Specific Crafts new business permission application

Molaar

For non-EEA Writers, Artists and Crafts persons seeking to start a new business in Ireland, the regs state that they're "not subject to the capital or employment requirements but must demonstrate clearly that they are well known/internationally renowned in their chosen field and are in a position to fully support themselves from income from their chosen craft without recourse to alternative employment and/or social assistance."

Has anyone ever done this, and can elaborate or point to a template for what the documentation needs to look like? For an artist blacksmith, or photographer, for example. Thanks.

Pro Hoc Vice

I do work in the area of immigration permissions, I have never seen such an application. First you need to show a person is renowned in the craft, should be easy to do, second the income test will have to show they can support themselves and family with the income from their craft, a writer this may be easy if the person can show royalty payments or contracts, for a craft blacksmith previous years accounts. Only guessing but for a single person will need to show an income of greater than €20k a year, I base that on recent figures I have seen in relation to non EEA parents wishing to join children, if I remember correctly they need to show independent means of 25-30k a year.

The application is to INIS rather than Enterprise so expect it to be a long road, unless the person is famous and earning lots of dosh.