Ireland Work Visa & Jobs for Pakistanis & Indians
Ireland work visa: Critical Skills and General Employment Permits — direct hiring.
Ireland is the EU's main English-speaking job market after Brexit, with big demand in tech, pharma, healthcare, construction and hospitality. Its employment permit system is employer-driven: your Irish employer applies for the permit, then you apply for the visa.
The Critical Skills Employment Permit is the premium route — aimed at shortage occupations, with a fast track to long-term residence. The General Employment Permit covers most other roles. Both are processed through the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
🆕 Work-permit portal still down (11 Nov 2026)
Ireland's Employment Permits Online portal is offline since 29 Oct after a security incident, with no reopening date yet — it returns only after security fixes, testing and independent verification. Processing continues and decisions on pre-outage applications still issue; saved drafts are preserved. But no new permit application can be filed online for now. Processing dates as of 11 Nov: Critical Skills applications received 23 Oct, new General Employment Permits 12 Oct, all other new applications 8 Oct, renewals 16 Sep. Good news: only first names and surnames were downloaded — emails and account roles were NOT taken. Also: minimum wage rises to €14.94/hr from 1 Jan 2027. Full story + a complete Ireland work-permit guide in Visa News.
🆕 Latest update (30 Sep 2026)
Ireland opened the Temporary Protection Transition Scheme for Ukrainians: a 2-year renewable residence permission (time counts toward naturalisation) for those resident in Ireland ≥1 year and employed/self-employed ≥6 months at €29,432+/year, living independently. Applications: gov.ie/UkraineUpdates. See the full story in Visa News on the main site.
🆕 Latest update (4 Nov 2026)
Ireland's Critical Skills Occupations List now covers six more roles — agronomist, construction planner/scheduler, community eye care, intellectual property professionals, geospatial surveyor (also land/geomatics surveyor) and riggers in the games industry. Honest date: announced 28 May 2026, effective 13 May 2026 (SI 213 of 2026) — re-reported 1–3 Nov 2026, not a November change. Critical Skills minimum salary: €40,904/year with a relevant degree, €68,911 without (from 1 Mar 2026). Your Irish employer applies for the permit; list membership alone does not guarantee one. See the full story in Visa News on the main site.
Popular work visa routes
Real routes with links to the official immigration websites. Fees and thresholds change — always confirm on the official site.
Critical Skills Employment Permit
For shortage occupations — faster route to permanent residence in Ireland.
Official site →Employment permits overview
Official guidance on all Irish permit types and how employers apply.
Official site →Jobs in Ireland (0 listings)
Live listings from Visa Jobs World. Click any job to view & apply on the main site.
🆕 Latest Ireland jobs
- Cloud Infrastructure Engineer — CloudHorizon Tech, Dublin, Ireland