(b) If travelling on an eligible multi-entry Irish Visa, re-entry to the Common
Travel Area is allowed during the period of validity of the visa but the first
country of arrival must be Ireland.
(c) If travelling on an eligible UK Visa, re-entry is allowed to the UK during
the period of validity of the UK visa or to Ireland during the period of
validity of the UK visa and current leave to enter or remain in the UK.
13. Will I need a UK transit visa to transit through a UK airport to Ireland?
No, under the Scheme, an eligible Irish Visa i.e. one carrying the endorsement
‘BIVS’ will be accepted in lieu of a transit visa in the UK.
14. Will I need an Irish transit visa to transit through Ireland to the UK?
Until the rollout of the Scheme to the countries in question, nationals of the
countries listed in Appendix 1 are required to be in possession of an Irish transit
visa and a UK visa.
15. What if I arrive in the wrong country first i.e. in Ireland with a UK visa
without having travelled to the UK?
If you arrive, holding an eligible visa, at a first port of entry into the Common
Travel Area in the wrong jurisdiction i.e. not the one which issued the visa, either
through genuine error or diversion of an aircraft, the immigration authorities shall
decide, on a case by case basis, whether to grant you permission to enter.
If permission to enter is not granted, arrangements will be made, in cases of
genuine error or diversion, for travel to the correct jurisdiction i.e. the one which
issued the visa, as soon as possible.
Where you arrive, holding an eligible visa, at a first port of entry into the Common
Travel Area in the wrong jurisdiction i.e. not the one which issued the visa and it is
determined by the relevant immigration authorities that you have not arrived there
due to genuine error or diversion of an aircraft, you may be removed directly to
where you originally started your journey.
16. I can travel to the UK without a visa on the Electronic Visa Waiver Scheme.
Will I be able to travel to Ireland also without the need for an Irish visa?
Nationals of some Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates may enter the UK as
a visitor without a visa on the basis of an Electronic Visa Waiver document and
presentation of a printed copy of that document on arrival in the UK. Ireland
intends to grant a similar facility as soon as it is practicable. In the meantime,
Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates nationals may continue to use the Irish
Short-stay Visa Waiver Programme (until its expiry on 31 October 2016) to travel
on to Ireland from the UK without the need for an Irish visa.