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Getting a PPS Number

September 10, 2018Leave a comment

After immigrating to Ireland and already spending loads of time at the immigration officer, the last thing you want to do is deal with getting a PPS number. But fortunately, it is not as painful as other Irish bureaucratic processes can be! I had spent 4 hours trying to register for immigration at the INIS … Continue reading Getting a PPS Number

Banking in Ireland (and the EU!)

August 18, 2018October 15, 2018Leave a comment

Getting a bank account in a new country can be difficult. You have to prove a bunch of documents, somehow prove your current address, and get lucky enough that the bank thinks your documents are sufficient. Well, there’s an easy way to have banking now with new online banks. You just have to apply, put … Continue reading Banking in Ireland (and the EU!)

INIS and GNIB

August 1, 2018August 29, 20181 Comment

If you have already received your WHA and are trying to get an immigration meeting, I'm here to inform you that only half the troubles are over. You may have heard that getting an immigration meeting in Dublin is hard. In my opinion, difficult, frustrating, and stressful are all better words for "hard." There is … Continue reading INIS and GNIB

Medical Insurance for the Working Holiday Visa

July 31, 2018August 29, 2018Leave a comment

You may have done some basic searches for medical insurance abroad and seen some of the larger companies in the US and their outrageous costs for medical insurance abroad. Paying $100 for a certain number of months in advance to get your visa approved can be daunting and very costly. What do those plans even … Continue reading Medical Insurance for the Working Holiday Visa

Irish Working Holiday Visa – Updated!

March 9, 2018November 15, 2018Leave a comment

Update: So I mailed out my application on Monday, it is Friday afternoon and I have just received an email from the consulate in Chicago that my application has been approved and I can move on to step 2 of the application! This is really exciting as I had expected it to take over a … Continue reading Irish Working Holiday Visa – Updated!

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