Travelling to Europe after Brexit with a DD conviction?

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I have heard when we leave the EU that people with criminal records obtained in Britain which includes drink driving may have difficulty travelling to EU countries, such as Spain France etc because they will have to declare any criminal convictions when applying for an ETIAS visa. The same problem happens when people with DD convictions travel to the USA or Australia and they have to apply for a full visa and have an interview.

https://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/838425/Brexit-ETIAS-visa-travel-EU

It could be even harder going to Europe because they are much stricter with drink driving than Australia or the USA which have legal limits similar to in Britain 35mg where as it’s 20mg in Europe.

Any ideas about what it will be like for people with DD convictions holidaying in Europe?
 
It is hard to say what the impact of a proposed scheme that might be brought in by 2020..., too many variables!
but taking what happens with the USA, a drink driving conviction per se does not mean that you cannot travel there. Under the ESTA scheme, as the article says, one of the questions is: "Have you ever been arrested or convicted for a crime that resulted in serious damage to property, or serious harm to another person or government authority?" So if you have been convicted of drink driving, which did not involve serious damage (to another’s property) or serious injury (to another person) then you can put no as the answer and are eligible for entry.
If, however, you need a visa for a particular reason, rather than the ESTA (visa waiver) scheme, then it asks “have you ever been arrested for any criminal offence?” Which means that you do have to declare a drink driving conviction and if you have a DD conviction in the past 5 years they will require you to undertake a medical before they will allow you in... or not!
 
It is almost certain that, whatever terrible deal we end up with, there will not be a requirement to apply for a visa to travel to the EU. Apart from anything else, no-one will allow visas to be required between Northern Ireland and the Republic, or Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.

Because of that it is as close to certain as possible that there will be no impact.
 
It is almost certain that, whatever terrible deal we end up with, there will not be a requirement to apply for a visa to travel to the EU. Apart from anything else, no-one will allow visas to be required between Northern Ireland and the Republic, or Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.

Because of that it is as close to certain as possible that there will be no impact.
Unfortunately, the worst case scenario is happening.

The ETIAS is coming into affect by 2023, so we will need to apply for a visa to travel to Europe.

We will also therefore have to declare any criminal convictions pertaining the past 10 years.

To be honest the way big data is going at the moment, things like this will become the norm so we shouldn't be surprised.

Source:
 
Unfortunately, the worst case scenario is happening.

The ETIAS is coming into affect by 2023, so we will need to apply for a visa to travel to Europe.

We will also therefore have to declare any criminal convictions pertaining the past 10 years.

To be honest the way big data is going at the moment, things like this will become the norm so we shouldn't be surprised.

Source:
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