Irish work permit and visa laws for non-EU nationals should be loosened says senator. Current visa system is already a good alternative to the UK Tier 2 Visas.
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New Irish work visa and employment permit application system introduced for non-EU/EEA nurses which will further open up Irish visas for immigrants
EU and EEA citizens who are UK immigrants and worried about Brexit are becoming more interested in entry to Ireland which will continue to be an EU Country.
The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) described the country’s existing work permit and visa system for non-EU doctors as ‘overly onerous and significantly costly’ during its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in April. The IMO said the system needs ‘drastic changes’ if Ireland wants to attract top medical talent.
Responding to a system that places non-EU doctors on rotation, forcing them to reapply for a new work permit or an Irish work visa in some cases, every three months, the IMO unanimously passed a motion to lobby the Health and Justice Department.
Speaking to Times Higher Education, the vice-chancellor of Ulster University, Paddy Nixon, has said an ‘all-Ireland’ work visa should be introduced for students after they graduate. Mr Nixon also urged the Irish and UK governments to tackle the challenges facing universities in the post-Brexit era.
Nixon argues that an all-Ireland visa would be a ‘compelling offer for students.’ In his opinion it would create what he describes as an ‘exclusive arrangement’ between Northern Ireland and the Republic. It would enable foreign students, graduating from any university in Ireland, to access a visa permitting them to find employment and stay in the country.
Ireland’s Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) is to investigate a man arrested by police in Limerick on suspicion of helping to orchestrate the London terror attacks on 3 June, 2017. Sources say that the man, found working as a chef in the city, was in possession of an identity paper number issued in the name of terrorist, Rachid Redouane.