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Dole for Irish people while job-hunting within EU

  • 29-06-2006 10:17pm
    #1
    Jean05
    Closed Accounts Posts: 77 ✭✭


    At the Fàs jobs fair in Cork recently I heard that you can claim the dole in another country if you've been working in Ireland before you go there! Apparently you can claim back your 'stamps' if you've built them up.(??)

    I don't really get it myself but apparently an Irish resident (who's been working for past while) who's moved to another EU country to look for a job is eligible for some kind of social welfare while they're looking, even if they've never worked in that country. Anyway, if you think you qualify you can contact the 'eures officer' in your local Fas office to see if you qualify.

    Here's the official eures site:

    http://europa.eu.int/eures/home.jsp?lang=en

    It sounds great! The EU rocks


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  • #2
    joebhoy1916
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭joebhoy1916


    Jean05 wrote:
    At the Fàs jobs fair in Cork recently I heard that you can claim the dole in another country if you've been working in Ireland before you go there! Apparently you can claim back your 'stamps' if you've built them up.(??)

    I don't really get it myself but apparently an Irish resident (who's been working for past while) who's moved to another EU country to look for a job is eligible for some kind of social welfare while they're looking, even if they've never worked in that country. Anyway, if you think you qualify you can contact the 'eures officer' in your local Fas office to see if you qualify.

    Here's the official eures site:

    http://europa.eu.int/eures/home.jsp?lang=en

    It sounds great! The EU rocks


    Stamps isnt the dole! I think its kinda money you paid in tax you get it back when your unemployed!

    You cant get dole while out of country.

    I told them before I had to go to a funeral in England they asked me what dates it was from and they stopped my money for that time :mad:


  • #3
    Afuera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 619 ✭✭✭Afuera


    Yes, you can get the dole if you're looking for work in another EU country. You have to be signed on in Ireland for at least a month before you can do this.

    There's a form called an E303 which you need to request from the social welfare office in Ireland before you go. When you arrive in the EU country you want to work in, you present that form at a local social welfare office (or equivilant), and they register you with their system. It may involve signing up to other local authority agencies depending on the systems in place in the country you go to.

    The dole you receive there comes from the Irish government so you should get the same amount as if you were back home. The maximum amount of time that you can receive this payment abroad is limited to three months.


  • #4
    Jean05
    Closed Accounts Posts: 77 ✭✭Jean05


    Thanks for clearing that up Afuera. It's good to know!


  • #5
    esperanza
    Closed Accounts Posts: 689 ✭✭✭esperanza


    joebhoy1916 wrote:
    Stamps isnt the dole! I think its kinda money you paid in tax you get it back when your unemployed!

    You cant get dole while out of country.

    You are very entitled to get dole while out of the country and actively seeking employment in another EU Member State. I've done it myself and there was no hassle.
    joebhoy1916 wrote:
    I told them before I had to go to a funeral in England they asked me what dates it was from and they stopped my money for that time :mad:

    OK. You should have said you were going for a job interview. That has always worked for me anyhow. Never be too honest with the social welfare, they'll never find out the real truth or not, and rarely ask for proof that you actually went for the interview!


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