Policy
The barriers to cross-border mobility between Ireland and Northern Ireland are similar to those reported in other EU border regions. They include:
- Lack of clear information
- Differences in social welfare
- Complex tax systems
- Retirement and pension entitlement
- Access to healthcare
- Housing
- Recognition of qualifications
- Access to trained cross-border advisors
While the project currently helps individuals navigate around obstacles, the project has prepared a series of briefing papers which highlight significant barriers to mobility in the hope that they can encourage decision makers to find a way to minimise or eliminate the barriers altogether.
Useful reports
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28/02/2025Checklist for cross-border enquiries – 2025
Centre for Cross Border Studies
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29/11/2024Impact of Brexit on the Divergence of Rights and Best Practice on the Island of Ireland
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
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12/11/2024All-island Labour Market Study 2024
Centre for Cross Border Studies
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08/03/2024Border People Briefing – Checklist for cross-border enquiries (2024)
Centre for Cross Border Studies
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06/12/2023Equality and Human Rights on the Island of Ireland after Brexit: Annual joint report on the implementation of Article 2 of the Windsor Framework
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
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28/10/2023Frontier Workers and their Families – Rights after Brexit
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
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25/05/2023Border People Briefing – Common issues for cross border students (2023)
Centre for Cross Border Studies
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18/05/2023Border People Briefing – Challenges Encountered by Frontier workers, Working from Home (2023)
Centre for Cross Border Studies
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21/03/2023Border People Briefing – Cross-Border Family Benefits (2023)
Centre for Cross Border Studies
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21/03/2023Border People Briefing – Comparable Irish and UK Benefits (2023)
Centre for Cross Border Studies
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04/07/2022Border People Briefing – Factors to consider when considering maximising pension entitlements (2022)
Centre for Cross Border Studies
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17/06/2022Border People Briefing – Frontier worker State Pension entitlements
Centre for Cross Border Studies
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09/06/2022Border People Briefing – Taxation challenges for Cross-Border Workers on the island of Ireland
Centre for Cross Border Studies
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26/05/2022Border People Briefing – Free movement on the island of Ireland (2022)
Centre for Cross Border Studies
Committee on the Administration of Justice
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10/12/2021The impact of COVID legislation and policy on cross-border integration: The Case of Cross-Border (Frontier) Workers
Centre for Cross Border Studies
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15/01/2021Impact of Brexit on UK Nationals and their non-EEA family members residing in Ireland
Department of Justice
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10/12/2020Brexit border: the Frontier Worker Permit (2020)
Centre for Cross Border Studies
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14/10/2020Implementing the Withdrawal Agreement: citizens’ rights
House of Commons
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07/05/2020Border People Briefing – COVID-19: Social Security Entitlement for Frontier workers in Ireland and Northern Ireland (2020)
Centre for Cross Border Studies
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08/05/2019Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and Ireland on the CTA
HM Government (UK)
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17/10/2018Border People Briefing – Brexit and cross-border workers on the island of Ireland (2018)
Centre for Cross Border Studies
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22/03/2018Background Evidence on the Movement of People across the Northern Ireland – Ireland Border
Department for the Economy
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20/09/2017Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions
EU Commission
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13/09/2017
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01/06/2015An Analysis of Existing Statistics on Student Flows Between NI and the ROI in Higher Education and Further Education
Department of Education and Skills and Department for Employment and Learning
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01/05/2015Support for Entrepreneurship in NI and RO
NI Assembly
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01/01/2015
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01/01/2014Census 2011, Ireland and Northern Ireland
Central Statistics Office Ireland and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
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01/05/2013
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01/01/2012Information services for cross-border workers in European border regions
European Citizen Action Service
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01/01/2011A study of obstacles to cross-border undergraduate education
Eures Cross-border Partnership
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01/01/2010Measuring Mobility in a Changing Island
Centre for Cross Border Studies
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01/01/2009
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01/01/2001The Study of Obstacles to Mobility
North South Ministerial Council
Did you know...
If you’re legally resident in Ireland*, and you will not need a visa to visit the UK, you will not need an ETA on cross border journeys.
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