Ireland Work Permit Training

Course Description

Ireland is the English speaking gateway to the EU and its work permit system reflects its ambition to attract the best global talent. The two main permits are the Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP) for high demand professions and the General Employment Permit (GEP) for broader hiring. The difference in processing speed, salary requirements, and family rights between these two permits is enormous, and understanding which one a client needs is the first thing you learn in this course.

What You'll Learn?

• Modules
  Module 1: Ireland's Work Permit Landscape Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) as the governing authority, Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP) versus General Employment Permit (GEP), ineligible occupations list explained, and why Ireland's permit system is heavily occupation and salary driven.
  
  Module 2: Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP) Salary threshold (minimum EUR 38,000 for degree qualified roles or EUR 32,000 for shortage occupations on the Critical Skills List), eligible occupations, direct application by the employee (no separate employer application), no quota, faster processing, and the major advantage: immediate access to Stamp 1G for spouse without a separate work permit.
  
  Module 3: General Employment Permit (GEP) Salary threshold (minimum EUR 34,000 per year), 50/50 rule (employer must have at least 50 percent EU EEA staff before hiring non EU workers), Labour Market Needs Test (LMNT) requirement advertising the role for four weeks, required employer documents, worker documents, processing timelines, and quota system for GEP.
  
  Module 4: Arrival, IRP Registration and Pathway to Citizenship Irish Residence Permit (IRP) registration, Stamp 1 (GEP) and Stamp 1G (CSEP) explained, work conditions under each stamp, family reunification rights for CSEP holders, pathway to Stamp 4 (unrestricted right to work) after 2 years on CSEP, and Irish citizenship pathway after 5 years legal residence.