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Immigration Controls: Northern Ireland

Asked by Robin SwannUlster Unionist PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 2 September 2024UIN 2216

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that introduction of the EU Entry/Exit System does not delay people travelling to Northern Ireland through Republic of Ireland (a) ports and (b) airports.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

EES is a European Union initiative due to be introduced in the autumn of this year that applies to non-EU travellers visiting countries forming part of the Schengen area. As neither the Republic of Ireland nor Northern Ireland form part of the Schengen area, EES will not apply.

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