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south african in ireland

salysol · 2013-01-09 09:56:24

My nephew came to Ireland last year,he stayed for 90 days on his South African Passport, he liked the country so much that he has decided to come back with the intention of staying. He has recently got his British Passport , but the problem is , i told him there is little or no work available but he is insistent on living…

09-01-2013 9:56am

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salysol

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My nephew came to Ireland last year,he stayed for 90 days on his South African Passport, he liked the country so much that he has decided to come back with the intention of staying.
He has recently got his British Passport , but the problem is , i told him there is little or no work available but he is insistent on living here as he reckons South African is too unsettled to live in.
The thing is if he is not able to get employement , how is he going to support himself in the long run ,the short run is not an issue as he will stay with me , but i just don't have the room to let him stay indefinately.
Will he be entitled to claim any sort of Benefit from the state when his finances are exhausted , i have searched the net but there is no imformation on this, but as a british passport holder i would imagine he would be entitled to some form of benefit till he finds his feet.
Can any of you enlighten me ?

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#2 09-01-2013 10:25am

tatli_lokma

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not unless he has paid some sort of contributions I would imagine - its not like he is claiming refugee status, so other than that he would be treated like someone with no previous contributions, I doubt he would be entitled to any benefits but he might be able to get some allowances but similar to those young people living with parents I imagine anything he might be able to claim for would be means tested. He would also have to prove habitual residence in order to qualify for any payment.

lots of info on citizens information
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/unemployed_people/

Probably the state benefits forum would be a better place to ask - perhaps ask the mods to move it for you.

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#3 09-01-2013 11:19am

salysol

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Little Ted wrote: »

not unless he has paid some sort of contributions I would imagine - its not like he is claiming refugee status, so other than that he would be treated like someone with no previous contributions, I doubt he would be entitled to any benefits but he might be able to get some allowances but similar to those young people living with parents I imagine anything he might be able to claim for would be means tested. He would also have to prove habitual residence in order to qualify for any payment.

lots of info on citizens information
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/unemployed_people/

Probably the state benefits forum would be a better place to ask - perhaps ask the mods to move it for you.

Thanks Little Ted

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