Move senior managers, key personnel or trainees from your group into the Irish entity.
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Key staff floor
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The Intra-Company Transfer Permit lets a multinational move existing employees from an overseas branch into its Irish operation without recruiting locally, which makes it the natural route for standing up a new Irish site, transferring specialist knowledge or filling a senior gap fast.
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Because the transferee stays employed by the overseas group company, no 28-day labour market needs test applies.
Move senior managers, key personnel or trainees from your group into the Irish entity.
Entry 01 · registered
We confirm the group link, place the transferee in the correct category, and verify the required prior service with the overseas entity.
Entry 02 · registered
We assemble the ownership chart, the overseas contract and payslips, the assignment letter and the salary evidence that the case stands or falls on.
Entry 03 · registered
We lodge the EPOS application with DETE and handle every follow-up query on the group structure and prior employment.
Entry 04 · registered
On grant we arrange the entry visa where required, arrival and IRP registration for the transferee.
Entry 05 · registered
We track the assignment duration, renewals and the 57-month Stamp 4 milestone if the transferee decides to settle.
Balance · application fee, all entries included
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The €70 Book Consultation cost is separate.
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weeks to a decision
Plaque 01 The wait
Transferees generally need a minimum period of prior service with the group before the transfer, commonly at least six months, evidenced by the overseas contract and payslips.
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full tank, official charges onlyNo labour market needs test cost applies to intra-company transfers.
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The Intra-Company Transfer against direct-hire routes.
| Criteria | Intra-Company Transfer | General Employment Permit | Critical Skills Permit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum salary, key staff | EUR 49,523 | EUR 36,605 | EUR 40,904 |
| Labour market needs test | No | Required | No |
| Prior service with employer | At least 6 months | Not required | Not required |
| Employer of the worker | Overseas group entity | Irish employer | Irish employer |
| Maximum stay | 5 years, key staff | No fixed limit | No fixed limit |
| Route to Stamp 4 | After 57 months | After 57 months | After 21 months |
Confirm group link and prior service
2wk
Prepare and lodge via EPOS
1wk
DETE processing to decision
10wk
Entry visa and IRP registration
3wk
Assess the transfer
Document the assignment
Submit and manage
Grant and mobilise
Manage the assignment
Transferees generally need a minimum period of prior service with the group before the transfer, commonly at least six months, evidenced by the overseas contract and payslips.
No. Intra-company transfers are exempt from the labour market needs test, because the transferee stays employed by the overseas group company. You instead prove the group relationship and the person's existing service.
It is designed for temporary assignment, but time on it counts: ICT holders can apply for Stamp 4 after 57 months of employment, subject to the conditions in force at the time.
Key staff can generally be assigned for up to five years, with permits typically issued for around 24 months at a time. Trainee assignments are shorter and tied to the structured programme.
Refusals are usually structural: the link between the sending and receiving entities was not evidenced. We include an ownership chart, accounts and the transferee's overseas contract and payslips from day one.
Intra-Company Transfer, official page
Confirm who counts as senior management, key personnel or trainee and what the group must prove.
enterprise.gov.ie
EPOS, apply online
Submit the transfer application with the group structure and overseas employment evidence attached.
epos.enterprise.gov.ie
Current processing dates
Check live processing dates so you can plan the transferee's relocation and housing.
enterprise.gov.ie
Employment permits hub, DETE
Compare the transfer permit with the other permit types before you commit to this route.
enterprise.gov.ie
Coming to work in Ireland
Point the transferee at the immigration side of the move: visas, entry and family options.
irishimmigration.ie
Register the IRP after arrival
Book the transferee's immigration registration so their permission is stamped for the assignment.
irishimmigration.ie
Refusals are usually structural: the link between the sending and receiving entities was not evidenced. We include an ownership chart, accounts and the transferee's overseas contract and payslips from day one.
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Figures on this page are indicative and depend on your circumstances and current DETE and ISD rules.
