Posted by Deb on June 4, 2009, 6:09 am, in reply to "Re: Something I dont think youve ever discussed...."
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You can use FAS, there is no wait for them. I signed up with them right after I had my PPS number.
I have found work through FAS and you can also apply for training.
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: I hope I never have to use unemployment.
: Knock on wood.
:
: So two years for FAS and its lot too. Cool,
: Scott your a wealth of information.
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: --Previous Message--
: The social welfare safety net is not based
: on
: citizenship, but habitual residency. In most
: situations, two years of residency in
: Ireland are required before you qualify for
: things like social welfare. Some are means
: tested, so you could live here for 200 years
: as a millionaire and still not qualify.
:
: You can read the full details at the
: government information site:
:
:
:
: http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/social-welfare/irish-social-welfare-system/social-assistance-payments/residency_requirements_for_social_assistance_in_ireland
:
: Health care, too, is based on residency.
: What you want to do is get private insurance
: if you can possibly afford it as soon as you
: arrive. The 50pc of the population with
: health insurance gets better service and
: faster than the fifty percent without.
:
: From the government's citizeninformation.ie
: web site:
:
: If you are taking up residence in Ireland or
: returning here to live, you would be
: regarded as ordinarily resident in Ireland
: if you satisfy your Health Service Executive
: (HSE) that it is your intention to remain in
: Ireland for "a minimum of one
: year".
:
: To establish that a person is ordinarily
: resident a Health Service Executive (HSE)
: may require:
:
: Proof of property purchase or rental,
: including evidence that the property in
: question is the person's principal
: residence.
: Evidence of transfer of funds, bank
: accounts, pensions etc.
: A residence permit or visa.
: A work permit or visa, statements from
: employers etc.
: In some instances, the signing of an
: affidavit (a sworn written statement) by the
: applicant.
: The fact that a non-EU national has
: established their eligibility for health
: services does not automatically mean that
: their dependants are also eligible.
:
: Dependants of non-EU nationals may also have
: to satisfy the above
:
: Scott
:
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: Hi Scott, Forgive me if you have discussed
: this before and I have forgotten, but what
: rights will I have as the spouse of an Irish
: National? By that I mean, can I use FAS to
: find a job? Can I use any of the safety net
: stuff setup by the government (for as long
: as it lasts that is)? Am I completely on my
: own when it comes to health care until I am
: working? I already get that Im free to work
: and free to pay taxes. I ask because
: almost everything I found on Google only
: speaks of becoming a citizen after three
: years, but nothing about what is available
: to anyone in that position until then.
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