Contract for Services Employment Permit
Staff of a foreign company that has won a contract with an Irish company, coming to work on that contract.
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Ireland: visa types
Each visa type with who it's for and the official page. These routes are not yet checked against your profile: there are no figures here yet, so always read the official page.
Information, not immigration advice. Official sources: Immigration Service Delivery, Employment permits (Department of Enterprise).
Links checked 1 Nov 2026
About this list. Partial list: the 9 employment permit types only. Ireland's study, family and visit permissions are on irishimmigration.ie, whose pages could not be read automatically; see the official site.
Work with a sponsor
Critical Skills Employment Permit
Highly skilled people with a job offer in Ireland; the permit aims to encourage them to settle permanently.
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People employed in Ireland under an international exchange or reciprocal agreement that Ireland is part of.
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People from outside the EEA with a job offer in Ireland in an occupation that is not on the excluded list.
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Full-time students at a university outside Ireland who want work experience in Ireland in their field.
Not yet checked against your profileOfficial page · enterprise.gov.ieIntra-Company Transfer Employment Permit
Senior managers, key staff and trainees moving from an overseas branch of a multinational to its Irish branch.
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People who lost their permission to work in Ireland through no fault of their own, or who were badly treated, and want to work legally again.
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People with skills or experience for sporting and cultural work in Ireland, including entertainment.
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Dependant/Partner/Spouse Employment Permit
Partners, spouses and dependants of Critical Skills permit holders and of researchers on hosting agreements who want to work.
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