North NI Direct is a comprehensive source of information for all student housing related issues: Student housing | nidirect. This includes advice on problems with rented student accommodation.  Help funding your accommodation If you are an ROI student studying in NI, you may be eligible for the Irish Government’s maintenance grant, which could help you Read more >

Under the Common Travel Area rules British citizens and Irish citizens, studying in each other’s jurisdictions have the same right to access healthcare as citizens who are resident.     This means cross-border students can continue to access healthcare as a resident at home and as a student, temporarily resident across the border.   North GP Cross-border students Read more >

South Erasmus+ is an EU programme that can help you travel to experience work, study or train in another country, mainly within the EU. Your time abroad on Erasmus+ can be from 2 days to a year depending on the type of project you are on. Erasmus+ is open to many people including:  Pupils in Read more >

Entitlement to work and benefits The Common Travel Area guarantees UK and Irish citizens the right to work in each jurisdiction, making it a relatively smooth process to start working in either jurisdiction as a student. For more see: Border People – CTA.   Working in NI If you want to work in the North, you Read more >

Where should I register and tax my car?  You only need to register and tax your car where your main residence is (a student’s main residence is often their family home). For example, if you own a car in NI where your main residence is, and travel over and back to Ireland a lot to Read more >

Attending third level education across the border The Common Travel Area (CTA) provides Irish and UK citizens the right to access education and associated student support, in each other’s state, on terms no less favourable than those for the citizens of that state. This includes rights to home fee status, tuition fee loans and maintenance Read more >

The Common Travel Area (CTA) gives Irish and UK citizens the right to access education and associated student support, in each other’s state, on terms no less favourable than those for the citizens of that state. This includes rights to home fee status, tuition fee loans and maintenance support subject to meeting the eligibility criteria. Read more >

North Under the Childhood Immunisation Programme in Northern Ireland, a baby usually has its first vaccination at 8 weeks old.  This will be given at a GP surgery. It takes a number of injections to fully protect the child so it is important to complete the course. If vaccinations have been missed the child can Read more >

Free school transport Living South, studying North Eligibility for free transport assistance for pupils living in the Republic of Ireland but studying in Northern Ireland is assessed on the same criteria as pupils who live in Northern Ireland, as identified in the Department of Education Transport Circular 1996/41 (eani.org.uk).  However, whilst the route measured will Read more >

All children in both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland are entitled to free primary and post-primary education   North   In Northern Ireland, there are two broad school categories: grant-aided and Independent. Most schools are grant-aided. These schools follow the revised curriculum. Independent schools are fee-paying and follow their own curriculum. For a list of different Read more >