Aneeliyo

Hi. I got Tier 2 General visa for me and family which is valid from 24-6-2016 but I have booked tickets and hotels for 13th June. So I cant travel on 13th June but I have visitors Visa type C multi. can I travel on visitor visa on 13th June and on 23rd June I exit to Ireland and re-enter UK on 25th June? Is this possible? The reason is I will have to start work from 1st July and I need to go bit earlier to look for house and schools for my kids.

Thanks

BritInParis

What passport do you hold?

Aneeliyo

Indian passport

BritInParis

The problem you'll have that there are no border controls between Ireland and the UK so you'll need to travel outside the Common Travel Area in order to be stamped back into the UK on your Tier 2 visa. As an Indian passport holder you will have difficulty travelling to another country without a visa so you may need to fly back to India.

Aneeliyo

Can you suggest any alternative place to fly? So that i can arrage a visitors visa from Bangkok

BritInParis

Anywhere outside the CTA would be fine so whichever is cheapest/easiest to organise a visa for. A Schengen visitor visa would give you plenty of choices for cheap flights within Europe or a Eurostar train from London to Brussels or Paris.

Aneeliyo

Excellent advice.. Thanks so much