Non-Irish nationals in Ireland will not need UK visa waiver to cross border

Non-Irish nationals in Ireland will not need UK visa waiver to cross border

(PA)

The UK government appears to have abandoned plans that would have required non-Irish nationals permanently resident in Ireland to apply for a visa waiver to travel to Northern Ireland.

The provision had been opposed by the Irish Government, which had warned that it could disrupt the lives of people across the island who are not Irish or British citizens, particularly those living along the border.

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