The Common Travel Area (CTA) is a travel zone that comprises Ireland, the United

Kingdom, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey. In general, the CTA's internal borders are
subject to minimal or non-existent border controls and can normally be crossed by British and
Irish citizens with minimal identity documents.[1][2]
Since 1997, the Irish government has imposed systematic identity checks on air passengers
coming from the United Kingdom and selective checks on sea passengers, and occasional
checks on land crossings.[3]
The maintenance of the CTA involves considerable co-operation on immigration matters
between the British and the Irish authorities.

Contents

1 History
o 1.1 1923 agreement
o 1.2 1952 agreement
o 1.3 2011 agreement

2 Border controls
o 2.1 Entry into the Channel Islands
o 2.2 Entry into Ireland
o 2.3 Entry into the Isle of Man
o 2.4 Entry into the UK
o 2.5 Travel within the UK