alfista1

I just travelled to Ireland by Ferry with my family and a friend from Uruguay.
We went by car and had our passports ready before driving onto the ferry from Holyhead.

I was very surprised that there were no passport checks to and from Ireland.
I could have been carrying anyone back in the car from IE.


If anyone was to land in Ireland they could possibly enter the UK without immigration even knowing.

Is there an agreement between UK and the Republic of Ireland?

BritInParis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Travel_Area

alfista1

thanks.
good to know

formula

Was that her first entry on her spouse visa? It's not recommended that people enter via RoI because it's the Common Travel Area and she won't get a UK date stamp in her passport, that she will need later. She would get stamped in in the RoI but not the UK and therefore there is no proof of the day she first entered the UK on her visa.

Keep all the tickets as proof of the date she entered the UK or go out again for a day and enter via UK borders.

alfista1

She has a stamp from Heathrow on her visa when she first entered the UK in June.