Posted by Jeffery on April 19, 2009, 1:46 pm, in reply to "Re: Work Permit rule changes"
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Hey Scott, You have a better handle on this than I do. Is this gonna affect me as the spouse of an Irish national?
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: Thanks Scott. I guess that I'm not yet out of
: the woods. My Green Card "expires"
: in Feb 2010.
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: I'll keep an eye on this site.
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: The Dept. of Enterprise site has a page up
: that I never paid attention to before at
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: http://www.entemp.ie/labour/workpermits/greencardrenewal.htm
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: You probably already know this. Here is
: where any changes are likely to be. As well
: as splashed prominently in the Irish Times.
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: Some key paragraphs:
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: It is intended that Green Card Employment
: Permit holders whose permit and immigration
: registration card (GNIB card) are due to
: expire in 2009 will not be required to apply
: for a renewal permit through the Department
: of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
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: • Subject to parliamentary approval of the
: Immigration Residence and Protection Bill
: 2008, further details will be published in
: 2009 advising Green Card Permit holders or
: those who have re-registered per 1 above of
: how to apply under the new Act for long-term
: residency.
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: Scott
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: I guess that I’ve dodged the bullet for now.
: My next concern is long term residency
: [LTR].
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: I am in the 2nd year of my [2-year] green
: card. I have recently updated my passport
: and received a Stamp 1 that allows me
: residency for year 2. €150 please.
:
: My green card does not require renewal after
: 2 years [as of now], but I do need to have
: permission to maintain my residency after 2
: years.
:
: It was my understanding before I arrived in
: Ireland that long term residency [passport
: Stamp 4] was available to holders of Green
: Cards following the initial 2-year period.
:
: However, when I recently renewed my Stamp 1
: for a second year I was told to watch the
: official website for potential changes in
: LTR rules and that temporarily there were
: only issuing passport Stamp 1 to folks who’s
: Green Card had matured.
:
: Other than the hassle/expense of having to
: pay €150 every year for a Stamp 1 I would
: like to have a little faith that after 2
: years I wouldn’t have to watch the
: government play with the rules every year
: and wonder which year could be my last. I
: would like long term residency after 2
: years.
:
: If anyone has any info on what the proposed
: changes will be or knows which official
: website I should be monitoring, I would
: greatly appreciate the information.
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: Very on the ball, Sandy. I had heard about
: it
: and was going to do the research today.
: Thanks!
:
: Like Jeffery, I noticed the family changes.
: But, they're also taking off the list whole
: huge categories of skilled workers earning
: less than 60,000 Euro that I thought would
: be safe from a hit - physiotherapists,
: speech and language therapists and financial
: experts like claims assessors.
:
: Hedge fund specialists are also hit. Do they
: even get out of bed without getting a 60,000
: Euro bonus? Boo hoo for them.
:
: I suppose like everything these days, the
: pigs at the top will do fine, but the young
: trainees on low salaries will take the hit.
:
: Scott
:
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: Lots of changes with work permits, biggest
: change seems to be the changes for spouses
: and children of work permit holders.
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: This turned up.
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: http://www.entemp.ie/press/2009/20090415.htm
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: I just heard a blurb on the radio about a
: change in Work Permit rules but didn't get
: any details. The official website is not
: reflecting any change.
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: I didn't hear the phrase Green Card.
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: Does any one have the lowdown?
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