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I'm Mexican and I have a "without condition as to time endorsement" in my passport and a Stamp 6 in my GNIB card. However, they didn't even check my passport thoroughly (to check for a visa or stamps) and they didn't ask for the GNIB card.benifa wrote:Interesting stuff LuasPassenger.
What nationality are you, and what residence permit / card do you hold, for Ireland?
Hi Obie.Obie wrote:They only need to check whether or not you entered one of the CTA zones legally or whether or not he have a legal resident there.
It is a bit of a complicated area. On the one hand they said once you entered one area of the CTA and has undergone checks you are allowed to move around it. On the other hand they sometimes advise people to apply for a visa if they are a visa national.
It is only Ireland that is not respecting the full spirit of the CTA.
The British will love to end it though if they can, but they are facing lots of resistance from Unionist and Conservatives in the UK parliament.
Some form of control is due to be implemented around 2014.
My experience is that UK immigration always ask questions about your status in Ireland for anyone traveling to Ireland via UK airports.benifa wrote:What I find interesting is that, from what you have said, UK IO's were not concerned with establishing a valid reason for a non-EEA national to be entering the UK, nor even in endorsing his passport with a 6 month stamp.
However they were interested in your residency status in Ireland - which isn't really any of their concern!
How very topsy-turvy.
This is because, as part of the Common Travel Area agreement, Ireland and the UK have agreed to "accept back" a non-national who transits through one country on the way to the other, but is subsequently refused entry by the latter.sovtek wrote:My experience is that UK immigration always ask questions about your status in Ireland for anyone traveling to Ireland via UK airports.
I was detained for hours one time by UK immigration and questioned about my travel plans for Ireland. I asked the officer if we were in Ireland. He didn't like that question too much. Needless to say I paid for it.