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Ireland's secure long-term residence. Long Term Residency is available after roughly five years (60 months) of employment-permit-based residence, granting a further five years' permission to work without a permit. Critical Skills permit holders reach Stamp 4 — full work and self-employment rights — much sooner, after two years.
Long Term Residency is available after around five years of employment-permit-based residence, granting a further five years' permission to work without a permit. Critical Skills permit holders reach Stamp 4 — full work and self-employment rights — much sooner, after two years.
No. Ireland is in the EU but not in Schengen, so it issues its own visas and runs its own national employment-permit system.
Yes. Spouses and civil partners of Irish citizens can apply under a shorter, dedicated route rather than the standard residence rule, provided they meet the relationship and residence conditions.
Yes. Spouses, partners and dependants of Critical Skills permit holders can join you, and once resident they can access employment permission that lets them work without their own job-specific permit.
It is usually granted for up to two years initially and can be renewed for up to a further three years, giving a maximum of around five years before longer-term options.
Approved applicants complete the process at a citizenship ceremony, where they make a declaration of fidelity to the nation and loyalty to the State before formally becoming Irish citizens.
Skilled workers in occupations on the Critical Skills Occupations List usually use the Critical Skills Employment Permit, which needs a qualifying job offer meeting the salary threshold and offers no labour-market test, immediate family reunification and Stamp 4 after two years.
If your application is refused you are told the reasons and can usually request a review of the decision within the stated time limit, and most of the fee is refunded on an unsuccessful application.
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Immigrate (Permanent Residence) — Ireland