Publications : Immigration
01-08-2008 - The European Communities (Free Movement of Persons)(Amendment) Regulations 2008 (“the Regulations”) have been implemented in the wake of a recent judgment of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the “Metock Case” of 25 July 2008. In its Metock judgment, the ECJ dismissed the legitimacy of certain aspects of Irish immigration law, as well as substantially defining the rights of EEA states to manage their own immigration systems. more...
New Regulations for Free Movement of Persons within the European Union
01-06-2006 - New Regulations for Free Movement of Persons within the European Union more...
New Developments in Work Permit Applications for Contract Service Providers
01-05-2006 - New Developments in Work Permit Applications for Contract Service Providers more...
01-03-2006 - Important Legislative Changes affecting the payment of Income Tax by Foreign Employees either resident or ordinarily resident in Ireland* more...
01-01-2006 - EAT decision in the matter of Jacques Wolfaardt –v- Ceramiex Ireland Limited more...
Business Visas & Business Visitors
01-10-2005 - Business Visas & Business Visitors more...
Government to introduce New Work Permit Legislation
01-09-2005 - Government To Introduce New Work Permit Legislation more...
01-08-2005 - EAT decision in the matter of Olga Dubyna -v- Hourican Hygiene Services Limited t/a Master Clean Services more...
Investors and High Net Worth Individuals
01-02-2005 - Paper delivered by David Cantrell at IBA Conference, November 2004 - Investors and High Net Worth Individuals more...
Temporary Professional Workers: The Competition for Global Talent
01-01-2005 - The last decade has seen an increasing demand for highly skilled workers in most developed countries. The upturn in economic growth, the development of increasingly integrated labour markets and the rapid growth of technological development led employers in certain sectors of the economy to complain of a shortage of skilled workers. This in turn prompted governments in many developed countries to take initiatives to create easier access for such workers into their respective States. more...
New Arrangements for Spouses of Skilled Non-EEA Nationals
01-03-2004 - New arrangements have been introduced into the Irish Immigration system to facilitate easier access to the Irish labour market for spouses of certain skilled non-EEA nationals working in Ireland. more...
Immigration Bill 2004 - for our non-Irish Reader
01-02-2004 - On the 22nd of January 2004, the High Court found Section 2 of the Immigration Act, 1999 was unconstitutional, a new law which was enacted by the Government with a view to making provisions of the Aliens Order 1946 lawful. Section 2.1 of the Immigration Act 1999 was not enacted within the framework for enacting laws as set out in the Constitution. more...
Changes to Work Permit Procedures
01-04-2003 - The Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment (the Department), together with the government employment agency FÁS, have announced operational arrangements to give effect to changes in work permit procedures. These operational arrangements will come into effect on Wednesday 9 April 2003. more...
Temporary suspension of the Intra-Company Transfer Scheme and non-EEA Trainee Facility
01-11-2002 - The Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment announced, on Tuesday 29th October, the temporary suspension of the Intra-Company Transfer Scheme and non-EEA Trainee facility, pending review. The suspension has immediate effect. more...
Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking Act) 2001
01-06-2001 - The purpose of this Act is to create an offence of trafficking in illegal immigrants and to provide a framework by which those engaging in the trafficking of illegal immigrants can be dealt with under Irish law. The Act also amends various legislation, primarily the Refugee Act, 1996 and the Immigration Act, 1999. The operative date for the Act is 5 September 2000. more...