{"id":1951,"date":"2016-05-02T14:34:25","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T14:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/?p=1951"},"modified":"2022-02-26T11:31:21","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T11:31:21","slug":"would-brexit-lead-to-northern-ireland-land-border-checks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factcheckni.org\/topics\/europe\/would-brexit-lead-to-northern-ireland-land-border-checks\/","title":{"rendered":"Would Brexit lead to Northern Ireland land border checks?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Travel between the UK and Ireland is currently unaffected by EU membership, as they have both opted out of joining the Schengen Area and maintained their own Common Travel Area since long before the EU came into existence. If the UK left Europe, then the land border with Northern Ireland could be maintained by the introduction of internal border enforcement and\/or greater cooperation between British and Irish governments in a shared policy toward their external borders.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n