Working in Ireland as a non EU member- Whats entailed?

.:Who:.

Hey,
Nots sure if this is the right area for the thread but how and ever,
My friends who is a US Citizen is talking about coming to Ireland for a year or more to work & live here. He works in IT and is very experienced and skilled in his field.
I have been looking up on how to go about obtaining a Visa- I have seen that one must have a already found a job and then apply along with the emloyer- This all sounds very hard- you know going for interviews and all and then applying for the Visa, are there many companies willing to go through the hassel in this?
Has anyone went through this all before?
Advise greatly appreciated!
Thanks
P

biko

Maybe this helps
http://www.irishlinks.co.uk/work-permits-ireland.htm

jdivision

It's very difficult Who. unless they have a permit already most places aren't interested. Catch 22 and with economy changing it'll be getting more difficult. Was trying to do this last year for a guy and no luck. He came over and applied to a bunch of companies - ironically the only job he was offered was a job from an Irish company and was in his hometown in the US! Easiest way that I know of is if the person has grandparents from EU, get a passport for that country and then you don't need a work permit. I Know a few Americans with Italian and Spanish heritage respectively who've done it that way.

MIN2511

Hey there, why you don’t post in immigrant.ie there are a few people there that could give you more information.
There were similar stories but that was before DD behaved like a mongo and drunkenly wiped the db, all the same i reckon you would get more help from there

.:Who:.

Nah, He doesnt have any Irish grandparents,


Is it possible to come for the 3 mnths (holiday visa) & look for work and then apply?
Its a right pain in the ass.

.:Who:.

MIN2511 wrote: »

Hey there, why you don’t post in immigrant.ie there are a few people there that could give you more information.
There were similar stories but that was before DD behaved like a mongo and drunkenly wiped the db, all the same i reckon you would get more help from there

Looking now, Thanks!

Guy:Incognito

Does it not work the same going the other way? ie you need a sponsor who has a job lined up for you? Thats assumeing you dont go on a J1 and just "forget " to come home.

MIN2511

Anyways my suggestion is he comes here on a visiting holiday, looks for a job and then applies for the work visa.


Mods maybe you's could move this to work & jobs, as OP's friend is looking for jobs in the IT sector. We could help you there