Critical Skills Employment Permit
14 July 2026CURRENTConfirmed Monday 27 July 2026 at 20:31 UTC
What does this mean?
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 →Looking for your individual application status? This page shows the public DETE queue date — not the status of any individual application. Check your application status directly on the DETE Employment Permits Online (EPO) system.
Processing date history
| Processing date | Change | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2026 | First snapshot | 27 Jul 2026 |
| 01 Jul 2026 | First snapshot | 19 Jul 2026 |
| 11 Jun 2026 | First snapshot | 25 Jun 2026 |
Showing up to 12 most recent confirmed dates. History begins from when IrelandStatus first tracked this category.
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