Non-Irish EU Citizens Soon to Be Subject to Travel Authorisation Requirement to Enter UK
Non-Irish EU Citizens Soon to Be Subject to Travel Authorisation Requirement to Enter UK
Members of the Parliament at
Westminster have suggested introducing a demand for a US-style visa disclaimer which
Irish EU citizens who cross the border would face as part of the new British
immigration laws. Such an offer was supported by the maturity of MPs. An
aggregate of two suggested supporting the British government’s offer for a
correction presented in the House of Lords, which would have exempted Northern
Ireland from the legislation.
According to the mortal rights NGO the
Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ), the move was risking a hard
border for a large number of non-British citizens in the Border who have been
eligible to cross the Border freely over to this point, calling the move
useless.
In this regard, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Simon Coveney, considered the decision “ tragic” and contrary to the
approach that Britain and Irish governments have backed numerous times in order
to cover free movement on the islet for everyone.
“Our concern on this has been communicated
easily but has been ignored,” Coveney refocused in this regard.
The Northern Secretary, Brandon
Lewis, has stressed that there would be “no controls on the Border.”
“The UK and Irish citizens will continue to be
suitable to travel freely. This new ETA demand is about guarding the Common
Travel Area against abuse. Our commitment to the Common Travel Area is
absolute, as seen throughout the epidemic,” he emphasized.
Through the Ethnicities and Borders Bill,
citizens of European Union countries who aren't Irish will be obliged to apply
electronically for pre-travel concurrence, known as Electronic Travel
Authorisation (ETA), before reaching the United Kingdom, including when
crossing the border into Northern Ireland.
In addition, it'll also apply to citizens from
countries that belong to the European Economic Area (EEA) living in the State,
similar as Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland.
Preliminarily, citizens outside the United
Kingdom or non-Irish citizens from other homes that aren't part of the European
Union and European Economic Area weren't needed to have a trip authorization in
order to enter the UK; still, now they will need an ETA.
The demand for an Electronic Travel
Authorization (ETA) is part of the new post-Brexit immigration nation as well
as the borders bill. According to former
original media reports, the same is anticipated to come effective in 2025.
Preliminarily, reported that the UK’s
government plans to launch a new system that would oblige all trippers except
for Irish and British citizens to hold a trip authorization before crossing the
Irish border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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