{"id":13,"date":"2026-09-30T15:47:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T15:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academicyear.studyinireland.ie\/get-started\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T18:29:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T18:29:31","slug":"get-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academicyear.studyinireland.ie\/zh_hk\/get-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Started"},"content":{"rendered":"<section style=\"padding:60px 20px;background:#1c4153;color:#fff\">\n<div style=\"max-width:900px;margin:auto;text-align:center\">\n<p style=\"text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;font-weight:700;color:#fff\">Get Started<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"color:#fff;font-size:48px;margin:10px 0 18px\">Let\u2019s find the right Academic Year route<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size:20px;color:#fff\">A few questions help us avoid giving you the wrong programme, visa path or price.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section style=\"padding:56px 20px\">\n<div style=\"max-width:820px;margin:auto\">\n<h2>We will ask about<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Whether this is your first Academic Year programme in Ireland.<\/li>\n<li>Your EU\/EEA\/Swiss status and nationality.<\/li>\n<li>Whether you are currently in Ireland.<\/li>\n<li>Your current Irish immigration permission, if applicable.<\/li>\n<li>Your age\/date of birth.<\/li>\n<li>Your preferred course, start date and accommodation needs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"ay-get-started-form\">\n<h2>Tell us about your situation<\/h2>\n<p>Complete the questions below and our Direct Sales team will review the correct Academic Year route before sending you the next steps.<\/p>\n<style id=\"wpforms-css-vars-232\">\n\t\t\t\t#wpforms-232 {\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/style><div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full wpforms-render-modern\" id=\"wpforms-232\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-232\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form\" data-formid=\"232\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/zh_hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\" data-token=\"6c2dc1f2c53df923978251b813b59400\" data-token-time=\"1790800455\"><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/noscript><div id=\"wpforms-error-noscript\" style=\"display: none;\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/div><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\">\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-232-field_15-container\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-id=\"15\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-232-field_15\" >Do you country<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-232-field_15\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][15]\" >\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-232-field_1-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-radio wpforms-list-inline\" data-field-type=\"radio\" data-field-id=\"1\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Is this your first Academic Year English programme in Ireland? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-232-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1 depth-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-232-field_1_1\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1]\" value=\"Yes\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-232-field_1_1-error\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-232-field_1_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2 depth-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-232-field_1_2\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1]\" value=\"No\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-232-field_1_2-error\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-232-field_1_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-232-field_2-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-radio wpforms-list-inline\" data-field-type=\"radio\" data-field-id=\"2\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Are you an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-232-field_2\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1 depth-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-232-field_2_1\" name=\"wpforms[fields][2]\" value=\"Yes\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-232-field_2_1-error\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-232-field_2_1\">Yes<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2 depth-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-232-field_2_2\" name=\"wpforms[fields][2]\" value=\"No\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-232-field_2_2-error\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-232-field_2_2\">No<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-232-field_3-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-text\" data-field-type=\"text\" data-field-id=\"3\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-232-field_3\">Nationality \/ passport country <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-232-field_3\" class=\"wpforms-field-large wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][3]\" placeholder=\"For example: Brazil\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-232-field_3-error\" required><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-232-field_4-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-radio wpforms-list-inline\" data-field-type=\"radio\" data-field-id=\"4\"><fieldset><legend class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Where are you now? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/legend><ul id=\"wpforms-232-field_4\" class=\"wpforms-field-required\"><li class=\"choice-1 depth-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-232-field_4_1\" name=\"wpforms[fields][4]\" value=\"In Ireland\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-232-field_4_1-error\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-232-field_4_1\">In Ireland<\/label><\/li><li class=\"choice-2 depth-1\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wpforms-232-field_4_2\" name=\"wpforms[fields][4]\" value=\"Outside Ireland\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-232-field_4_2-error\" required ><label class=\"wpforms-field-label-inline\" for=\"wpforms-232-field_4_2\">Outside Ireland<\/label><\/li><\/ul><\/fieldset><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-232-field_5-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-select wpforms-field-select-style-modern\" data-field-type=\"select\" data-field-id=\"5\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-232-field_5\">Current immigration permission in Ireland<\/label><select id=\"wpforms-232-field_5\" class=\"wpforms-field-large choicesjs-select\" data-size-class=\"wpforms-field-row wpforms-field-large\" data-search-enabled=\"\" name=\"wpforms[fields][5]\"><option value=\"\" class=\"placeholder\" disabled  selected='selected'><\/option><option value=\"Not currently in Ireland\"  class=\"choice-1 depth-1\"  >Not currently in Ireland<\/option><option value=\"Stamp 2\"  class=\"choice-2 depth-1\"  >Stamp 2<\/option><option value=\"Stamp 4\"  class=\"choice-3 depth-1\"  >Stamp 4<\/option><option value=\"Working Holiday permission\"  class=\"choice-4 depth-1\"  >Working Holiday permission<\/option><option value=\"Other permission\"  class=\"choice-5 depth-1\"  >Other permission<\/option><option value=\"Not sure\"  class=\"choice-6 depth-1\"  >Not sure<\/option><\/select><div id=\"wpforms-232-field_5-description\" class=\"wpforms-field-description\">Choose Not currently in Ireland if this does not apply.<\/div><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-232-field_6-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-date-time\" data-field-type=\"date-time\" data-field-id=\"6\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-232-field_6\">Date of birth <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><div class=\"wpforms-datepicker-wrap\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-232-field_6\" class=\"wpforms-field-date-time-date wpforms-datepicker wpforms-field-required wpforms-field-medium\" data-date-format=\"d\/m\/Y\" data-disable-past-dates=\"0\" data-input=\"true\" name=\"wpforms[fields][6][date]\" placeholder=\"DD\/MM\/YYYY\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-232-field_6-error\" required><a title=\"Clear Date\" data-clear role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wpforms-datepicker-clear\" aria-label=\"Clear Date\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-232-field_7-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-select wpforms-field-select-style-modern\" data-field-type=\"select\" data-field-id=\"7\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-232-field_7\">Which Academic Year option are you interested in? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><select id=\"wpforms-232-field_7\" class=\"wpforms-field-large wpforms-field-required choicesjs-select\" data-size-class=\"wpforms-field-row wpforms-field-large\" data-search-enabled=\"\" name=\"wpforms[fields][7]\" required=\"required\"><option 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data-field-type=\"select\" data-field-id=\"9\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-232-field_9\">Do you need accommodation for your first weeks in Dublin? <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><select id=\"wpforms-232-field_9\" class=\"wpforms-field-large wpforms-field-required choicesjs-select\" data-size-class=\"wpforms-field-row wpforms-field-large\" data-search-enabled=\"\" name=\"wpforms[fields][9]\" required=\"required\"><option value=\"\" class=\"placeholder\" disabled  selected='selected'><\/option><option value=\"Yes \u2013 Host Family\"  class=\"choice-1 depth-1\"  >Yes \u2013 Host Family<\/option><option value=\"Yes \u2013 Student Residence\"  class=\"choice-2 depth-1\"  >Yes \u2013 Student Residence<\/option><option value=\"Yes \u2013 but I\u2019m not sure which option\"  class=\"choice-3 depth-1\"  >Yes \u2013 but I\u2019m not sure which option<\/option><option value=\"No accommodation needed\"  class=\"choice-4 depth-1\"  >No accommodation needed<\/option><\/select><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-232-field_10-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-name\" data-field-type=\"name\" data-field-id=\"10\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Your name <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><div class=\"wpforms-field-row wpforms-field-large\"><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-first wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-232-field_10\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-first wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][10][first]\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-232-field_10-error\" required><label for=\"wpforms-232-field_10\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">First<\/label><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-232-field_10-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-last wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][10][last]\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-232-field_10-last-error\" required><label for=\"wpforms-232-field_10-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">Last<\/label><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-232-field_11-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-email\" data-field-type=\"email\" data-field-id=\"11\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-232-field_11\">Email <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" id=\"wpforms-232-field_11\" class=\"wpforms-field-large wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][11]\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-errormessage=\"wpforms-232-field_11-error\" required><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-232-field_12-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-phone\" data-field-type=\"phone\" data-field-id=\"12\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-232-field_12\">Phone \/ WhatsApp<\/label><input type=\"tel\" id=\"wpforms-232-field_12\" class=\"wpforms-field-large wpforms-smart-phone-field\" data-rule-smart-phone-field=\"true\" 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style=\"margin-top:34px;padding:24px;background:#f6f7fb;border-radius:8px\">\n<h3>Prefer to speak with someone?<\/h3>\n<p>You can also book a course consultation if you would rather discuss your situation first.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studyinireland.ie\/book-a-course-consultation\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:12px 22px;background:#1c4153;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;border-radius:4px\">Book a Course Consultation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#555;margin-top:28px\">Already on an Academic Year programme and looking to renew? 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