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Other Irish Immigration Stamps

Discover Stamp 0, Stamp 1, Stamp 1H, Stamp 1A, Stamp 2, Stamp 2A, Stamp 3, and Stamp 4D.

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Stamp 0

Stamp 0 indicates permission to stay in Ireland for a temporary period, subject to conditions.

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Summary of conditions
You must be of independent means, fully financially self-sufficient. Alternatively, your sponsor in Ireland must be of independent means and can support you fully. You cannot receive any benefits or use publicly funded services, for example be treated at a public hospital. You must have private medical insurance. You must not work or engage in any business, trade or profession unless specified in a letter of permission from Immigration Service Delivery.

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Examples when used
You may be given Stamp 0 if you have permission to:

  • Retire to or live in Ireland as a person of independent means

  • Be a visiting academic at an Irish university or college

  • Live in Ireland as the elderly, dependent relative of an Irish National, or a non-EU/EEA or Swiss citizen.

Stamp 1

Stamp 1 indicates permission to work or operate a business in Ireland, subject to conditions. In order to obtain a stamp 1 permission, you must hold a valid employment permit, or a letter from ISD stating that you can work without an employment permit. This letter will also state if you are allowed to set up a business or be self-employed in the State. Stamp 1 is reckonable as residence when applying for citizenship by naturalisation.

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Summary of conditions
You must not start a job or enter employment unless you or your employer has obtained an employment permit for you, or if your letter of permission clearly states you do not require an employment permit.

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If you do not have an employment permit you must not engage in any business, trade or profession unless specified in a letter of permission from ISD. If you wish to stay in Ireland past the expiry date of your immigration permission, you must apply to renew your permission and registration before they expire.

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Examples when used
You may be given Stamp 1 if you have permission to:

  • Work here based on an employment permit

  • Operate a business here

  • Work here based on a Working Holiday Authorisation.*

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*This permission is not renewable or variable and you must leave the State on the expiry of your working holiday authorisation

Stamp 1H

Stamp 1H indicates permission for doctors who are in receipt of a two year General Employment Permit to work as an NCHD (Non Consultant Hospital Doctor) in any public hospital or health care facility during the two year validity period of their permit.

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The Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (DETE) must be informed by their employer of any change in location or contract before that change occurs. Stamp 1H is reckonable as residence when applying for citizenship by naturalisation.

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Summary of conditions

Doctors will still only have a six month contract with the initial hospital, at the date ofinitial application, which is still to be provided at registration/renewal stage.  Doctors are permitted to move to a different hospital at the end of their initial contract, within the HSE group, subject to valid contracts which DETE will be monitoring.

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Please note that while these permits will issue as “General Employment Permits”, doctors granted the Multi Site Employment Permit will have similar benefits to Critical Skills Employment Permit holders and therefore the conditions applicable to CSEP’s are also applicable in respect of them and their spouses/family.

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Examples when used

You may be given Stamp 1H if you have permission to:

  • Work here as a doctor who is in receipt of a two year General Employment Permit as an NCHD (Non Consultant Hospital Doctor) in any public hospital or health care facility during the two year validity period of their permit.

Stamp 1A

The revised Immigration Rules for non-EEA Stamp 1A Trainee Accountants of 1st July 2019 have been published. Stamp 1A indicates permission to participate in full time, paid accountancy training (in compliance with the immigration rules or regulated by the IAASA and with a training contract with a company based in Ireland) for a specified period, subject to conditions.

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Summary of conditions
You must not engage in any other business, trade or profession unless specified in a letter of permission from ISD. This permission is a time bound permission, and you must complete your accountancy course within 4 years.

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If you wish to stay in Ireland past the expiry date of your immigration permission, you must apply to renew your permission and registration before they expire, or apply for an alternative permission, such as an employment permit.

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Examples when used
You may be given Stamp 1A if you have permission to:

  • Study accountancy as a trainee & be employed as a trainee accountant.

Stamp 2

Stamp 2 indicates permission to study a full time course on the official Interim List of Eligible Programmes (ILEP) for a specified period, subject to conditions. Stamp 2 is not reckonable as residence when applying for citizenship by naturalisation.

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Summary of conditions
You cannot receive any benefits or use publicly funded services (for example, public hospitals) unless you have an entitlement via other means. You can work in casual employment for a maximum of 20 hours per week during school term and 40 hours per week during holidays. You must not engage in any other business or trade.

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If you wish to stay in Ireland past the expiry date of your immigration permission, you must apply to renew your permission (up to a maximum of 7 years) and registration before they expire.

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Please note if you are an English language student you can only be registered on three courses of a 25 week duration. If you wish to continue studying than they need to move to a course on the ILEP.

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Students can only study in the State for a maximum of 7 years.

  • You must show progression each year in your course

  • English language students must have an attendance of at least 85%.

It is a condition of all stamps granted:

  • That you obey the laws of the State

  • That you should not become involved in criminal activity

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That you are continuously resident in the State for the duration of your permission with allowance for reasonable periods of absence from the State for holidays, exceptional family circumstances or commitments outside the State arising from business or employment carried on within the State.

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Examples when used
You may be given Stamp 2 if you have permission to study the following:

  • English language

  • Higher national diploma

  • Degree (undergraduate)

  • Master’s degree (postgraduate)

  • PhD

  • Other.

Stamp 2A

Stamp 2A indicates permission for full time study in Ireland for a course that is not on the official Interim List of Eligible Programmes (ILEP), for a specified period. Stamp 2A is not reckonable as residence when applying for citizenship by naturalisation. Stamp 2A may also be granted to spouses of certain financially independent students in limited circumstances.

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Summary of conditions
You cannot receive any benefits or use publicly funded services, for example, public hospitals. You must have private medical insurance.

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You must not work or engage in any business, trade or profession.

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If you wish to stay in Ireland past the expiry date of your immigration permission, you must apply to renew your permission and registration before they expire.

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Examples when used
You may be given Stamp 2A in the following circumstances:

  • Semester abroad (that is at an Irish university/college)

  • Study at a private secondary school in Ireland

  • Spouse of financially independent student.

Stamp 3

Stamp 3 indicates permission to stay in Ireland for a specified period, subject to conditions. Stamp 3 is reckonable as residence when applying for citizenship by naturalisation.

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Summary of conditions
You cannot work or engage in any business, trade or profession. If you wish to stay in Ireland past the expiry date of your immigration permission, you must apply to renew your permission and registration before they expire.

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Examples when used
You may be given Stamp 3 if you have permission to:

  • Volunteer, for example with a charity or non-profit organisation

  • Be a minister of religion

  • Join your non-EEA/EU/Swiss spouse/civil partner or family member who is here based on a work permit.

Stamp 4D

For eligible non-EEA family of UK citizens who are seeking to reside here after 01/01/2021. For further information please read Brexit policy doc.

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If you are a visa required national then you must make an application for a visa prior to travelling to the State. Unless you have an in date EUFAM card, or a BIVS visa.

You can apply for a Short Stay ‘C’ visa up to 3 months before your date of travel to Ireland.

When you are filling in your information on the online application form:

 

  • Select visa/preclearance type as ‘Short Stay (C)’

  • Select journey Type as ‘Single’ or ‘Multiple’ and

  • Select the correct Reason for Travel. For example, if you are travelling to Ireland for a holiday, you will select ‘Visit Tourist’.

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You must make your visa application from the country where you are ordinarily resident, i.e. the country where you live.

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Requests to make a visa application from any other country (e.g. a country that you are visiting while on holiday) will not be accepted.

You can apply for a visa to travel to Ireland for up to 90 days for the following reasons:

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You are required to show:

  • Strong family, economic, social ties to your country of current residence/origin

  • That you (and the relatives or friends sponsoring your visit) have enough money to travel and support yourself in Ireland without accessing public funds/resources

  • That you have provided true and complete information to the visa officer (meaning that you have not left out information), and are of good character

  • That you have a valid reason to travel here

  • That you will leave Ireland before any permission granted expires

  • That you are not applying for a visa to Ireland as a way of getting around lawful entry to the rest of the EU or the UK.

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The Visa Officer will assess the information you have given and must be satisfied:

  • That you have a valid reason to travel

  • That the information you have provided is true, complete and that you are of good character

  • That you (and the relatives or friends sponsoring your visit) have enough money to support yourself and will not access public funds or resources

  • That you have strong ties to your country of current residence/ origin

  • That you will not breach the Common Travel Area, and seek to enter the UK via Ireland without a valid UK visa if required by the UK authorities

  • That your proposed stay in Ireland will be temporary, that you will leave Ireland at the end of your visit, and that you will observe the conditions of the visa sought

  • That you do not have a negative Immigration history or criminal history.

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The visa officer will also assess any other issue they consider relevant.  It is your responsibility to satisfy the visa officer that the visa should be granted. The visa officer may make a decision on your application, without letting you know before the decision is made, that he or she is not satisfied that a visa should be granted to you.

Yes, you will have to submit documents in support of your application.

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