Crosscare Migrant Project: Innovation and Action for Social Justice

Living in Ireland - a guide for new residents

Go to www.livinginireland.ie to view and download our Living in Ireland guide in English, Russian, Arabic, Portuguese and Chinese

Rights of Migrants & Residents

Migrants and residents in Ireland have different rights and entitlements according to their immigration status. Please click on the heading below to open the document in English, or on a flag to open the relevant language version

Rights of Migrants & Residents in Ireland 09.2009

[French]

[Arabic]

Immigration Factsheets
Click on the heading below to open the factsheet in English. Click on the flag to open it in the relevant langauge
Procedure for Long-term Residency Applications 05.2009	[Arabic]	[Chinese]
	[Russian]	[French]

Residency information for family members of Irish citizens 03. 2009

Information for International Students 08.2008	[Chinese]

Information for Job-Seekers 2009

Rights of Romanian Nationals newly arrived in Ireland New Version - October 2009	[Romanian]

Zycie w Irlandii (Living in Ireland) - Polish version

Crosscare/Revenue/Dept. Social & Family Affairs guide to problems with your employer paying PRSI
Is your employer paying PRSI for you?
Czy twój pracodawca oplaca w twoim imieniu skladki na ubezpieczenie spoleczne [PRSI]?
	(Chinese)

Roma Community information leaflet (list of support organisations)
Roma/Romanian Version (April 2008)
English Version (April 2008)

Information on Leaving Ireland for Europe
Leaving Ireland for Europe - April 2009
Wyjazd z Irlandii - Marzec 2009

Useful links
See ‘Living in Ireland’ - www.livinginireland.ie for general information and specific links

Government / Statutory
Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service	www.inis.gov.ie
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform	www.justice.ie
Information on Work Permits	www.entemp.ie/
Information on recognising foreign qualifications	www.qualificationsrecognition.ie
Department of Social and Family Affairs	www.welfare.ie
National Employment Authority	www.fas.ie
General Information	www.citizensinformation.ie
Department of Foreign Affairs – for a list of Irish embassies overseas	www.foreignaffairs.gov.ie
Tax office	www.revenue.ie
Health Service Executive	www.hse.ie
Information on Local Authorities including Accommodation and Vehicle Registration	www.environ.ie
Information on Schools, Colleges, etc.	www.education.ie
Irish government website	www.oireachtas.gov.ie

Non-Government
Immigrant Council of Ireland	www.immigrantcouncil.ie
Migrant Rights Centre of Ireland	www.mrci.ie
Integrating Ireland	www.integratingireland.ie
Refugee Information Service	www.ris.ie
Irish Refugee Council	www.irishrefugeecouncil.ie

Health
Cairde - working to tackle health inequalities among minority communities	www.cairde.ie
Health Information and Advocacy Centre (Cairde)	www.healthfacts.ie

Employment
Information for Job-Seekers 2009 version

Accommodation
Crosscare Housing & Welfare Information	www.crosscare.ie/housingandwelfare
www.daft.ie
www.loadza.ie
www.let.ie

Disclaimer: Crosscare Migrant Project is not affiliated with

any of these organisations or websites, and cannot be held

responsible for the content or material contained within.

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