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My understanding is that if a non-UK, non-Irish, non-EU citizen who does not require a visa for the UK or the Republic or Ireland enters the UK via the Republic or Ireland then they are deemed to be admitted to the UK for the remaining duration of their admission to Ireland.

Before brexit, EU citizens had the right to reside indefinitely in the UK and Ireland. This is no longer the case for the UK but Ireland is still a member of the EU.

So what if-anything is the legal status of an EU citizen who enters the UK via Ireland?

Peter Green
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The status is known as deemed leave. Deemed leave is statutorily held and cannot be granted or refused; in fact even if admitting intent to overstay or work illegally, entry cannot be refused. However, several cohorts of people are disqualified from deemed leave, and must seek out a border officer (unless stopped in the first place) and be assessed in the ordinary way; such people are consequently prohibited from entering at the Irish land border (as the UK never checks there) unless obtaining a visa in advance (in Dublin or elsewhere)

See the comments about non-visa nationals in the section ‘Travel Ireland - UK’ in this answer What do non-EU/Schengen citizens need to do when travelling within the Common Travel Area (CTA)?

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