Flying into Ireland and leaving the next day and coming back the day after, issues?
Aug 26, 2016, 8:24 pm
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Flying into Ireland and leaving the next day and coming back the day after, issues?
I have a question, will I run into issues with Irish Immigration if I exit Ireland only to return the day after? I know you have to get an exit stamp being a non-eu citizen (?) I wish to go to Paris for a one day trip and fly back to Ireland the next day. Since I already exited right after arriving, will I be able to come back without a visa, being a US citizen?
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Last edited by ewrfox; Aug 26, 2016 at 9:13 pm Reason: meant exit stamp*
Aug 26, 2016, 9:02 pm
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Aug 27, 2016, 12:59 am
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What makes you think that you wouldn't be able to come back? There should be no issues whatsoever. People criss-cross between countries all the time in Europe.
And AFAIK there won't be an exit stamp (not that it makes any difference)
And AFAIK there won't be an exit stamp (not that it makes any difference)
Aug 27, 2016, 1:19 am
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As we have a dedicated UK & Ireland forum, I'll move this thread over there.
Please continue to follow this discussion in the UK & Ireland forum, so.
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Please continue to follow this discussion in the UK & Ireland forum, so.
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Aug 27, 2016, 3:27 am
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You will be fine. Once you are in the EU (first arrival) you can go freely around.
Although you are entering the "Schengen zone" by going to Paris you leave it again when you return to Ireland (UK and Ireland are not in the Schengen zone but have a "Common Travel Area"). You will have your passport checked but will have no problem.
Although you are entering the "Schengen zone" by going to Paris you leave it again when you return to Ireland (UK and Ireland are not in the Schengen zone but have a "Common Travel Area"). You will have your passport checked but will have no problem.
Aug 27, 2016, 6:24 am
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My confusion came about after reading this thread.
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...of-ireland.cfm
Thanks for the replies. Glad to know I won't have issues.
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...of-ireland.cfm
Thanks for the replies. Glad to know I won't have issues.
Aug 27, 2016, 7:01 am
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I think you can rely on the official sites rather than those thread comments! See:
https://travel.state.gov/content/pas...y/ireland.html
where they say:
"You must have a valid passport to enter Ireland, but U.S. citizens can enter visa free for tourism or business stays of up to three months."
Your first stay ends when you leave, your second commences when you return.
After all, you never know what someone on the internet is going to tell you!!
https://travel.state.gov/content/pas...y/ireland.html
where they say:
"You must have a valid passport to enter Ireland, but U.S. citizens can enter visa free for tourism or business stays of up to three months."
Your first stay ends when you leave, your second commences when you return.
After all, you never know what someone on the internet is going to tell you!!
Aug 27, 2016, 8:03 am
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The thread you were looking at was about someone who seemed to be planning to stay in Ireland long-term by just leaving once every few months to reset the clock. Totally different scenario! Your plan, if I understand you correctly, is to arrive on Day 1, leave on Day 2 and come back again on Day 3 - which is no problem whatsoever
Aug 28, 2016, 10:14 am
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Aug 28, 2016, 1:55 pm
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My confusion came about after reading this thread.
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...of-ireland.cfm
Thanks for the replies. Glad to know I won't have issues.
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...of-ireland.cfm
Thanks for the replies. Glad to know I won't have issues.
Sep 4, 2016, 5:59 pm
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A small number of countries require their own citizens to obtain permission to leave the country (beyond possessing a passport). Analogously to how one sometimes requires a permit to enter another country in the form of a visa, a document permitting a citizen to leave his own state is called an exit visa.
Such controls were very popular in Soviet countries, but have fallen into disuse in more recent decades.
Ireland has never applied such a document.
Such controls were very popular in Soviet countries, but have fallen into disuse in more recent decades.
Ireland has never applied such a document.
Sep 10, 2016, 1:38 pm
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Update: I was originally given a 90 day visa stamp on arrival. The next day I flew out and returned the day after. When I returned the immigration officer asked for my return flight ticket and stamped me a visa vaild until the return date.