how to apply for Stamp 4 after 5 years on General Employment permit

[FidoDido29]

Hi,

I moved to Ireland in Feb 2018 on General Employment permit and will be completing my 5 years in Feb, 23. Read somewhere that I can apply for stamp 4 after 5 years. Would anybody know the process for the same?

Where to apply?
Documents required?
application processing time?
Fees?

[meself2]

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/m ... t%20permit.

ireland/stamp-4-application-5-years-gep-t313155.html

Note that General Employment Permit and Critical Skills Employment Permit do not work the same way.

For CSEP holders, the requirement is that you apply for a Stamp 4 Support Letter after completing 21 months on CSEP.

GEP holders do not need this letter. They need to complete 5 years of GEP and when they renew their IRP for the 6th year, they can directly apply for a Stamp 4.

[mentalmind]

Hi,

I moved to Ireland in Feb 2018 on General Employment permit and will be completing my 5 years in Feb, 23. Read somewhere that I can apply for stamp 4 after 5 years. Would anybody know the process for the same?

Where to apply?
Documents required?
application processing time?
Fees?

If you are in non-Dublin location, Garda station does it automatically. I believe for Dublin web based system you can apply for renewal as Stamp 4. It doesn't require any extra documents.

For this to happen you need to be working every year continuously, so if you are working in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 then your next renewal will be Stamp 4 for 1 year and will keep going on as Stamp 4 for 1 year for each renewal.

[FidoDido29]

Thanks for quick response. Will the Stamp 4 be only for 1 year not two?

[mentalmind]

It will be always for 1 year, not for 2 years nor any longer. If you want longer residence, check Long Term Residency. Keep in mind to get that paper you need to pay 500€ fee and also 300€ card renewal fee, only then you can get 5 year residence permit.

Here is the details: https://www.irishimmigration.ie/my-situ ... residency/

[jesonnn]

It will be always for 1 year, not for 2 years nor any longer. If you want longer residence, check Long Term Residency. Keep in mind to get that paper you need to pay 500€ fee and also 300€ card renewal fee, only then you can get 5 year residence permit.

Here is the details: https://www.irishimmigration.ie/my-situ ... residency/

Need to keep in mind, if your passport expires earlier than those 5 years of LTR, the IRP card will be only till end of the passport, and need need to update tye card once again, so +300 eur more). Better to apply on citizenship and wait under stamp 4. LTR covers buy certain amount of cases and will be worth to have only: if costs will be covered by employer for example, passport valid over then 5 years + time waiting for decision (about 5-9 months), you don't need to have citizenship

[mentalmind]

It will be always for 1 year, not for 2 years nor any longer. If you want longer residence, check Long Term Residency. Keep in mind to get that paper you need to pay 500€ fee and also 300€ card renewal fee, only then you can get 5 year residence permit.

Here is the details: https://www.irishimmigration.ie/my-situ ... residency/

Need to keep in mind, if your passport expires earlier than those 5 years of LTR, the IRP card will be only till end of the passport, and need need to update tye card once again, so +300 eur more). Better to apply on citizenship and wait under stamp 4. LTR covers buy certain amount of cases and will be worth to have only: if costs will be covered by employer for example, passport valid over then 5 years + time waiting for decision (about 5-9 months), you don't need to have citizenship

this information is not valid anymore. When you get LTR it will be valid for 5 years from the approval of your LTR. If your passport expires before 5 years you need to renew your passport and tell INIS (or garda station) with your updated passport details.

[jesonnn]

It will be always for 1 year, not for 2 years nor any longer. If you want longer residence, check Long Term Residency. Keep in mind to get that paper you need to pay 500€ fee and also 300€ card renewal fee, only then you can get 5 year residence permit.

Here is the details: https://www.irishimmigration.ie/my-situ ... residency/

Need to keep in mind, if your passport expires earlier than those 5 years of LTR, the IRP card will be only till end of the passport, and need need to update tye card once again, so +300 eur more). Better to apply on citizenship and wait under stamp 4. LTR covers buy certain amount of cases and will be worth to have only: if costs will be covered by employer for example, passport valid over then 5 years + time waiting for decision (about 5-9 months), you don't need to have citizenship

this information is not valid anymore. When you get LTR it will be valid for 5 years from the approval of your LTR. If your passport expires before 5 years you need to renew your passport and tell INIS (or garda station) with your updated passport details.

Got my LTR this year June, IRP card was given TILL end of the passport, now inis blames local office, local office blames Dublin inis cause is not responsible for issuing card, ping pong, so did you pass the process? Did you get your LTR recently? Or just saying how it should be? Reality vs some info on web site is different my friend
LTR letter for 5 years, irp card till end of the passport, does not matter in is against its own rules

[littlerr]

Stamps are consistently given till the end of the perspective stamp’s expiry date correctly in Dublin only. In non-Dublin offices some local Gardai don’t always follow the rules. It is and has always been an issue.

[mentalmind]

It will be always for 1 year, not for 2 years nor any longer. If you want longer residence, check Long Term Residency. Keep in mind to get that paper you need to pay 500€ fee and also 300€ card renewal fee, only then you can get 5 year residence permit.

Here is the details: https://www.irishimmigration.ie/my-situ ... residency/

Need to keep in mind, if your passport expires earlier than those 5 years of LTR, the IRP card will be only till end of the passport, and need need to update tye card once again, so +300 eur more). Better to apply on citizenship and wait under stamp 4. LTR covers buy certain amount of cases and will be worth to have only: if costs will be covered by employer for example, passport valid over then 5 years + time waiting for decision (about 5-9 months), you don't need to have citizenship

this information is not valid anymore. When you get LTR it will be valid for 5 years from the approval of your LTR. If your passport expires before 5 years you need to renew your passport and tell INIS (or garda station) with your updated passport details.

Got my LTR this year June, IRP card was given TILL end of the passport, now inis blames local office, local office blames Dublin inis cause is not responsible for issuing card, ping pong, so did you pass the process? Did you get your LTR recently? Or just saying how it should be? Reality vs some info on web site is different my friend
LTR letter for 5 years, irp card till end of the passport, does not matter in is against its own rules

I got LTR approval on June 2022 and my passport is due to expire on November 2023. I did renewal thru Garda station so I am not in Dublin. I got 5 year valid card till June 2027 and Garda person told me "your passport will expire before your IRP card expires so when you renew your passport just pop in and let us update your passport details on our system".

I also asked this question to LTR department while waiting my application result and got similar answer by post.