HOW TO WORK IN IRELAND
Please feel free to contact me if you find any of these links are now out of date or broken.
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SWAP Working Holiday Visas
SWAP offers a 1 year working holiday visa (work permit) to student/non-student under 35. If you want to get a taste and feel for Ireland, or get your foot in the door with work before going down the work permit/green card path, this is the way to do it.-
To live/work in the Republic of Ireland
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To live/work in the Republic of Ireland and/or Northern Ireland/UK
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To live/work in Northern Ireland/UK
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For non-Canadians to live/work in Canada
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Work Permits/Green Cards
Work Permits/Green Cards are offered through the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment ("Entemp"). Consider this information valid only if you are intending to apply immediately as the government is in the process of reviewing these schemes.-
Before going any further read this list of ineligible job categories. If you find your work listed here you WILL NOT be considered for a Work Permit or Green Card and will be wasting your time reading information found in the links below, SWAP is for you.
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General Information
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Information on the new new employment permits schemes
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A .pdf version of the Entemp publication "Guide to Green Card Permits"
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A .pdf version of the Entemp publication "Guide to Intra-Company Transfer Permits"
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A .pdf version of the Entemp publication "Guide to Work Permits"
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A .pdf version of the Entemp publication "Guide to Spousal/Dependant Permits"
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Additional information regarding employment permit applications in respect of Doctors and Nurses
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This information is specific to professional athletes applications
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The opening hours found on this page are local within Ireland (GMT), please mind the time difference if making use of them. Phone numbers are local within Dublin, if dialing from Canada you will need to prefix them with 011 353 1 (7 digit number follows)
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