Living expenses will vary depending upon the location of your institution, the type of accommodation you opt for and your personal expenditure. On an average, the expenses may vary between €7,000 and €11,000 per year.
No, International Non EU students can’t study part time in Ireland as they have to complete a minimum of 15 hours scheduled contact time per week to be eligible for a visa to study in Ireland.
Ireland’s climate is mild, moist and changeable with abundant rainfall and the best part is there are no extreme temperatures. You may face extreme winters very rarely when the temperatures drop.
Hundreds of scholarships are available for international students from various sources such as the Government of Ireland, the Irish higher education institutions and other organisations. Scholarships are awarded solely at the discretion of the individual organizations which set down their own criteria for eligibility.
Students are allowed to work part-time (up to 20 hours a week) or full-time (up to 40 hours a week) during vacation.
All international Non EU students will require a valid student Visa to study in Ireland.
To apply for a student visa for Ireland you need an offer of a recognised programme and a receipt of tuition fees payment letter from a college.
Yes, you will be required to get the Police Clearance Certificate from Passport office.
Students from non-EU countries, must have a medical insurance in order to be granted a study visa.
You will need two forms of identification to open a bank account as the Irish banks have to establish your identity and verify your address and the same document cannot be used for both the purposes. Apart from this it is at the discretion of the bank to look for further information.
Ireland provides 24 months stay back option to international students pursuing master’s program and those pursuing bachelors are entitled to a stay back option of 6 months to one year.
The students are not required to register with the police in Ireland. However, all non-Irish nationals, who are not citizens of the EU/EEA or Switzerland, must register in person with the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) after arrival and after completion of registration at your third level institution. The GNIB will issue you with a residence permit/GNIB card.
No, spouse can not apply as dependent with the student visa of the main applicant. There is no student dependent visa category available in Ireland.
