DBEI News: Ministers Humphreys and Flanagan announce change to immigration arrangements for spouses and partners of Critical Skills Employment Permit Holders.
Minister Humphreys explained: “In order to attract the best and brightest to come to work and live in Ireland as opposed to in a competitor country, we need to offer an attractive range of benefits to both the highly-skilled job applicants and their families. We are talking about a small group of people here – less than 1,000 spouses and partners per year – but this small change will make a big difference in terms of Ireland’s offering to both investors, and international talent."
Permits Foundation: Permits Foundation applauds government announcement of spouse work authorisation.
RTE: Changes to rules for spouses of work permit holders.
"The Reform Stamp 3 campaign also claimed that dependent families should not have to get an additional "Stamp 1" employment work permit before they could begin working and it wanted the registration time for permits to be reduced to two weeks."
The Irish Times: Partners of critical skills permit holders to be given ‘direct access’ to Irish labour market.
Citizens Information: A Dependant/Partner/Spouse Employment Permit is no longer required since 6 March 2019.
Silicon Republic: A significant change has been made to the Stamp 3 visa.
"While Stamp 3 visa-holders could apply for work under this visa, they would need to apply for a Stamp 1 visa in order to actually enter the workforce. This has caused massive confusion among employers, leading to problems with actually being able to secure employment for those holding a Stamp 3 visa. The complications and arising problems led to a campaign by the Stamp 3 Association to reform the visa and provide clarity on the rules."
NewsTalk: Spouses and partners of workers with critical skills, who hold an employment permit, will be able to access the Irish labour market without the need for a permit.
Irish Legal News: Spouses of highly-skilled workers from outside EEA to be given automatic labour market access.
Dublin Chamber: Work Permit Change To Aid Talent Battle.
Dublin Chamber CEO Mary Rose Burke said: “Dublin Chamber has been campaigning on this issue over the past year. The old system posed a real challenge for highly-skilled employees who came to Dublin from outside the European Economic Area. This change sends a message that Ireland is serious about attracting the best staff to come and work here and is an important step in making Ireland a more welcoming place for international talent.”
Business World: Dublin Chamber welcomes change to work permit rules.
Merrion Street: Ministers Flanagan and Humphreys announce change to immigration arrangements for spouses and partners of Critical Skills Employment Permit Holders.
New Communities Partnership: Irish Government Makes It Easier for Critical Skills Employment Permit Spouses to Get Work.
IDA Ireland: IDA Ireland welcomes Irish Government change to immigration arrangements for spouses and partners of Critical Skills Employment Permit Holders.
IDA Ireland CEO Martin Shanahan said, “Global mobility and the free flow of talent is an important trend especially in the context of Brexit, investors need to be able to source highly skilled international talent across all sectors and we look set to see increased competitiveness and continued demand for talent across all markets. Therefore, we welcome the updated process announced today which will make Ireland an even more attractive place for investors and their employees to live and work.”
European Migration Network: Change to immigration arrangements for spouses and partners of Critical Skills Employment Permit holders.
Diverse In: Bigger Talent Pool Available in Ireland.
Whitney Moore: Changes to Immigration Rules for Spouses and Partners of Critical Skills Employment Permit Holder.
Moving 2 Ireland: Spouses of Critical Skills employment permit holders can now work in Ireland.
Eolas Recruitment: Critical Skills Employment Permit Rule Change Will Benefit Spouses.
Visa First: New regulations have been introduced in Ireland to allow the spouses and dependants of Irish Critical Skills Permit (Green Card) holders easier access to employment in Ireland.
Osborne: Osborne welcomes changes to Critical Skills Employment Permit.
Deloitte: Work authorisation extended to spouses and partners of Critical Skills Employment Permit holders without the need for an employment permit.
Deloitte welcomes this change and thanks the Department of Business, Enterprise & Innovation and the Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service for their engagement with us on this issue. The government’s announcement is good news for spouses and partners of CSEP holders, and brings Ireland in line with many other countries in providing work authorisation to dependents of high-skilled foreign workers.
Fakhoury Global Immigration: Spouse or Partner of Critical Skills Employment Permit Holder Can Work Without Employment Permit.
Eugene F. Collins: Immediate Access to Irish Labour Market for Spouses & Partners of Critical Skills Employment Holders.
Yala Consult: Changes For Spouses and Partners of Critical Skills Visa Holders.
PC Immigration: Critical Skills Employmnet Permit Holders.
PwC Ireland: Good news for some spouses and partners.
Sinnott Solicitors: Changes to Dependent Spouse / Partner Employment Permit System.
Mason Hayes & Curran: Employment Update: Accessing Irish Labour Market Now Easier
Emigra Worldwide: Ireland – Spouse or Partner of Critical Skills Employment Permit Holder Can Work Without Employment Permit
Newland Chase: Spouse or Partner of Critical Skills Employment Permit Holder Can Work Without Employment Permit.
A&L Goodbody: Important immigration update for spouses and partners – what you need to know.
Shannon Chamber: Ministers Humphreys and Flanagan announce change to immigration arrangements for spouses and partners of Critical Skills Employment Permit Holders.
Fragomen: Eligible Spouses of Critical Skills Employment Permit Holders Can Start Work Sooner.
Tully Rinckey: Dependent Partner Spouse Employment Permit.
McGrath McGrane: Stamp 3 changes.
Y-Axis: Spouses of CSEP holders to easily get Ireland Work Visas.