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Published 22 February 2019
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1 January 2026
Removed references to Service Provider from Switzerland as this route is now closed and added information about using a valid national identity card to enter the UK.
23 December 2022
Amendment to section 5 in the attachment, on Accessing healthcare in the Common Travel Area: eligible cross-border workers and those exporting a state pension or exportable benefit may be able to have healthcare paid for.
4 October 2021
Updated information on use of ID cards to enter the UK if you're an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen.
2 September 2021
Updated information for Irish citizens travelling to the UK from Ireland or the Crown Dependencies.
1 July 2021
Updated the section 'Irish Citizens and the EU Settlement Scheme' (EUSS). It now gives information on family members applying for status in the UK from 1 July 2021 onwards, which is after the end of the EUSS grace period.
2 June 2021
Added the use of Irish passport cards to travel from Ireland to the UK.
Added guidance for family members from the EU, EEA or Switzerland on the use of national ID cards from 1 October 2021.
31 December 2020
Updated for end of EU transition.
23 October 2020
Updated to add guidance relating to the eligibility of Irish citizens to apply for permission to come to the UK from 1 January 2021, including S2 healthcare visitors, service providers from Switzerland, and frontier workers.
22 February 2019
First published.