For employers
Guides to hiring from abroad, Ireland and the UK
Every rule and figure is taken from the official page it links to, and dated. We check those pages every day, and when one changes, the guide is reviewed.
Ireland
The Labour Market Needs Test, explainedWhere to advertise, for how long, what the notice must say, and when it is not needed.The General Employment Permit, explained for employersWhich jobs qualify, the minimum salary, the Labour Market Needs Test, the 50:50 rule, the fees and how long the permit lasts, from the Department's own pages.The Critical Skills Employment Permit, explained for employersThe two ways a job qualifies, the salary thresholds, the degree requirement, the fee, and what happens after, from DETE's own pages.Hiring someone who already holds an Irish employment permitMoving a permit holder to your company: the nine month rule, the same-occupation rule, the joint application, and when they can start.Employment permit fees in Ireland: what each permit costs, who pays, and when there is no feeEvery fee from the Department's fee table: first application and renewal for each permit type, the refund when an application fails, the three cases with no fee, and how the fee is paid.Renewing an employment permit in Ireland: when to apply, what it costs, and what happens after five yearsThe renewal window, the fee, how long a renewal runs, working while it is pending, the unlimited permit after five years with one employer, and why Critical Skills holders do not renew at all.Can a permit holder's family join them in Ireland, and can they work?What the Department's pages say about spouses, partners and dependants of Critical Skills and General Employment Permit holders: who needs a permit, who does not, and the no-fee Dependant/Partner/Spouse permit.
United Kingdom
Getting a UK sponsor licence: a guide for employersWho needs one, what it costs, how long it takes, and the three roles you have to fill, from GOV.UK.Sponsoring a tradesperson on a Skilled Worker visaThe salary rule, the skill level change of July 2025, the Temporary Shortage List end date, English, and every cost, from GOV.UK.Your duties as a UK sponsorRight to work checks, reporting changes within 10 working days, and what happens to a licence when duties are missed, from GOV.UK.
How a placement worksFrom the first CV to the first day and the renewal after, step by step, and what you see at each one.Processing times: IrelandWhat the Department is processing today, by permit type, in weeks, updated daily.Permit check: IrelandType a job and see what DETE's occupation lists say about it.Qualification check: IrelandHow a qualification from abroad compares, from NARIC Ireland.Our pricesOne fee per person, and the government fees as published.Immigration newsOfficial updates for the UK and Ireland, as they are published.