Who needs an employment permit?

A non-EEA national, unless exempted, requires an employment permit to work in Ireland. The EEA comprises the Member States of the European Union together with Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.

If you are a non-EEA national working in Ireland, you or your employer may be committing an offence if you do not have an employment permit and you are required by the Employment Permits Acts 2003 to 2014 to do so.

Employment permit holders can only work for the employer, or as the case may be the connected person or contractor, and in the occupation named on the permit. If the holder of an employment permit ceases, for any reason, to be employed by the employer, or as the case may be the connected person or contractor, named on the permit during the period of validity of the permit, the original employment permit and the certified copy held by the employer, or as the case may be, the connected person or contractor, must be returned immediately to the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

Some useful links for Visas and work permits are as follows:

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