Posted by katie s
on August 19, 2008, 7:40 pm, in reply to "Re: Time frame"
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Just wanted to add that there could be delays before your application is successfully submitted. Based on my experience and from talking to others, after you have the job offer, how quickly the process takes may depend on some of the following:
1) whether you need to have your qualifications recognized by the equivalent irish organziation, and if you do, how often they meet to review qualifications, and if they accept your qualification without further clarification
2)how easy/difficult it is for your employer to convince the government that YOU are the most qualified for the job (as compared to Irish & EU citizens, who I believe get top priority)
3) whether or not your potential employer completes the paperwork correctly (the more non-nationals they have hired in the last year, the better your chances they know what they're doing)
4) whether or not any of the above people are on vacation at the time of receiving/sending your paperwork (yes, I'm serious!)Lots of people take holidays in August and September, and that can slow things down.
I hope that doesn't frustrate you - things could still all go very smoothly and you'll have your green card in a matter of weeks. But just so you are aware it is not guaranteed to go so quickly and could take months.
--Previous Message--
: Very roughly - a few weeks. The Dept. of
: Employment keeps a page telling how long
: it's taking to process applications. You can
: find it at http://www.entemp.ie/workpermits
:
: They're processing two week old green card
: applications and one week old work permit
: applications. Medical professionals - 2
: weeks, spouses and dependents - 2 weeks,
: intra-company transfers one week.
:
: This is incredibly faster than even a year
: ago and probably reflects the slower pace of
: applications as well as the larger staffing
: that came in back when applications were
: much higher.
:
: Scott
:
: --Previous Message--
: So, assuming I was given the offer of a job,
: how long is reasonable to expect a move from
: the US to Ireland to take.
:
: For the sake of this argument, lets just
: assume the employer will be taking care of
: everything he can with regards to paperwork.
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