Moving home with family from another EU country

BarraOG

Hi,

I'm trying to establish what I need to do when I move home to Ireland with my family later this year. Moving from Sweden, I'm Irish and my wife is Finnish. I rang the welfare helpline and I didn't find the person at all helpful - a lot of maybe this and maybe that.

First of all I was told that we mightn't even be entitled to children's allowance since I have been out of the country for so long (10 years +) and might be looked upon as a foreigner, according to her. Is she right?

Both wife and I have been working for more than the last 10 years. I was under the impression that if we brought back the U1 and E104 forms with us that we would have some kind of security should any of us get sick. But talking to the lady on the helpline it seems we each have to have worked a week before this is the case, and in such circumstances they will request the forms from Sweden. Is this correct? We were thinking that one of us might stay at home for a year and look after our youngest but now it seems to make more sense for both of us to get jobs as soon as we become resident in Ireland or else we will not be entitled to Illness Benefits. Is that correct or would it be enough for one of us to have employment?

Previously when we have needed to visit the doctor in Ireland we have done so using our European Health Security Card in order to cover the cost. What do we need to do having moved to Ireland in order to have these costs covered.

Thanks for your help,
Barry

Graces7

Best folk to ask are Citizen's Information as they are on the ball on these matters

http://citizensinformation.ie/en/

BarraOG wrote: »

Hi,

I'm trying to establish what I need to do when I move home to Ireland with my family later this year. Moving from Sweden, I'm Irish and my wife is Finnish. I rang the welfare helpline and I didn't find the person at all helpful - a lot of maybe this and maybe that.

First of all I was told that we mightn't even be entitled to children's allowance since I have been out of the country for so long (10 years +) and might be looked upon as a foreigner, according to her. Is she right?

Both wife and I have been working for more than the last 10 years. I was under the impression that if we brought back the U1 and E104 forms with us that we would have some kind of security should any of us get sick. But talking to the lady on the helpline it seems we each have to have worked a week before this is the case, and in such circumstances they will request the forms from Sweden. Is this correct? We were thinking that one of us might stay at home for a year and look after our youngest but now it seems to make more sense for both of us to get jobs as soon as we become resident in Ireland or else we will not be entitled to Illness Benefits. Is that correct or would it be enough for one of us to have employment?

Previously when we have needed to visit the doctor in Ireland we have done so using our European Health Security Card in order to cover the cost. What do we need to do having moved to Ireland in order to have these costs covered.

Thanks for your help,
Barry

Caranica

It's very likely that if you need to visit the doctor once you move here you will need to pay. Your children under 6 may be entitled to a free gp visit card but that will depend on your eligibility for benefits. As another poster said, Citizens Information are the best one stop shop for the information you need.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/social_assistance_payments/residency_requirements_for_social_assistance_in_ireland.html
Habitual residence is what you are looking for.
It is possible to get it immediately if returning for good.

KevinCavan

You would be mad to move back here with high rents and the enormous cost of buying a house.

MAJJ

KevinCavan wrote: »

You would be mad to move back here with high rents and the enormous cost of buying a house.

Was going to say similar but just be aware of house costs , rent costs and childcare. Best of luck to you and your family. Also , consider school applications area also.

BarraOG

KevinCavan wrote: »

You would be mad to move back here with high rents and the enormous cost of buying a house.

Stockholm is crazier and we sold there before it began falling. We bought in Ireland a few years ago.

splinter65

It’s very important that you don’t go any further with your plans until you do some thorough research. Here you’ll get opinions as well as advice, some of the opinions are totally dreamland stuff.
Do you have family here?
If you do then spend the next couple of nights thinking of every single eventuality and query that you have.
Write them all down and send them in an email and ask your family member to go to the nearest Citizens Informstion Centre and go through the list with an information officer.
If a family member or loved one can’t do that then email the questions to CIC directly and the will reply to you.
You are not a returning emigrant now. You will be treated like any other person coming who is entitled to legally reside here. Being Irish is no real advantage after 10 years away.
CIC website will provide you with details of where the centers are and email contacts.
Search for “returning to Ireland” in the site search bar.

splinter65

https://www.migrantproject.ie/returning-to-ireland/social-welfare-habitual-residence/