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.
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Employment Permits:
In order to work in Ireland a non-EEA National, unless they are exempted, must hold a valid Employment Permit. The Department's Employment Permits Section administers the Employment Permits system. Employment Permits
Healthcare Assistant / General Work Permit :
Annual remuneration (usually above €30,000). The applicant employee should receive Must have relevant qualifications, skills or experience required for the job. In the case of healthcare assistants, a minimum annual salary of €27,000 is required. This is based on a 39 hour work week. This is an hourly rate which means a salary of €13.31. For basic pay only, a minimum salary of €27,684.80 per 40-hour week must be in place. But these may involve guaranteed premium payments. Do not include salary, bonuses, shift allowances, overtime etc. The Assistant must have obtained the relevant QQI Level 5 qualification after 2 years.
As specified under List of Ineligible Occupations for Work Permits. See if your job is eligible.
Ineligible Lists of Occupations for Employment Permits
A health care should be noted while applying for work permit renewal.
A Labor Market Needs Test (LMNT) is required when applying for a general work permit. Employers should be careful not to amend or extend vacancies for any reason.
There must be 28 days of advertising on the JobsIreland site
View User Guide for Employment Permit Online System (EPOS) here: UserGuide_v2.pdf (djei.ie)
Employer Details
- Employer Registered Number (ERN) and Company Name Registered Number.
- Registered Name of Company/Business and Trading Name (if different).
- Type of Company (Sole Trader, Limited etc.).
- Nature of Business (Manufacturing, Software etc.).
- Number of EEA and/or Swiss Nationals (including Irish) currently in your employment
- Number of non-EEA Nationals currently in your employment.
- Confirm if any redundancies have taken place in the last 6 months for the same role.
- Name, position in company, telephone number and email address for contact person.
Employee Details
- Name, date of birth, gender, nationality, current address, telephone number, email
- address and PPS number (if you already have one).
- Passport number and expiry date (Passport must be valid for at least 6 months for a new employment permit and 3 months for a renewal employment permit).
- If you are resident in the State, you must confirm on what basis and provide your GNIB/Irish Resident’s Permit Pin. This 6-digit registration number is located on the
- back of the Residence Permit Card.
- Confirm details of qualifications relevant to the role.
- Details of previous visa permissions or employments in the State.
Details of Employment
- Title of Job.
- Detailed duties and responsibilities of role.
- Location of employment. (Prospective employee can only work at locations of
- employment as stated on application and noted on employment permit.)
- Proposed period of employment and proposed start date.
- Details of qualifications/skills/knowledge or experience required for this role.
- Details of qualifications/skills/knowledge and experience of the non-EEA national.
Pay Details
- Total annual salary amount.
- Hourly and weekly rates of pay.
- Name of person making the payment, their company name (if applicable), telephone number and email address.
- Credit card details.
- Name, address, email, telephone number and contact person for Agent
- Provide Department of Social Protection Employment Services/EURES Employment
- Network Reference Number of the advertisement for the job. Advert must run for 28 days before the application can be made.
- A copy of the advertisement for the job in a national newspaper for each of the 3 days.
- A copy of the advertisement for the job in a local newspaper for each of the 3 days (if the paper is published weekly only 1 advertisement is required) or a copy of an advertisement on a job’s website (separate to Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection/EURES website) for 3 days.
- Please ensure all advertisements provide the following information: A description of the employment; The name of the employer; The location(s) at which the employment will be carried out; The number of hours to be worked per week; The minimum annual remuneration.
- Signature pages signed by employer, employee, and agent (if applicable).
- Copy of employee’s passport clearly showing his/her picture, personal details, date, and signature. Passport must be valid for at least a further 6 months for a new employment
- permit and a further 3 months for a renewal employment permit.
- A clear copy of employee’s current immigration stamp (if resident in the State) and visa (if applicable). GNIB/Irish Resident’s Permit pin must also be provided.
- A passport type photo of employee.
- A statement issued by Revenue Commissioners showing the monthly statutory return made by the employer dated within the 3-month period preceding the application, or receipt for such a return whether issued through ROS (Revenue Online Service) or evidence of payments made to the Revenue Commissioners through SEPA monthly direct debit payments made within the 3-month period preceding the application.
- Name, position in company, phone number and email address for contact person.
- Copy of contract signed by employer and employee.
- Provide registration/pin or licence number if employment is required to be registered with regulatory bodies or Government Ministers. A full list of the employments that require registration is available on the DETE website: Registration Bodies for certain employments
- If the application is in respect of a Nurse who is in the State undergoing adaptation under the Atypical Working Scheme (AWS) provide a copy of the AWS permission letter.
Contact details
Telephone queries to the Call Centre will be dealt with by Workplace Relations Customer Services.
☎: +353 1 417 5333
LoCall: 0818 80 80 90*
OP E N IN G H OU R S:
Monday to Friday 9:30am – 5:00pm
* Note that the rates charged for the use of 1890 (LoCall) numbers may vary among different service providers.
Email: employmentpermits@enterprise.gov.ie
Note: This document is only to assist an applicant. Not a substitute for regulations or legislation governing relevant work permits.
This checklist has been prepared by the Employment Permits Department in Ireland. Health Care Assistant / General Employment Permit To assist with applications, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has issued guidance on General Employment Permits with special focus on "Health Care Assistant". It is organized into several sections.
- Log in to the Employment Permit Online System to submit an online application: (Employment Permit Online System - DETE means read this document in full beforehand. You may find it useful to refer to the User Guide)
- Start your application.
- will help you step by step through the process
SEE HERE : Online System at: Employment Permits Online System - DETE
Credits: :Employment Permits Section, IRELAND
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