Holiday / Vacation Policy
Holiday / Vacation Policy – EU/EAA Students and Working Holiday visa holders
DCU International Academy will be pleased to facilitate holidays for students, subject to the following terms and conditions:
- Students wishing to arrange holiday must give one week’s notice.
- Students who do not give notice will be marked absent in their attendance record.
- Details of the holiday policy are explained on the first day of a student’s course at DCUIA.
Holiday / Vacation Policy – Non EU/EAA Students and Working Holiday visa holders
From 20th January 2016 the following procedures will be in place regarding students who are subject to immigration requirements:-
- Non EU / EEA students registered on an ILEP programme (25 weeks or more) have permission to remain in Ireland for up to 33 weeks.
- The number of weeks holiday a student can take will depend on the length of a students course within the 33 week period.
- All holidays must be scheduled and agreed in advance of registration at the GNIB (Garda National Immigration Bureau).
- Students cannot take holidays within the first 8 weeks of their programme, nor during a student’s attendance on an IELTS or Cambridge course.
- Holidays cannot exceed one third of the programme time already elapsed.
- Once a timetable has been submitted to GNIB no changes are permitted.
- No unscheduled breaks will be permitted except in clearly defined special circumstances such as:
-Serious illness of close family
-Close family bereavement - Please note these are legal requirements.