Visitors to Northern Ireland - including those arriving in Dublin - will not be exempt from the new Electronic Travel Authorisation permit, the UK government says
The UK government has again rejected calls to exempt some tourists visiting Northern Ireland from the new Electronic Travel Authorisation .That will include international visitors who arrive in Dublin and then plan to travel to Northern Ireland.It suggested those visitors would only need an ETA if they planned to stay for more than a week.
The industry feared that the ETA would discourage international visitors to the Republic of Ireland from making short or spontaneous trips to Northern Ireland. It was also concerned that organised coach tours would cut Northern Ireland from their itineraries because of increased bureaucracy and legal risk.But Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick said an exemption would result in "an unacceptable gap" in UK border security.
He reiterated that there would be no checking or enforcement of ETAs at the Irish land border but that the permits had an important assurance role. He said a tourist exemption would mean "a person of interest or risk" who had been refused an ETA would still be able to legally enter the UK, "undermining the very purpose" of the scheme.
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