Travel to Ireland

Hello, I asked this question on the Travel page but haven't had a reply yet. I wondered if anyone over here knew the answer to spouses with leave to remain in the UK traveling to Ireland for business.

Hi All,

Just a side note that I got my driver's license. So stressful, but I passed!

My question today involves traveling to Ireland to work. Before Brexit and the pandemic, I worked over there as a teacher on a film set. I have an opportunity to do this again but can't figure out if I need a visa, or if my leave to remain status in the UK is enough. All the info I've found about the CTA doesn't seem to cover settlement visas.

Can anyone help me figure this out?

Thanks so much!

Cheers,
Julie

My question today involves traveling to Ireland to work. Before Brexit and the pandemic, I worked over there as a teacher on a film set. I have an opportunity to do this again but can't figure out if I need a visa, or if my leave to remain status in the UK is enough. All the info I've found about the CTA doesn't seem to cover settlement visas.

Can anyone help me figure this out?

If you are talking about the Republic of Ireland, that is a different country. Your spouse visa for the UK has never allowed you to work in the RoI, even when the UK was in EU.

The CTA part of working and living in the RoI, is for British citizens and Irish citizens only and that allows these citizens to work and live in each others country. That does not apply to their non-British citizen./non-Irish citizen spouse and children and these will need visas for the relevant country. This agreement was set up long before the UK and the RoI joined the EU together and is still in force.

If it is Northern Ireland, that is part of the UK and you can move with your sponsor to NI to work there.

If you are talking about the Republic of Ireland, that is a different country. Your spouse visa for the UK has never allowed you to work in the RoI, even when the UK was in EU.

The CTA part of working and living in the RoI, is for British citizens and Irish citizens only and that allows these citizens to work and live in each others country. That does not apply to their non-British citizen./non-Irish citizen spouse and children and these will need visas for the relevant country. This agreement was set up long before the UK and the RoI joined the EU together and is still in force.

If it is Northern Ireland, that is part of the UK and you can move with your sponsor to NI to work there.

Thank you, Sirius. I wasn't able to find this information when I looked online. I've always entered the Republic of Ireland with my US passport, so nothing nefarious going on here, if you're suggesting that. I had seen conflicting information about settlement visas and travel to RoI, but you have cleared that up.

I've always entered the Republic of Ireland with my US passport, so nothing nefarious going on here, if you're suggesting that.

Yes, you would need to use your US passport, but what I was saying was that Brexit has not changed anything for you because your UK spouse visa has never allowed you to work in the Republic of Ireland.

Even the UK's ILR would not have let you work in the RoI either (or in any EEA/CH country when the UK was in the EU). Just as somebody who got a visa for the RoI,  could not use that visa to work in the UK. The visas are for the country that issued them.

This appears to be the RoI site for wanting to work in the Republic
https://www.irishimmigration.ie/coming-to-work-in-ireland/
The company that offered you work should know what visa is required, if you are not a citizen of on EEA country or Switzerland

Your British citizen spouse does not need a visa to be with you.

Thanks for the help, Sirius. The film companies usually do take care of any visa matters, so I'll ticktack with them and see what they can work out.

Very much appreciate you taking the time to send the information.

Cheers!
Julie