You may join your non-EEA/non Swiss family member immediately if their employment falls under:
Category A:
Critical Skills Employment Permit holder
Business Permission Holder
Researchers Approved Scholarship programme students
Intra Corporate Transferees
PhD Students (subject to conditions, including no recourse to social welfare payments)
Full time non-locum doctors in employment
Minister of Religion (permitted exception to Policy document on non-EEA Family Reunification).
You may join your family member after they have been legally working in Ireland for a year if their employment falls under:
Category B:
Non Critical Skills Employment permit holders
All Stamp 4 holders not covered by other more favourable arrangements.
All other non-EEA nationals (Category C) are not eligible for sponsorship.
What is your relationship to the non-EEA family member you want to join?
I am the de facto partner or dependent child of a critical skills employment permit holder or researcher on a hosting agreement
The de facto partner or dependent child of a Critical Skills Employment Permit (CSEP) holder or researcher under a Hosting Agreement may apply to join their family member in Ireland.
I am the spouse/civil partner
The spouse/civil partner of a non-EEA/non Swiss person, may be eligible to join them or accompany their family member to Ireland.
I am the de facto partner
If you are the de facto partner of a non-EEA/non Swiss national life partner (the Sponsor) and would like to live with them in Ireland.
I am the child
The child of a non-EEA/non Swiss national residing in Ireland, may apply to join their parent and reside in Ireland with them.
I am the parent
The dependent parent who wishes to join their non-EEA/non Swiss adult child who has permission to remain in Ireland, should read how they may apply to join their family member here.
Other family member
The non-nuclear family member of a non-EEA/ non Swiss national residing in Ireland may be eligible to join their family member. For eligibility information and conditions read here.
I am the spouse/civil partner or dependent child of a Minister of Religion
A Minister of Religion may bring immediate family members, this means a spouse or dependent child. Certain conditions apply which you should read carefully here.
