Ireland eases curbs on non-EEA workers in 2 industries

Ireland has eased curbs on non-EEA workers in Sports and Construction industries through changes to the Employment Permit policies. The announcement was made by the Department of Business, Enterprise, and Innovation.

 

A non-EEA citizen must have a valid Employment Permit in order to work in Ireland unless exempted. The most common Work Visas are:

•    Critical Skills Employment Permit

•    General Employment Permit

All occupations are qualified for the General Employment Permit. This is unless they are excluded through the list of Ineligible Categories of Employment for Ireland Work Visas.

 

The Critical Skills Employment Permit is for attracting highly skilled individuals to the labour market in Ireland. This is with the aim of encouraging them to take up the Ireland PR Visa, as quoted by the Lexology.

 

Eligible occupations under the CSEP are considered to be crucially vital for the growth of the economy. These are highly skilled, highly demanded and are significantly scarce supply in the labour market in Ireland.

 

The minimum yearly remuneration is either 30,000 or 60,000 Euros based on the occupation in respect of which the Permit has been applied for. The prospective worker must also have obtained a job offer for a minimum period of 24 months.

 

The changes announced have become effective from 22 April 2019. These are aimed at easing the shortage of labour in both the industries. The measures are also inclusive of creating up to 300 Work Visas for workers in Customs Control as preparations for Brexit.

The measures include:

•    Adding specific occupations to List of Occupations for Critical Skills implying that they can qualify for a Critical Skills Employment Permit

•    Removing specific occupations from List of Ineligible Occupations implying that they can qualify for the General Employment Permit

•    Removing specific occupations from List of Ineligible Occupations by Quota implying they can qualify for the General Employment Permit subject to the application of the Quota

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