Ireland is home to Yeats, Joyce, and Beckett, making it popular as a centre for the arts and cultural activities. That said, Ireland is also popular for its Gaelic football and other sports as well as scientific achievements. Irish culture in general has intrigued many foreigners and have impelled them to relocate to Ireland.
Non Europe Economic Area (EEA) nationals are required to seek leave to enter the State by reporting to an Immigration Officer at an Irish port of entry. The onus is on the individual to have all documentation relating to their reasons for entering Ireland for presentation to the Immigration Officer to gain entry. The Immigration Officer may grant leave to enter for a maximum period of three months. They may, depending on the documentation presented grant a lesser period than three months.
Should the non EEA national wish to remain in the State beyond the period granted by an Immigration Officer on arrival in the State, they will be required to obtain the permission from the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.
This can be done by reporting to their local Immigration Officer which is located at the Superintendent's Office, An Garda Síochána (Police) in the District which you reside.
In the Dublin area you must report to:
The Garda National Immigration Bureau,
13/14 Burgh Quay,
Dublin 2.
Visa Required nationals who enter the State on foot on a C Visit Visa cannot have their permission to remain in the State extended. They must leave and reapply from outside the State should they wish to return.
All non-EEA nationals need permission to remain in the State. Permission to remain will be in the form of an endorsement in your passport confirming the conditions and period of time for which you have permission to remain in the State.
Employment:
In order to take up employment in the State, the person must be in possession of (a) valid work permit (b) valid green card – further information is available from the Work Permit Section, Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment (www.entemp.ie)
All non EEA nationals wishing to remain in the State on work permit/green card conditions must be in a position to present to their Immigration Officer the following documents:
* original passport
* valid visa (if appropriate)
* original work permit / green card permit
The holder of a valid work permit/green card is entitled to take up employment in the State. However, they must also seek to obtain permission to remain on this basis from their local Immigration Officer.
Applications for Long Term Residency
How do I know if I am eligible to apply for Long Term Residency in Ireland?
Applications for Long Term Residency in Ireland are currently processed as an administrative scheme. Persons who have been legally resident in the State for over five years (i.e. 60 months) on the basis of work permits/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to this office for a five year residency extension. In that context, they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements.
Long Term Residence is granted on the basis that a non EEA national has completed five years (i.e. 60 months) legal residence in the State on work permit conditions which is reflected in the corresponding Stamp 1 or Stamp 4 endorsements on a person's passport (not by the dates of commencement and expiry of each work permit). When calculating the reckonable period of 60 months legal residence, this office only takes into consideration time spent in the State legally on work permit conditions. Periods of time for which a person has not been legally resident in the state (i.e. does not have an up to date endorsement on work permit conditions on their passport) cannot be counted towards an application for Long Term Residency.
The dependants of the applicant for Long Term Residency, who have been legally resident in the State as for over five years (i.e. 60 months) may also apply for Long Term Residency. It should be emphasised that, in order to apply for Long Term Residency as a dependant, the applicant must be legally resident in the State as dependants for the required 60 month period prior to application. This particular long term permission does not exempt the dependants from employment permit requirements.
A successful applicant will be granted Permission to Remain on a Stamp 4 which is valid for 5 years. Successful applications from those who apply as a dependant will be granted Permission to Remain on a Stamp 3.
(Note: See last paragraph for categories of persons for which applications for Long Term Residency cannot be accepted.)
How do I apply?
The following documents, together with a covering letter of application clearly indicating the passport endorsements relating to each work permit, should be submitted to:
The Long Term Residence Section,
General Immigration Division,
3rd Floor,
INIS,
13-14 Burgh Quay,
Dublin 2
Documents to be lodged:
* Copy of applicant's work permits.
* Copy of applicant's Certificate of Registration from Garda National Immigration Bureau (i.e. GNIB Card).
* Clear and legible copy (or copies) of applicant's passport(s) including all endorsements. ( In the event that your passport has expired since arriving in the State, please submit copies of both passports).
Permission to Remain
Applicants are also advised to keep their permission to remain up to date at all times (including the period while their application is being processed).
Processing time is approximately 18 months.
What if I do not have the appropriate 60 months?
Applications from non EEA nationals who have not competed the 60 months legal residency at time of application will not be accepted.
Summary of Eligibility Requirements for Long Term Residency:
Persons who have been legally resident in the State may apply for Long Term Residency subject to the conditions below:
* The qualifying time is 5 years (60 months) at the date of application.
* Only legal residence on work permit/work authorisation/working visa conditions can be taken into account.
* Residence referred to must be reflected by Stamp 1 or Stamp 4 endorsements on applicant's passport and not by dates on work permits.
* Aplicants must be of good character.
* Applicants must have permission to remain at time of application and must keep their permission to remain up to date while application is being processed.
* Time periods where a person does not have permission to remain are not counted when calculating reckonable residence.
* It should also be noted that dependants of applicants who have been successfully granted Long Term Residency can apply for Long Term Residency but will only be granted a Stamp 3 (Dependants stamp) for 5 years & are not released from work permit conditions should their application be successful.
Applications for Long Term Residency cannot be accepted from persons in the categories below:
* The applicant is an EEA National (EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein & Norway)
* The applicant has permission to remain on the basis of his/her marriage to an Irish national (refer applicant to MIN section)
* The applicant has permission to remain on the basis of his/her marriage to an EEA national. (refer applicant to EU Treaty Rights Section)
* The applicant has permission to remain on Student Conditions (stamp 2 & stamp 2A)
* The applicant has permission to remain as a temporary registered doctor.
* The applicant has permission to remain as a fully registered doctor but has no work permits issued to him/her.
* The applicant has permission to remain under the old-IBC and IBC 05 schemes or has had such permission renewed. (refer to IBC section)
* The applicant was granted permission to remain under the Turkish Agreement (Turkish Association – Stamp 4 for 1 year – renewable with local Immigration Officer)
* The applicant was granted permission to remain under Humanitarian Leave to Remain or was granted Refugee Status or entered the State under the Family Reunification scheme.
* The applicant has permission to remain on the basis of an Intra-Company Transfer.
* The applicant is working at a foreign embassy in the State.
* Permission to Remain issued under the Work Holiday Authorisation scheme (see www.dfa.ie) is not counted for the purposes of Long Term Residency.
* The applicant has Business Permission to remain. The awarding of Business Permission to Remain is not a statutory-based scheme and no work permit is issued to the applicant. Information on this scheme can be found on the INIS website.
Application procedures may be tiring to endure, but the whole process is systematic. With the right amount of patience, you may even find it a breeze. Just be sure to prepare the necessary documentation in advance.
Source: Inis
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