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Ireland Long Term Residency based on employment-permit residence

7 facts quoted from the official source

Long-term residence after 60 months of qualifying employment-permit residence

Route type
Residence-based status
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
2
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

2 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Job offer or appointmentcurrently working
  • Prior immigration or residence status60 months
What rules you out

1 exclusion quoted from the official source.

  • Material restrictions or case-specific conditionsself-employed
Also stated by the source
  • Purpose or legal basis60 months
  • Work rightswithout an employment permit
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines

What the source prices

Fees
1 proven from the official source.
  • Government fee€500checked 2026-07-27
Validity
1 proven from the official source.
  • Initial duration or stay ceiling5 years
How it works

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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Ireland?
The official source states: Long-term residence after 60 months of qualifying employment-permit residence

Every answer is quoted from the official irishimmigration.ie page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.

We checked 7 points against the official source; 7 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Processing time is not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source irishimmigration.ieLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this Ireland government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-27 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
Same category, same country

Other residence-based status routes to Ireland

4 other residence-based status routes to Ireland.

Stamp 4 after Critical Skills employmentStamp 4 after a research Hosting AgreementStamp 4 after five years as a qualifying Stamp 1G partnerWithout Condition As To Time — Stamp 5
Same category, elsewhere

Residence-based status routes in other countries

186 other countries publish at least one residence-based status route. Nearest first.

Sweden10 residence-based status routes United Kingdom6 residence-based status routes Denmark5 residence-based status routes Isle of Man4 residence-based status routes Norway4 residence-based status routes Estonia3 residence-based status routes

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