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Old Jul 22, 2009, 11:27 am
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thesunmustset
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
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Originally Posted by Christopher
As above. You will go through ordinary US immigration control on arrival in the USA.

In theory, there will be no passport control on leaving Dublin, but in practice (these days) there might be. Your arrival at Gatwick will be more or less like a domestic UK arrival, with no passport control for the UK (because of the Common Travel Area arrangements).
Many thanks both of you!

Does it also mean we do not need to fill in the ESTA?

I was referring to this which mentions ESTA pre-clear for UK citizens...nothing on Irish citizens passing through Gatwick

http://www.estauk.com/?gclid=COHnpMvq6ZsCFd4B4wodqnUq6w

Thanks again
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