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NEARLY 3,800 PEOPLE were deported from Ireland in 2015, figures from the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) show.
In total, 3,790 people were deported or removed from the state, the service’s 2015 report shows.
That is an increase of 60% on 2014.
This figure comprises some 3,451 people who were refused entry into the state at ports of entry and were returned to the place from where they had come.
There were 251 failed asylum seekers and illegal migrants removed from the country last year, up from 111 in 2014. Of those removed, Brazil makes up the largest single nationality, with 9.6%.
The other nationalities are:
There were 69 EU nationals returned to their country on foot of an EU Removal Order and 19 asylum seekers were returned to the EU country in which they had first applied for asylum.
The INIS says that laws passed last year will help strengthen their work.
“Important changes to the Immigration Acts, provided for in the International Protection Act 2015, will also assist in respect of the State’s capacity to enforce deportation orders in certain circumstances where the subject of the
order seeks to evade or frustrate their deportation. These amendments will improve the effectiveness of existing legislative provisions allowing for the arrest, detention and removal of non-nationals against whom a deportation order is in force and removal from the State of persons refused leave to land.”
The report also has figures for the nationalities of those applying for Irish visas.
They are:
The approval rate for entry visa applications was 91%.
100,000 visas! Yeah right, a free for all you mean. 6.000 visas for Nigerians, I hear they come here for the weather.
No wonder there’s a homeless crisis and affordable housing shortage for lower income earners. That’s a fair bit of accommodation to find. Thankfully for them the Immigrant Council of Ireland have a legal team to ensure they get everything they’re entitled to, post- haste
A lot of people visit ireland as tourists or spouses and are required to get a visa. They come , spend money in the economy, and leave happy to go home like any other holidaymaker. Many thankfully leave without realizing the level of stupidity and xenophobia present in sections of the local populace . I am happy they are stopping many bogus asylum seekers and economic migrants at the point of entry. Not doing this well previously has created a lot of the negativity towards foreigners in general.
You what?1
The total is around 115,000 visas – some 2.5% of the total population.
In UK terms that would be the equivalent of about 1.5 million visas – in one year!
91% granted leave to disappear, more like.
By checking these comments and the stats attached to them (Thumbs up vs. Down and sound vs. insane people) I was pretty able to “realize the level of stupidity and xenophobia present in sections of the local populace”.
And I certainly don’t wanna leave more than 1k in taxes, PRSI, USC and spend my money in a country where most of the people think like this. I really hope all foreign investors and other foreign employees like me start realizing that too. I will love to see that, and hopefully will be far, far away! :)
People are right to be afraid when it’s been shown that people have abused Ireland’s lax immigration in the past.
Most people would like to see sun-Saharan immigrants as here to do a job but the reality was they grew over falsely claimed asylum or had a baby here immediately and used that as grounds to stay.
In Britain , for example if you see Jamaicans you know the government invited them in. In Ireland when you see Nigerians you think they are bogus asylum seekers that have taken the piss out of the (lack of) system.
@Freddie Rincon: Well said … I am in the process of bringing my wife and child here , my child is 8 years old in September and I nearly lost him and my wife during the typhoon Yolanda , but yet we are happy to go trough due process to be together and will accept any outcome , so not everyone is in it for there own interests 9 years is a long time together and even longer trying to be together
If 3,451 were not allowed in how were they counted as being deported or is this just a sensationalist headline again?
It’s like me saying I threw the postman out of my house 200 times last year even tough he never entered the front door.????????????
Maybe if you just got to know your postman…..
We don’t have land borders we can turn people away at, all ports of entry are physically on the island so people who are refused entry still need to be removed from the island, so it’s still called deporting.
We don’t have land borders we can turn people away at, for someone to reach a port on entry they have to physically be on the island and if they’re refused entry they then have to be removed from the island, so it’s still called deporting.
The second stat is much more informative, and with a 91% visa success rate, we can see how our population is increasing.
I just wonder how many of the visa holders left when their visas expired. Shouldn’t take a genius with a computer a few minutes to give out that stat. I have a sneaking suspicion it’s only a fraction of the incoming visa holders!
The population replacement programme is working very well judging by those figures . The immigrant council of Ireland will be delighted.
Not near enough deported, coming hear to exploit and intimidate and rob and beg. Look after our own first.
Are you Trumps cousin?
@justreadin Discusting person
All the applicants coming from 3rd world countries with completely differing social norms !!! Nope sorry
Its time now to stop visa free access to the Brazilian students as most of them are coming here to stay and not going back. There are more than 80K of them now studying English in these fake English colleges all over the country. Why can’t they go to the USA to study English as it’s an English speaking country? Gay marriages are common between Europeans and the Brazilians for the citizenship here.
They heard about you, they must have thought Ireland must be a very liberal place to allow such naked uninformed racism to be spouted and the mention of the word ‘immigration’
“Gay Marriage are common between Europeans and the Brazilians for the citizenship here”. Any evidence of that please? Or can we all just make ridiculous claims without any kind of back up?
just reading, Prove that racism charge!! If you’re going to say someone is racist – prove it – argue it!
Laura despite the EU having rules on the times of year which farmers can spread slurry it doesn’t stop Jessica from spreading absolute dung all year round. She’s a well known uniformed troll on here!
I have seen personally a good few and if u want proof then contact the Dept of Justice. I wouldn’t be making stupid claims or u can check the INIS and research that what nationalities are naturalised. It’s not rocket science it’s very easy to understand the whole scam and the loop hole in the Irish immigration system to understand. Brazilians are the top among naturalised Irish citizens and also on top in the deportee list.
If you have evidence about fake marriages or naturalisation fraud Jessica please report to the relevant authority urgently!
Also about your particular vendetta against Brazilians, they number 200 million in their home country so don’t be surprised if they top polls on everything, but that’s no excuse for your xenophobia!
I m not xenophobic or Racist u must be messing. I am only saying how easy it is to fool the INIS and which nationality is doing so. Different people have different ways of doing things. The authorities will find enough evidence if they open their eyes and ears. Same as the Indians, bengalis, Ukrainians and the Pakistan are famous for sham marriages. Now everyone knows the story of Sham marriages but has any of u any proof to tackle all this? I m a 100% that u don’t have any proof what so ever.
Jonny FFS….do you read the news? “Criminal gangs have been paid up to €20m in the last year to organise sham marriages in Ireland” http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/gangs-paid-20m-to-organise-fake-marriages-in-ireland-367074.html
Proof of what? You’re rambling now!
Do you know how hard it is to become an Irish citizen? It literally takes years and you’ve to prove you’re relationship is real numerous times so go do your research before you start mouthing off
Good lad bingo, what you don’t realise it’s that the INIS do a great job in preventing these marriages, how many are successful??
If our system for preventing these sham marriages works fine well what the issue?
Jonny I know of a few Brazilians who have paid money to Eastern European women for marriage and these lads are gay and now they share the house with them. Now u tell me how the F is INIS to know what’s happening there? Do u know in Ireland if a gay couple is living together they can apply for citizenship it’s that easy.
Anyone can “apply” for citizenship but not everyone will get it. You have to live here for years or don’t you get that? You have to be working contributing to society, they will not give you citizenship if not!! Do your research, getting a visa to stay is not the same as citizenship!
And why not report those law breakers if you’re so against it??
Jonny, If gangs are making 20 Millions a year – I’d imagine there’s a pretty good chance of getting away with a shame marriage – not likely to fork out for nothing now are they…. Also, I note you ignored the article on fake “students” – “Good Lad”! http://www.thejournal.ie/powers-crack-down-sham-marriages-convenience-change-2278510-Aug2015/
Love me some Brazilian ladies. Will make our us a prettier race in time. My god can those ladies squat! Note to irish women stay off the treadmill and squat for glutes.lol tchau amigos!
Bingo that 20m is a pure guesstimate so don’t treat it as a statistic.
And those fake students you speak of still have to attend English school for 5 days a week for 6 months. If they miss consecutive days of class they are reported to GNIB and if they can’t explain then they are removed for breaking the terms of the visa! No your facts before coming here not just some article crap!
Kalon knows where it’s at!
Yes Jonny…it might also be an under-guesstimate! What’s your point? It’s clear there are abuses (every eejit knows that) and yet when Jessica brought these up – you – like a typical lefty called her a xenophobe and asked her to prove something that we all know happens – it’s mad. Regarding the schools – Do you really think the schools don’t break the rules? You’re very naïve.
Jonny it’s 1500 fees for the whole year for these Brazilian students and it’s 2 days a week 9 to 12 or 2 pm lectures and that’s all and if u don’t wanna attend the lectures then no problem and extra 500 will do and u get the 90% attendence on a piece of paper to get ur student visa approved. Keep going like that for 6 to 7 years and u get another visa that let’s u stay in IRL for 2 years and then u apply for citizenship for 5 years and ultimately an Irish Passport. Now u go and do ur research. It’s highly understandable that if these students are attending Trinity, UCD DCU and the looks of other Govt colleges where they pay 10k to 20 k that these students are genuine but other than that all these private colleges are scamming the system. Do u know that the Venezuelans had visa free access to Ireland but not anymore. That’s because the Venezuelans would come here for a 3 month holiday visa free and enrol in one of these colleges for 1500 a year and get a 2 year visa? So many of them came in and many applying for asylum to stay that the Irish government had to put a full stop to their visa free access and the same with Brazilian but these can still ce here without visa. There must be something going on and someone in the immigration or the parliament is making serious money. If u know that these days u can get a stay at ur home Brazilian nanny for free if u offer her or him free accommodation and food? We all know that all these South American countries are very poor and Ireland is a real Jackpot for them.
The vast majority of Brazilian students here are on visas. Because you don’t get a student work permit on a visa free basis.
Actually Jessica the fees range from about 1500-4000 depending on the school. If you paid any attention to the official government websites that deal with these schools you’d know the real data. I’ll just point to the flaws in all your figures.
They DO have to attend 5 days per week for 3 hours per day, either morning or evening for a total of 25 weeks or 6 months and they have 2 months at the end to stay here and travel if they please or work to fund their stay.
They can also only get this visa a maximum of three times which currently equates to a total time of 24 months in Ireland. This is far from your 6-7 years that you claim. Another bogus fact!
About your Venezuela rant, there is no case of asylum where the person is not in danger in their home country, so you think we should not offer shelter to people who’s lives are in danger?
You’re delusional about it being a jackpot here, most Brazilians have a lower standard of living in Ireland than they had in brazil…FACT! Ask anyone of them. They genuinely want to travel and learn English and you are a shame to the Irish nation spreading your crap!!
By the way I challenge you to name one of these English schools which is “fake” as you say that has not been closed already, that’s my challenge for you. You have no idea what you’re talking about and it’s quite embarrassing.
1. why will they pay 4k if they can get the visa with 1500? 2. These people don’t go by the books as u r saying. 3. Why are so many Brazilians getting naturalised here then if they have a better standard of life in Brazil? Ask any Brazilian and 90 percent will stay here. 4. South America is full of crime and killings and drugs and has a very low standard of life to Ireland. And of course they are gonna say they are genuine if u ask them. Anyway they all are a good bunch of lads.
Jonny, So, you’re not talking about sham marriages any more – no? Also, if there have been significant abuses in the past WHY would you assume this has been resolved?
Jessica, I’d say Jonny works in the INIS – because he seems to think they do a great job and there are absolutely NO ABUSES in the system. The mind boggles! Some good points from you!
Just to clarify the visa costs €300 and the courses cost €1500-4000, well I’ll ask you why would anyone pay more than the minimum for eduction..answer..to get a better education, why pay high fees in trinity when you can do it online for a fraction so that point is pretty invalid. You forget that a lot of Brazilians here already have European passports when they come here(they were colonised by Portugal encase you didn’t know) so some have those eu benefits. You still haven’t named one school who is corrupt and still operating??
And the Brazilians who can afford the €1500+ for school, the €300 for visa and have €3000+ of savings required for the visa are not so poor in Brazil trust me, they have it much better off! Problem is you claim to know Brazilians but you actually know SfA about them. They see you as the xenephobe you are!
“There is no case of asylum where a person’s life is not in danger”. Either requested or granted that sentence is a whole new level of gullable.Two words Germany, Sweden.even in some alternate universe where every case was genuine where does it say either legally or morally that we should shelter and everything that the word implies ALL who’s lives are in danger? The numbers do not lie but only time will prove that what you’re seeing now is just a trickle.
“Jonny it’s 1500 fees for the whole year for these Brazilian students and it’s 2 days a week 9 to 12 or 2 pm lectures and that’s all and if u don’t wanna attend the lectures then no problem and extra 500 will do and u get the 90% attendence on a piece of paper to get ur student visa approved. Keep going like that for 6 to 7 years and u get another visa that let’s u stay in IRL for 2 years and then u apply for citizenship for 5 years and ultimately an Irish Passport. ”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHA
No one holding student visa can be granted with permanent residence (Irish naturalization, etc). No matter how long you stay. Simple as it.
Hello Jessica, im a brazilian living here in Ireland, we pay much more than 1500 to be here, just to get our visa we have to bring from Brazil 3000 euros and prove to the imigration despite this 3000 we have to pay for our course and its not cheap for us. Yes, South America have crimes and killings but yes our standard of life is better in Brazil at least mine, i used to live in a better house with a room only for me and double bed only for me, i used to eat better go to better places, i have friends and family there, here in Ireland i share a room with 5 people, dont eat well, (this is why i am losing weigh). But the reason to be here is to learn the language, if you ask me if id prefer stay here and live here all my life or go back to Brazil with fluent english(thats the reason im here) and after traveling to all the places i want i would go back to Brazil with a smile, i dont want to live in Ireland i just want the language, but of course Ireland is a nice place to live but we Brazilians prefer 1000 times our food our confort and our own country that treats us not like we are inferiors. Sorry about the english and i could not express right my feelings because i dont have enough vocabulary in english to express it, so maybe in this text are things that i dont meant.
Not actually true or accurate, Jessica.
According to INIS, the number of Brazilians in Dublin is around 20.000 and not many more outside it. Most of them go back home, but some of them stay because they have a double citizenship as they are the second or third generation of Italian, Portuguese, German, Spanish (etc) immigrants.
Besides, foreigner students (i.e. Brazilians) can’t claim social welfare, and contribute €330 million to the Irish economy per year. As you can see, Brazilians are not even on the top 5 of those applying for Irish visas.
Do you really work as ‘Customer assistant” at FAS?
Are you really posting such things on this website???
Unbelievable. It’s insane!
As I used to say to people that think we crossed the ocean just to come here and to get a visa.
We would not be so stupid, once it would be cheaper go to South Brazil or even Argentina(!!!!) and get marry with one of those millions of Italian or Germans descendants , than come to Ireland (C’mon) and pay for it (For f&*^% sake!)
I’d like to see an European paying what we 3rd world (poor?) paid as fees to go for a college/university here. Plus accommodation, food and everything.
The Irish students pay the reg fee and that is 2500 vs urs 1500. And the Europeans pay more money for a single room not like u sharing ur room with 8 people. By the way are u married yet to some old Irish man yet or not?
The visas number u see are the ones when someone applies from outside Ireland. BTW look up Google for little Brazil in Ireland. I m not saying u r bad people. I am talking about the loophole in our system and the sham marriages. And I am not targeting u at all. Good luck.
Pedro Jessica is not talking about u students. She is pointing out the loophole in our system and the bogus colleges. U r welcome here and can stay as long as u like.
Gort is very different from what it was 10 or 15 years ago. Most of those Brazilian people came here on a Work Visa, due to the lack of skilled labor – they were recruited by Irish meat industry businessmen.
There’s no loophole in the Irish system, it’s basically like everywhere else. If you are married to someone that is not from your country, would it be fair to not allow them to be together as a family?
Check the sources, Brazilians are not on the top 5 of those applying for Irish citizenship/naturalization. It’s way easier, quicker and cheaper to get an Italian passport, for example. Just for the record, Sao Paulo (Brazil) has the biggest Italian community outside Italy – I am half Spanish, by the way.
Europeans can claim Social Welfare, I’ve met lots of Portuguese people that came to Ireland cause the minimum wage here is higher and they get way more money on the Social Welfare here, for example. As you may know, Brazilian people can’t claim social welfare. Do the maths again.
Hi, I am from Chile it’s part of south america. I not agree when you say south america it’s a full of crime If you came to here you will find lots of Irish people living even you can drink a pint in an Irish Bar. I wanna answer to your comment because I went to your country to study english, I didn’t work because I didn’t wanna take an opportunity of an Irish. Living there I realize you start to have a problem the same of every country for example you said Brazilian people came Ireland to find a job live here forever and take our opportunities, however, In my country for example We have Irish people, English, American people to came to take our opportunities because the have more skills then as and now It’s a huge problem in every part of the world. You have to travel and know the world. I don´t know what is the meaning of low standard of live we live super, If we want we can go to drink to St patrick pub ( is located in Chile) starbucks, go to shop buy clothes in expensive stores, We have the same stores then your country same cars even in some things same price. You don’t have to generalize and attack to all continent because you have lot of Irish peolple living here. Try to comment about your real problem that is the immigration not only for brazil you have a huge competition from Europe because you only speak one lenguage while your neighbours speak more then 2.
Finally I wanna thanks to your country I really love it, I learn english It was a good opportunity to develop my skills for 6 months and start to travel for 6 moths around asia and europe.
Dear Jessica,
I’m Brazilian, married with a French citizen and living in Ireland for more then 4 years, I come to Europe a student ( Masters) and did happen to meet my husband ( something you could also do.. you never know where life will turn you). I have European passport because my father is European… so I ask you, if I Brazilian girl come to Europe to study, why did I got married with my husband if I already have my own Eu passport? BECAUSE LOVE EXISTS!
Also, FYI , I opened a company here in Ireland on e-commerce, and this Brazilian here helps your country by generating jobs to Irish people and paying taxes that will revert to the Irish citizens too.
Please stop blaming people you don’t even know the origin or culture and look in your own country story… first, when you needed many of Irish migrated to USA and was well received. Second, your country had a massive economic crises and thanks to all this foreigner companies and employees that your country is back on trail.
So please before you spread your hate, get more information.
Have a good day! :)
You are joking Jessica yes or are you actually that thick? So based on your maths, the person has spent 13 years in the country which at no point he has claimed any benefits from the government but has paid for the visas, school fees, accommodation etc and he is not entitled to an Irish passport? I have never read comments here from someone as thick (maybe racist) as you. Yes there is abuse, it’s everywhere, in every country. You can’t tackle them all, some get away with it, some get caught. But not every loophole can be closed.
why is immigration such a big problem for so many people in Ireland and UK, for starts in the UK , the Irish are just as big a migration problem as any other nationality. Most British feel the Irish come to England for better jobs more welfare benefits better housing, they even want to be here for a better quality life, what exactly is there in most of Irland anyway in comparison,,this is not my thought this is the vast majority of the UK,, and there goes Ireland complaining about immigration, Brazilians, Chinese and Asians etc
Open your minds and look at the bigger picture, economic growth and so many other. there is almost 2 million UK British people moved into other EU countries .. yet they don’t want freedom of movement ..
You talk about Gays and sham marriages well here in England most burglaries, sellers f stolen goods and much more are seen as coming from a majority of Irish people does that mean all Irish that come to this country are and will folow suit so we should control immigration and end the freedom of common travel area for UK and Ireland.
And where exactly are they all going to live??? Stop the madness!
Obviously in Calais or back to where ever they came from.
115,690 visa applications made. 105,277 approved! Holy shit!
It’s open boarders with a few token few refused.
So are they refused at the airport or ferryport?…and if yes how come they’re allowed get this far?
Eh because bar you set up an “Irish preclearance” in every flight origin there is no way to tell them they are not allowed in until they arrive?
this is one of reasons why number of people signing on has reduced in numbers,
other reason is everyone else emigrated
But it’s ‘crucial for economic growth’. At least that’s according to Fine Gael’s Peter Sutherland. The only way we can absorb populations of this size is if a similar number also leave.
It’s insane from an economic standpoint. The only way it can ’cause growth’ is if it drives down labour costs for the “job creators” in their ivory towers, and only they will see said “growth”. Everyone else will get poorer. That’s really why the majority of them are coming from nations with populations of at least 180,000,000; the supply is practically endless.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-18519395
He has a lot of pull over the Fine Gael administration. Here he is with Simon Coveney.
Those figures don’t add up.
I think you’ll find that 3451 + 251 + 69 + 19 does in fact add up to 3790! So who the hell is giving you green thumbs?
The percentages only add to 99.9% though ha! Wheres the other 0.1%?
100000 Irish people removed as well in search of a better life. They should include them figures too
These work visas are making it impossible to find jobs for low skilled Irish people
Jessica and real irish, you saying that all Brazilian x irish marriages are scam and all brazilians are poor is just ridiculous..
First of all, I brought 15 thousand euro to Ireland when I got here cause i didn’t want to go crazy about finding a job instead of focus on studying. If come with 15k is being poor for you, Im sorry.
During my student stay, I’ve met my other half and yes, he is Irish. We have a beautiful baby and we bought a house with OUR own money. I don’t have an Irish citizenship and I don’t want to ( although my husband will apply for a Brazilian one).
I don’t know what you have against Brazilians but I can assure you, stereotype a whole country is DUMB.
And about the work visas, the employer has to apply for it, pay 1000 euro fee AND explain to the authorities why he wants a non eu instead of an Irish person, so if the employer prefer have all this hard work, means we are better than you, so sick it up.
Of course u have to stay here as the rest of them. And the love of ur life has to be Irish. U r not alone 90 percent of u are the same.
RealIrish change your name to “RealRacist” just to avoid confusion. Thank you
They should all be sent to Donegal, easy access to the UK
Brazilian here about to get Irish citizenship through a real & legit marriage. Jessica, u mad? :*
Bronagh when a marriage brings Irish citizenship it’s not legit anyway. U can get married all u like in ur home country with ur whole family around. Why marry in a foreign country with no family and old friends around. The Gardai are investigating a lot of these marriages and u know more than half are fake. As u can see Brazilians are the ones on top of the deportee list.and if Brazil is such a great country then what are u doing here and why does the whole lot of them like to stay in Ireland even after the completion of their fake education.?
I really want to believe that you are a fake or something, Jessica. Have you seen the bullshit you are saying yet?
“Bronagh when a marriage brings Irish citizenship it’s not legit anyway.” – WTF is that? Have you lost your mind? So, let´s say that you are in Brazil and you don’t have the right to stay there because you’re Irish. You find a guy that you[re in love with and the only way to stay there would be marrying here. What would you do? Come back to Ireland because getting married in Brazil and getting the Brazilian citizenship is not legit anyway? Ffs, eh??
Just for your information, I’ve been living here for 3 years and I’m happily married to a Spanish guy and soon enough I’m applying to become an Irish Citizen as well. Not only me but I bet that more than 3K people do that every year here. So, deal with it and if you do not like it, there’s more than 40 countries in Europe that you could move to. ;)
Jessica, my dear.
Jonny was being a saint up there trying to explain to you how the student visas work. Unlike what you think most of us DO have a better life in Brazil. We come here for one reason only: study English.
I have been living in your country for almost 4 years now but believe me I’d happily go back to mine without even thinking about it. But you see, life is a box full of surprises and the love of my life happens to be Irish. I got married here AND in Brazil (you know, to do what you said up there and have my family and friends around me).
Getting a citizenship is not as easy as you think. I recommend you to read Jonni’s comment over and over and over again whenever a doubt pops, he was very good at explaining it.
Euro is very expensive in Brazil. It costs 4/5 times more than our currency, we left our jobs, sold cards, apartments to come over here to LEARN.
There are SCAMS out there but don’t put everyone in the same bag. You are smarter than that. I am sure (or want to believe).
The population of Brazil is over 200 million people. Only 363 Brazilian nationals were deported, is that number really significant now?
Oh hello Larissa so in 4 years u must have a PhD in English now? And of course the love of ur life has to be someone with an Irish passport. And if u only came here to study English then when can I come and personally say Goodbye? As u said u sold everything u had so it means u burnt u boats for good. Not all Brazilians are scammers but in fact every nationality has its own scams going. BTW it will take 3 years for u to get Irish passport after ur sham marriage. Good luck
What’s up. The neck of u telling an Irish girl to go and leave her country? Why don’t u take the love of ur life back to Brazil? Why Irish passport? That’s what I am saying there is a loop hole in our system. And u r abusing it. U all have to fall in love in Ireland. Hahh
Larissa don’t worry u will get ur Irish passport in 3 years. Why is that all u have to fall in love with Irish or EU lads. As u said u sold everything u had to come up here and study English? So u must have a PHD in English. Why can’t the love of ur life go and stay with u n Brazil? Because Ireland is better and u have to accept it. And u will do what ever u can to stay here. Getting married is the best and easiest way to get Irish citizenship and it’s the biggest loophole in our system.
Why an Irish passport? Simple. When someone is living here for years and planning to stay and contribute, it is their RIGHT to apply for the citizenship, and this applies to any country. If I move to another continent and I’m part of its society for years, the minimum rights I expect is being allowed to VOTE, being protected by that country’s jurisdiction, even being able to pass the citizenship to my children if I want to so they are treated as equal if they are born here and not as a foreign immigrant. I will probably also become an Irish citizen even though I’m European and won’t bring me much benefit, even if it’s only for a symbolic meaning with the country I love and chose to live in. You’re not a real Irish, you’re just a xenofobia coward that has to come online to insult other hard-working people helping on the recovery of YOUR country. Do something productive instead of wasting your time insulting in here
Hey Jessica!
So according to your previous posts, all Brazilian people are here seeking student visas, marriage with Irish citizens and nanny jobs with “free accommodation”? Say that to my EU Citizenship and my management role in the digital industry. :)
Not that I give a damn about your opinion, but since you seem so concerned about Brazilians here, I will tell you a bit about me. When I left Brazil, I was already married to a guy who holds 2 EU nationalities (German and Portuguese) on the top of the Brazilian one, and we happen to be together for around 14 years, so my relationship was not made up to get a damn visa. I hold my EU nationality myself. So neither me nor my husband came to Ireland looking for visas or marrying Irish people.
We both work for AMERICAN companies, so Americans are paying our salaries, hence we just happen to be in your country for professional purposes. When AMERICANS pay our wages, your government bites a lot through taxes, and we spend part of the money for renting a house and consuming in your country.
Just think if all the foreign companies and foreign workforce leave Ireland, what is gonna happen with the “Irish Jackpot” you were talking about? In fact, my husband and I (and our employers) are making a huge favor to be in Ireland.
They would start the potato plantations again. What else is here other then the multinationals bringing the European workforce which contributes to the Irish economy. Most of the Irish commenting here don’t like the foreigners but they forget that they are here working in multinational companies paying taxes. Imagine if Google, fb, IBM etc left, none of which are Irish. Back to potato plantations.
People. Please educate yourself before making generalisations or xenophobic comments. Most visas are wealthy student business and tourist visas. Remeber irelands economy is based on inward investment.
Alan ignorance is bliss, why educate yourself on issues, it’s better to ramble ha
FIRST THING THEY WANT IS THE DOLE… Refugees are happy with anywhere but social welfare migrants choose the countries with the best social welfare for migrants?
I’m living in Ireland exactly one year, I’m gonna go back to Brazil in November because it’s the place I love most.
That doesn’t mean I don’t like the Ireland, I love Ireland and when someone asks me what I most like here, I say it’s the Irish people. I say about how the people here are friendly and hospitable, and have supported a very cruel war in which they managed their freedom. I know that Irish like Jessica are the minority.
So dear Irish readers, I’m very grateful for the experience I’m living here and say that all of you will always be very welcome in Brazil, including u Jessica.
Of course, in Brazil there are xenophobic and ignorant people too, but I know that the vast majority of Brazilians will receive you with open arms, as has always been our characteristic.
By the way, get over yourselves, why would someone pay more for a school? Try to visit schools like Malvern, Ibat College, Griffith, and so many others that costs minimunly 3 (up to 7) thousand euros for 6 months of course and I guarantee you’ll all see their classrooms full of South Americans. Why don’t some of you go try to do something better with your time instead of speding the day commenting on articles and you might become a little bit smarter and more well informed? Maybe if u put this much effort in learning some new skills (a second language maybe?) you would’t be so scared of immigrants stealing your jobs.
Real Irish, is that way should I call you? You must to not have any corauge to log in with your onw name yeah? Of course you wouldn’t do it, you should be shame of yourself.
It is just disgusting reading you comments about any Brazilian person who marries any EU person.
I am living in Dublin for 5 years and guess what, I still don’t have any sort of visa or Irish citizen that allows me to leave here forever without applying and PAYING for visa. Jessica, could you tell me please where’s the easy Irish passaport that you can get after 6 years? Hahahaha
Jessica and Real Irish are probably xenophobics like that because a poor Brazilian girl or guy from a 3rd world country didn’t want get envolve with them!!
That’s what I m saying u will not go back to u r country as Ireland is better. BTW u r here for 5 years now nd have no visa? That’s called Illegal.
Jessica is this you? Set up a fake twitter to get some support? Hahaha
U r mad jonny. But I m sure u know the truth hurts. I don’t hate any nationality. My points are about the loop hole in out system and that’s that. And my name is cian not Jessica.
Do these figures included tourist visas, business trip or conference visas? And if someone has a multiple visit visa is it counted as one, or every time they use it?
Brazilians = gente boa.
entry visa does not mean work permit or asylum. People, use you brains
Do those figures include business visas and tourist visas? And if it’s a multiple entry visa does that count as one is it counted each time it’s used?
@Real Irish, yes, why fall in loive with the Irish? beats me! Never happened to me but sure some people do. As for the other Europeans? Give them a try, they are handsome, intelligent, sweet, and simply irresistible. Now maybe your problem is no Brazilian woman (or man) is falling for you, oh and no ‘other Europeans either…….well, what can we say …lol, same counts for dear Jessica
Do those figures include business visas and tourist visas? And if it’s a multiple entry visa does that count as one or each time it’s used?
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