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jhnwlk
Junior Member
Member # 2053
Posted February 13, 2002 05:32 PM
Does anyone have any hints or insights as to how difficult it is to immigrate to Ireland. I am just starting the information gathering process for a move there in about three to four years. I am a health professional nearing retirement age but would like to have some kind of work but realize that getting a work permit or visa in that field may be very difficult. Any comments or suggestions are welcome.
Witt
Member
Member # 567
Posted February 13, 2002 06:26 PM
quote:
Originally posted by jhnwlk:
Does anyone have any hints or insights as to how difficult it is to immigrate to Ireland. I am just starting the information gathering process for a move there in about three to four years. I am a health professional nearing retirement age but would like to have some kind of work but realize that getting a work permit or visa in that field may be very difficult. Any comments or suggestions are welcome.

they like registered nurses here - did not hear anything about doctors, though

Maria23
Junior Member
Member # 1509
Posted February 14, 2002 02:45 AM
Hi there,

I'm assuming that you do not have any citizenship ties to the Emereld Isle(spouse, parents,grandparents,children) or that you are not from and EU country(as they can work in any country of the European Union without work permits,they can travel and work freely throught all member countries). So, your bet would be a work permit:

A work permit is issued in Ireland through the government employment office and is issued to the EMPLOYER on your behalf. You must first find a job and the employer applies and pays for the permit for you. There is no such thing as a "work permit" for all of Ireland...

One work permit is issued per job. That said you can't get a permit for job "A" and later decide to go to job "B" on the same permit. If you want to change jobs, the first permit must be cancelled and a new one obtained, they cannot be transferred to another job...

It now takes about 3-4 months for the permit to be approved(mine took 4 months). Unfortunately, there is little if anything that you can do to speed up this process. Applications are reviewed strictly in the order in which they are received and in any case only the employer can make inquires, you can't ask for yourself....

You cannot work while you are waiting for the permit to be approved, you have to wait.....

Permits are issued for 1 month to 12 months and can be renewed after the time limit expires....

New regulations just came in in 2002 stating that all new applicaions for permits must have a letter from FAS(the Irish employment people) stating that the potential employer has exhausted all efforts to hire within the borders and is left with no choice but to hire an non-EU person.

However, there is some good news: If you a in a particular field of work where the skill shortage is very high in Ireland(engineer,town planner, IT, nurse(I dont' know if you could fit into this medical category)architect,surveyor. These people can apply for what is called a "Work Authorization" which is a 2 year deal and you can move from job to job (within the same field)....I'm not too sure on the details of this as I(archaeology)don't apply

Check out the "Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment" for complete details & review this website frequently as there are always new hints and tips.

Good luck, see you there!

Maria

Witt
Member
Member # 567
Posted February 14, 2002 10:45 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Maria23:

However, there is some good news: If you a in a particular field of work where the skill shortage is very high in Ireland(engineer,town planner, IT, nurse(I dont' know if you could fit into this medical category)architect,surveyor. These people can apply for what is called a "Work Authorization" which is a 2 year deal and you can move from job to job (within the same field)....I'm not too sure on the details of this as I(archaeology)don't apply



http://www.entemp.ie/lfd/working3.pdf - on work visas
and http://www.entemp.ie/lfd/workpermits.htm on work permits

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