From Switzerland working in Ireland

Recon

I'm just ondering if the same law for EU citizens working in Ireland applies to people from Switzerland. My girlfriend is from there and we're trying to sort out a job for her here for the summer.

Anyone know what the law is on this or where I could find out?

Thanks

Litcagral

Recon wrote:

I'm just ondering if the same law for EU citizens working in Ireland applies to people from Switzerland. My girlfriend is from there and we're trying to sort out a job for her here for the summer.

Anyone know what the law is on this or where I could find out?

Thanks

Try http://www.oasis.gov.ie/employment/working_in_ireland/

Our man in Havana

Note: the European Economic Area comprises the European Union member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. People coming from Switzerland to work in Ireland do not need a work permit.

Recon

Bond-007 wrote:

Note: the European Economic Area comprises the European Union member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. People coming from Switzerland to work in Ireland do not need a work permit.

I checked that before posting the thread but Switzerland isn't in the EU and it's not one of the other three countries mentions as part of the EEA. That's what was confusing me.

Our man in Havana

Switzerland is special in that it does not belong to the EU/EEA it has the same benefits as those nations when it comes to employment/travel and health care.

leeroybrown

Switzerland is a member [strike](and implementor)[/strike] of the Schengen Treaty. Ironically this actually means that they have more open borders with mainland europe than either us or the UK.

Naked Lepper

yeah knew a few swiss over here that said they had same entitlements as all other e.u citizens regarding work / visas within the e.u

none

leeroybrown wrote:

Switzerland is a member (and implementor) of the Schengen Treaty. Ironically this actually means that they have more open borders with mainland europe than either us or the UK.

Not quite. If you read the article on your link carefully, you'll see Switzerland hasn't implemented it yet.

Civilian_Target

Well - I can go and work in Switzerland without a visa, so I'd imagine it works the other way around too, if your girlfriend holds a swiss passport.

leeroybrown

none wrote:

Not quite. If you read the article on your link carefully, you'll see Switzerland hasn't implemented it yet.

My mistake. I had been told by someone who lived out there that they had implemented it so hadn't read the page exhaustively. Original post suitably edited.

Recon

Thanks for all the replies. I mailed the oasis website and she gave me the link link as Litcagral posted (thanks for that by the way) but I didn't see Switzerland on it the first time I checked it!