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Relocate to Ireland: What's involved?

  • 31-05-2009 11:33am
    #1
    KOKJ
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    I'm considering relocating to Ireland from the US for a change of pace. I've never lived abroad and am not sure what is required to be legally allowed to live and work in Ireland.

    Can anyone post up information, or direct me to the appropriate place to read up on the requirements?

    Thanks very much.


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  • #2
    Nody
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,375 CMod ✭✭✭✭Nody


    You'd need a working visa which I believe is limited to certain skilled areas only (assuming you're not married to a Irish) on the top of my head.


  • #3
    AARRRGH
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    Assuming you don't qualify for Irish citizenship, it's going to be very difficult getting a work permit.


  • #4
    esharknz
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    Do you have Irish/EU citizenship, or are you living with/married to someone who does?
    Have you recently completed university?
    Work permits seem to be pretty hard to secure these days. There is the green card scheme as well, but the number of occupations on this has been reduced (this doesn't require a labour market test). Things like IT (programming etc) are still on this list but from what I understand, the green card requires a degree in the field you are working in.


  • #5
    AARRRGH
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    esharknz wrote: »
    Things like IT (programming etc) are still on this list but from what I understand, the green card requires a degree in the field you are working in.

    It's currently very difficult (near impossible) to hire non-EU workers for IT positions. Work permits are being rejected.


  • #6
    KOKJ
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭KOKJ


    AARRRGH wrote: »
    It's currently very difficult (near impossible) to hire non-EU workers for IT positions. Work permits are being rejected.
    So would it suffice to say it's near impossible for me to relocate to Ireland for any length of time? I'm in the high-tech field.


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  • #7
    dingding
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,940 ✭✭✭dingding


    Would an american company in Ireland be able to hire you. They might have better luck in getting the work permit.

    Most of the big ones are here.

    As far as I know the work permit is tied to the company you are working for, if you change job you will have to apply again.


  • #8
    KOKJ
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭KOKJ


    dingding wrote: »
    Would an american company in Ireland be able to hire you. They might have better luck in getting the work permit.

    Most of the big ones are here.

    As far as I know the work permit is tied to the company you are working for, if you change job you will have to apply again.

    But in order to get the work permit, you've gotta have a job. And in order to have a job, you gotta be over there.
    I guess I'll need to look for a position over in Ireland with a company here. Maybe I'll get lucky. It just seems impossible now to move over there.
    I've been to Ireland multiple times when I was in the US Military and have wanted to live there for a while.


  • #9
    The_Conductor
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    Ireland are obliged to offer any job to an EU citizen- or state that there is no suitably qualified EU citizens interested in taking the job- before they are entitled to offer it to a non-citizen.

    You can be sponsored for certain jobs- which in the past has focused on the medical and IT professions- but there is large unemployment even in the most highly skilled areas at this time.

    It is thought that there may be significant finance jobs imminently coming here- when the US authorities implement the proposed tax reforms for US multinationals (Ireland and The Netherlands are seen as the two EU countries who will benefit from the proposals).

    Things will get better in time- but the employment opportunities even in the most highly specialised areas available in Ireland at the moment are pretty appalling.......


  • #10
    AARRRGH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,382 ✭✭✭✭AARRRGH


    KOKJ wrote: »
    So would it suffice to say it's near impossible for me to relocate to Ireland for any length of time? I'm in the high-tech field.

    What's your specific skill?

    I know of one company who had a work permit declined for a software tester.


  • #11
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,286 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    AARRRGH wrote: »
    What's your specific skill?

    I know of one company who had a work permit declined for a software tester.

    I personally know of 3 highly qualified software testers playing golf for the summer- because they can't get employment...... They're lucky they have a sufficient nest egg to cover the mortgage for a few months.

    Unless its a highly unusual field (as oppossed to software testing- which is equally as highly skilled as programming- but not all that unusual), in the current climate, its a non-runner.


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