Travel To Ireland - Do You Need A Passport?

missionary_2

SO HERE IS ANOTHER ANGLE !

There used not to be any control on the North/South road crossings.

To travel south now, do they stop all vehicles ?

If so do they require ID and in what form please?

N.B. my car is on Ulster plates

Great thanks

mish

Tarry

Hello

I just searched the forum for his thread. I did need my passport when I got back from the UK (well Wales) when I got back early Sunday. We got pulled over by the police at Pembroke Dock and got asked for ID, I don't really have any other ID so I had to give my passport (obviously I'm the passenger). Just so you know I am glad I took it with me just incase As you probably guessed I took the ferry (and often tend to get pulled over it seems)

villa_fan

I too need to travel to Dublin, but haven't got time to get passport sorted.
Does anyone know if any airlines still accept driving licences as valid i.d.
cheers:)

dzug1

I think everyone bar Ryanair will accept a driving licence

villa_fan

Thanks for the quick reply.
I'm going to phone a couple tomorrow and i'll post the results, but just wanted to get an idea beforehand.

Steve_xx

villa_fan wrote: »

Thanks for the quick reply.
I'm going to phone a couple tomorrow and i'll post the results, but just wanted to get an idea beforehand.

Ryanair will not accept a drivers licence. See here:

http://www.ryanair.com/en/questions/are-driving-licences-accepted-as-a-travel-document-on-ryanair-flights

Aer Lingus will accept a drivers licence. See below:

Travel between Ireland and the UK or UK Domestic travel

Citizens of Ireland and the UK must carry some form of official photo identification. The following forms of photo identification are acceptable:

• Valid Passport
• Driver's licence with photo
• International student card
• National ID card / Government issued photo ID cards
• Health Insurance cards with photo / Social security cards with photo
• Bus pass with photo
• Work ID with photo

Citizens of Ireland and the UK under the age of 16, do not need a photo ID, if travelling with their parent/guardian.
Citizens of countries other than Ireland and the UK must produce a valid passport and visa where applicable, for travel between Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Littleoldme

I flew into Dublin with Ryanair (from Edinburgh) on Sunday and we had to go through passport control after landing so if you are flying with them at least you need your passport.

However when we flew back we did not have to go through passport control at Edinburgh.

I have no idea about other airlines and if they landed at a different part of the airport or anything...

SaveTheEuro

Littleoldme wrote: »

I flew into Dublin with Ryanair (from Edinburgh) on Sunday and we had to go through passport control after landing so if you are flying with them at least you need your passport.

However when we flew back we did not have to go through passport control at Edinburgh.

I have no idea about other airlines and if they landed at a different part of the airport or anything...

UK citizens do not need a passport to enter the Irish Republic, regardless of airline used, but passengers may be asked to show a form of ID.

Steve_xx

SaveTheEuro wrote: »

UK citizens do not need a passport to enter the Irish Republic, regardless of airline used, but passengers may be asked to show a form of ID.

Yes you're right in that UK citizens may not need a passport to enter Eire, but you will find that to get on a Ryanair plane in the UK that is bound for Eire that you will need a valid passport.

SaveTheEuro

Steve_xx wrote: »

Yes you're right in that UK citizens may not need a passport to enter Eire, but you will find that to get on a Ryanair plane in the UK that is bound for Eire that you will need a valid passport.

We are on the same page, but it's important to differentiate between the rules laid down by nation states and those laid down by airlines.

There is no passport control between the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic.

Littleoldme said "we had to go through passport control after landing so if you are flying with (Ryanair) at least you need your passport." I stress again that you do not need a passport to enter the Irish republic, regardless of airline used.

Ryanair require a passport for travel, but this requirement is set by the airline, not by either jurisdiction. Even if you show your passport to board a Ryanair aircraft there is no need to produce the document on arrival.

We are in the same territory of airlines offering fares for £10 plus £40 "taxes." A more honest statement is £40 for "tax and other charges." The tax paid to the government is £12. Anything above this is nothing to do with tax.