Can you travel to RoI without a passport?

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coffeehound
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edited 21 March 2019 at 11:31AM in N. Ireland
My passport has expired but I need to work a contract in RoI the week after next for a while. I could get an expedited passport but it will end up costing £300 all told. So if I get the ferry from eg Cairnryan and train or bus south, would I face any checks? Thanks

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  • gardner1
    gardner1 Posts: 3,154 Forumite
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    If you are a UK citizen id such as photo driving licence should do or any other official id with photo
  • Voyager2002
    Voyager2002 Posts: 15,299 Forumite
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    Technically you do not need any ID so long as you were born in either the UK or Ireland. In practice you may need something to demonstrate this: an expired passport should do the trick.
  • motorguy
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    coffeehound wrote: »
    My passport has expired but I need to work a contract in RoI the week after next for a while. I could get an expedited passport but it will end up costing £300 all told. So if I get the ferry from eg Cairnryan and train or bus south, would I face any checks? Thanks

    There would be no checks if you go via that route.
  • prowla
    prowla Posts: 13,167 Forumite
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    You can get a passport pretty quickly, if you want to make sure you've covered the options; I think mine took 10 days when I did it online last year.
  • Dean000000
    Dean000000 Posts: 612 Forumite
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    When you say work the week after next, for a while....

    How long is a while?

    I’m not up to speed on Bretit (I know right!)

    But if Ireland becomes an eu state - will that affect things?

    Or is that what the whole backstop thing is about?
  • suki1964
    suki1964 Posts: 14,313 Forumite
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    If you are a British Citizen, you do not need a passport for entry into Eire

    There is no hard border, there are no checks

    Airlines do require a form of ID, we usually use our driving licence, Ryanair is the exception to the rule, they insist on a passport
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    Aer Lingus Photo driving licence

    Ryanair passport .
    Irish Customs booth valid photo ID .
    Boat varies sometimes no checks .
  • coffeehound
    coffeehound Posts: 5,674 Forumite
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    Great info, thanks all.
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,477 Forumite
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    JJ_Egan wrote: »

    Irish Customs booth valid photo ID .

    Is that flying in to Dublin from the UK?
  • BigAl94
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    British nationals travelling from the UK don't need a passport to visit Ireland. However, Irish immigration officers will check the ID of all passengers arriving by air from the UK and may ask for proof of nationality, particularly if you were born outside the UK
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