Stamp 2 Bridging Permissions for English language Students
The Immigration Service Delivery have announced that English language students who have successfully finished their second or third English language course and who have enrolled on a Higher Education Programme commencing by the end of October 2025, will be granted a short-term Stamp 2 Bridging Permission until the 30th of [...]
Revocation Of Irish Citizenship Based On Naturalisation
The Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan, recently signed an Order to commence legislation for the purpose of revoking Irish citizenship in exceptional cases. Power to revoke Irish citizenship is granted to the Minister for Justice pursuant to Section 19 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 (as amended). The [...]
Employment Permit Developments
Increase to Quota for Care Workers and Home carers The Minister for Enterprise Tourism and Employment Peter Burke last week announced that effective from the 10th of March 2025, an additional 1000 General Employment Permits have been added to the quota for care workers and carers in the home. This [...]
Eswatini, Lesotho & Nauru now visa required countries
The Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan has announced that effective from the 10th of March 2025 citizens of Eswatini, Lesotho and Nauru are required to an obtain entry visa before travelling to the Republic of Ireland. Temporary transitional arrangements will be implemented where persons have already booked their travel however [...]
Seasonal Employment Permits
The Employment Permits Act 2024 was enacted on the 2nd of September 2024, introducing a new Seasonal Employment Permit at the time. On the 19th of February 2025, the Seasonal Employment Permit program was formally commenced. What does this mean The Seasonal Employment Permit will allow non-EEA nationals to work [...]
Noticias sobre permisos de empleo
Over the past month, the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment have posted a number of updates regarding minimum remuneration requirements and quotas for employment permits. Here is a summary of the updates. Deferral of increase to Minimum Annual Remuneration In December 2023, the DETE announced a number of changes [...]