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Presence in the Common Travel Area
- UK nationals, third country nationals and EEA and Swiss nationals who both:
- have moved to the UK since the beginning of 2021
- are applying for ADP
must be present in the Common Travel Area at the date an application is made. There are some exceptions.
- Neither:
- serving Members of the Armed Forces or Civil Servants, or their families
- Mariners, Airmen and Continental Shelf Workers
need to be physically present in the CTA in the date of their application. See both Members of the Armed Forces and Civil Servants and Mariners, Airmen and Continental Shelf Workers below. Any absences in accordance with the rules on temporary absence can be treated as though the individual was actually present. See Temporary Absence below.