What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the status that accumulated residence leads to.
Stamp 4 after a research Hosting Agreement
IrelandLong-term residence
Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.
What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?
A Stamp 4 upgrade may be sought after 21 months from commencing employment in Ireland under a research Hosting Agreement. ISD expressly lists Hosting Agreement researchers in its eligibility change announced on 3 April 2024, and current registration instructions repeat the 21-month period. ISD lists this with its Stamp 1 or 1H categories; the separate 57-month General Employment Permit category is not interchangeable with these 21-month categories.
See recorded sources
Limits of the record
- The general permission-stamps overview still says two years; the specific dated change notice and registration instructions expressly set 21 months.
- https://www.irishimmigration.ie/update-to-eligibility-requirements-for-stamp-4-upgrades/
Employees residing in the State on a Stamp 1 or 1H permission are eligible for a Stamp 4 upgrade upon **completion of 21 months from commencement of employment in the State, on the basis of**: **(i)** a Critical Skills Employment Permit **(ii)** a Hosting Agreement as a Researcher **(iii)** a Multi-Site General Employment Permit as a Non-Consultant Hospital Doctor
- https://www.irishimmigration.ie/update-to-eligibility-requirements-for-stamp-4-upgrades/
**Please Note:** - In determining eligibility, categories (iv) **is not interchangeable** with (i), (ii), and/or (iii). - The **[documents required at registration](https://www.irishimmigration.ie/required-documents/#stamp4)** have not changed. - Commencement of employment in the State on the basis of an employment permit will be determined via an ‘ _Employment Detail Summary_’, available on **[revenue.ie/myaccount](http://www.revenue.ie/myaccount)**. - Where individuals commenced employment under an alternative permission and subsequently moved to a Stamp 1, commencement of employment on the basis of an employment permit will be determined by the validity dates of the employment permit under which the Stamp 1 permission was registered.
- https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/how-to-register-your-immigration-permission-for-the-first-time/required-documents/
Note: You may be eligible for a Stamp 4 permission upon completion of 21 months from commencement of employment in the State on the basis of a Hosting Agreement.
- https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/information-on-registering/immigration-permission-stamps/
As a researcher (with a valid Hosting Agreement) for 2 years.
Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?
Researcher employment counts only if the Hosting Agreement permission was registered, as a Stamp 1 permission, for at least 21 months.
See recorded sources
Limits of the record
- No rule on partial counting was found.
- https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/how-to-register-your-immigration-permission-for-the-first-time/required-documents/
1) As you have been registered on a Stamp 1 permission on the basis of a Critical Skills Employment Permit and/or Hosting Agreement for a minimum of 21 months
- https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/how-to-register-your-immigration-permission-for-the-first-time/required-documents/
you are required to register that permission.
What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?
Continuous residence is a condition of every stamp, with allowance for reasonable absences for holidays, exceptional family circumstances or business commitments abroad.
See recorded sources
Limits of the record
- No maximum number of days of absence is stated.
- https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/information-on-registering/immigration-permission-stamps/
That you are continuously resident in the State for the duration of your permission with allowance for reasonable periods of absence from the State for holidays, exceptional family circumstances or commitments outside the State arising from business or employment carried on within the State.
What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?
The application needs, among other documents, an employer letter dated within the last 3 months and Revenue Employment Detail Summaries for each year of employment. The registration is usually valid for 24 months, and the renewal must be made before expiry (up to 12 weeks before).
See recorded sources
- https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/how-to-register-your-immigration-permission-for-the-first-time/required-documents/
A letter from the employer/s, dated within the last 3 months, confirming the job title, location of employment, and dates of employment.
- https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/how-to-register-your-immigration-permission-for-the-first-time/required-documents/
Copies of ‘Employment Detail Summaries’ issued for each year of employment covering the duration of the Employment Permit/s
- https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/how-to-register-your-immigration-permission-for-the-first-time/required-documents/
Registration of a Stamp 4 permission granted to persons based on a Critical Skills Employment Permit or Hosting Agreement is usually valid for 24 months.
- https://www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/how-to-register-your-immigration-permission-for-the-first-time/required-documents/
applications for renewal of permission can be submitted up to 12 weeks prior to expiry of a current IRP card.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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