"Archibald Tarquin Blenkinsopp Esq" wrote in message
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* Immigration authorities may also require you to have valid
official photo-identification which shows your nationality.*
As you are being asked to prove that you are an
Irish or UK citizen who is entitled to avail of the Common
Travel Area arrangements, it is advisable to travel with your
passport.

Is May and adviseable now a legal requirement then?

Immigration authorities may exercise their *discretion* as to
whether they require you to offer proof of your nationality, or
not, on any particular occasion. The criteria they may use are
deliberately inscrutable and not amenable to discussion as
a matter of policy.

Therefore should they decide that you should offer proof of
your nationality, for which they are not required to provide
any reason at all, then if you can't offer any such proof,
then they're perfectly, and legally, entitled to refuse you
entry.

It really is as simple as that.



michael adams

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