Following on the discovery of the new Covid-19 variant Omicron, the Irish government has introduced new rules which must be complied with by all persons entering Ireland by airplane or boat. Previously when travelling to Ireland, persons were required to present the following upon arrival: An EU Digital COVID Certificate as evidence that the holder has been [...]
As a result of the recently discovered Covid-19 variant Omicron, the Minister for Justice Ms Helen McEntee signed an urgent statutory instrument into law on Friday the 26th of November in order to control travel to the Republic of Ireland for citizens of South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia and Lesotho. The order took effect from [...]
Important Changes to Citizenship Application Process, Extension or Irish Residence Permits and suspension of Re-entry visas for Children under 16. Applicants for Irish citizenship will no longer be required to submit their original passport with their initial application under changes coming into effect from next year. Instead, they can provide a full colour copy of [...]
Important High Court judgment on applying for an Employment Permit without a valid immigration permission in Ireland The High Court recently delivered an important judgment regarding applications for employment permits in Ireland where the Applicant does not have lawful permission to remain on the State. The Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment is responsible for [...]
The Department of Enterprise Trade and Innovation recently posted an update regarding the application for employment permits where Applicants are the holders of a Stamp 4 permission to remain. Ordinarily the holder of a Stamp 4 permission to remain in Ireland does not require an employment permit in order to work in the State. However [...]
The Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail has announced significant changes to the employment permit system to combat substantial labour shortages in certain sectors of the Irish labour force. The changes will allow a large amount of non-EEA nationals to access the Irish labour market. The changes are as follows: The majority of [...]
On the 28th of September 2021 the Irish Government announced the introduction of the Irish Afghanistan Admission Programme. The purpose of the programme is to allow an additional 500 nationals of Afghanistan to join their family members in the Republic of Ireland and reside here on a full time basis. Who can apply for the [...]
The Minister for Justice along with the Minister for State for Law Reform, Youth Justice and Immigration have announced a further automatic extension of immigration permissions until the 15th of January 2022. The extension is applicable to all immigration permissions expiring between the 21st of September 2021 and the 15th of January 2022 and covers [...]
In March 2020, the Immigration Service Delivery suspended the processing of Short Stay C Visas (apart from a limited number of exceptional circumstances) as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. This has been a difficult time for many non-EEA visa required nationals seeking to travel to Ireland for short periods of time, particularly for persons [...]
A Stamp 1G Student Graduate Permission is awarded in the Republic of Ireland to non-EEA National graduate students who have completed their studies and have been awarded a qualification at Level 8 or above on the National Framework of Qualifications by a recognised awarding body. An Honours Bachelor’s Degree equates to a Level 8 qualification [...]
