Like Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, many European countries are facing a huge labor shortage. Today, I’ll be covering Ireland. Its capital is Dublin, and this is an English-speaking country, so you don’t need to learn any additional foreign language to migrate here. The labor shortage is worrying news for many Irish companies at the moment, but not for you if you wish to move to a foreign country and settle down.
This is the right time to start applying for jobs. There are a number of reasons for the labor shortage in Ireland. Many people have chosen to switch jobs and, in some cases, move sectors after the pandemic shutdowns. Others have chosen to retire early or work fewer hours.
Benefits of this visa
Hello guys, I’m Sara, and welcome to Your Knowledge Buddy. My agenda for today is Number one, to cover everything about the Ireland visa called CSEP, which is the Critical Skills Employment Permit; Number two, benefits of this visa; Number three, who can apply; Number four, critical jobs in Ireland; and Number five, a step-by-step process to apply, with a demo. So, without any further delay, let’s begin.
Starting with agenda number one, what is CSEP? There are plenty of visa categories available to migrate to Ireland, but I will be covering only CSEP, which is a type of work permit in Ireland that stands for Critical Skills Employment Permit. The old name of this visa type was Green Card Type Employment Permit.
The Critical Skills Employment Permit is designed to attract highly skilled people into the labor market with the aim of encouraging them to take permanent residence in Ireland. Eligible occupations under this type of permit are deemed to be critically important to growing Ireland’s economy, are in high demand, highly skilled, and face a significant shortage of supply in the labor market. Occupations such as ICT professionals, professional engineers and technologists, teachers, and nurses are catered for under this type of employment permit. I will show you a full demo at the end of this video. This visa is valid for two years, and you will get your permanent residency (PR) at the end of two years.
Who can apply / Eligibility Criteria?
Agenda number two, benefits: Number one, no sponsorship is needed. You can apply for your visa with just a job offer, which is your employment contract from your company. Also, since jobs listed under this category are in short supply, the labor market needs test is not required. Number two, while the job offer must be for two years’ duration, you need to stay with the initial employer for a minimum period of 12 months only.
Number three, family reunification, which means you can move with your family and apply for a visa at the same time as the main applicant. Number four, ST4 means PR, which is permanent residency in Ireland, and you can get PR in two years if you are on this visa category, which means you don’t need any employment conditions and you can work for anyone.
Agenda number three, who can apply and eligibility criteria: Eligibility for a Critical Skills Employment Permit is largely determined by the type of occupation and proposed remuneration level. So, number one is occupations with a minimum annual remuneration of €32,000, which are contained in the Critical Skills Occupation List, and a relevant degree qualification or higher is required.
Number two, all occupations with a minimum annual remuneration of over €64,000, other than those on the ineligible list of occupations for employment permits or which are contrary to the public interest. If you don’t have a degree qualification or higher, you must have the necessary level of experience. Number three, you must have secured a two-year job offer in respect of the eligible occupation from the prospective employer.
Number four, an employment permit will not be granted to companies unless 50% or more of the employees in the firm are EEA nationals at the time of application. Now, the most important bit: when you get your job offer or contract from your company, make sure four things are clearly mentioned, as you will need them at the time of the visa application. Number one, a full description of the proposed employment. Number two, is the starting date. Number three, the annual remuneration, excluding bonuses. And number four, information in respect of the qualifications, skills, or experience required for the employment.
Critical Jobs of Ireland
Agenda number four, Critical Skills Occupation List: Let’s have a quick demo. This is the official website of Ireland where you can find the Critical Skills Occupation List. This list is huge. I already have a dedicated video about this, so I’ll quickly go through it now. So, you can see production managers, ICT professionals, health and social services managers, directors, natural and social science professionals, and engineering professionals. If you scroll further, you can see more details like managers, program managers, project managers, architects, system designers, business analysts, and many more. Under health professionals, you can see medical practitioners, psychologists, and many more.
Under therapy, you can see physiotherapists as well, as occupational therapists, nursing, and midwifery. Teaching—there are plenty of teaching jobs as well. So, you can read the details here: business research and administrative professionals, architecture, town planners, surveyors, welfare professionals, quality and regulatory professionals, medical professionals, health and associate professionals, artistic, literary, and media occupations, design occupations, sports and fitness occupations, and sales, marketing, and related associate professionals. Those are the jobs on the critical shortage list.
Agenda number five, the step-by-step process that you should follow: Step one, check if your job falls under the shortage occupation list, which is called the critical shortage list, which I showed you just now. Step two, if you found your job here, start applying for jobs via all the job sites like LinkedIn, Reed, Indeed, and Jobs. ie. Step three, after you get the job offer, you can apply for your own visa.
The visa fee is €1,000. If your application is unsuccessful, then 90% of the fee will be refunded. Also, this is a dual application permit, which means you can apply for it or your company can apply for you. You should make an application for this visa at least 12 weeks before the proposed employment start date. An application for a Critical Skills Employment Permit can be made online on the Employment Permits Online System, which is called the EPOS system.
Step by Step process to follow to apply for your visa
Now, let’s have a quick demo. This is the official website of Ireland where you can apply for your own visa. This is called the EPOS system. If you scroll to the bottom of the page, select ‘Employment Permit Application Form’ from the list. So, this is the full list of Ireland.
These are the different visa categories. So, here you see ‘Critical Skills Employment Permit’ and ‘Critical Skills Employment Permit (Trusted Partner)’ and ‘Standard Employer.’ The Trusted Partner process is faster because the company is registered with the government, while the Standard Employer process is a little slower. For this demo, I’ll just use this. You’ll be prompted to enter your passport number, expiry date, first name, and last name. Once you provide your details, you’ll land on this page, as you can see here.
You need to fill in your introduction, registration details, details of the foreign national, details of redundancy, details of employment, details of remuneration, and final details. So here, under ‘Who is the applicant?’ you need to say ‘foreign national’ if you’re applying yourself. ‘Are you an agent acting for the applicant?’ You can say ‘no’ and then click on ‘Save Draft,’ and now you move to the next one where you have registration details to confirm and then move to the next page. Now, this is very important because you will have to provide all the details of your employer, such as their registered number, company name, business name, and the details as well, including the company’s address, telephone number, website, and the details of the person in the company who is authorized to deal with any queries.
You see a lot of other details, so you can fill these details using information provided by your employer. Now, details of the foreign national as well, so you will have to provide your details, including your passport number, expiry date, middle name, first name, and all personal details. You can spend time on this page. You can ignore the details of redundancy if you are already in Ireland. Now, move to ‘Details of Employment,’ again what is the job title given to you, employment address, business name, address, and other details as well. What are the main functions of the job? If you’re a project manager, you will have to detail your roles and responsibilities.
It is already mentioned in your job description, so you can copy-paste here, the qualification skills needed, and other details as well. Did you use any recruitment agency? How did you recruit? All those details need to be provided here. The last part is very important, as I said earlier, so make sure to add all the details correctly, such as your annual salary, weekly salary, hourly rate, and other details here. Once you are done, make sure to save the draft. When everything is complete, you can click on the final details, and after the form is completed, that’s it. This is how you can apply for your visa with just a job offer.
My recommendation
In terms of applying for the job, you can use any job site like LinkedIn, Reed, Indeed, etc. For a quick demo, this is how you should find a job. For Ireland, just go and click on the job title, such as project manager, and provide Ireland as the location. You can see the jobs available. There are plenty of jobs, more than 3,000 at the moment. Another website is Jobs. ie, which is the government’s website. Here as well, you can search for jobs like project manager and select a city, like Dublin. Here, you can see 109 project manager jobs already. Please note the salary here, €35