EU Fee Assessment Process

The following information will provide you with flowcharts, online application form & document checks for submitting an EU fee assessment to the Fees & Grants Office.

The following flowcharts provide a guide to student eligibility:

Please note that once assessed your fee status will not be re-assessed for the duration of your course. A further assessment may be permitted from a UG to PG registration, please contact the Fees & Grants Office to discuss.

Who should apply for an EU fee assessment?

If you fall under the conditions below, you can submit an application to the F&G Office for assessment.

I am an EU citizen but my place of birth is outside of the EU/EEA/Swiss Confederation/United Kingdom.
I am an EU citizen, living 3 of the last 5 years outside of the EU/EEA/Swiss Confederation/United Kingdom but I have completed 5 years of primary/secondary education in the EU/EEA/Swiss Confederation/United Kingdom.
I am a non-EU citizen but I have been living and working within the EU for 3 of the last 5 years (please see the definitions below).
I am a child/spouse of non-EU diplomatic staff based in the EU.
I am a child/spouse of Irish State Official, and comparable EU/EEA/Swiss State official, who reside outside the EU on diplomatic or consular mission.
I am in the asylum process for 3 of the last 5 years.

How do I apply for an EU fee assessment?

You will need to complete the relevnat online Fees & Grants Office form + forward all supporting documentation. Incomplete applications will be rejected and you maybe required to commence the process from the beginning.

If you are Under 23 years of age - online application form available here under 23 - please also refer to this checklist below to ensure you submit a complete application.
If you are Over 23 years of age - online application form available here over 23 - please also refer to this checklist below to ensure you submit a complete application.
If you are in the asylum process and Under 23 years of age - online application form available here under 23 - please also refer to this checklist below to ensure you submit a complete application.
If you are in the asylum process and Over 23 years of age - online application form available here over 23 - please also refer to this checklist below to ensure you submit a complete application.

The Department of Education and Skills requested the HEA bring the below information in relation to the Free Fees Scheme to attention - in terms of higher education, notwithstanding Brexit, UK students will retain an EU fee status once students meet all other criteria as set out in the Free Fees Initiative.

Students with UK nationality will continue to be eligible under the nationality criteria of the free fees scheme;
UK residency will continue to contribute towards fulfilling the ordinarily resident criteria of the scheme.

Further information in regard to a student's eligibility to EU tuition fees is available from the relevant section on studentfinance.ie.

Definitions

Definitions

Ordinarily resident
Being resident (i.e. physically living) in the EU/EEA/Swiss Confederation/United Kingdom for the purposes of taxation for a minimum of 3 years. Residency can also be determined by place of education. Students must be ordinary resident (educated) in the EU/EEA/Swiss Confederation/United Kingdom for 3 of the 5 years upon entering third level.

Non- EU student
Please note that once assessed your fee status will not be re-assessed for the duraction of your course. A further assessment may be permitted from a UG to PG registration, please contact the Fees & Grants Office to discuss.

Applicants aged 23 or over

Applicants aged 23 or over the year of entry to a course are considered independent, mature applicants.

P21 & P 60
P21 is an accumulated statement of total income, tax credit and tax paid for a particular tax year for all employment in the tax year. It also includes tax paid by spouse if jointly assessed. For this reason it is used to make a judgement about residence. You can request your p21 via www.revenue.ie.

P60 is a single document issued by an employer for an individual in a single employment. It is issued if a person was in a particular employment on 31 December of the year. It will not include details of any other employment or income or of spousal income. It can be issued even if a person was only employed for the last week of the year so therefore is not a reliable indicator of residence and cannot be accepted for Fee Assessment purposes.

It is important to understand that the P60 is not a Revenue assessment of a person's tax position and is not an indication of final tax liability for the year. The P60 merely provides a summary of the tax, PRSI and USC deducted by a single employer in the tax year.

EU Checklist for applicants Under 23 years of age

Applicant/Student

1. Proof of residency:

One or more of the following documents to cover 3 of the 5 years prior to starting the course:

* Letter from school based in EU/EEA/Swiss Confederation/UK confirming attendance OR
* A P21 tax form/statement of liability (or local equivalent) OR
* Social Welfare letter indicating during of claims made

AND

2. To confirm identity:

* EU/EEA/Swiss Confederation/UK citizents - a copy of passport
* Non EU citizens - a copy of GNIB card/Residency Permit for 3 of the 5 years prior to starting a course.

Parent(s)/Legal Guardian(s)

1. Proof of residency:

One or more of the following documents to cover 3 of the 5 years prior to starting the course:

* P21 tax form/statement of liability OR EU/EEA/Swiss/UK equivalent OR
* Social Welfare letter indicating during of claims made OR
* Self-employed evidence (Notice of Assessment) F11

AND

2. To confirm identity:

* EU/EEA/Swiss Confederation/UK citizents - a copy of passport
* Non EU citizens - a copy of GNIB card/Residency Permit with appropriate stamp (excluding stamp 2 and 3) for 3 of the 5 years prior to starting a course

EU Checklist for applicants Over 23 years of age

Applicant/Student

1. Proof of residency:

One or more of the following documents to cover 3 of the 5 years prior to starting the course:

* Letter from school based in EU/EEA/Swiss confederation/UK confirming attendance OR
* P21 tax form/statement of liability OR
* Social Welfare letter indicating during of claims made OR
* Self-employed evidence (Notice of Assessment) F11

AND

2. To confirm identity:

EU Checklist for Asylum & Subsidiary Protection Applicants Under 23 years of age

Applicant/Student

1. Proof of residency:

One or more of the following documents to cover 3 of the 5 years prior to starting the course:

AND

2. To confirm identity:

* Letter from The Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (ORAC) or Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (INIS) or Reception & Integration Agency (RIA) OR
* A copy of Temporary Residence Certificate Card (TRC).
Parent(s)/Legal Guardian(s)

1. Proof of residency:

One or more of the following documents to cover 3 of the 5 years prior to starting the course:

* A P21 tax form/statement of liability (or local equivalent) OR
* Social Welfare letter indicating during of claims made OR
* Letter from Direct Provisioin Centre

AND

2. To confirm identity:

EU Checklist for Asylum & Subsidiary Protection Applicants Over 23 years of age

Applicant/Student

1. Proof of residency:

One or more of the following documents to cover 3 of the 5 years prior to starting the course:

AND

2. To confirm identity:

University of Sanctuary

Maynooth University was designated as a University of Sanctuary in early 2020 in recognition of its efforts to welcome and include people seeking asylum, refugees and other migrants.

Irelands response to the situation in Ukraine

Government Website link - Ireland's response to the situation in Ukraine https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/bc537-irelands-response-to-the-situation-in-ukraine/.

Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris is set to bring proposals to Cabinet shortly.

Ukrainian students looking to avail of third-level education in Ireland will not have to pay international fees to enrol, and will also be eligible for grants.

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The following flowcharts provide a guide to student eligibility:

Undergraduate U23 Flowchart

Undergraduate O23 Flowchart

Postgraduate Student Flowchart.

Who should apply for an EU fee assessment?

How do I apply for an EU fee assessment?

Definitions

EU Checklist for applicants Under 23 years of age

EU Checklist for applicants Over 23 years of age

EU Checklist for Asylum & Subsidiary Protection Applicants Under 23 years of age

EU Checklist for Asylum & Subsidiary Protection Applicants Over 23 years of age

University of Sanctuary

Irelands response to the situation in Ukraine