The Employment Permits Act 2024 was enacted on the 2nd of September 2024. The new Act is the most significant change to the Irish employment legislation and landscape in recent years. The purpose of the Act is to consolidate and modernise the Irish Employment Permit system bringing it in line with modern day employment practices. [...]
An Irish visa is an immigration permission which allows a non-EEA national to travel to the Republic of Ireland in order to seek permission to enter the Irish State. A visa is not a permission to reside in the Republic of Ireland, it is simply permission to travel here. Only persons who are citizens of [...]
Processes that relate to immigration can often prove to be difficult to navigate. Obtaining the likes of Visas and Irish citizenship can lead to problems for many. It is best to enlist the help of an immigration solicitor when dealing with such proceedings. At Sinnotts Solicitors, our immigration experts can help you to get [...]
From Wednesday 10th of July citizens of South Africa and Botswana will be required to obtain entry visas before travelling to the Republic of Ireland. Temporary transitional arrangements will be implemented where persons have already booked their travel however the arrangements must have been made before the 10th of July and only apply to travel [...]
The Minister for Justice has announced that from the 8th of July 2024, Irish immigration registration requirements for non-EEA/EU nationals residing in Cork and Limerick are being transferred from the Garda National Immigration Bureau to the Immigration Service Delivery Registration Office. This means that persons residing in Cork or Limerick will no longer attend a [...]
The Immigration Service Delivery has announced that from the 10th of June 2024, applications for permission to reside in the State as the De Facto Partner of an Irish or non-EEA national can be submitted online via the Immigration Service Delivery online portal. The change in application process is a further step of the ISD [...]
In a further announcement, the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke have announced that they have received Government consent to commence work on the implementation of a single permit to work and live in Ireland. At present Non-EEA nationals who are outside of the State and need [...]
It has been announced by the Minister for Justice that as of the 15th of May 2024, eligible spouses and partners of General Employment Permit and Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permit holders are now eligible for a Stamp 1G permission to remain. To date spouses in this category have only been entitled to permission to remain [...]
The Department of Justice have announced that two citizenship ceremonies are to take place on the 10th and 11th of June 2024 at the INEC, Killarney. Two additional ceremonies will be held on the 20th and 21st of June 2024 at the Convention Centre, Dublin. As always, the announcement of a citizenship ceremony is welcome [...]
In November 2013 the practice of Stamp 4 support letters issuing by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment for Critical Skills Employment Holders was abolished. Since then, persons applying for a Stamp 4 permission to remain on completion of a Critical Skills Employment Permit or Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors on a Multi-Site General Employment Permit [...]
