Immigration and connecting flights

Maybe I have nothing to worry about, but in 5 days I'll be taking a one-way connecting flight with Aer Lingus airlines from Chicago to Dublin then on to Edinburgh. Has anyone here ever taken this flight and would there be a problem with immigration in Ireland? I'm perfectly legal to marry, I have my VAF2 visa but my fiance will be meeting me in Edinburgh. If they decided to question me in Dublin he wouldn't be there.

I have flown from NY to Dublin to Manchester (though on the visa waiver system).  I told Irish immigration I was taking a connecting flight to England.  Once they stamped my passport with a 3 month Ireland stamp and once they stamped it with "in transit to UK" stamp.  Either way there were no problems and they didn't even bat an eyelid at me.  I'm sure they get it all the time.  Flights through Ireland can be cheaper from the US to the UK and I'm sure people do it all the time.

You shouldn't even have to go through immigration in Dublin.  You'll never leave the terminal area. 

Sorry, I just re-read the original post and saw she wrote connecting flight- I had switched from Aer Lingus to Easy Jet, which was why I had to go through immigration.   

What about the card you have to fill out while you're in flight? Will I have to show it to anyone there or do I keep it till I hit Edinburgh?

You'll surrender your landing card upon entry to the UK. Im sure you wont have a problem

a.f.a.i.k., your Dublin to Edinburgh flight will be treated as an internal flight (passports are not needed for this route and there's no immigration control for passengers when they get to Edinburgh), so you'll need to pass through immigration in Dublin.  If your UK paperwork's in order I'm sure you'll breeze through;  it won't be the first time someone's followed this route on this Visa, even though it is for you. I'm just posting this as some of the other answers might imply something different in the procedure.

You will have to pass through immigration in Dublin. I have done it many times asa visitor with no hitches. If you have a visa there should be no issues. I have heard visitors getting denied or questioned in the past, but as I said, it's easy and you'll be on your way to Edinburgh in no time whatsoever

I wish I had known about this airline  all the other times I've been to the UK..I could of saved alot of money and my fiance driving time. Last time I was over he met me in Manchester and it was a 5 hour trip I had to stay awake and read the map to him It felt like we were driving in circles trying to get out of the airport too!

Best of luck on your journey Kay!

Would it be wise for me to bring all our documents  in my carry on bag or no? I'd rather have them on me if needed .

The only document you're going to need is your passport with that fiancee visa in it.  Trust me, Kay...you've got nothing to worry about! 

Thanks everyone for your encouragement and support through all this. My flight out of O'Hare leaves tomorrow and I'm so happy and excited! I hope I can sleep my last night here in my flat! (which is tonight!)

Just a slight hijack, if Icelandair flies to your airport you can get to Glasgow, Manchester, London and other UK airports via Reykjavik for really cheap prices.  I know the Baltimore to Heathrow route is consistently the cheapest flight available.  The Aer Lingus flights I've looked at for the same route (except connecting in Dublin/Shannon, of course) are usually quite a bit more expensive.  The only downside is Icelandair only flies to about 6 or 7 US cities.

Matt

Mine was a one-way flight to Dublin then to Edinburgh, it was only $325 and I thought that was pretty darn cheap. I don't know how much a round trip would be though.