- What is the Ireland Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP) and who is it for?
- Roles on the Critical Skills Occupations List: IT, engineers, nurses and midwives, doctors, allied health, quantity surveyors. Key conditions: Salary from €40,904 with a degree; No labour-market test; 2 years; Family joins immediately. Settlement: Stamp 4 (work without a permit) after 21 months.
- What is the Ireland General Employment Permit (GEP) and who is it for?
- Any job not on the ineligible list: chefs, healthcare assistants, HGV and bus drivers, trades, hospitality managers (quota). Key conditions: Salary from €36,605 (care workers €32,691); 28-day labour-market test; 2 years, renewable; Family after 12 months. Settlement: Stamp 4 after 57 months.
- What is the Ireland Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) and who is it for?
- Your current employer moving you to its Irish branch. Key conditions: Salary from €49,523; 6 months' prior service; Max 5 years. Settlement: Not a settlement route.
- What is the Ireland Seasonal Employment Permit (SEP) and who is it for?
- Horticulture with approved seasonal employers. Key conditions: Up to 7 months a year; No dependants. Settlement: No settlement path.
- What is the Ireland Atypical Working Scheme (AWS) and who is it for?
- Short assignments up to 90 days, e.g. nurses completing NMBI adaptation before a CSEP. Key conditions: Approval before travel; €250. Settlement: Bridge to CSEP.
- What is the Ireland Third Level Graduate Programme (Stamp 1G) and who is it for?
- Graduates of Irish universities looking for work. Key conditions: 12 months after a Level 8 degree; 24 months after a master's; Unrestricted work. Settlement: Switch to CSEP or GEP.
- Which professions can Indian applicants get a Ireland work permit for in 2026?
- Open now: Chefs (chef de partie and commis with 2 years' experience; head and sous chef with 5 · GEP); Nurses & midwives (CSEP; NMBI registration first); Healthcare assistants & home carers (GEP quota renewed May 2026 · €32,691); HGV & bus drivers (GEP; bus and coach quota lifted May 2026); Electricians, plumbers, welders, carpenters (GEP; construction rates apply); Software, data, engineers (CSEP). Conditions apply: Hotel & restaurant managers (GEP quotas: 100 hotel, 200 restaurant). Closed to new overseas hires: Waiters, bar staff, kitchen porters, labourers (on the ineligible list).
- Can Zolt Link prepare the Ireland work permit and visa if I already have a job offer?
- Yes. With an offer letter and contract in hand, the employer's registration, the role and the salary are checked against the Ireland permit rules, then the permit application and the visa file are prepared and lodged, with dependant visas planned alongside. Zolt Link prepares visa applications; it does not recruit workers for overseas employers.
