Hi,
Could anyone please tell me if your passport is checked when you arrive in Dublin on a flight from the UK? If you look Asian but have sufficient British photo-ID to get on the 'plane, are you likely to be asked for a passport when you arrive?
Thanks for any insights.
voyager_2002
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nwplatinum
I'm non-EU and mine is always checked when I fly back into Dublin from the UK. My housemate is Irish and has travelled between the two countries with just his bus pass ID before. But he in no way looks Asian.
From what I can see of the EU queues at Dublin passport control, they just wave their passports at the dude in the cubicle and go straight through. I don't know if they'd stop an Asian looking person. Right now, my opinion of the Irish immigration authorities is at an all-time low, so I will shut up now.
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aubo23
As you don't need a passport, you shouldn't be asked for one. If they've doubts about whether you are British then they have to have other ways of resolving them than inspecting your passport.
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prwaring
Ive been to Dublin airport a few times, and they never look at it or anyone else in the Q...
Normally just wave it in front of them as long as its a U.K. passport!
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carraig
I once had a black Briton as a guest in my house who came just with some other photo-ID than passport. It worked obviously. As a British (or Irish) citizen you don't need a passport between Ireland and Britain. That's the law. And don't let anyone tell you otherwise!
But I think I see your point, that is looking Asian and travelling nowadays with all the security paranoia in place. They might look at your ID more closely if they feel like it but they can't really do anything as long as you have some legit British photo-ID, passport or not.
Usually they wave people through, as long as they recognize the passport cover as European. Sometimes they don't even wave.
Do as all the other Europeans do, hold up your passport/other photo-ID, look bored and walk through ...
The security checks at airports before embarking a plane are far more strict, btw.
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voyager_2002
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<hr>Just bring your passport, like most people do. <hr></blockquote>
In this situation, unfortunately, passport is not available. Several forms of photo ID are available to residents as well as citizens, and the airline has made it clear that these are acceptable to it. Hence the question about what happens on arrival.
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fear_rua
Well, the legal situation (I imagine you are aware of this, but in case not) is that if the person in question is not a British or Irish citizen, they must have a valid passport or travel document. What their chances of getting through without one (and therefore illegally) are, I'm not sure. For someone who doesn't look British, i suspect it's a high risk. Several posters here have mentioned having to go through a passport check when arriving in Dublin Airport on flights from the UK.
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sneaker_fish
Does the non passport photo id actually say your friend is a British citizen though? Sorry, sounds obvious but i did wonder...
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extragon
The Common Travel Area is a mess, in its application, with many inconsistencies. In Dublin airport, for example, it depends on whether you arrive at pier A or B.
It cannot operate as a mini Schengen zone, because that would require Ireland to recognize UK visas and immigration law, which would be unconstitutional. Also, it makes the new e-border unenforcable, for Britain. Since we've already voted on Schengen ( securing an optional opt out ) we might eventually join, with Northern Ireland, leaving "fortress Britain" in splendid isolation.
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