Ireland
Work Permit for
Spouses/ Dependants

Only spouses and dependant unmarried children under the age of 18 who have been admitted to Ireland as family members of a work permit holder can apply. The primary Irish work permit holder must have had their permit for at least 12 months before you can apply for a spouse/dependant permit.

A work permit under this scheme will normally be issued for the period up to the expiry date of the permit of the existing Irish employment permit holder.

Once your receive your Ireland Spouse Work Permit, or your Ireland Dependant Work Permit, you will need to check with the National Garda Registration Office to ascertain if your current permission to remain in Ireland needs to be updated. This must be done in order to have the correct immigration status for permission to remain in Ireland.

Any work permit granted to a spouse or dependant will be issued to the employee and will allow them to be employed in Ireland by the employer and in the occupation specified on the permit. Permits can be renewed after the initial period granted.

If this is your first employment permit in Ireland then (other than in exceptional circumstances) you are expected to stay with your initial employer for a period of 12 months, after which you may move employers, provided that a new application for a spousal/dependant permit is made.

Yes.

Yes. This Dependant Work Permit is available, on an exceptional basis, to dependants who have reached the age of 18. These applications will be dealt with strictly on a case-by-case basis and can only be considered for dependants who arrived in Ireland while still minors and whose immigration status in Ireland is in order.

No. This particular scheme is only available to people who arrived in Ireland while still minors (i.e. under 18 years of age), and who have now completed their education and wish to take up full time employment.

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