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.