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[cadburys]

Does anyone know how long this takes in Ireland?
Is it the same as Garda vetting which is done in Thurles?

Cheers

[Mpark]

Takes a while anyway, I've been waiting four weeks at this stage for mine. Rang them a week ago and they said it'd be another 2 to 3 weeks. so I'd say 5 -7 weeks? I've no idea why it takes so long, a bit ridiculous really.
Yeah it's that vetting thing alright, you can print the form from Garda.ie, it's form P20 (or f20) or something like that.

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[Mpark]

Is that how you got yours? I went to the local Garda station and they told me to apply through that Vetting / personal data method. They advised me to download this form and send it off http://www.garda.ie/Documents/User/data%20protection%20access%20request%20form%20(f20).pdf
If what I recieve from them isn't acceptable as a CBC I'll be annoyed

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[mulligc3]

The gards don't know what they are doing. Well they didn't with me anyway.They didn't know what i wanted and mentioned Thurles. It does not go to Thurles. !!!

They lost mine and i only found out when i kept at them 4 weeks later.
keep on their backs.

[SandyRay]

I called into my local garda station and was told to send a letter to the station with a copy of Birth Cert and a list of all my residences. The Garda knew exactly what I was talking about and assured me this was what I needed for a visa.

I did this and received my CBC in one week.
(plus it was free )

Got it apostilled and sent it off to EPIK and got my contract and visa no prob.

[cadburys]

i heard from someone who's working in seoul now that she got it done with the vetting unit in thurles...........
i dunno
i'd hate to be stuck at the airport with the wrong doc!

[Mpark]

Well we called the local Garda Superintendant there and he confirmed that what you have to do is call into your local Garda station with a print out of your Full Name, Address, any previous addresses, Date of Birth, and PPS # and some ID (Birth Cert or Passport) and state what you want and they action it for you. It's free and only takes a week or two, shorter if you state the urgency. None of this Vetting nonsence. I'm well annoyed, I've been waiting for this Vetting thing 4 weeks when I could have had all the docs sent at this stage.

[cadburys]

I rang the place in Thurles and asked.

It seems to get a visa you just go to your local station with birth cert etc and the superindentent does it for you.

I asked what the difference is between that and the vetting thing but am still unsure of the difference.

I presume whatever gets you the visa is enough?

[Bearach]

As far is I remember (I got my second CBC in January) it's not Garda Vetting, it's a criminal background check. I called 0504-27300, asked for a form to apply for a criminal background check (reference A22459) and they sent it to my parents house. My mother filled it in, sent it back, and the CBC arrived 2-3 weeks later.
PM me and I'll mail you a scan of the application form, you can post that to them yourself, but you'd still need to get it apostilled.

[livinginkorea]

I think once work gets a stamp and date on it then they will be happy enough.

[cadburys]

I went into a local garda station n asked to get the CBC to obtain visa to work abroad.
I don't think any of them knew what I was talking about.
They tried fobbing me off by telling me to ring thurles.
Told them thurles said a local garda station would be able to issue it.
So then they asked a few questions like what kind of work and where, so I said teaching in asia, then they asked if i'd be teaching children so i said yes, possibly.
They said anything to do with children has to be issued through thurles.
To be honest, I think the guard just wanted to get rid of me but anyways, what can u expect.

Should I have said anything about teaching children?
Has anyone done it thro thurles and was this ok?

Thanks guys for any advice

[cadburys]

Bearach, I can't PM you-could you email me that on
[email protected]

I'd really appreciate it, thanks.

[Tycho Brahe]

I called around to my local station. Brought nothing with me, they needed my PPS number and address info, DOB just basic stuff.

I've been waiting a few weeks to hear back but none of this vetting business or birth cert stuff is needed. My dad works at the station so I would have heard back by now if there was something wrong.

Its the gards so sometimes people get their forms really quickly sometimes it takes 6 weeks - its just luck.

By luck i mean whether some ****** in the office mistakes the form for a bag of chips or not.