Immigration stamps
Your stamp shows why you are in Ireland and what you can do here. It is on your IRP card, and sometimes in your passport.
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Stamp 0Short, temporary stays for people who support themselves. For example retired people and visiting academics. No work
Stamp 1Permission to work in Ireland, usually with an employment permit. Work for your permit only
Stamp 1AFull-time, paid accountancy training with a company in Ireland. Training job only
Stamp 1GGraduates of Irish colleges looking for work, and eligible spouses and partners of some permit holders. Full-time work, no permit needed
Stamp 1HNon-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) on a two-year multi-site General Employment Permit. Hospital doctor jobs only
Stamp 2Full-time students on a course on the official list of approved courses (ILEP). 20 h a week in term, 40 h in holidays
Stamp 2AFull-time students on a course that is not on the official list (ILEP). No work
Stamp 3Permission to stay for a set time, without the right to work. For example volunteers and ministers of religion. No work
Stamp 4Long-term permission to live and work. For example family of Irish citizens, refugees, and people who held an employment permit for some years. Work and start a business
Stamp 4DEligible non-EU family members of UK citizens who came to live in Ireland after 1 January 2021. Check your letter
Stamp 5Permission to stay without a time limit ("without condition as to time"). You can apply after 8 years of legal residence. Work, no permit needed
Stamp 6Irish citizens with a second citizenship. The stamp goes in their non-Irish passport. Irish citizen
This is a summary. Your own letter of permission is the final word.
Family member of an EU, EEA, Swiss or UK citizen? Different rules apply to you. Read about EU Treaty Rights.
Where this information comes from
We checked this page against these official pages on .
- Immigration permission/stampsImmigration Service Delivery
- Third level graduate programmeImmigration Service Delivery
- Eligible spouses and partners of General Employment Permit and Intra-Corporate Transferee permit holdersImmigration Service Delivery
- Student permissionImmigration Service Delivery
- EU Treaty RightsImmigration Service Delivery
- Without condition as to time (Stamp 5)Immigration Service Delivery
This is a summary, not legal advice. Your own letter of permission is the final word.