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Jobseekers courses open to non-EU nationals

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  • 04-05-2021 11:37am
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    Leinster90
    Registered Users Posts: 83 ✭✭


    (Mods, please move if this is not the correct forum)

    Does anyone know of any courses available for jobseekers which are open to non-EU nationals (stamp 2 holders specifically) ? Most of the courses I have seen require EU citizenship.

    Many thanks!


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    AllForIt
    Registered Users Posts: 8,295 ✭✭✭AllForIt


    When you say 'available' do you mean state funded i.e. 'free' ?


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    Jim2007
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 10,028 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jim2007


    Leinster90 wrote: »
    (Mods, please move if this is not the correct forum)

    Does anyone know of any courses available for jobseekers which are open to non-EU nationals (stamp 2 holders specifically) ? Most of the courses I have seen require EU citizenship.

    Many thanks!


    And with very good reason! A stamp 2 entitles a non EU/EEA/CH person to reside in Ireland for the purpose of full-time education not job seeking and building a career.


    Any attempt by the holder of a Stamp 2, to seek employment or job training beyond the casual labour allowed in the permit could lead the authorities to conclude that the person is not a genuine student and they could be deported. And that would mean that they'd be barred from entering the entire of the Schengen area, not just Ireland.


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    Leinster90
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    My mistake, I meant to say Stamp 1G, ie. someone legally entitled to remain and work in the country as a graduate of an Irish university.

    And yes I did mean “free”, which does not necessarily mean government-funded. It could be funded by a charity or NGO. Most foreign nationals contribute more to the state coffers than Irish layabouts, and at least they are actually looking for work unlike many of our native dole-artists.


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    Jim2007
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    Leinster90 wrote: »
    My mistake, I meant to say Stamp 1G, ie. someone legally entitled to remain and work in the country as a graduate of an Irish university.

    This should be for the purpose of seeking graduate level employment and applying for a general employment permit, a critical skills employment permit or research hosting agreement.


    This is a common mistake. The permit only allows a graduate to remain in the country for a period of time to seek employment under the normal conditions for a non EU/EEA/CH permit.


    The reality is that we're only interested in them because they will fill a gap in the labor market that can't be filled from within the EU/EEA/CH. If they are not going to do that, then we have no interest in them, hence they don't have access to the public services like an EU/EEA/CH citizen would have.


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