Hi,
I am from Armenia. We are in UK with my husband who is student. We are planning to go to Dublin to visit a friend, do we need a visa for this trip?

thanks

Dear Brian,

I just recently was refused entry into Ireland. I met this wonderful man of my dreams online and we chat every single night on the telephone! We've been chatting with each other and exchanging our lives over the phone since July. He recently bought me an airline ticket to go to Ireland..in Longford to spend time with him and his family for Christmas. We have become so close and everyone was expecting me. He bought me a roundtrip ticket and I wanted to spend time with him so badly for three months. However, when i arrived at Heathrow for flight connections, i was detained by the immigration officer, questioned..etc. I still have employment here in Canada, but the only thing is..i didn't tell my employer that i went to Ireland just to ensure i protected my position.

I had very little money in my purse, but more in my bank account and more money was going to be deposited into my account from my employer. They thought I was trying to get into the country to work illegally and that wasn't the case at all. I explained to them that where i was staying, i didn't require many funds as i wasn't paying rent. I just wanted to spend time with my boyfriend and his family. I felt so horrible and my boyfriend as well. He came to Dublin to pick me up...only for me to be shipped off back to Canada!! I never felt so low as to the way i was treated...made to feel as if i was a criminal!@!

I am baffled by all of this as I always thought that having a canadian passport wouldn't cause any problems. I was crying all the way back to Canada and felt so heart broken that i wasn't even allowed to see my boyfriend. I gave the officials his phone number and any other information they wanted, however...it wasn't good enough.

I have been denied entry into Ireland, but my worry is....they didn't stamp denied on my passport, but i do have paperwork they had given me with the reason(s) as to why i was denied.

If i apply for a visitor's visa, will this nightmare happen again..will it cause me problems to enter in the future?

Please help me as i'm dying to see my boyfriend and his family.

thank you,

Lilly

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Hi Brian,

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some say yes some say no i am confuse and dont want be be leted down by imigration on the border or sended back to afghanistan due to illigal entry

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