Irish officials provided current processing dates for employment permits.

Key Points:

  • As of Feb. 17, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is processing applications received on the following dates for these specific types of applications:
Application Type Standard Trusted Partner
Critical Skills Employment Permit Feb. 6, 2025 Feb. 10, 2025
New applications (excluding Critical Skills Employment Permits) Jan. 29, 2025 Feb. 6, 2025
Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permit Feb. 5, 2025 Feb. 11, 2025
Renewals Dec. 22, 2024 Feb. 11, 2025

Additional Information: Irish officials stated they are processing reviews for Trusted Partner and Standard permit applications received on Nov. 27, 2024. They also stated that due to the number of refunds on hand, it is currently taking eight weeks from date of receipt of completed mandate to process refunds.

This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice Group.

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