Guidance

Common travel area (immigration staff guidance)

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

Published 16 July 2018
Last updated 16 April 2020 — see all updates

• From: UK Visas and Immigration

Documents

Common travel area

PDF, 488KB, 66 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 16 April 2020 + show all updates

1. 16 April 2020

   Replaced the common travel area document with a new version.

2. 22 October 2019

   Updated common travel area document.

3. 5 September 2019

   Replaced the common travel area document.

4. 27 June 2019

   Updated the Common Travel Area document.

5. 28 February 2019

   Updated guidance.

6. 16 July 2018

   First published.