When can foreign nationals apply for social welfare

tomgaa

I have no doubt that the above title will bring some bad comments to the this post but I'm gonna post it anyway!

I have been dating a Brazilian girl for the past 3 months, she currently works as an au pair receiving €100 per week, but tbh is treated like a slave in my opinion where she has to clean the house regulatory, work longer hours that wat was agreed originally and when she has a day off she could easily be asked to baby sit the kids or look after them! Now I do not know what the job description of an au pair is but for 100€ per week she babysits and is a house cleaner! Along with looking after the kids from noon till night!

So basically wat I am asking is how long if at all would she have to be in Ireland to receive any benefits, she re applys for visa every 2 years so maybe this would stop her I don't no! Also has anyone any advice as to how or what would help her in receiving full time employment here! She is studi g English to help with grammar and speech, and also has 7 years experience in administration so I feel if her English was up to scratch she would have a good chance of getting employment!

Now the only reason I ask about the benefit is I'm sure u can all imagine how hard it is to live on 100€ per week especially here n Dublin! So please no hateful comments just a little advice would be nice

Thanks

wandererz

In the past the friendly folks at INIS have treated anyone else like pariahs.
So her best bet is to meet the requirements for and apply for citizenship.

mp22

She can apply for benefits when she needs them,the dept will decide if she qualifies or not.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/unemployed_people/jobseekers_allowance.html

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/unemployed_people/jobseekers_benefit.html

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