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<p>The Common Travel Area (CTA) supports the long-standing principle of movement for
British and Irish citizens between the UK, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Ireland.</p><p>As
now, the UK will not operate routine immigration controls on journeys from within
the CTA, with no immigration controls whatsoever on the Ireland-Northern Ireland land
border.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals (except British and Irish citizens) arriving in
the UK, including those crossing the land border into Northern Ireland, have always
been required to meet the requirements of the UK’s immigration framework. This framework
will change with the introduction of ETAs, and, as visa nationals have always needed
a visa for the UK, broadly non-visa national visitors will, in future, require an
ETA to travel into the UK across the land border, just as they will when entering
the UK from anywhere else.</p><p>Once granted, an ETA will be valid for multiple journeys
over an extended period, minimising the burden on those making frequent trips, including
those across the Ireland-Northern Ireland border.</p><p>We continue to work with stakeholders
as we develop plans to operationalise the ETA scheme, including stakeholders in Northern
Ireland and Ireland.</p>
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