General Employment Permit (New)
DETE is processing General Employment Permit (New) applications received on 14 October 2026, 31 days ago. Since 16 October 2026, this date has moved forward 33 days.
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The General Employment Permit covers a broad range of occupations not listed on the Critical Skills or Ineligible Occupations lists. Applicants must have a job offer from an Irish employer and meet minimum annual salary requirements. New applications are processed in the order they are received.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | +6 days | 13 Nov 2026 |
| 08 Oct 2026 | +3 days | 10 Nov 2026 |
| 05 Oct 2026 | +3 days | 9 Nov 2026 |
| 02 Oct 2026 | +2 days | 6 Nov 2026 |
| 30 Sept 2026 | +5 days | 5 Nov 2026 |
| 25 Sept 2026 | +1 days | 3 Nov 2026 |
| 24 Sept 2026 | — | 2 Nov 2026 |
| 24 Sept 2026 | +13 days | 1 Nov 2026 |
| 11 Sept 2026 | +1 days | 16 Oct 2026 |
| 10 Sept 2026 | +35 days | 16 Oct 2026 |
| 06 Aug 2026 | +48 days | 15 Sept 2026 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | +9 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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