British passport from ireland/spain

elaverty

Hi quick Q if anyone can answer please..

I have a British passport but Live in Ireland.

I will be travelling to Spain next month with Ryanair and haven't flown since pre Brexit so am wondering if there is any problems I may encounter when checking in online with RA.

Didn't buy a allocated seat so can't check in till 48hrs pre flight.

Thanks in advance

samo

Nothing, very straight forward but you will need to get your passport stamped travelling into Spain and on exit, this calculates the 90 days non visa requirements and can cause you hassle next time around if not stamped. Depending on the airport you’ll be in the non EU passport line.

Jim2007

Other than having your passport stamped it should not be a problem. At this stage it’s hard to imagine any British citizen who has not read the stories, but just in case:

• Make sure your passport is valid according to EU rules, not just the date on your passport
• If asked, you need to be able to demonstrate that you have sufficient funds to cover your entire stay within the Schengen Area. The amount varies from state to state, but is around 100 Euros, I think. So carry an up to date bank and credit card statements. Some officers are willing to accept a lower figure if you have a pre booked holiday package, but they are not obligated to do so.
• As with cash, you need to be able to show that you have adequate health cover. As you live in Ireland, I think you are still entitled to a European health card.

The important think to remember that while in the Schengen Area, you are obligated to be able to identify yourself via an officially accepted document - a passport for the UK and justify your presence in the area - a holiday in this case. Unlike other situations, the burden of proof is on you to show that you are in compliance, not the other way around. For this reason it’s a good idea to hold on to your receipts until you return home.

That said, millions of people travel to the Schengen Area every day and don’t in counter any issues at all. It’s just that when it does go wrong it almost always has a major impact on peoples plans, so better to be prepared and sail through rather than get stuck in immigration or a police station.

elaverty

Thanks.

I only have British passport as I was born in England.and thought it was a better passport to hold when I first applied for one when i was 18.

I'm living here since I was 5 and am now 52.

Obviously going to change to a Irish passport since Brexit but never got around to it.(next job)

Should have done it earlier 🙄

samo

One pain about the application process is needing to submit passport for 6 weeks for first application and that’s always been an issue for work with me as often needed to travel.

Additionally to satisfy habitual residence you cannot be out of the state for any longer than 6 weeks in 12 months once the application in (think this is cumulative) so this has stopped me applying to date, plus the fact can take 2-3 years to be processed.

I still go back and forth if I should (and I missed the chance to apply on basis of marriage before they changed the application rules in early 2000s) but it hasn’t been that bad travelling since Brexit, it’s really if I wanted to live in a different EU country that’s now biggest issue.

elaverty

Ah it's only a formality for me.

Both parents were born in ireland,I was just unfortunate to be born in England.

Applied today so probably take 5/6 weeks,so will travell to Spain this time on my British one,

Marcusm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119697238#Comment_119697238

You are an Irish citizen on that basis. At least you don’t have to do naturalisation. You could have a stamp 6 in your British passport identifying you as an Irish national but I suspect the Spanish won’t have seen that before.