Travel Nurse & Allied Health Working in Ireland

Home » Working Abroad » Working in Ireland

Working in Ireland

Visas and Work Permits

It is necessary to organise work permits or work visas to work in Ireland and there are several options available:

      * Working Holiday Authorisation
      * Employment Permits for Nurses and Doctors
      * Green Card Permit

No work permit is required for European Economic Area (EEA) Nationals

Please visit the Department of Foreign Affairs Ireland for more information on visas and immigration, or for an online visa registration form at: www.foreignaffairs.gov.ie.

Some other useful websites on living and working in Ireland are at: The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and at: Immigrant Council of Ireland.

Australian citizens can apply for visas to the Embassy of Ireland in Canberra
20 Arkana Street
Yarralumla
A.C.T. 2600
p) +612 6273 3022, +612 6273 3201

New Zealand citizens must apply through the Honorary Consul General of Ireland in Auckland
PO Box 279
Auckland 1001
New Zealand
p) 0064 9 977 2252

Registration with the Irish Nursing Board (An Bord Altranais) is mandatory in order to practice as a registered nurse or registered midwife in Ireland. All overseas application requests must be made in writing and only one application form per written request will be issued.

List of Irish Professional Regulatory Bodies

Association of Occupational Therapists in Ireland:
www.iol.ie/~headon/aoti/
Department of Health and Children:
www.doh.ie
Hospital Pharmacists Association of Ireland:
www.hpai.ie
Irish Institute of Radiographers:
www.iir.ie
Irish Medical Council:
www.medicalcouncil.ie
Irish Nutrition and Dietetics Institute:
http://indigo.ie
Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association:
www.ipha.ie
Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists:
www.iscp.ie
National Social Workers Qualification Board:
www.nswqb.ie
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland:
www.pharmaceuticalsociety.ie