Originally posted by walesrob@Aug 15 2005, 10:31 PM
I'm quite sure your wife has ILR for the UK only (that is England, Scotland, Wales and NORTHERN Ireland), but not Southern Ireland.

She will need to apply for a visa to visit Ireland...heres the Irish Embassy website in London: Irish Embassy

Hope this helps.
I THINK that Ireland, like the rest of the EU (everyone except the anti-social chip on their shoulder UK), is part of the Schengen treaty, which means that you need to apply for a "Schengen visa" - basically, you apply for it at the Embassy of the first country you're visiting (Ireland) but, once granted, it gives your wife the freedom to travel to any European country, all on the one visa.

And the best part - if she has a British visa already, it's FREE to get the Schengen visa. All you need to do is fill in the form, make an appointment, take your documents and hey presto, all done.

Now if only the UK was as streamlined....