Banks have broadened the range of identification documents that may be used to open a bank account.
BPFI (which represents the five major retail banks ) have issued a press release: https://bpfi.ie/retail-banks-announce-asylum-seekers-can-open-bank-accounts-using-alternative-identification-documents/
Bank of Ireland new policy (which includes the Temporary Residence Card (TRC) as a valid form of identification):
26 March 2021 The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, T.D., has today announced a further temporary extension of immigration and international protection permissions to 20…
Some information on the proposed right to work scheme: If an asylum seeker wants to enter PAYE employment, for example, the job must not be…
Update from the IPO: All substantive protection interviews are cancelled from Thursday 22 October 2020 until further notice. “Please find below a copy of…
There is still a lot of uncertainty about the right to work for asylum Seekers. If you are interested please attend this session. Sarah McGeough,…
An interesting link from the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) providers, Coursera. Coursera is a global learning platform founded by two professors from Stanford University,…
