Hi,
Great forum.
This is my situation:
- I'm 23.
- Canadian citizen and resident.
- Not eligible for Irish citizenship by ancestry...or for any EU country.
- I'm able to do a 12 month Working Holiday Visa.
- In fact, I already did a STUDENT Working Holiday Visa (I am also able to do a NON-STUDENT WHV...but that's a once in a lifetime thing.)
- I was in the Republic of Ireland for about 9 months
...May 2005-February 2006.
- Worked in a hostel in County Wicklow...for about 7 of the 9 months I was in Ireland.
- The reason I want to return is because I spent most of my time in Wicklow and want to spend more time actually traveling around...
HOWEVER, I've become confused with all the different visas and all the new restrictions...
Right now, I have no chance of getting a Work Authorisation. I know that for sure.
- Do I even have a chance at a Work Permit? I work in the Radio Broadcasting Industry (I didn't see that field listed in the not-eligible list of occupations for the WP...but maybe I missed it?) I know they have to give EU/EEA citizens preference... could I technically pay an employee the 500Euro fee and then they'd fill out all the forms and pass off the fee as their own or are you expected to pay the fee yourself anyway and get the employer to do the rest?
- Unfortunately, people on Working Holiday Visas can no longer just switch to a Work Permit...that's as of June 2006... so that's out...
- Would it be possible to just go in as a tourist (90 days)...then apply for an additional 90 day extension...then exit after that was up..and then RE-ENTER and keep doing that over and over..so as to maximize my time as a tourist...I'd have lots of money saved up. I would not work illegally.
I'll either try the tourist route or the WHV or WP route...or maybe a WHV first...and then leave, re-enter and try to get a WP...I'd love to stay more than 1 year...
IN OTHER WORDS, MY GOAL IS TO STAY IN IRELAND AS LONG AS IS LEGALLY POSSIBLE...
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