PC Immigration Ireland

In December 2022, the Irish Government agreed that a single application procedure for employment permits and immigration permissions should be developed. It was also agreed that an Inter Departmental Working Group should be established to develop an implementation plan for consideration by Government.

The primary objective of this new Working Group is to simplify the procedure for third country nationals wishing to migrate to the EU legally for work processes, through a single application procedure for a combined employment and residence permit.

We will provide further updates on this new development as they are published.

⏱Current averaging processing times for visa applications in Ireland are as follows:

Business, Conference and Internship Visas - 4 weeks
Long Stay Employment Visas - 4 weeks
Join Family of CSEP or GEP - 4 weeks
Visit - 2 to 4 weeks
Join Family Visas - Up to 12 months
English Language Study Visas (short stay & long stay) - 4 to 6 weeks
Third Level Study and Scientific Researcher - 4 weeks
Appeals - Up to 12 months

Do you need to change your immigration status? If you are a non-EEA national, you need permission to remain in the Republic of Ireland. This permission to remain will be in the form of an endorsement in your passport confirming the conditions & period of time you are permitted to remain in the State.

If you wish to change your immigration status, you should do so well in advance of your current immigration permission expiring.

If you would like to discuss changing immigration status, or any other immigration queries, please email us today at [email protected]