International Student Refunds
Refunds will be processed in accordance with the Institute Charges Policy.
International Students should contact [email protected] and request an International Refund Form. This form should be completed in full and returned, with all relevant supporting documents, to [email protected]. Refunds issued will be subject to a deduction of €212 admin fee.
MIE will process refunds within 6-8 weeks on receipt of all complete documentation and refunds will only be issued to the originating bank of initial payments. Students who obtain a visa based on their enrolment at MIE must inform Immigration services if they decide to withdraw from the Institution and must provide evidence of doing so to MIE as part of their refund request.
Conditions for Refunds
Students may be entitled to a full refund where:
- The student has been refused a visa (students must provide a copy of the visa refusal letter as part of their application for a refund).
- The student appeals the visa decision, and the appeal fails (students must provide a copy of the visa refusal letter as part of their application for a refund).
- A student has paid their tuition fees in advance but does not meet MIE's English Language requirements.
- A student has paid their tuition fees in advance and fails to meet MIE's academic requirements for the programme.
- A student does not avail of the place offered due to mitigating circumstances and does not travel to Ireland. The student is required to supply evidence of the mitigating circumstances; these include a certified unexpected illness, bereavement due to the loss of a close family member (parent, sibling, spouse, or child, this would not normally include a grandparent). MIE may consider other circumstances which may result in an applicant being unable to travel to Ireland to commence their programme.
- Refunds will only be payable when all other fees and charges in MIE are up to date (i.e. Accommodation, Library fines, etc.)
Students may be entitled to a partial refund where:
- An offer was made on incorrect information supplied
- A student fails to meet the programme entry / progression requirements and is not permitted to commence the programme; MIE maintains the right to withhold a nominal amount to cover costs incurred.
- A student withdraws due to exceptional circumstances; MIE will consider the relevant supporting evidence provided.
- Where a student who is registered on the course and has paid the full tuition fee for the year (semester one & two) gives notice of their wish to leave (or defer) the programme during the first semester, a refund of 50% of the tuition fee only may be granted.
A refund will not be granted where:
- A student who withdraws after the end of the first semester. Students withdrawing after the end of the first semester are liable for the full tuition fee for the year (semesters one & two).
- A student is withdrawn after the granting of a visa unless there are extenuating circumstances.
- Documentation to secure a place is subsequently proved to be fraudulent or misleading.
- A student has an outstanding balance.
- A student whose entitlement to attend a programme is terminated due to academic misconduct or antisocial behaviour.
- A student has breached government regulations which govern their student status in Ireland and is therefore unable to continue on their programme of study.
- A student has been convicted of a criminal offence and is therefore unable to continue on their programme of study.
