Why was there no immigration control flying from Dublin (DUB) to London Southend (SEN)?

So I recently made a return journey from London Southend (SEN) to Dublin (DUB), flying out of SEN and into DUB on Saturday on Aer Lingus, and back to SEN on Sunday via a similar Aer Lingus flight. In Dublin I did have to go through passport control (I received a stamp because I am non-EU).

But on the return flight back to SEN there was no immigration control at all (like a domestic flight). Was this some mistake?

I also asked another friend who had flown back from DUB to London Standsted (STN) and although they did have immigration control, there was a separate "Entry from Dublin" line which bypassed most checks, again my friend is non-EU.

So was this just a mistake? Or does the UK accept entries from Dublin/Ireland and just trust everyone coming in?

Best Answer

In DUB (Dublin Airport) ALL passengers pass through the same immigration checkpoint, even those travelling on internal Irish flights. If you have a boarding card for a flight from a UK or Irish airport, you don't need to present any immigration documentation at all (merely identification documentation).

Being the awkward person that I am, when travelling from the UK, I regularly presented my boarding card and BIRTH CERTIFICATE to the cop at the passport desk. Even though the birth cert had no photograph or anything else to easily validate me, I was NEVER pressed for any other ID. I did this for at least 20 returns to DUB, until my wife insisted that I stop acting the maggot!

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Is Dublin airport an immigration?

The US Preclearance (USCBP) facility at Terminal 2 in Dublin Airport is a purpose built facility that allows US bound passengers to undertake all US immigration, customs and agriculture inspections at Dublin Airport prior to departure.

Do you have to go through customs from London to Dublin?

Ireland and the UK are part of the Common Travel Area (CTA), which means Irish and UK citizens can travel freely between the two countries without a passport.

Is there immigration from Ireland to UK?

There is no immigration control on arrival in the UK from the Republic of Ireland.

Is there immigration from Dublin to London?

Fly from Dublin to the UK and there is no immigration check at all, different airlines have different rules about whether they want to see a passport, some other form of ID, or no ID at all before letting you board.

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