I am wondering about the condition for getting long time residence? I am a post graduate foreign student, staying 5 years in Ireland during my higher study (masters and PhD). Am I am eligible for getting long time residence premit?
I am confuse about the exception which was proposed for getting long time residence premit, 'time for short-time study will not be considered' What do you thing about it? Any comment will be appreciated. thanks.
Talk to a qualified immigration lawyer.
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You would need to be employed here. There may be a prospect on the basis of having children here.
I think you're out of luck, but try posting your question on immigrationboards.com
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As far as I recall, any period of study, or on a student visa, doesn't count towards naturalisation. The new immigration Bill is supposed ot offer the prospect of long-term residency as an alternative to the naturalisation route: many nationalities would be required to renounce the citizenship of their home country under their own domestic legislation and thus it has been a problem for quite a while now for those legally present in the State to acquire anything other than annual renewals here. Anyway, that's more of a medium-term issue, as the proposed Bill will not get through the Houses of the Oireachtas during the current session (the "Spring Session"). Under the current arrangements it largely depends on the category of visa, but if you were a student it's unlikely that the time spent here will count. Now for those in the medical profession there's probably a case to be made that part of the studies entail placement in hospitals and so forth, but I'm fairly sure that the immigration authorities do not regard that as eligible stamped residency.
Unfortunately, residence in the state for the purposes of study (student permission in your passport) does not count towards reckinable time in the state bioth in terms of lon-term residence and citizenship. As present, only people who have worked for 5 years could apply for long term residence. This takes two years to get. Imagine!
Once you start working full time wither with a work permit or a green card, your reckonable time will commence. Sorry for the bad news.
Thanks for reply. I thought new immigration bill might help qualified student to go towards premanent residentship like Australia, Newzeland and Canada.
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