she intends to enter Ireland twice. Visa-free travels under EU Treaty Rights have been abolished for UK nationals’ family members since the implementation of Brexit.

There are special provisions for residents in NI - they don’t have to travel to Great Britain to apply for the visa. The Irish visa office accepts postal applications for NI residents.

https://www.dfa.ie/irish-embassy/great- ... r-ireland/

If you live in Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, you should submit your application by sending a tracked post envelope to the following address:

Visa Office,
Ground Floor,
114A Cromwell Road,
London,
SW7 4ES