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there is only one department responsible for work permit and green card. it is department of enterprise and no one else. they dont due with immigration. the immigration stuff is dept of justice. since new zealand passport holder doesnt need visitor visa to come into the ireland, so you can skip the dept of foreign affairs!esharknz wrote:You'll be pleased to know that the same thing happened to me (New Zealander - green card rejected because of being on a working holiday visa). I left Ireland (went to another EU country) and was granted.
I personally waited until my visa expired to reapply. I think the only problem might be having double authority to work, but I'm not entirely sure. It's a tough one because from my experience, there are 3 different departments (possibly more) that have a say in immigration, and guess what, they usually contradict each other.
Thanks for that.esharknz wrote:You'll be pleased to know that the same thing happened to me (New Zealander - green card rejected because of being on a working holiday visa). I left Ireland (went to another EU country) and was granted.
I personally waited until my visa expired to reapply. I think the only problem might be having double authority to work, but I'm not entirely sure. It's a tough one because from my experience, there are 3 different departments (possibly more) that have a say in immigration, and guess what, they usually contradict each other.
if you have read some of the post in this forum. you should know how it works by now. if you know people up there. you can have you application approve in 30 mins. if you dont know anyone. the dept of enterprise will tell you that the standard answer 4 to 6 weeks, providing that if you are luck that those idiot up in the dept of enterprise doesnt lose your application in their own office.Lemon_Jelly wrote:Thanks for that.esharknz wrote:You'll be pleased to know that the same thing happened to me (New Zealander - green card rejected because of being on a working holiday visa). I left Ireland (went to another EU country) and was granted.
I personally waited until my visa expired to reapply. I think the only problem might be having double authority to work, but I'm not entirely sure. It's a tough one because from my experience, there are 3 different departments (possibly more) that have a say in immigration, and guess what, they usually contradict each other.
thats looking like best way forward. how long did your application take?
didnt get a chance to have a good dig around but much appreciate the input mktsiomktsoi wrote:if you have read some of the post in this forum. you should know how it works by now. if you know people up there. you can have you application approve in 30 mins. if you dont know anyone. the dept of enterprise will tell you that the standard answer 4 to 6 weeks, providing that if you are luck that those idiot up in the dept of enterprise doesnt lose your application in their own office.Lemon_Jelly wrote:Thanks for that.esharknz wrote:You'll be pleased to know that the same thing happened to me (New Zealander - green card rejected because of being on a working holiday visa). I left Ireland (went to another EU country) and was granted.
I personally waited until my visa expired to reapply. I think the only problem might be having double authority to work, but I'm not entirely sure. It's a tough one because from my experience, there are 3 different departments (possibly more) that have a say in immigration, and guess what, they usually contradict each other.
thats looking like best way forward. how long did your application take?
Yes,mktsoi wrote:there is only one department responsible for work permit and green card. it is department of enterprise and no one else. they dont due with immigration. the immigration stuff is dept of justice. since new zealand passport holder doesnt need visitor visa to come into the ireland, so you can skip the dept of foreign affairs!esharknz wrote:You'll be pleased to know that the same thing happened to me (New Zealander - green card rejected because of being on a working holiday visa). I left Ireland (went to another EU country) and was granted.
I personally waited until my visa expired to reapply. I think the only problem might be having double authority to work, but I'm not entirely sure. It's a tough one because from my experience, there are 3 different departments (possibly more) that have a say in immigration, and guess what, they usually contradict each other.
Hi esharknz. Thanks for that. One last question for you if thats ok. Did you have to quit your job, issue you with a p45 and then get rehiredesharknz wrote:Yes,mktsoi wrote:there is only one department responsible for work permit and green card. it is department of enterprise and no one else. they dont due with immigration. the immigration stuff is dept of justice. since new zealand passport holder doesnt need visitor visa to come into the ireland, so you can skip the dept of foreign affairs!esharknz wrote:You'll be pleased to know that the same thing happened to me (New Zealander - green card rejected because of being on a working holiday visa). I left Ireland (went to another EU country) and was granted.
I personally waited until my visa expired to reapply. I think the only problem might be having double authority to work, but I'm not entirely sure. It's a tough one because from my experience, there are 3 different departments (possibly more) that have a say in immigration, and guess what, they usually contradict each other.
but you need to deal with other departments i.e. the GNIB in particular when going in with a green card / work permit. I recall getting a lot of hassle when I went in with my green card as it was assumed that I had applied within the country while my working holiday was still valid and had been granted a green card. This took some explaining
My point is that it is possible that you could run into problems with the GNIB if the working holiday visa is still current despite having left the country in order to get a work permit/green card. One department will tell you one thing, another will tell you something else.
My application took 6 weeks from receipt at the department to receiving the green card in my hand in Copenhagen. There was a minor glitch in the wording of my job offer (mentioned a contract and they wanted a signed copy of this) so this extended the process by a week or two