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Will my Thai girlfriend face transit issues traveling from Dublin to Belfast for a holiday in the UK?
My thai gf wants to come to the uk for a holiday but she will land in dublin which is not part of the uk in Northern Ireland.is there any issues for transit up to Belfast from dublin airport?
Answer summary
The conversation discusses the visa requirements for a Thai national traveling from Dublin (Republic of Ireland) to Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK). Comments clarify that while transiting through Dublin Airport without leaving, there should be no issue. However, to enter the UK or Ireland, she will need both an Irish visa and a UK visa unless she enters the UK first with a valid UK visa, allowing her to then travel to Ireland under the Short Stay Visa Waiver Program.
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Del ******
Yes as well as uk visa
Del ******
Have to get an Irish visa
Stuart **********
She needs both a Shengen and UK visa if doing that trip I believe
Stuart *********
@Stuart *********
Nope she’d need an Ireland visitor visa AND a UK visitor visa. Ireland is not part of the Schengen visa system.
Martin *********
Yes .lol its called a visa
Giorgio ******
schengen and Uk visa . was already the case before brexit why would it change ?????
big problems !!!
big problems !!!
Stuart *********
@Giorgio *****
was never the case pre or post Brexit. You need a visitor visa for Ireland and a visitor visa for the UK. And if going elsewhere in Europe that are members of the Schengen Agreement then you’d need one of those too. Only difference I see post Brexit is that Thai now have to apply for the Schengen visa from Thailand.Giorgio ******
@Stuart ********
in this case I think if somebody wants to visit UK , the smartest way would be to buy a ticket thay makes you land in UK . instead of buying a,ticket to land in a third country,what ever this country is and wonder if you need a visa for this country . for some people it seems easier to make things hard , and cry after ... I know it's already hard enough to get the UK visa !!!😤😤Stuart *********
@Giorgio *****
Yes I believe the OP has decided that already.
Billy *******
Geez to see what? Clouds and green grass? Unfettered immigration? Meet her in Paris for photo photo and rude people. Romantic!
Stuart *********
@Billy ******
Then she would need both a Schengen visa and a UK visa.
Mark ********
OPI think we will rebook the flights to London and stick with a uk visitor visa is this the best option rather than the hassle of 2 visas?
Michael ****************
@Mark *******
better to do so. Also you can be on the same airport when she lands and might be able to help when immigration have additional questionsIvan ************
@Ma**
if she enters the UK first and is there granted permission to enter the UK she would be able to enter Ireland with just the UK visa. But it's not possible to enter Ireland first with only a UK visa.*****************************************************************************************************
Yuri ***********
In Dublin.aeroport..bus going to Belfast....no problem.just check time ...will be easy
Martin *********
@Yuri **********
no problems until there's a problem
Ken *******
My Thai wife entered RoI on a British visa got stamped in at Dublin Ferry Port arrived from Holyhead Port in Uk.. no problems. Check first on the Irish government website to see if any changes have been made recently.
Ivan ************
@K**
this is a sort of edge case. Under the Irish Short Stay Visa Waiver Programme, it is possible for a Thai national to enter Ireland on a UK visa without an Irish visa if they entered the UK first and were granted permission to stay by a UK immigration official. They are allowed stay in Ireland as long as their time granted to remain in the UK. It's not however possible to enter Ireland FIRST with only a UK visa.*****************************************************************************************************
Оливер *********
EU and UK, two different shoes! Needs Schengen and UK visa!
Stuart *********
@Оливер ********
Ireland is not part of the Schengen visa member countries.Оливер *********
@Stuart ********
R U sure about this?Stuart *********
Ireland is part of the EU but not the Schengen visa “group”.
Stuart *********
@Оливер ********
100%
Todd *********
@Stuart ********
true. She actually needs an Irish Visa and a UK visa I think.
David ***********
Maybe a visa, how long is she planning to stay in N Ireland
Martin *********
Are you saying that she'll officially enter the EU and then travel to the Uk from the ROI?
Martin *********
@Christopher *************
it applies to UK and ROI citizens not anyone else, someone arriving in Dublin can be refused entry if they don't have the correct paperwork to enter the UK.Ivan ************
@Mar***
if they were arriving in Dublin, they'd need a visa for Ireland, not the UK.Mark ********
OP@Ivan ***********
thanks ivanIvan ************
@Mar***
she has that, the issue is the Irish visa.Martin *********
@Ivan ***********
if they are travelling on to the UK then they also need the correct documentation for the UK.
Jonathan *******
If just transiting and not leaving the airport she'll be fine.
Mark ********
OPYeah there's a bus up from Dublin to Belfast thanks everyone for the help .going to fly to London instead
Ivan ************
@Jonathan ******
there are no flights between Dublin and Belfast, they aren't really far enough from each other (~150km). There are direct buses to Belfast from Dublin Airport that take around 2 hours.Jonathan *******
@Ivan ***********
ah I didn't know that, thanks for pointing it out :)
Gareth ********
@Jonathan ******
he said she’s arriving in Dublin and leaving from Belfast. That’s two separate countries. How can that be just fine?Jonathan *******
@Gareth *******
the post said transiting to Dublin, I assumed it would be a connecting flight. No need to be obnoxious, a simple answer like Ivan's below is more than enoughGareth ********
@Jonathan ******
someone asked a question you assumed (incorrectly) you knew the right answer. Why respond to something you have no idea about. No wonder people get so confused when they get multiple wrong answers.Activity
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