Permits

The Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) will grant eligible spouses and de-facto partners of CSEP holders and Researchers under a Hosting Agreement permission to reside in this State on Stamp 1 Conditions which provides direct access to the labour market without the need to obtain an employment permit.

For more information, please go to ISD website where further information can be found on ISD FAQs.

The Dependents of Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP) Holders and Researchers under a Hosting Agreement still require an Employment Permit to take up employment in Ireland.

A dependant of a Critical Skills Employment Permit Holder or researcher on a Hosting Agreement is permitted to work in Ireland while they are resident here and accompanying the Critical Skills Permit Holder. In order to take up employment in Ireland they must have a job offer and then apply for a Dependant/Partner/Spouse Employment Permit.

A dependent of a Critical Skills Employment Permit Holder is issued with a Stamp 3 immigration permission by the Immigration Service Delivery (ISD). A Stamp 3 permission does not entitle a foreign national to work.  Only those Stamp 3 holders that are accompanying the Critical Skills Permit Holder as a dependant can apply for an Employment Permit which would allow them to work in the State.

This Dependant/Partner/Spouse Employment Permit has a number of benefits including:

• The application is free of charge.
• All jobs are eligible for a Dependant/Partner/Spouse Employment Permit, except that of domestic operative.
• Remuneration must be at, or above, the National Minimum Wage.
• The prospective employer is not required to undertake a Labour Market Needs Test, that is, advertise the position.