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UK citizen residence and work under the Common Travel Area

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Which citizenship, status or regional agreement creates the person's right to move/reside?

British citizenship gives the right to live and work in Ireland under the Common Travel Area (CTA). The CTA predates EU membership, does not depend on it, and is reaffirmed in a UK–Ireland Memorandum of Understanding.

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Under which circumstances can the person reside: worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded person or another recognised basis?

British citizens may reside in Ireland and have access to employment, healthcare, education, social benefits and the right to vote in certain elections. The official source does not list any worker, student or self-sufficiency condition.

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  • The source does not state explicitly that no residence basis or condition applies; it is simply silent on conditions.

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

British citizens in Ireland do not need to take any action to protect their CTA status. For Irish immigration law, UK citizens are not "non-nationals". The official source does not state the identity documents needed at the border.

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  • Identity documents needed at the border were not found in the captured pages.

Which non-member-country family members can accompany or join, and what broad rights do they receive?

With effect from 11pm on 31 December 2020, all non-EEA family members of UK nationals seeking to join or accompany them in Ireland must apply, depending on nationality, through a preclearance or visa scheme; the Preclearance Scheme applies only where the UK national came to live in Ireland after 31 December 2020. There is no automatic entitlement to family reunification. Covered family members include dependent parents aged 66 or older (Category 3). If approved, they get an initial 12-month permission as the family member of a UK national.

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When do permanent/long-term rights arise and what continuity, absence or retention conditions matter?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm when permanent rights arise and the continuity or absence rules.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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