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Apply for an ETA to come to the UK if you’re a tourist, visiting family or for certain other reasons for up to 6 months. It costs £16. Find out if you need an ETA or a visa instead.
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Check what you need to do before you travel to the UK and what to do after you arrive.
Protecting working families in more turbulent times will underpin discussions at the second UK-Ireland Summit in Cork today (Friday 13 March) as the Prime Minister unveils £937 million in new Irish investment into the UK, which will create around 850...
Guidance for UK businesses on rules for selling services to Ireland.
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
Find out which goods qualify for unfettered access when moving from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK.
Information for UK and Irish citizens on their rights under the Common Travel Area arrangements (CTA).
What you need to know about crossing the UK border and visiting the UK as a citizen from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein.
Information for local authorities and others who are working with British National (Overseas) [BN(O)] visa holders arriving from Hong Kong via the UK government’s BN(O) route.
Guidance for sponsors about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
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