Ukrainian refugees in Ireland - Megathread

"Foreigners may naturalize as Ukrainian citizens after living in the country for a continuous period of at least five years. Applicants must have been issued an immigration permit, demonstrate proficiency in the Ukrainian language, and renounce any foreign nationalities. The residence requirement is reduced to two years if an applicant is married to a Ukrainian citizen, or if they hold refugee or asylum status."

Basically more complicated than getting Irish citizenship as here you don't need to give up your other citizenships or be able to speak English.

That's unfortunate, I guess the only way for irish people to get equality in terms of the freebies available will be to take to the streets.

If there's one thing the political elite in the country listen to is potential civil unrest and they'll do anything to prevent it, winter will be very interesting!!!

Lol, too late for me but if I was younger that would definitely be a very viable option.

Unfortunately we have a lack of strong leadership in this country and a lack of courage to face facts of the matter.

M. Martin and L. Varadkar are imo very poor leaders, lack insight and dont stand up to the EU overlords in Brussels HQ.

We cannot keep this up, the cost, the social cost , I agree with another poster that some very very unsavoury characters are being let into our country without proper checks and balances.

A source in AGS has concerns , we dont know who we are letting in, I don't mean the women and children from Ukraine. Men are arriving in the ages 18-60, I was under the impression Zelensky said if they are between these ages they are not allowed to leave the Ukraine.

Because you don't get free accommodation, free electricity, free heating, free 3 meals a day, free laundry, free travel, free entrance to events on regular dole whilst still keeping all the base dole cash, the deal will only become sweeter in the winter with inflation,electricity, gas price increases.

Think beyond stupid.

I too feel the exact same. Have never taken part in a March before but I would and more this time.

I would hope it’s a really hot day and emotions boil over .

Not able to answer the question I take it.

Just have a set few "populist" slogans to rant off whenever questioned?

Ah, touched a nerve I see.

Regardless, if you are living pay-slip to pay-slip, or collection-day to collection-day, you can't blame that on some Ukrainians coming in since March. It's highly likely that anything changed since then. You'll still be getting your pay-slip or collecting your money at the Post Office or wherever it is that people collect it.

Same for Russians?

If some Russian living in Dublin, working for Facebook or similar, receives a conscription call up, should the Gardai round him up and send him over? I mean if Putin wants him back in the army, should there not be consistency? You don't want to be sheltering him from his responsibilities now would you?

You agreeing or not is irrelevant. There is a system for asylum there that is based on global agreements. They're likely not going to change it because some anonymous poster on boards.ie suddenly decided that they don't agree with it. I mean, you could send a strongly worded letter to the UN. You never know, they might listen to your disagreement and decide to bin the entire system. No harm trying.

Same point keeps going over your head too.Read my last sentence in that post,please.

If living in rented house accomodation,fair enough-full benefits are needed. If everything is paid for (accomodation,food,bills) - 38pw (whatever other assylium seekers get) will suffice.

If the above amount is enough for non Ukrainians refugees, it should be enough for any others, no?Well, other EU countries decided that’s the case. The minute it happens, you may be surprised how many go back home like those others 3 million out of 6.7 that have already returned home .

That isn’t a quote, it’s a summary of what they may have said.

Stupid because irish citizens are second class citizens in their own country? Hmm ok.