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Article 3A F1

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This article applies to a visa national who is a citizen of a country specified in the Schedule who—

(a)

has applied to the Republic of Ireland authorities for a visa to travel to the Republic;

(b)

has made the application mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) to the Republic of Ireland authorities based in the country listed in the Schedule where the visa national is a citizen;

(c)

has been granted a visa to travel to the Republic of Ireland by the Republic of Ireland authorities for the purpose of a stay of a period of 90 days or fewer, as a result of the application mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), which is endorsed with the letters “BIVS”;

(d)

has since been given permission by the Republic of Ireland authorities, endorsed on his passport, to land or be in the Republic of Ireland pursuant to the visa mentioned in sub-paragraph (c); and

(e)

is in possession of both the valid Irish visa mentioned in sub-paragraph (c) and the valid endorsement from the Republic of Ireland authorities conferring permission to land or to be in the Republic mentioned in sub-paragraph (d), at the time when he enters the United Kingdom on a local journey from the Republic of Ireland.

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Art. 3A inserted (12.10.2014) by The Immigration (Control of Entry through Republic of Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/2475), arts. 1, 3(5)