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Country Update 2021: IRELAND

  • Hiro Ino
  • Jun 30, 2021
  • 1 min read

Contributed by: Hiro Ino (Hiro Ino & Co. Solicitors & Notary Public)

May 2021



1. Legislative Changes


None.



2. Business Immigration


Employment Permit Regulations 2017.


Immigrant Investor Programme – 1,166 approvals since 2012 (1,088 Chinese individuals)

Business Permission (€300k) still suspended.



3. Employment-based immigration (work and residence permits)


Spouse/Partner of Critical Skills Employment permit now obtains Stamp 1G (right work without any need for employment permit).



4. Family based immigration


Delays generally – civil servants working remotely


Domestic – Policy on non-EEA family reunification – updated December 2016.



5. Asylum


International Protection Act 2015 – Asylum/Subsidiary Protection/Leave to Remain application all in one.



6. Deportation


Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 – still stands.



7. Citizenship


Irish Nationality & Citizenship Act 1956 (As Amended).


Statutory Instrument introduced to facilitate granting of certificate of naturalisation by swearing of Affidavit – finished 31st of May 2021


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