Dependent adult relative of a non-EEA sponsor

If you are a dependent parent or an adult dependent child of an Irish National or non-EU/EEA, non-Swiss citizen wishing to join your family member in the State, please read here for more information about how to make your application and the requirements that you and your sponsor must fulfil.

1.5.4 In addition to the above categories, an application may be made in respect of other family members, but only where exceptional circumstances as detailed in Section 13 arise.

8.3 Adults, other than a spouse/partner, who claim dependency must satisfy the Minister that they are not a person of independent means and they have been and will continue to be dependent on the sponsor for their subsistence. They must also prove additional elements of dependency.

The relative sponsoring you in the State must also have been legally resident in the State, immediately preceding the date of application, for a minimum period of: Two (2) years as a Category B sponsor (e.g. Critical Skills Employment Permit holder); or Five (5) years as a Category C sponsor (e.g. General Employment Permit holder).

Category B: Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP) holders, Intra-company transferees, Full-time non-locum doctors in employment, Researchers on Hosting Agreements, Investors on the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP), Entrepreneurs on the Start-up Entrepreneur Programme (STEP), ISD-approved scholarship programme students (e.g. KASP), PhD student permission holders (subject to additional conditions), Ministers of Religion under the relevant scheme (subject to additional conditions). Category C: General Employment Permit holders, Reactivation Employment Permit holders, Independent Stamp 4 holders, not covered above, who are eligible to sponsor a family reunification application.

Ineligible Sponsors: All other non-EEA nationals are not eligible for sponsorship, including: UK nationals— See here for separate scheme; EU nationals exercising rights of free movement— See here for separate scheme; Beneficiaries of people receiving temporary protection; Refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection— See here for separate scheme; Those in Ireland as students (except for those listed in Category B); Graduates under the Third Level Graduate Programme.

Clear and legible copy of your passport (all pages). Copy of your birth certificate. Proof of relationship to sponsor (i.e. birth certificate of sponsor). Details of all family members resident in the State and their legal status in the State.

Health Declaration (eg a letter from your local doctor informing of your present state of health).

8.5 Dependency for present purposes, in respect of an adult, must be long term and sustained prior to the making of the application for family reunification. The dependency must currently be in existence, having continued while the dependent family member is living outside of the State. 35 See www.irishimmigration.ie/my-situation-has-changed-since-i-arrived-in-ireland/foreign-adoption-immigration-clearance-letter/ 17 | P a g e 8.6 The degree of dependency must be such as to render independent living at a subsistence level by the family member in his/her home country impossible if that financial and social support were not maintained. This may be due to a serious medical or psychological condition, for which official verifiable medical documentation must be submitted.

All sponsors (Category A, B and C) who wish to be joined by their dependent adult relatives (dependent parents, or dependent adult children with serious medical or psychological conditions) need to earn more than the relevant gross salary below, in Ireland, in each of the three. Please be aware that additional requirements apply for family reunification of this type, including a higher level of dependency. Please carefully review Section 8, Section 9 and Section 10 of the Non-EEA Family Reunification Policy Document before you consider making an application. Number of Dependent Adult Relatives Minimum Annual Gross Salary Required (2026)[2] 1 Adult €96,929 2 Adults €130,985 3 Adults €165,042

10.21.2 The sponsor will be required to sign a legal undertaking to the effect that they will bear complete personal financial responsibility for the relative, and that any State funds availed of by the relative will be reimbursed by the sponsor. Where deemed appropriate, a signed statutory declaration or written commitment to this effect may be requested, and the family may also be required to establish a financial bond for this purpose;

A sponsor for Stamp 0 permission will be required to provide detailed evidence of suitable accommodation for the relative, appropriate to their needs.

Stamp 0 does not allow you to access any public services, such as health services or public hospitals. You are required to obtain fully comprehensive private medical insurance which will ensure fully private health coverage. Health insurance coverage must include full private hospital cover; private room accommodation in private hospitals; and coverage of any non-elective inpatient treatments in high-tech hospitals.

only the income of one sponsor will be considered, so you cannot combine your salary with that of your spouse, partner or any other family member to reach these thresholds.

You must be resident outside the State at the time of your application. Applications from dependent parents and adult dependent children who make an application for Stamp 0 from inside the State, or who enter the State as a visitor will not be accepted. All dependent parents and adult dependent children must apply for approval for Stamp 0 before they enter the State. Information on how to apply is below.

If you are visa required or non-visa required you must apply for permission by completing the TPER application form and sending the required documentation to: Join Family Dependent Adult Relative Immigration Service Delivery Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration 13-14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, DO2 XK70, Ireland If your application is successful, you will be issued with a letter of approval.

If you are an entry visa-required national, and you receive an approval letter while you are outside the State, you must apply for a D ‘Join Family’ Visa before travelling to the State.

You must then attend with your sponsor.

Your immigration permission will be valid for one year. If you wish to renew your Stamp 0 permission please complete the TPER Renewal Form and prepare your supporting documentation.

Immigration permission to join a sponsoring family member (who is an Irish National or non-EU/EEA and non-Swiss citizen) as a dependent parent, or an adult dependent child, is covered by the conditions of immigration stamp 0.

For example, it does not allow you to access any public services, such as health services or public hospitals.