Irish Med schools and being married....

[FireMed]

Just curious.... Was anyone else here (coming from N.America) been married when they went to Ireland?

I am married and am applying this go round for Irish med schools. Is there any weird thing about being married and being a student there (visa or immigration -wise)?

Will my wife be able to work in Ireland? Is there anything special she'll have to do?



Thanks

FireMed

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[JediBookworm]

There's a comprehensive website for Irish citizens and those who wish to move/live/study there.

http://www.oasis.gov.ie/

Specifically about working in Ireland: http://www.oasis.gov.ie/moving_country/moving_to_ireland/working_in_ireland.html

 

[Unch]

My wife has EU citizenship (UK passport) so the work/immigration issue is easy for us. A classmate at UCC, though, is also Canadian and his wife has to live in Ireland under a tourist visa for the duration of the five year degree. Yup, that means she has to leave the country, even if just for a day/few hours every three months. As for work, I'm pretty sure she can't.

So yes, it's unbelievable that we could cross the Atlantic and pay big bucks for tuition (and all the other money we pump into the irish economy) and the government can't even make accommodations for families. I don't think this is on purpose but rather an oversight. At least at UCC, family concerns don't seem to be on the radar. They really assume that no one will be married/have a family. That having been said, though, we had a great experience having our second child born in Cork this year. Not only was everyone kind and supportive but *ALL* aspects of prenatal, delivery and postnatal care (including ample specialist clinic care if necessary) were readily provided and completely free, regardless of immigration status. And the last puzzler... our daughter's birth was paid for but she's not an Irish citizen, even after birth in Ireland. You can drop in by parachute from Uruguay and have your baby (paid for) but you'll always be "foreign"/without status.