Hi,

My wife has a 4 week break coming up and she is heading over to visit me

I'm currently working in Dublin so the plan is that she will visit me there for 2 weeks and then we will have a 2 week holiday in the UK staying with my parents and possibly traveling around a little.

Can she visit Ireland if she gets a UK visitor's visa or will she need to get an Irish visa as well?

There shouldn't be an issue getting a UK visa (although you never can tell) as this will be her third trip in the last three years and she has 2 properties and 2 businesses in Thailand - more than enough reason to return home :-)

We're just working out how long she will have to stay in Bangkok sorting out visas (1 week if she needs one, two weeks I guess if she needs 2)

Thanks in advance

She needs a UK tourist visa to visit UK & a Schengen visa to visit Southern Ireland. Presumably if she has had visit visas to the Uk before she will get her passport & supporting documents back quickly so a week may be enough but as with all things embassy related you never can tell so might be best to plan for 2 weeks.!

Yes she will need a visa for the Republic of Ireland, but not a schengen, ROI are not a member state.

Moss

This info might help

Visa Office

Line 1:

Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service

Line 2:

13-14 Burgh Quay

Line 5:

Dublin 2

County:

Dublin

Country:

IRELAND

Opening Hours:

Mon, Wed, Fri 10.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.

Tel:

+ 353 (0)1 6167700

Locall:

1890 551 500

Homepage:

http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/WP07000015

Email:

[email protected]

And in the Uk, who I found very helpful

Embassy of Ireland

Passport and Visa Office

Montpellier House

106 Brompton Road

London

SW3 1JJ

020 7225 7700

020 7225 7778 Fax

www.dfa.ie

This info might help you if you require further info.

Good Luck

Moss