🇮🇪 Long-Stay Visa Stamps
Types of immigration permission stamps in Ireland
STAMP 0 — 1
Stamp 0
- 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
- Work here based on a Working Holiday Authorisation.
- Operate a business here.
- Work here based on an employment permit.
Stamp 1H
- Work 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
- Study accountancy as a trainee and be employed as a trainee accountant.
Stamp 1G
- Look for work as part of the Third Level Graduate Programme.
- Spouse/de facto partner of a Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP) holder.
- Spouse/de facto partner of Researchers in the State on Hosting Agreements.
- Stamp 1G may also be given to spouses or de facto partners of a CSEP holder or of researchers in the State on a Hosting Agreement.
Stamp 1G allows the holder to take up employment without the need to obtain an employment permit.
Stamp 3
- Volunteer, for example with a charity or non-profit organisation.
- Be a minister of religion.
Stamp 4
- Join and reside with your Irish spouse, civil partner or de-facto partner.
- As a convention or programme refugee, or based on subsidiary protection.
- Join your family member who is a recognised refugee or has been granted subsidiary protection.
- Remain with your child who is an Irish citizen.
- Under the Investor and Entrepreneur Programme (including spouse/partner and eligible family member).
- For Long Term Residence — Treaty Rights.
Stamp 4D
- For eligible non-EEA family of UK citizens who are seeking to reside in Ireland after 01/01/2021.
- For further information please read the Brexit policy document.
STAMP 5 — 6
Stamp 5
- Remain in Ireland "Without condition as to time" (WCATT) — no time restriction on your stay.
Stamp 6
- Placed in your non-Irish passport if you have applied for permission to remain in Ireland "Without condition."