You may apply to join your non-EEA/non Swiss/non-UK member spouse, civil partner, de facto partner or parent (if you are a minor child under 18 and unmarried) immediately if their status falls under:
Category A:
Those granted refugee status or subsidiary protection status who are resident in Ireland where the application is not within the scope of Section 56 and 57 of the International Protection Act 2015.
Category B:
Critical Skills Employment Permit holder
Investors with permission under the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP)
Entrepreneurs with a permission under the Start-up Entrepreneur Programme (STEP)
Researchers on Hosting Agreements
ISD-approved Scholarship programme students (e.g. KASP)
Intra-company Transferees
PhD Students (subject to conditions, including no recourse to social welfare payments)
Full time non-locum doctors in employment
Minister of Religion (under the relevant Scheme (subject to conditions including having no recourse to State funds).
You may apply to join your spouse, civil partner, de facto partner or parent (if you are a minor child under 18 and unmarried) after they have been legally working in Ireland for a year if their status falls under:
Category C:
Non-Critical Skills Employment permit holders
Independent Stamp 4 holders not covered by categories set out as above, who are eligible to sponsor a family reunification application.
All other non-EEA nationals are not eligible for sponsorship.
What is your relationship to the non-EEA family member you want to join?
I am the de facto partner or dependent child of a critical skills employment permit holder or researcher on a hosting agreement
The de facto partner or dependent child of a Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP) holder or researcher under a Hosting Agreement may apply to join their family member in Ireland.
I am the dependent adult child
If you are the adult child over the age of 18 of a non-EEA/non-Swiss/non-UK national parent and you are dependent on the care of that parent for your subsistence due to a serious medical or psychological condition that makes independent life unsustainable, please note there are additional qualifying conditions and there is a higher minimum financial threshold. Read the information here carefully
I am the de facto partner
If you are the de facto partner of a non-EEA/non Swiss national life partner (the Sponsor) and would like to live with them in Ireland.
I am the child
The dependent minor child under 18 and unmarried of a non-EEA/non-Swiss/non-UK national residing in Ireland, may apply to join their parent and reside in Ireland with them.
I am the dependent parent
The dependent parent who wishes to join their non-EEA/non Swiss/non-UK adult child who has permission to remain in Ireland, should read how they may apply to join their family member here.
Other family member
If you are not a nuclear family member, dependent parent or dependent adult child of a non EEA/non Swiss/non UK national, you will generally not be eligible for family reunification. However, you may apply where exceptional circumstances arise, see Section 13 of the Policy Document.
I am the spouse/civil partner or dependent child of a Minister of Religion
A Minister of Religion may bring immediate family members, this means a spouse or dependent child. Certain conditions apply which you should read carefully here.
I am the spouse/civil partner
The spouse/civil partner of a non-EEA/non Swiss person, may be eligible to join them or accompany their family member to Ireland.
