British-Irish joint visa scheme. Cast your mind back a very, very long time ago and you might just remember that if Scotland voted YES then there would be armed border posts and serious issues with cross-border travel. Theresa May pre-referendum ...the continuing UK could not allow Scotland to become a convenient landing point for migration into the United Kingdom. So that would mean border controls between a separate Scotland and the United Kingdom, she said. Passport checks to visit friends and relatives. A literal and figurative barrier between our nations. Now, after many, many days, hours and minutes since the referendum ... A scheme allowing visitors to the UK and the Republic of Ireland to use the same short-stay visa has been ratified by the British and Irish governments. Travellers from outside the EU will be able to move freely between the two jurisdictions on a single permit. The scheme will begin with visitors from China and India. The agreement was signed at the Irish Embassy in London by Home Secretary Theresa May and Irish Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald. Ms May said: This agreement will make it easier and more attractive for travellers to visit both Ireland and the UK, while at the same time strengthening Common Travel Area borders. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-29509552
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