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Transferring Jobseekers Benefit abroad

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  • 10-01-2011 2:03pm
    #1
    Mary29
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    Hi all,

    I have been unemployed for a while now. I have tried to get a job here but nothing seems to be coming up, so I am thinking of requesting my Jobseekers Benefit to be transferred abroad and trying to get a job in another EU country. I read in the Social Welfare website that it can be transferred for up to 3 months and in special circumstances up to 6 months.

    I went to my local Social Welfare office to ask which ones are the requirements for JB to be transferred abroad for 6 months. This is important to me because there is obviously more chances of getting a job in 6 months than in 3. I also need to know that to be able to choose the right kind of accommodation abroad (as I would not be able to live without the JB or a job, so I need to know for how long I can commit to rent over there). Unfortunately, I didn't get a clear answer in the Social Welfare office.

    Has anyone done anything similar to this before? I would appreciate any information about what are the requirements to get the 3 months extension. Also, how long does it take to the Irish Social Welfare to sort out the papers for the transfer abroad? I also read that if I didn't find a job in the first country I went to, I could come back to Ireland and then go to look for a job in a second country. I wonder if this second chance could be in the first country again (that would save me money by not having to move my stuff from one country to another one again).

    Thanks for your help!


    http://ec.europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/work/jobseeker/transferring-unemployment-benefits/eu-eu_en.htm
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