Good Day
Can non-eu residents who are working in the UK visit the Irish Republic
as tourists without applying for a Visa?
If they visit the Irish Republic either by flying direct from the UK
to the Irish Republic without applying for a visa (or by going to
Belfast and travelling overland to the Irish Republic)what are the
consequences if they are 'Caught'?
Will the authorities in the Irish Republic really care?
Or will they get a 'Slap on the wrist' and told not to do it again?
Or could the consequences be more severe?
Many Thanks
DPRK007

Dear dprk007-ga: 

I assume from your username that you are Korean. According to this web
site, South Koreans do not need a visa to visit Ireland but North
Koreans do.

OASIS
http://www.oasis.gov.ie/moving_country/passports_and_visas/student_visas.html

Does this answer your question?

tutuzdad-ga

tutuzdad

I am afraid I have to disappoint you to tell you I am not Korean
(either North or South... Grin). I also do not believe there are 
huge numbers of North Koreans wishing to visit Ireland at the 
moment :-)

The actual intent of my question was to obtain some information
about the legality of individuals who are resident in the UK 
who visit the Republic of Ireland without obtaining a visa.
You may or may not be aware that the has alwys been free movement 
of people between UK and the Irish Republic. My question has 
a practical purpose in that individuals (usually from India) I have
known ask me if they really require a visa to visit the Republic of
Ireland. When I looked at your web site, India is one of the countries
which is not on the list.
Indians would normally therefore require a visa to visit the Republic
of Ireland. There are many thousands of Indians legally resident in
the UK.
 I am curious to know if they can legally travel to the Republic of
Ireland without obtaining a visa. Someone in this situation can quite
legally go Northern Ireland. They can then cross into the Republic of
Ireland and their Passport will not be checked at the border between
north and south.
  There would also be a similiar issue going the other way. An indian
resident in the Republic of Ireland could visit the UK simply by going
into Northern Ireland and then taking a boat or plane to mainland
Britain. They could get away withn this without applying for a UK
visa. My question is , Is this legal?

Many Thanks
DPRK007

PS many people who use this service leave fairly obvious clues as to what 
their background is. Perhaps you can do a search on their Alias.

Touché