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Guidance on Work Permits and Visa Requirements

(i) Applicants who are EEA, Swiss, or British citizens do not require work permits / visas

EEA citizens who do not require work permits / visas / authorizations are nationals of the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Bulgaria and Romania.

(ii) Non-European Economic Area Applicants resident in the State

To process your application, it is necessary for you to submit the following documentation:

  • A scanned copy of your passport showing your identification i.e. the first page of your passport showing your photograph and personal details and current immigration Stamp 1, Stamp 1G, Stamp 4, Stamp 5, or Stamp 6 showing you have permission to be in this State.

Or

  • A scanned copy of your current Irish Residence Permit showing Stamp 1, Stamp 1G, Stamp 4, Stamp 5, or Stamp 6.

Or

  • For permissions related to your graduate or marital/partnership status a scanned copy of your passport showing your identification i.e. the first page of your passport showing your photograph and personal details and current immigration Stamp 1G showing you have permission to be in this State.

Or

  • A scanned copy of both the front and back of your current Irish Residence Permit (IRP) showing Stamp 1G and your Marriage/Civil Partnership Certificate. AND...
  • ... A scanned copy of your spouse’s passport showing their identification and current immigration stamp and a copy of their Critical Skills Employment Permit.

Or

  • A scanned copy of both the front and back of your spouse’s current Irish Residence Permit showing Stamp 4 and a copy of their Critical Skills Employment Permit.

Or

  • If your spouse holds a Stamp 2 for the purposes of PhD study, include a copy of their passport showing their identification and current immigration Stamp 2, OR a scanned copy of both the front and back of their current Irish Residence Permit (IRP) showing Stamp 2.

If you do not include the above documents, where necessary and requested by the hiring managers, with your application we will consider it incomplete and not process it any further in the subsequent stages of the recruitment process.

More information for non-EEA applicants resident in the State, please visit Department of Justice Immigration Permissions