Ireland raises all minimum salary threshold for all employment permit categories from 1st March 2026
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) confirmed last December that the Minimum Annual Remuneration (MAR) rates attached to every Irish employment-permit route will go up on 1 March 2026. The new figures are as follows: General Employment Permits will rise from the current threshold of €34,000 to €36,605, [...]
Good News for Ukrainian Nationals residing in Ireland – Extension of Temporary Protection until March 2027
The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs & Migration has extended immigration permissions for all people who are Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection up to 4th March 2027. This extension applies to beneficiaries of temporary protection who are residing in Ireland with a Temporary Protection Certificate valid until 4 March 2026. Those [...]
Carol Sinnott elected chairperson of Irish Immigration Lawyers Association
Solicitor Carol Sinnott has been elected as chairperson of the Irish Immigration Lawyers Association (IILA). Ms Sinnott is the principal of Sinnott Solicitors, a firm specialising in asylum and immigration law based in Dublin and Cork. The IILA was founded in 2021 by solicitors specialising in immigration law to promote [...]
The Pat Kenny Show – Why so many people covet our Irish passport?
Carol Sinnott was on Newstalk speaking with Pat Kenny about the rise in demand for the Irish Passport. Listen here: https://link.goloudplayer.com/s/pGeiKepbuulh
Irish Times: Record number of Irish passport applications from UK citizens
Read full article here. Applications for Irish passports from the UK have topped 20,000 per month since January, with indications suggesting demand this year could surpass the previous record. As the post-Brexit drive for citizenship continues apace, with the Pirates of the Caribbean star Orlando Bloom among the latest to [...]
Trinidad and Tobago now visa required for Ireland
Since the 12th of May 2025, citizens of Trinidad and Tobago are required to an obtain entry visa before travelling to the Republic of Ireland. Temporary transitional arrangements are currently in place where persons had already booked their travel however the travel arrangements must have been made before the 12th [...]