For attention: All Family Dependent applicants who are spouses and partners of General Employment Permit and Intra-Corporate Transferee Irish Employment Permit holders
The Ministers for Justice and Enterprise, Trade and Employment have announced that eligible spouses and partners of General Employment Permit and Intra-Corporate Transferee Irish Employment Permit holders, who have applied for, and have been granted family reunification, in accordance with the Non-EEA Family Reunification Policy, will now be registered on a Stamp 1G permission, rather than a Stamp 3. This will allow the holder to take up employment, without the need to obtain a separate Employment Permit, of their own.
Eligible spouses and partners do not need to acquire a new IRP to engage in employment. You can provide prospective employers the following letter, which explains this temporary administrative arrangement Stamp 3 to Stamp 1G employment notice.
For all eligible spouses and partners who currently have an application with Domestic Residence & Permissions, the new changes will go into effect immediately from the 15th of May 2024. Any grants under the Dependents Immigration strand for eligible spouses will be on a Stamp 1G basis, rather than a Stamp 3.
You do not need to reapply if your application is presently under consideration.
Further details on eligibility for this change are available on the official website notice here – Attention eligible spouses and partners of General Employment Permit and Intra-Corporate Transferee Irish Employment Permit holders – Immigration Service Delivery (irishimmigration.ie)
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Introduction
If you are a non-EEA national and you are the dependant of a family member resident in Ireland, you may be eligible for permission to reside in Ireland as a family dependent. To be eligible, you and your sponsor must currently live together in the one household in Ireland. We do not accept applications from outside Ireland.
Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) makes decisions on a case by case basis guided by the criteria set out in the policy document on Non-EEA Family Reunification.
Who is a family dependent?
The intention of the Immigration Services when considering Family Dependency applications is to allow family members to reside together in Ireland as part of a family unit.
You may be considered to be a family dependent if:
Eligibility
To be eligible for this scheme, you must meet the following conditions:
The following categories of people may be eligible to sponsor a family member, subject to meeting all criteria and having sufficient funds to support their family member:
Required documents
How to submit an application
Please submit it by registered post with all the required documentation to the following address.
Family Dependent Application
Domestic Residence & Permissions Division
Immigration Service Delivery
PO Box 12695
Dublin 2, D02XK70
Incomplete application forms will not be accepted and will be returned.
If your application is approved
If the application is approved you will receive a letter from Immigration Service Delivery granting you permission to remain in Ireland. Then you and your sponsor will be required to attend at your local registration immigration office in order to register your permission to remain in the State. Details in respect of registration and renewal of registration will be provided with your permission letter.
If your application is refused
You can apply for a review of our decision made under the Family Reunification Policy document for up to two calendar months from the date of decision. The review will take into account the information given in the initial application along with any further information you wish to have considered.
The review will also be carried out by another officer who was not involved in the initial decision making process. This process is open to any applicant who feels that they have grounds for review.
Frequently asked questions
Change or not renew permission
In the event that information comes to the attention of the Immigration Service Delivery which is relevant to the granting of permission to you, the Minister may reconsider your status in the State and may vary or choose not to renew this permission on the basis of information:
The above is not an exhaustive list of the grounds on which the Minister may vary or choose not to renew your permission to be in the State.
Contact us
You may address questions to [email protected]. Please ensure that your email includes your name, reference number and contact details.