Employment Permits are not required for the following candidates

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• A citizen of a Member State of the European Economic Area (EEA) and, where such a citizen is pursuing an activity as an employed or self-employed person within the State.
• Persons in the State on a Work Authorisation/Working Visa
• Van der Elst Case The European Court of Justice delivered a judgement on the Van der Elst Case (Freedom to Provide Services) on 9 August, 1994. The Court ruled that in the case of non- EEA workers legally employed in one Member State who are temporarily sent on a contract to another Member State, the employer does not need to apply for work permits in respect of the non-nationals for the period of contract.
• Persons who have been granted permission to remain in the State on one of the following grounds:
  • Persons with permission to remain as spouse or a dependent of an Irish/EEA national;
  • Persons with permission to remain as the parent of an Irish citizen;
  • Persons who have been given temporary leave to remain in the State on humanitarian grounds, having been in the Asylum process.
  • Swiss Nationals: The European Communities and Swiss Confederation Act, 2001, which came into effect on 1 June 2002, provides for the free movement of workers between Switzerland and Ireland, without the need for Employment Permits.