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Smart Mode — Ireland CSEP vs GEP employment-permit decision tree
Adaptive intake for an Irish employment permit. The AI weighs CSEL match, salary threshold, two-year-contract feasibility, and Labour Market Needs Test exposure, then picks Critical Skills vs General Employment Permit vs Trusted Partner ICT — with EPOS-ready document checklist.
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Build an Ireland employment-permit recommendation + EPOS upload checklist based on the answers I gave you. §1 — PERMIT-TYPE DECISION (one line per check) ▸ CSEP — CSEL 2024 occupation + EUR 38k+ (or any occupation + EUR 64k+), 2-year contract, immediate Stamp 3 family ▸ GEP — broader occupations + EUR 34k+, Labour Market Needs Test required (4w EURES + 3d national + 3d local press), longer wait for family ▸ ICT — internal multinational transfer, 6-month foreign-entity tenure, tiered salary (senior/key EUR 46k / trainee EUR 34k) ▸ Atypical Working Scheme — short-stay 90-day cases (locum doctors, specific clinical needs) ▸ Seasonal Employment Permit — narrow agricultural / horticultural scope per Employment Permits Act 2024 §2 — RECOMMENDED PERMIT (60-80 words, with one-line reasoning) State the route, salary threshold position, CSEL/Ineligible List status, contract-length compliance, and whether the employer's Trusted Partner status is being leveraged. §3 — EPOS UPLOAD CHECKLIST (tied to the chosen route) List the exact documents the employer + applicant must upload to EPOS: ▸ Signed offer letter or contract (CSEP requires 2-year minimum) ▸ Passport bio-page + recent photo ▸ Qualification certificates + QQI / NARIC Ireland recognition statement (if relevant) ▸ CV with relevant experience evidenced ▸ Employer tax-clearance certificate (waived for Trusted Partner) ▸ Employer registration documents (waived for Trusted Partner) ▸ Labour Market Needs Test evidence (GEP only): EURES ad, national press ad, local press ad ▸ Government fee (CSEP / GEP fee schedule, payable via EPOS) Where Trusted Partner status changes the list, mark each item TP / Standard. §4 — STAMP 4 PROGRESSION TIMELINE CSEP -> eligible to apply for Stamp 4 after 2 years of CSEP residence (Stamp 4 conditions: free labour market access, no employer-tie). GEP / ICT-Key Personnel -> eligible to apply for Long Term Residence (Stamp 4 LTR equivalent) after 5 years of reckonable Stamp 1 residence under the Minister's policy. Map the applicant's existing residence (if any) onto the reckonable-residence clock. §5 — TOP 3 HIGHEST-LEVERAGE PRE-FILING ACTIONS Rank what would most increase approval odds for THIS applicant. Examples: ▸ Negotiate salary uplift to clear CSEL EUR 38k floor ▸ Push the employer to apply for DETE Trusted Partner status before filing ▸ Complete QQI / NARIC Ireland qualification recognition ▸ Restructure the contract to 24 months to unlock CSEP routing §6 — RECENT RULE CONTEXT ▸ Employment Permits Act 2024 — modernised permit framework, introduced seasonal employment permit, expanded categories of skilled professions ▸ CSEL 2024 update broadened critical-skills coverage (additional ICT, healthcare, construction-PM, animation roles) ▸ Jan 2024 GEP minimum salary revision to EUR 34k ▸ DETE publishes annual salary-threshold revisions on enterprise.gov.ie — verify current figures before quoting them to the client §7 — CITATIONS Anchor the recommendation to: Employment Permits Act 2024 (and 2006/2014 as still relevant during transition), Immigration Act 2004 (s.4 permission framework), CSEL 2024, Ineligible List of Occupations for Employment Permits, DETE Employment Permits Online System (EPOS) guidelines. — DRAFT only. Ireland has no immigration-consultant regulator; only solicitors registered with the Law Society of Ireland can give immigration legal advice. Solicitor review recommended before filing on EPOS.
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