Critical Skills Employment Permit
DETE is processing Critical Skills Employment Permit applications received on 23 October 2026, 22 days ago. Since 16 October 2026, this date has moved forward 16 days.
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The Critical Skills Employment Permit is for highly skilled workers in occupations where Ireland has a shortage of qualified candidates. DETE processes new applications in date order. The processing date shown is the most recent application receipt date that has been decided.
The processing date shown is the most recent application receipt date that DETE has decided. Applications received after this date are still being processed.
Official source: enterprise.gov.ie →Processing date history
| Processing date | Change | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2026 | −5 days | 13 Nov 2026 |
| 28 Oct 2026 | +4 days | 10 Nov 2026 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | — | 9 Nov 2026 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | — | 6 Nov 2026 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | +1 days | 5 Nov 2026 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | — | 3 Nov 2026 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | +2 days | 2 Nov 2026 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | +14 days | 1 Nov 2026 |
| 07 Oct 2026 | +1 days | 16 Oct 2026 |
| 06 Oct 2026 | +33 days | 16 Oct 2026 |
| 03 Sept 2026 | +51 days | 15 Sept 2026 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | +13 days | 27 Jul 2026 |
Showing up to 12 most recent confirmed dates. History begins from when IrelandStatus first tracked this category.
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