Working in IRELAND

Working in Ireland

In accordance with the recommendations of the report on the internationalisation of Irish Education Services recently published by the Department of Education and Science, the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in conjunction with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, wishes to announce the introduction of new arrangements for access to employment by non-EEA national students in Ireland. New arrangements are also being introduced in regard to renewal of permission to remain in the State by such students.

Access to employment

From 18th April 2005 new students granted permission to remain in the State on registering with the Garda National Immigration Bureau will not be permitted access to employment unless they are attending a full-time course of at least one year's duration leading to a qualification recognised by the Minister for Education and Science.
( Internationalisation Register/ July 2007 )

Those permitted access to employment may enter casual employment only (defined as up to 20 hours part time work per week or full-time during normal vacation periods). Access to employment is not permitted to other students.

Students attending a foundation/preparatory course prior to enrolment on such a full-time course will not be permitted access to employment until they have commenced the full-time course.

The entitlement to take up employment will cease upon the expiry of permission to remain as a student. Having been in casual employment will not, in itself, entitle a person to further permission to remain.