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General/Critical Skills Work Permit Eligibility
A straight answer on which permit fits you.
This session answers one question before anything is filed: do you and your job offer qualify for an Irish employment permit, and which one.
Our team check your role, salary and offer against the Critical Skills and General permit rules and tell you plainly where you stand.
At a glance
0 mins
Session length
€40,904 a year
Critical Skills floor
€36,605 a year
General permit floor
How it works
The route at a glance
Two permits, one check
Critical Skills covers listed in-demand roles; the General permit covers almost any role not on the Ineligible Occupations List.
Salary decides
€40,904 for a listed Critical Skills role with a relevant degree, €36,605 for most General roles, €68,911 for non-listed Critical Skills roles.
The test that differs
Critical Skills skips the labour market test entirely; the General permit needs 28 days of advertising unless a waiver applies.
Where each leads
Stamp 4 after 21 months on Critical Skills, after 57 months on the General permit.
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