Saturday, February 21, 2009

I live in Ireland and wanna get into Stanford

I live in Ireland and wanna get into Stanford?
Alright. I live in Ireland and I'm 14... What can I do if i wanna go to college at Stanford or Yale? Are the grading techniques different?Can I get some kind of scholarship? And how good do my grades have to be? My parents are planning to move to America anyway,and i think Stanford is an amazingggg college. So what do I have to do to get accepted? I know the competition is huge >_< Thanks.
Studying Abroad - 1 Answers
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Have a 4.0+ GPA in high school, form multiple clubs, volunteer on your weekends, have wealthy parents OR have poor parents so you can suck up all the scholarships/grants, be involved in your student council (president position), be in the top 1% of your class, become an unbelievable writer so you can write an exemplary essay when applying My best friend got into Yale, and he did just about everything I listed (except he had a wealthy family).







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Saturday, February 14, 2009

How long do I need to live in Ireland in order to get Irish citizenship

How long do I need to live in Ireland in order to get Irish citizenship?
Hi! I'm an American citizen wanting to move to Ireland and get Irish citizenship. But I need to know how long I need to live there in order to receive it.
Immigration - 4 Answers
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Depends. Where do you want to live? Northern Ireland? Or southern Ireland? Northern Ireland is part of the UK, where southern Ireland isn't and therefore have different laws. Belle
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Unless you marry an Irish person, the law here states that you will become a citizen by a process called naturalisation. Naturalisation in Ireland means the process whereby a foreign national living in Ireland may apply to become an Irish citizen. In order to apply for naturalisation in Ireland, you must have been physically resident in Ireland for a certain length of time. All applications to become a naturalised Irish citizen are decided by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. This Minister has absolute discretion as to whether or not to grant naturalisation. There are strict rules about applying for naturalisation as an Irish citizen, however. Some of them are as follows: Be 18 years or older Be of good character - the Garda Síochána (Ireland's national police) will be asked to provide a report about your background Have had a period of 1 year's continuous reckonable residence in the State immediately before the date of your application. If you have any more information, visit www.irishabroad.com od the department of Justice. Hope this helps! I'm sure you'll love it here!
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See article below to see that it is 5 years. However, your first hurdle will be getting a visa to work and live in Ireland....not easy. See 2nd site.
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To correct Like That, when you apply for Irish citizenship you must have 1 years reckonable residence in the year immediately before you apply but you must have a minimum of 5 years reckonable residence in the Republic of Ireland before you can be considered for Irish citizenship by naturalisation. Nobody automatically becomes an Irish citizen just because they marry someone, there are certain conditions that need to be fulfilled - length of marriage, residency in the Republic etc & there is still no guarantee you would be granted citizenship. http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/moving-country/irish-citizenship/becoming_an_irish_citizen_through_naturalisation First you need to get into the country and live and work there legally - the Irish economy is in rapid decline, work is scarce & the visa regulations have been tightened up recently. Time spent in the Republic of Ireland on a student visa does not count towards the qualifying period for residence.






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Saturday, February 7, 2009

How Could You Get A Passport and Get into Ireland and live there

How Could You Get A Passport and Get into Ireland and live there?
I know it seems that i am young but please do not judge. It's just a question for someone. You see, my "someone" wants to move to Ireland but she wants to know how you can get a passport and live in Ireland. She'd like to know the requirements and costs for everything and she is not so sure which websites to check.She wants to fly there, but wants to live there but wants to know how a young person could get a passport, like ages 15 and 16. It would be amazing if someone could answer my confusing question without judging me and things. Thank You.
Other - Ireland - 5 Answers
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Any minor requires an adult caregiver to be involved in the Passport Process The Passport will set you back around 70 bucks or 100 bucks if you want it expedited. You can get the passport through the Post Office in your area. Once in Ireland the Government there should be contacted about any Citizenship issues.
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Well having moved to the United States from Ireland myself I have been in a similar situation. First off, in order to fly under 18 on international flight you need parental consent and entered in as unaccompanied minors. As for getting the passport, I am not 100% on the process for a United States passport but I know that you can most likely apply for one at your local government building or something along those lines. You most likely need to have the forms and photos signed and witnessed by a notary of the public (that information will be in the forms). And finally book your tickets far in advance, as if you book them 6 months in advance they still range (depending on if they are round trip) $400 each way (so totaling at around 800-900 total for round trip tickets). If you book them to soon to the date when you will travel they will be any where from $1500-$2500. And don't forget the currency there is euro so exchange rates kill you when it comes to actually buying stuff when you get there (I think 1 euro=around $1.45). I just got back a few weeks ago and I plan to travel back on New years holidays, so I know my stuff. As for living there, you can try applying for a visa, but being under 18 this will be difficult unless it is a student visa that is valid from 1-2 years. Immigration there has tightened up a great deal lately and it is nearly as difficult to live over there as it is to live here in the US.
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Yes, your question is confusing - is this your own child or a friend? What nationality is she? Costs & regulations for passports vary from country to country. As a 16 year old her parents would need to make the application for a passport. She's also unlikely to be issued an adult passport, a foreign child arriving on their own with no one to meet them will raise suspicions. There's also the point that if she's from outside the EU, she'll need a visa to live in the Republic of Ireland - if she's a child planning to come here on her own, there is no way she's going to get one. As a 16 year old she won't be able to work to support herself & she won't be able to claim benefits, if she is coming here on her own she's leaving herself vulnerable to exploitation & abuse.
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There's a few things you are not telling us. Is your "someone" wanting to come and live here because you are here? Or are you planning to come with her as well, to be with her? Make it a long-time aspiration for when she is (or both of you are) 18. A minor aged 15 or 16 won't get a passport without parental permission, then there is the little issue of finding work to support herself. Far better if she comes trained to do something, as unskilled jobs are not very plentiful, as any student not finding holiday work this past summer will tell you. If she is a EU national, she can come here without a visa, but from other countries that is another necessity to acquire. Get her to read http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/moving-country/moving-to-ireland
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is your someone you by any chance?






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Sunday, February 1, 2009

How can I live in Ireland and see my daughter who lives in America at the same time

How can I live in Ireland and see my daughter who lives in America at the same time?
I want to move to Ireland because my girlfriend lives there and we plan on getting married eventually. However, I already have a daughter here who lives in the US. How can I see her while at the same time being able to live in Ireland? What do most parents do in this situation?
Other - Ireland - 9 Answers
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Get a webcam.
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Use Skype to communicate.
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mabie have her during summer and mabie you get during one school holiday ie march break or christmas
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Yahoo Instant messenger is awesome you can talk and use video otherwise skype has the hype.
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I would talk to her about it. If she is still a child or adolescent, you may cause a riff between yours and hers relationship. This is coming from a personal perspective of the daughter. Needless to say, it is not easy. Other than that, yearly visits, letters, phone calls, do everything you can to keep in close contact. Skype is a great idea I would consider using in alternative to phone calls, but it charges for long distance as well.
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use your computer's camera and visually chat ,
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SKYPE! it's free video calling, so you can chat at anytime! You can download it or it usually comes onto laptops. have fun in Ireland! I myself am 16 and going for 8 months and will be using skype!
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My father had another daughter who lived in the US while he was in Ireland, and he just lived with it, and saw her when he could, and brought her over for the summers. This was long before there was such a thing as commercial Internet, so there was no Skype or MSN Messenger, and certainly no webcams or any of that kind of thing, so he made do with phonecalls and visits. They lived with it, and their relationship was always good that I recall. Now you have wonderful technology at your disposal, so invest in a good laptop for your ex so that your daughter can see you and talk to you, and get a good laptop yourself (in Ireland) so that you can talk to your daughter. Incidentally, given the current state of the Irish economy, I seriously doubt that this will be a problem. There are very few jobs available here, and you will have to be able to find work here FIRST .... and no, marrying an Irish person doesn't make the slightest difference. Sorry.
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Time travel is best way.,






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