Visas for Ireland
We offer comprehensive assistance in obtaining visas in Ireland, helping you choose the right type of visa – work, study or residency. Our team takes care of collecting and submitting the necessary documentation, ensuring a smooth and efficient process. We are ready to make your experience of living and working in Ireland easier.
Visas for Ireland:
Short-stay visa "C"
This category allows you to stay in Ireland for up to 90 days for tourism, visiting friends and family, short language courses, weddings or medical treatment.
Long-stay visa "D"
This modality allows a stay in Ireland for more than 3 months, enabling activities such as studying, working or meeting with a family member, including moving to the country.
Types of Visas:
Residence Permits/Stamps in Ireland:
Stamp 0: Allows you to stay in Ireland for up to 90 days for tourism, visits, short courses, marriage or medical treatment.
Stamp 2: For exchange or undergraduate students, it allows you to work up to 20 hours per week during the academic term and up to 40 hours in specific months. Valid for eight months, with up to two renewals, allowing up to seven years of stay.
Stamp 3: Granted for volunteer work, religious activities, and reuniting with family members with work authorization. Time with Stamp 3 counts toward naturalization.
Stamp 4: Allows residency for Critical Skills Employment Permit holders, researchers, refugees and family members of Irish citizens. Length of residency counts towards citizenship.
Stamp 4D: Allows non-EEA family members of UK citizens to reside in Ireland, including spouses, dependent children and elderly parents.
Work Permits in Ireland:
Critical Skills Employment Permit: Critical Skills Employment Permit: Allows skilled professionals to work in Ireland in high-demand roles. Requirements include a valid job offer with a minimum salary of €38,000 or €64,000, depending on the role. The applicant must have a bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification. Upon granting, they receive Stamp 1, which counts towards naturalisation, and their family members are permitted to reside on Stamp 1G.
General Employment Permit: Option for professionals who do not qualify for the Critical Skills Permit. Requires a valid job offer and a minimum salary of €34,000. The employer must demonstrate attempts to recruit Irish or European citizens. The worker receives Stamp 1 upon registration, and family members can reside with Stamp 3 after 12 months of contract.
Reactivation Employment Permit: Intended for non-EEA nationals who have lost their job through no fault of their own, allowing them to return to work.
Redundancy: Critical Skills and General Employment authorisation holders have specific guidelines for regularising their situation following redundancy.
Retention of Residence in Ireland
In cases of divorce, a foreign (non-European) spouse may retain the right of residence in Ireland if they meet certain requirements: they have been married for at least three years, they have resided in Ireland for at least one year, the European spouse must have been in the country during the divorce, the divorce must be recognised and the non-European spouse must be working or undertaking business. If these conditions are met, it is possible to apply for retention of the residence permit.
Long Term Residency in Ireland
If you have been legally resident in Ireland with a work permit issued by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment for at least five years (or 60 months), you can apply for a Long-Term Residence Permit (Stamp 4). If your application is approved, your spouse and/or dependents will also be able to apply for Long-Term Residence, provided they meet the same criteria for legal residence in the country.
Permanent Residence
If you have resided in Ireland for five years or more as a family member of an EEA national under the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons Directive 2004/38/EC) and Regulations 2015, or as a family member of a UK national, and have met all the legal requirements set out in the European Union Withdrawal Agreement (Citizens' Rights) Regulations 2020, you may be eligible to apply for a Permanent Residence Card (Stamp 4), which is valid for ten years.