Does US National traveling from UK to Republic of Ireland by bus have to visit immigration for stamp [duplicate]
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I am an American who is visiting the UK. I am scheduled to travel by bus to Dublin and then fly from Dublin to Athens in the Schengen zone. I gather most of the time there are no immigration checks when doing this by bus and hence ones entry may not be recorded.
I know that Americans do not need a visa to visit Republic of Ireland, however do I have to go to a border post to get my passport stamped? For example although Americans do not require a visa to travel to the UK, they need to go through immigration controls and be granted leave to enter. Is it the same for Ireland, or my leave to enter UK automatically equates leave to enter Ireland?
My exit from Ireland is by air so it will be captured so they will know I was there. Won't there be trouble at the airport when exit controls realize they do not have my proof of entry?
Best Answer
Actually non-EU/EFTA citizens are supposed to be stamped when entering Ireland from the UK, though not the reverse.
This is because the visa-free stay in Ireland is 3 months, and in the UK 6 months. The UK doesn't grant separate admission if entering from Ireland, however, so the 3 months granted if entering the CTA through Ireland includes stays in the UK as well.
If entering by air from the UK, rest assured you'll be checked and stamped. Same when entering by Irish Ferries in Dublin as a pedestrian, but if using a vehicle or the London-Dublin bus, the Stena ferry or a bus/train Northern Ireland-Ireland, only spot checks are performed.
In case you're not checked and stamped, you should go to the immigration office in Dublin to get an entry stamp, or, if entering from Northern Ireland and being able to stop by in Dundalk, to the police (garda) station in Dundalk.
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