Guidance

Common travel area (immigration staff guidance)

Immigration staff guidance on the common travel area (CTA).

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 16 July 2018
• Last updated: 5 January 2021, see all updates

Documents

Common travel area

PDF, 765KB, 87 pages

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Channel Islands / Isle of Man referral form

MS Word Document, 218KB

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Details

Immigration staff guidance on the CTA including its legal basis, instructions and requirements for people travelling to and within the CTA and in-country encounters.

The referral form is used in any referral to the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.

People who hold a valid Tier 5 certificate of sponsorship and want to enter the UK from Ireland to undertake paid, temporary engagement must complete an immigration clearance form.

Published 16 July 2018
Last updated 5 January 2021 + show all updates

1. 5 January 2021

   Updated guidance to reflect end of transition period.

2. 16 April 2020

   Replaced the common travel area document with a new version.

3. 22 October 2019

   Updated common travel area document.

4. 5 September 2019

   Replaced the common travel area document.

5. 27 June 2019

   Updated the Common Travel Area document.

6. 28 February 2019

   Updated guidance.

7. 16 July 2018

   First published.