Lynne
You were the one who brought up the possible future (re)unification of Ireland - not me. There is a whole can of worms regarding the land border with Ireland. That can of worms I have explained above but here it is again : In a nutshell we are presently in a situation whereby the British government is pursuing change (leaving the EU) with wanting to keep some things the same (open border ...
A united Ireland = Part 1 of the break up of the United Kingdom. Scotland to then break away from the rUK? (or, even, perhaps, to break away before Ireland unites as one country?). Then England and Wales will have a border issue with Scotland. And so it goes on and on. Meanwhile, and back to the present, there is still the EU/RoI/NI/UK border issue to resolve. Which is very important
More on the EU/RoI/UK border conundrum here http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/eu-migrants-brexit-ireland-border_uk_5994240ce4b0e789a948370a
Au Contraire - This whole thing is of great importance. Do you have any comments re the Irish/UK situation?
The Common Travel Area (CTA; Irish : Comhlimistéar Taistil ) is an open borders area comprising the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , Ireland , the Isle of Man , and the Channel Islands . Isle of Man There are no routine immigration checks on travellers arriving in the Isle of Man from another part of the CTA. [44] As there are currently no ...
@leatash - so.........EU citizens from other EU countries have free movement, even with passport checks, into the RoI. They can then travel north (no border) into the UK (Northern Ireland). As long as there is a bilateral freedom of movement agreement between the UK and the RoI * then why should there be any need for strict controls at ports of entry into the other UK countries for those ...
The point is that how us UK non EU citizens (unless you're Northern Irish of course - see separate thread) enter the EU countries (border with the Republic of Ireland anyone?) will not be as so many, many, people in this country will have gotten used to over the years.
more info here http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/etias-europe-schengen-passports-permits-holidaymakers-a7877776.html
I don't know to how many generations back it applies but certainly to some extent if you can trace that you are descended from an Irish citizen you may be able to claim a Republic of Ireland passport and then have dual British/Irish nationality. And it certainly seems that if you were born in a certain part of the UK, namely Northern Ireland, that not only can you presently claim dual ...
Course it will @Flo , of course it will. Silly me!
