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Important Update for South African Passport Holders

As of Wednesday, 10th July 2024, South African passport holders no longer have visa-free access to Ireland. All South African citizens will now be required to obtain a visa before traveling to Ireland.

Visa Assistance and Immigration Support
If you’re feeling uncertain or overwhelmed about the visa application process, we are here to help. Our team offers guidance and support to help clarify your immigration options and plan your route to Ireland. We provide a wide range of services to assist with your move and make the process as smooth as possible.

Important Notice
Before registering on our website, we strongly recommend verifying your eligibility to immigrate to Ireland. Once you’ve confirmed that you meet the requirements, you can proceed with registration as a member of our site.

Immigration Pathways to Ireland
If you and your immediate family are South African passport holders (and do not hold Irish, EU, or British passports), you will need to apply for a visa to reside in Ireland for more than 90 days. This applies if you are planning to live in Ireland for purposes such as work, business, study, or retirement.

Make sure to review the necessary visa requirements and prepare in advance!

Visa Assistance and Immigration Support

Work Permits

Am I Eligible for a work permit?

You can follow the steps to check your SOC code or you can get a full report from SA2Eire, EUR5 (around R100) on your and your spouse’s careers to see: ELIGIBLITY

  • Are we eligible?
  • What kind of work permit are we eligible for?
  • Can we both work or are there restrictions?
  • How does this affect our children?

Eligibility check/ report

Entry to Ireland for less than 90 days:

  • At entry, Border Management Unit (BMU) will discuss your reason for entry and stamp into your passport up to a maximum of 90days.
  • At entry this stamp makes it clear you are NOT allowed to work, seek work and engage in business, unless you are given expressed permission to do so.
  • This entry is for holiday purposes only. (Exception will be coming for a job interview.) See below for less than 90 day visits

Other less used visa types here, usually short-term or limited conditions visas:

  • Intra-company transfer
  • Internship Employment Permit
  • Sport and Cultural Employment Permit
  • Exchange Agreement Employment Permit
  • Atypical Work permit scheme- Nurses
  • Atypical Work permit scheme- Doctors

Eligibility Check
€ 5.00

This is for South African passport holders looking for work permits. We are very happy to help check that your careers make you eligible for the move.
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