Written Question·Home Office·UIN 115751

Common Travel Area: Republic of Ireland

Tabled: 24 February 2026
Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Adam Jogee

LabourNewcastle-under-Lyme

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on the a) effectiveness and b) future of the Common Travel Area between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic

Answer

Mike Tapp
There are no routine immigration controls on Common Travel Area (CTA) journeys, and none whatsoever on the Ireland-Northern Ireland land border. There are no specific travel document requirements for British and Irish citizens on intra CTA journeys. Briti...

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