Discovering Ireland Guide 2021

Irish Residence Permit This registration is required by all Non-EU Citizens and grants you permission to reside in Ireland. In order to register, you need to visit your local immigration registration office and ask for the registration officer as soon as possible following your arrival in Ireland. You will be required to make an appointment to attend the registration at the Irish Naturalization and Immigration Service (INIS) office. The INIS website has more information available: www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/first-time-registration You will need to provide the following information: + Your passport + Your nationality, how and when you acquired it and your previous nationality, if you have had any + Date and place of your birth e.g. your birth certificate + Your profession or occupation + Documentation supporting your residence permission, e.g. your work permit + Your Irish employment contracts + Your Irish address – with Post Code noting IRP card is posted out within 7-10 days of application + The address where you last lived outside the State + A credit/debit card for payment of €300 fee The registration officer will also take your fingerprints, signature, and photo and may ask for further details. On successful completion of your GNIB registration you will be issued with a GNIB number and card. Work Permits A work permits is available for occupations with an annual salary of €30,000 or more. Only in exceptional cases will jobs earning less than this be considered. Normally, a labor market needs test is required. After 12 months of working in Ireland, General Employment Permit holders can apply for their family members to join them. U.K Citizens The U.K citizen are entitled to live and work in Ireland without any conditions or restrictions and are entitled to be treated the same as Irish workers. Eu Citizens EU member and Swiss Nationals have the right to stay in Ireland with their family members for up to 3 months. However, if you plan to stay more than 3 months, you must either: + Be engaged in economic activity (employed or self-employed) + Have sufficient resources and sickness insurance to ensure that you do not become a burden on the social services of Ireland + Be a family member of a Union citizen in one of the previous categories You do not need an Irish employment permit or residence card to live here and are entitled to be treated the same as Irish workers.

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