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As per FAS courses, once your husband is register with GNIB and got his PPS he can apply to FAS. you can only get training allowance only if ure a jobseeker on the dole. Even if ure not willing to receieve any benefit ye can still apply for any FAS course of your choice. If you intend to do a full time course you wont pay a dime but if its a part time course you will definately have to pay unless ure on a jobseeker allowance dole.Delaine wrote:Hi all,
Planning to register with FAS on arrival in Ireland with my husband (he is non-EU). Someone sent me an info link about them, and I was reading about training courses. Does anyone know, would my husband be entitled to go on one of their courses as he is spouse of EU citizen? Or, would it be only me who can register with FAS? Just wondering.
Also saw they pay training allowances..sounds too good to be true in a way! I will be a jobseeker when I arrive but really prefer not to claim benefits unless I really have to, so might also consider a course for myself whilst seeing if I can find work. Any advice appreciated.
Also re. EU1 application, seems as if a lot of people do this via solicitor, however I am planning to do myself - the form + required info seems pretty straightforward to me; so, are there any benefits re. doing via solicitor? If its anything like UK, you are better off doing everything yourself...
Thank you Scrudu/all. I suppose what I am really worried about it, if we in the end decide to make an EU1 application then if he is on a training course and in receipt of benefits (since he has to claim benefits to get the training allowance) then that would be deemed a burden on the state. Unless we are lucky enough to get a job immediately upon arrival in Ireland...I am self-employed in UK so hopefully will get something to do pretty quickly in Ireland, but will be hard for me to support both of us for a time, I must admit.scrudu wrote:Training allowance is only granted if the person is already in receipt of Social Welfare (JobSeekers Allowance/Benefit). If the person is not already in receipt of such, then they will get no allowance but may qualify for travel allowance.
Fulltime courses are free. Part-time/evening courses cost varying amounts.
All this info is on the FAS and Dept of Social Welfare sites.
Thank you. Well, when we move to Ireland we will be resident there in accordance with EU Directive, wont we. Will just go to FAS and see what happens, fingers crossed there wont be any need to claim benefits anyway.Vikingdub wrote:[
all applicants regardless of nationality are required to be habitually resident in the State in order to qualify for the following payments:
Jobseeker's Allowance
State Pension (Non Contributory)
Blind Pension
Widow(er)'s Non Contributory Pension
One Parent Family Payment
Guardian's Payment
Carer's Allowance
Disability Allowance
Supplementary Welfare Allowance (other than once off exceptional and urgent needs payments) and
Child Benefit
Domiciliary Care Allowance