The UK government appears to have abandoned plans that would have required non-Irish nationals permanently resident in Ireland to apply for a visa waiver to travel to Northern Ireland. 英国政府似乎已经放弃了要求在爱尔兰永久居住的非爱尔兰公民申请前往北爱尔兰旅行的需要申请签证的计划。

The provision had been opposed by the Irish Government, which had warned that it could disrupt the lives of people across the island who are not Irish or British citizens, particularly those living along the border. 这一规定遭到了爱尔兰政府的反对，他们警告说可能会扰乱岛上非爱尔兰或英国公民的生活，特别是居住在边境的人。

The UK government has said the new requirement would be smooth, light-touch, and would aim to “strengthen our border”. 英国政府表示新的要求将是平稳、轻松的，并将旨在“加强我们的边界”。

The scheme, which is similar to the visa waiver system used in the US, would result in short-term non-visa visitors to the UK applying for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) and providing biometric data. 该计划类似于美国使用的免签证系统，短期的非签证游客申请电子旅行授权（ETA）并提供生物识别数据。

Irish citizens do not need an ETA to travel to Northern Ireland as they already have guaranteed free movement under the terms of the Common Travel Area. 爱尔兰公民不需要根据ETA才能前往北爱尔兰，因为他们已经保证在共同旅游区的条款下有了自由流动的权利。

But non-Irish EU citizens and other international passport holders, including those who live permanently south of the border, would have had to apply for the visa waiver. 但非爱尔兰的欧盟公民和其他国际护照持有者，包括那些永久居住在边境以南的人，将不得不申请免签证。

However, in an update published by the UK government on Thursday, it said that among those who will not need to apply for such authorisation include those legally resident in Ireland. 然而，在英国政府周四发布的一份最新报告中，该报告表示不需要申请此类授权的人中包括那些合法居住在爱尔兰的人。

The UK Government said in a statement that “individuals arriving in the UK via Ireland, will still be subject to UK immigration requirements, including the need for visitors to have an ETA”. 英国政府在一份声明中表示，“通过爱尔兰抵达英国的个人仍将遵守英国移民的要求，包括游客需要使用ETA。”

It added: “Those legally resident in Ireland will not need an ETA when travelling to the UK from within the Common Travel Area.” 还补充道：“那些在爱尔兰的合法居民在从公共旅游区前往英国时将不需要ETA。”

The visa waiver system is to be introduced on a phased basis from the end of the year, though details such as the cost of an ETA are yet to be clarified. 免签证制度将从今年年底开始分阶段实施，不过诸如ETA的费用等细节尚未澄清。

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