Explore visas & immigration pathways

For employees of an overseas contractor transferred to work on a contract the contractor has won to provide services to an Irish company.

For skilled workers with a 2-year job offer in an occupation Ireland has identified as critically important to its economy.

For dependants, partners, and spouses of Critical Skills Employment Permit holders or Researchers on a Hosting Agreement to work in Ireland.

For participants in a recognised international exchange agreement (e.g. AIESEC, IAESTE, Fulbright) working in Ireland.

For workers with a job offer from an Irish employer, in occupations outside the Critical Skills list.

For full-time overseas degree students to complete a Critical Skills-relevant internship with an Irish employer, for up to 12 months.

For senior management, key personnel, or trainees transferring from an overseas branch of a multinational to its Irish branch.

For the de facto (unmarried, committed long-term) partner of an Irish citizen wishing to live together in Ireland.

For the adult child of an Irish citizen who depends on their parent's care due to a serious medical or psychological condition.

For the dependent parent of an Irish citizen wishing to join them in Ireland.

For the unmarried minor child of an Irish citizen wishing to join them in Ireland.

For the spouse or civil partner of an Irish citizen wishing to live together in Ireland.

For the spouse, civil partner, or de facto partner of a Critical Skills Employment Permit or Hosting Agreement holder, with direct access to the Irish labour market.

For non-EEA/non-Swiss nationals enrolling in a full-time course of study in Ireland.

For non-EEA nationals who previously held a valid employment permit and fell out of the immigration system through no fault of their own, or were exploited, to work legally again.

For non-EEA researchers with a hosting agreement from an accredited Irish research institution, to carry out a research project without needing a separate employment permit.

For professional sportspeople and cultural sector workers with a job offer from an Irish employer.

For visits to Ireland of up to 90 days for tourism, visiting family/friends, or business.

For non-EEA entrepreneurs with an innovative, high-potential business proposal and at least €50,000 in funding, to establish and run their business in Ireland.

For young citizens of Ireland's bilateral Working Holiday Agreement partner countries to holiday and work in Ireland for up to a year.