Can a Thai citizen with a single-entry Irish holiday visa visit other European countries?

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Feb 29, 2024

10 months ago

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Holiday visa to Ireland was granted recently for TGF. It's a single entry Visa. Ireland is not a Schengen country. Can we go to different European countries or is she stuck and can't leave until visa expires?

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A Thai citizen with a recently granted single-entry holiday visa for Ireland is allowed to leave Ireland before the visa expires. However, they cannot travel to other European countries unless they hold a visa for those countries, as Ireland is not part of the Schengen Area. They can only visit visa-free countries or return to Thailand.

Don *********

If going from uk to the republic of Ireland a uk visa is all needed. If going the other way two visas are needed. Ireland is not a member of schengan so other countries will need that visa also.

10 months ago

Jeffrey ************

You've answered your own question..

10 months ago

Bryan ********

You could try driving to uk via ferry,if you get turned around you’ve lost your ferry ticket.She’s going to be let back into Ireland as she has a visa. I took my Thai gf to Ireland from uk with uk visa , we got waved in by car both ways , didn’t need to get out of the car

10 months ago

Steve *******

My Thai wife has Irish residents permit but still doesn’t allow entry to any other country. We have to get a visit visa even for England.

Irish visa valid for Ireland only.

10 months ago

Daniel *********

Pre-brexit it was easy to visit England/Scotland/Wales via ferry (though technically illegal) but these days they've really toughened up on this and I don't recommend trying it if someone was to recommend it. Anyone non-white tends to be picked out and asked for identification now.

10 months ago

Graham ******

Enjoy your trip to Russia, Tajikistan or Türkiye ;)

10 months ago

Andy **********

@Graham *****

Or Barbados, Japan, Fiji, and many others. Plus another 32 countries do visa on arrival.

10 months ago

Graham ******

@Andy *********

Yes, I only quoted Europe or nearby

10 months ago

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Graham ******

Brandon ************

She can leave before the visa expires. She's not a prisoner in Ireland. But she can't go to a country she doesn't have a visa for so if she wants to leave it's either back to Thailand or to a country that doesn't require a visa for Thai citizens.

10 months ago

Will ************

Need a Schengen visa

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Will ************

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