Does anyone know that if you take up "residency" here whether you have to have your full Irish drivers license within the year (if you wish to drive alone), or you are expected to have started the procedure, in that if you've got an irish learners license you can still drive unaccompanied ...
I'm not a Canadian, but I'm a New Zealander, and I managed to make the transition from a working holiday visa to a green card. Basically (after much confusion) I left Ireland, and my employer put in an application for a green card (I work in IT and have a degree in IT) while I waited overseas. I sup...
Probably best to apply for a certificate of nationality (http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/moving-country/irish-citizenship/irish_citizenship_through_birth_or_descent/?searchterm=birth certificate) at the earliest possible point in time to avoid any doubt as to whether your child is entit...
hmmmm - none too pleasant in the one in Wicklow town. Came back in on a green card after having completed a working holiday, and the guy was up in arms about it (post grad IT qualification, IT job). Accused of a few things and had to show that this person had jumped to conclusions (ie. I hadn't left...
You'll get one of the 'new' ones when you go into renew.
Anyone know why we are being fingerprinted anyway?
This is a question that I intend on asking when I go into renew.
Hi there, the following describes that it is not the general rule to allow family members to accompany a student - http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/moving-country/moving-to-ireland/rights-of-residence-in-ireland/residence-rights-of-family-members/?searchterm=family%20reunification Howeve...
Thanks for your responses.
I did think that it was a blanket on all non-EU nationals, so I was a little stunned when the article referred to 1,500 asylum seekers.
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/1500-fingerprinted-in-noneu-asylum-seeker-crackdown-1463150.html I was under the impression that all non-EU nationals were to be fingerprinted, hence the increase in the registration fee? I thought 1,500 going through Burgh Quay sounded like a usually weekly v...
Does it actually make a difference whether or not you need an entrance visa to get into Ireland as to whether your family can stay with you in your first year of a work permit? I'm not sure, but I thought that it was far easier for non-visa required nationals to be immediately reunited with their fa...
Maybe you could drop into the immigrant council (www.immigrantcouncil.ie) and see what their take on the situation is as well, as it's obviously of great concern to you. They may provide other options if there are any problems with your family staying on with you on a work permit, like, as was menti...
I think you'll need to use the Irish domestic immigration law unless you have lived together in another EU country, in which case you may be able to use EU1.
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/senator-wants-new-migrants-to-sit-exam-in-english-1460198.html There is some reference to the english language test that will be taken in the future with citizenship as well. It will be interesting to see if the english language test will be a blanket test of ...
Although this is for New Zealand, it's likely to also apply to Australians - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10483450. A much earlier proposal from a group of mainly continental European countries - known as the Schengen zone - several of them not in the EU, would a...
From what I've been told with my upcoming marriage to an Irishman (well, next year) all I need to do is show my marriage certificate and both passports and I'd get a stamp 4 or something (we now live out of Dublin so just need to register with the one person). Sounds to me like you could just walk i...
That's crazy. Although with my dealings with trying to get a green card while on a working holiday visa I'm not surprised at all. I was too a victim of misinformation/lack of knowledge and was told by one department (Justice) that it was fine for me to stay on while my application was in, after bein...
Ireland will lose out in terms of international students. They are actively encouraged in other countries. I see countries, such as Australia not only allow a student to work, but will also allow dependents to work also (only 20 hours per week, but that's better than not being able to bring them!).
You can find the processing dates here - http://www.entemp.ie/labour/workpermits/ Work permits are apparently up to 1 August, although it can take a couple of days for a decision to filter out from the department. Also, a while ago they were having problems with dates, so they were taking longer tha...
