Working in Ireland - will it be possible to find work with a visitors visa?

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xalynn

It is illegal to work in Ireland on a tourist visa. You could most likely attend interviews here on a business visa basis and accept the job if offered, but you cannot legally work until you have the required work permit.

Currently work permits are hard to come by, and employers who want to hire outside of Ireland and EU/EEA zone will be required to put through advertisings etc to make sure that this position cannot be filled by Irish/EU/EEA first, then only can they put through a work permit application. Not only that, certain jobs and of certain salary scale are not even eligible for work permit applications at the moment.

For information on work permits please check this link : http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/employment/migrant-workers/employment-permits/work_permits

Please note that Indian nationals are visa-requiring nationals. (http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=8777 )

* Update *
Even if you get a job offer, this is not a guarantee on the work permit. Work permit is issued by the Dept of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Your (future) employer could try to obtain a permit for you, as long as they've met all the criteria - that the job is not under the list of jobs ineligible for work permit and that they have tried to find the best candidate from the pool of Irish/EU/EEA employees but unable to find one. However the assessment lies with the Dept of Enterprise. If they refuse to issue the work permit, there's not much your employer can do either.

To be honest, this is a lot of hassles and many employers would rather not be involved with it. On top of that, there's an application/processing fees of 1000euro, which is a lot of money. Unless this job that you're applying for is a specialised ones, it's going to be hard to find an employer who's willing to jump all the hoops in order to secure a work permit for non-EEA citizen.

If you intend to apply for any of the jobs below, you can for now forget about it. There will not be any work permits issued for these categories. You will be wasting your time and resources, and wasting the potential employer's time and resources as well.

From 1 February 2007 work permits are not available for the following occupations.

* Clerical and administrative staff
* General operatives and labourers
* Operator and production staff
* Retail sales staff, sales representatives and supervisory or specialist sales staff
* Drivers (excluding HGV)
* Nursery/crÃ¨che workers, child minders/nannies
* Hotel, tourism and catering staff except chefs
* The following craft workers and apprentice/trainee craft workers: bookbinders, bricklayers, cabinet makers, carpenters/joiners, carton makers, fitters - construction plant, electricians, instrumentation craftspeople, fitters, tilers - floor/wall, mechanics - heavy vehicles, instrumentation craftspersons, metal fabricators, mechanics - motor, originators, painters and decorators, plumbers, printers, engineers - refrigeration, sheet metal workers, tool makers, vehicle body repairers, machinists - wood, plasterers and welders

Seriously, read the link that I've provided above. All the information you need to know re work permit is there.

A N Mouse

You need to get a visa first, Ireland doesn't have a HSMP visa and only wants a limited number of professions.

Like most of the world they are experiencing high unemployment and have their own skilled workers.

The job market in Indian is fairly healthy

ash1

its illegal without visa/work permit and most places will check you have those - even places where before you could get work under the table such as restaurants and pubs are now more strict about that.
If you did manage to get work somewhere where they dont care about ur visa status then chances are you would be underpaid and exploited, and ireland is not a cheap place to live.

Roger S

According to a news story I saw last night, the Irish construction "boom" has ended. Before the American financial catastrophe, Ireland was one of the fastest growing economies in the EU. The Irish accomplished this by using Polish immigrants who found they could earn twice the salary in Ireland. Unfortunately, the Irish developed too much too fast. When the credit markets collapsed, economic growth stopped. The irish are once again leaving their country seeking better jobs elsewhere. Ironically, western business is now moving to eastern Europe because of low labor costs.

His Doll Faced Girl Anachronismâ™¥

I'm really sure it's illegal. and with the economic state people are losing jobs not getting them.

Orla C

Right now it not a good time to be looking for work in Ireland, if you have a job elsewhere and are not likely to lose it, I would advise staying put for the time being.

chasegreenfields

There is NO WORK in Ireland right now! Recession!

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