Comments on: Live and work in Rep. of Ireland. Can we drive to Northern Ireland for a weekend?

By: Bulgarian B

Bulgarian B — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:14:53 +0000

Of course !! its an open boarder

By: hmmmmm

hmmmmm — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:54:21 +0000

yeah theres no check point at the borders anymore so hope you have a good time

By: slipstreamer

slipstreamer — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:00:54 +0000

Of course you can. Did the same myself last visit as a tourist. It is not a problem at all, there is no passport/papers check. Belfast is a great town, have a good time.

By: Berba17

Berba17 — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:48:35 +0000

sure, theres no border check or anything!
Youre fine, really!

By: dsoc

dsoc — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:16:12 +0000

It depends on the type of visa your mother has. Some visas do not cover you for entry to the UK. Check with the British Embassy in Dublin.

For info: The peace process has nothing to do with border controls. Static border controls (Frontier Posts) were removed in 1993. Even before that there was no Passport Control between Ireland and the UK.

By: OMG

OMG — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:58:45 +0000

Yes 40 year OMG so strict worse than entering America making you speak to get accents,story of why your entering.etc. But thanks to the peace process there is no cross border control anymore but if your a doctor you could lose your job if caught.But you should be able to get there no trouble at all.

By: PrincessXXX

PrincessXXX — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:54:52 +0000

very easily u could if u hav an irish visa or a visitor visa you will b fine they mostly just look at your driver license and for valid tax and insurance but if your stil not sure get a train that way u avoid the border control and it takes away the stress of driving!!!!!

By: Shiv

Shiv — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:48:46 +0000

there is nothing stopping you driving to the north for the weekend, i dont know what reasons your were told that you would get in trouble for this

By: Steve K

Steve K — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:55:52 +0000

What is your nationality? As far as I have experienced as an American living in the Republic, we never had problems going back and forth.