Employment permits and the right to work
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Under the Employment Permits (Amendment) Act 2014 there are 9 types of employment permit. Find out more about the different types of permit. -
Find out about General Employment Permits, who may apply and when a person with an employment permit may change jobs. -
The Critical Skills Employment Permit is for skilled workers who are qualified in professions where there is a shortage of skills in Ireland. -
Information about which emloyment permit holders are allowed to bring their family to Ireland, and how those family members can apply to live and work. -
Non-EEA nationals who held a valid employment permit but who fell out of the system through no fault of their own, or have been badly treated or exploited in the workplace may be eligible for a Reactivation Employment Permit that will allow them to work again. -
Under the Atypical Working Scheme non-EEA nationals may do certain short-term contract work which is not covered by the Employment Permits Acts. -
Ireland has working holiday agreements with a number of different countries.