Short Stay 'C' Visa
Visa-required nationals coming to Ireland for up to 90 days for tourism, family visits, business meetings or short courses.
Long Stay 'D' Visa
Visa-required nationals travelling to Ireland for more than 90 days to work, study, join family or settle.
Critical Skills Employment Permit
Highly skilled workers with a job offer in an in-demand occupation such as ICT, engineering or healthcare.
General Employment Permit
Workers with a job offer across most occupations not on the ineligible list, where the role meets salary rules.
Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permit
Senior managers, key personnel or trainees transferred from an overseas branch to an Irish company in the same group.
Dependant/Partner/Spouse Employment Permit
Spouses, civil partners and dependants of certain employment permit holders who want to work in Ireland.
Contract for Services Employment Permit
Foreign workers sent to Ireland by an overseas contractor to deliver a service contract for an Irish entity.
Reactivation Employment Permit
Workers who fell out of the system through no fault of their own and want to return to lawful employment.
Atypical Working Scheme
Workers needed for short, specialist or atypical jobs of up to 90 days that fall outside the permit system.
Van der Elst Visa
Non-EEA workers legally employed in another EU state posted to Ireland to provide a service for their employer.
Stamp 1 Immigration Permission
People allowed to work or run a business in Ireland on the basis of an employment permit or business scheme.
Stamp 1G Immigration Permission
Graduates on the Third Level Graduate Programme and certain spouses of Critical Skills permit holders.
Stamp 2 Immigration Permission (Student)
Non-EEA students enrolled on a full-time course on the Interim List of Eligible Programmes (ILEP).
Stamp 4 Immigration Permission
Residents who can live and work in Ireland without an employment permit, e.g. after a CSEP or as family of an Irish national.
Student Visa (Long Stay 'D' for Study)
Visa-required nationals coming to study a full-time course of more than 90 days in Ireland.
Third Level Graduate Programme
Non-EEA graduates of recognised Irish higher-education awards who want to stay and seek graduate employment.
Working Holiday Authorisation
Young people from partner countries (e.g. Australia, Canada, Japan, NZ, Argentina) for a working holiday in Ireland.
Join Spouse/Civil Partner of an Irish National
Non-EEA spouses and civil partners of Irish citizens who want to live with them in Ireland.
De Facto Partner of an Irish National
Non-EEA unmarried partners in a committed relationship with an Irish citizen seeking to live together in Ireland.
Join Family (Non-EEA Sponsor Reunification)
Family members of non-EEA residents (e.g. CSEP holders, refugees) coming to join their sponsor in Ireland.
EU Treaty Rights (Family of EU/EEA National)
Non-EEA family members of EU/EEA/Swiss nationals exercising free movement rights in Ireland.
Start-up Entrepreneur Programme (STEP)
Non-EEA founders of an innovative, high-potential start-up with funding who want to set up in Ireland.
Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP)
High-net-worth non-EEA investors who made a qualifying investment in Ireland (closed to new applicants since 2023).
Long Term Residence
Long-resident non-EEA workers who have held an employment permit and lived legally in Ireland for at least 5 years.
Irish Citizenship by Naturalisation
Long-term legal residents (and spouses of Irish citizens) who meet the residence and character rules.
International Protection (Asylum/Subsidiary Protection)
People in Ireland seeking refugee status or subsidiary protection because they fear persecution or serious harm.