DID YO KNOW THAT YOUR CHILD OVER 18 WHO IS ON A STAMP 3 CAN GET AN EMPLOYMENT PERMIT FREE OF CHARGE ? Spousal/Dependant Employment Permit updated 18.6.2013. Employment Permits Homepage Spouses, recognised partners and eligible dependant (unmarried) children, who have been admitted to the State as family members of holders of certain categories of employment permits may apply. Spousal/ Dependant Employment Permits (also known as Work Permits for Spouses and Dependants of Employment Permit Holders) permit the spouses and dependants of certain categories of employment permit holder (referred to here as the primary permit holder) to apply for an employment permit to work in the State. Spouses and dependants eligible under this type of Employment Permit will have greater ease of access to employment in the State by: • Being permitted to apply for a Spousal/Dependant Employment Permit in respect of all occupations; • Being permitted to apply for a Spousal/Dependant Employment Permit with a remuneration of less than €30,000 p.a. (but not less than the National Minimum Wage); • Spousal /Dependant Employment Permit applicants do not require full time positions. A minimum of 10 hours per week with remuneration of not less than the hourly Minimum Wage rate is required; • Not requiring the employer in question to undertake a labour market needs test (by advertising the job with DSP Employment Services/EURES and with newspapers in advance of making an employment permit application); and • Exempting the application from a fee. (in other words the employment permit is free). Criteria for Eligibility TheDepartment of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation examine a number of criteria when assessing Employment Permit applications. The spouse or dependant of the primary permit holder must be legally resident in the State on the basis of being a spouse or dependant of the employment permit holder. Applications for Spousal / Dependant Employment Permits for a spouse or dependant residing outside the State will not be accepted – such spouses / dependents may, subject to normal requirements, make an application for a different type of Employment Permit. The full details of what is required are set out on the relevant application form. Primary Permit Holder Criteria The primary permit holder must still be working within the terms of their employment permission and have (or had) one of the following: • a valid Green Card Permit, or • a valid Work Permit Employment Permit of 12 months or more duration where the first Work Permit Employment Permit application was received by the Employment Permits Section before 1 June 2009, and where the marriage took place before 1st June 2009; or • a valid Working Visa issued before the 31st December, 2006, or Dependant Criteria Only certain categories of a dependent can apply for this type of Employment Permit. Dependants must have arrived in Ireland while still minors (i.e. under 18 years of age), and who have now completed their education and wish to take up employment. Also, a dependant must be unmarried and either a child or a ward of the primary permit holder and resided in Ireland on a continuous basis since arrival. Criteria for Employers The normal general criteria for employers apply which seek to ensure that the employer is a genuine and legal employer so as to give a level of reassurance that the employment rights of employees will be adhered to. Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation examines a number of criteria when assessing employers including: • That applications will only be accepted from employers that are registered with the Revenue Commissioners and with the Companies Registration Office and which are currently trading in Ireland. This provides a level of assurance as to the credentials of the employer. • That an employer – employee relationship will exist in that the prospective employee concerned will be employed, salaried and paid directly by the employer. • That there is not an unacceptable ratio of EEA to non-EEA nationals already employed – an employment permit will not issue where at the time of application more than 50% of the employees in the firm are non-EEA nationals. Please note that this requirement is waived in the case of employee applications. The full details of all requirements are set out on the relevant application form.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 23:30:18 +0000
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