Possible for PAYE worker to reclaim tax for previous years due to being non-resident?

GenericName

I started a job in 2006 after graduating from college which involved a lot of travel. Mostly to various countries in South East Asia. I would have spent about 30 - 45 days per year in Ireland for the years 2006, 2007 and 2008. I am currently in Ireland for about 60 days and will leave Ireland again until the end of 2009.

Based on the information here: http://www.revenue.ie/en/personal/circumstances/moving/tax-residence.html, I believe I would have been classified as a non-resident, ordinarily resident, Irish domiciled. (Possibly no longer ordinarily resident for 2009?)

If I have this correct, then I would not have been resident for tax since 2006. However, as a PAYE worker I have paid tax as normal.

Does this mean I would be due some level of tax refund for this period? And if so, has anyone had experience as PAYE worker claiming such a refund?

I have downloaded the Form 12 - PAYE tax return documents for 2006/2007/2008 and can return them to the revenue. I am able to identify myself as non resident on these documents. However I am unsure how I go about proving it. I have kept all boarding passes, passports, hotel receipts and can have a letter from my employer prepared. Although I have lived in hotels most of the time so the usual proof, utility bills would not be possible to provide

Cheers for any info!

elvis2002

Im also wondering about this, In 2007 and 2008 I was away about 300 days in both years with work to different countries with work.

One of my colleagues applied for this and got refused. Im not sure on the reason's why.