My 18 yr old daughter has always wanted to do a gap year or two in Ireland, work riding in a Showjumping or Eventing yard. Her FBR application was submitted last year. She has just received the news that she has been selected for a South African team going to compete in Northern Ireland in July. She has some savings, but cannot afford TWO trips to Ireland, so the only way she can take up her place on the team is to stay on afterwards and work in Rep. of Ireland. We contacted the embassy, and they expedited her application, and we received word that she is now a citizen. We are just waiting for the doc and then we can apply for her passport.
She is furiously applying for jobs online, and I am furiously trying to get info to get all these pieces into place so we can make a decision on the team by next week. I have googled and scoured the online info, but a lot of info is conflicting, so can I pl ask my questions here?
1. As a Irish citizen, does she need a visa for N. Ireland?
2. is travel accross the border w N. Ireland free, or strictly regulated?
3. When she arrives in Ireland, she shd apply for a PPS number and a card, right?
4. she will likely be earning minimum wage, so she shd be able to get a medical card, right?
5. Her medical card will entitle her to free emergency medical care, right?
6. Given that she is in a "dangerous" job (riding horses) are there exclusions to the medical care?
7. Does she need private insurance?
8. as a citizen, she will be entitled to open a bank account, get a driver's licence, etc, right?
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