'Borderwise' is a practical cross border project between Citizens Advice in Northern Ireland and Citizens Information Board in Ireland which is developing the provision of cross border information and advice for people who live on the island of Ireland.
As part of their work Borderwise
has developed a set of cross-border information leaflets which utilise the particular experience and expertise of their cross border workers and address some of the information gaps identified by them when responding to queries from the public that are cross jurisdictional.
The Citizens Advice Regional Office in Belfast, and the Borderwise staff themselves, are working in partnership with the Centre for Cross-Border Studies to develop and advise on the content of the cross-border mobility information website.
These leaflets* are:
Northern Ireland
- N1 Going North - Work
- N2 Going North - Social Welfare
- N3 Going North - Health
- N4 Going North - Retirement
- N7 Going North - Citizenship
- N8 Going North - Legal System
- N9 Going North - Government and Public Administration
- N10 Going North - Consumer Issues
- N11 Going North - Financial Services
- N12 Going North - Motoring
Ireland
- S1 Going South - Work
- S2 Going South - Social Security / Welfare
- S3 Going South - Health
- S4 Going South - Retirement
- S7 Going South – Citizenship
- S8 Going South - Legal System
- S10 Going South - Consumer Issues
- S11 Going South - Financial Services
- S12 Going South - Motoring
N1 Going North – Work
This leaflet is for you if you live in Ireland and you want to take up work in Northern Ireland. It tells you about the help available to get work, what your rights and entitlements at work are, and what tax you may have to pay. It covers the general rules.
You can download or view this leaflet guide online here (PDF 70KB)
N2 Going North – Social Welfare
This leaflet is for you if you live in Ireland and are a frontier worker working in Northern Ireland (NI), or if you want to move to NI to live. It tells you about the social security (welfare) system in NI and about social welfare payments which may be exported to NI.
You can download or view this leaflet guide online here (PDF 45KB)
N3 Going North -Health
This leaflet is for you if you live in Ireland and you want to go to Northern Ireland to live or work. It tells you about how health services are organised and delivered and about your entitlement to free or subsidised services.
You can download or view this leaflet online here (PDF 53KB)
N4 Going North – Retirement
This leaflet is for you if you live in Ireland and you want to retire to Northern Ireland (NI) or if you intend to go to NI to work for a period and then retire. It tells you about transferring your pension or other entitlements from Ireland and about the benefits you may get while living in NI.
You can download or view this leaflet guide online here (PDF 54KB)
N7 Going North – Citizenship
This leaflet is for you if you live in Ireland and you want to go to Northern Ireland to live. It tells you about your rights to vote and to be elected to public office in Northern Ireland. It also tells you about how you can become a citizen of the UK. The leaflet here is mainly relevant for people who are citizens of EU member states and is particularly relevant for Irish or UK citizens.
You can download or view this leaflet guide online here (PDF 51KB)
N8 Going North – Legal System
This leaflet is for you if you live in Ireland and you want to go to Northern Ireland to live or if you have a right to take legal proceedings in Northern Ireland. It gives a general description of how the legal system operates in NI. It describes the courts and the criminal justice system.
You can download or view this leaflet guide online here (PDF 46KB)
N9 Going North – Government & Public Administration
This leaflet is for you if you live in Ireland and you want to move to Northern Ireland to live. This leaflet provides general description of how government and public administration operate in Northern Ireland.
You can download or view this leaflet guide online here (PDF 27KB)
N 10 Going North - Consumer Issues
If you live in Ireland and you want to go to Northern Ireland to live or to shop this leaflet provides a general overview of your rights as a consumer of goods and services.
You can download or view this leaflet guide online here (PDF 27KB)
N11 Going North - Financial Services
This leaflet describes the financial services which are available in Northern Ireland. It provides information on opening bank accounts, borrowing money and how financial services are regulated.
You can download or view this leaflet guide online here (PDF 27KB)
S1 Going South – Work
This leaflet is for you if you live in Northern Ireland and you want to take up work in Ireland. It tells you about the help available to get work, what your rights and entitlements at work are, and what tax you may have to pay.
You can download or view this leaflet guide online here (PDF 74KB)
S2 Going South – Social Security/Welfare
This leaflet is for you if you live in Northern Ireland (NI) and you are a frontier worker working in Ireland, or if you want to go to live in Ireland. It tells you about the social welfare system in Ireland and about social security payments from NI which may be exported to Ireland.
You can download or view this leaflet guide online here (PDF 65KB)
S3 Going South - Health
This leaflet describes the health services which are available in Ireland. It explains how health services are organised and delivered and about your entitlement to free or subsidised services.
You can download or view this leaflet guide online here (PDF 67KB)
S4 Going South – Retirement
This leaflet is for you if you live in Northern Ireland and you want to retire to Ireland or if you intend to go to Ireland to work for a period and then retire. It tells you about transferring your pension or other entitlements from Northern Ireland and about the benefits you may get while living in Ireland.
You can download or view this leaflet guide online here (PDF 62KB)
S7 Going South – Citizenship
This leaflet is for you if you live in Northern Ireland and you want to go to Ireland to live. It tells you about your rights to vote and to be elected to public office in Ireland. It also tells you about how you can become a citizen of Ireland.
You can download or view this leaflet guide online here (PDF 62KB)
S8 Going South - Legal System
This leaflet is for you if you live in Northern Ireland and you want to go to Ireland to live. It gives a general description of how the legal system operates in Ireland. It describes the courts and the criminal justice system.
You can download or view this leaflet guide online here (PDF 56KB)
S 10 Going South - Consumer Issues
This leaflet is for you if you live in Northern Ireland and you want to go to live or shop in Ireland. It describes your rights as a consumer of goods and services and the various agencies to which you may complain. It does not deal with transactions between businesses.
You can download or view this leaflet guide online here (PDF 64KB)
S 11 Going South - Financial Services
This leaflet is for you if you live in Northern Ireland and you want to go to Ireland to live or access financial services. It tells you how financial services are regulated in Ireland.
You can download or view this leaflet guide online here (PDF 44KB)
S 12 Going South - Motoring
This leaflet is for you if you live in Northern Ireland and you want to go to Ireland to live or travel. The rules about driving in Ireland are similar to those in Northern Ireland. You may get a copy of Rules of the Road from local Motor Tax Offices. The road signs and speed limits are in kilometres, not miles.
You can download or view this leaflet guide online here (PDF 44KB)
Contact details
Borderwise Cross-Border Advice and Information Project
Fermanagh House
Broadmeadow Place
Enniskillen
Co. Fermanagh
BT74 6AH
Telephone
028 6632 3632 (from Northern Ireland)
048 6632 3632 (from ROI)
Borderwise is funded until June 2008 by the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland through a EU Peace II cross-border consortium which includes Border Action, Co-operation Ireland and the Community Foundation.
* The infomation in these leaflets applies to you if you are a citizen of any member state of the EEA or Switzerland. (The EEA is the 25 EU member states plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway). If you are an EU accession state national or are a citizen of another country there may be additional requirements not covered in these leaflets. Everyone who is legally employed has the same work related rights regardless of their citizenship.
The information in these leaflets was compiled in 2006. Subsequent changes may affect the accuracy of the content.
