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Stam 4 upgrades
Eligibility criteria
Online Renewal

Stamp 4 upgrades

Employees residing in the State on a Stamp 1 or 1H permission on the basis of an employment permit and as a Researchers on a Hosting Agreement may be eligible for a Stamp 4 permission based on the length of time from commencement of employment in the State.

Eligibility criteria

Upon completion of 21 months from commencement of employment in the State, on the basis of:

(i) a Critical Skills Employment Permit;
(ii) a Hosting Agreement as a Researcher;
(iii) a Multi-Site General Employment Permit as a Non-Consultant Hospital Doctor.

Please Note:

  • In determining eligibility after 21 months, category (iv) is not interchangeable with categories (i), (ii), or (iii).

  • The documents required at registration have not changed.

  • Commencement of employment in the State on the basis of an employment permit is determined via an ‘Employment Detail Summary’, available on revenue.ie/myaccount.

  • Where individuals commenced employment under an alternative permission and subsequently moved to a Stamp 1, commencement of employment on the basis of an employment permit will be determined by the validity dates of the employment permit under which the Stamp 1 permission was registered.

Online Renewal

Once you meet the above-listed eligibility, you may renew your permission to remain under Stamp 4 conditions via the ISD Online Portal. Details can be found here: Renewing your registration permission

Stamp 4 permissions issued under this basis will be renewable every 2 years for persons eligible under categories (i), (ii), and (iii) and every year for persons eligible under category (iv).

This page was last updated on July 22, 2025