Change to an Applicant’s Sponsoring Organisation
If an applicant wishes to change to a different Minister of Religion position in another organisation, they must follow the required process.
Application Process for Changing Sponsoring Organisation
An applicant must:
- Leave Ireland and apply again from outside the State to the Preclearance Unit before their current permission ends.
- Pay the requisite fee for the new application.
Maximum Duration and Rules
- An applicant can only work as a Minister of Religion in Ireland for a total maximum of three years, regardless of the number of applications.
- The three-year period can be broken into separate durations, such as:
- Three periods of one year each.
- Two separate periods of one year and two years.
- Who can apply for Minister of Religion Permission
- The work a successful applicant can do
- Permission to work as a Minister of Religion allows the successful applicant to do the following
- Minister of religion permission does not permit a successful applicant to do the following
- Who can a successful applicant work for?
- Preclearance Approval Letter
- Non-EEA Nationals requiring an Entry Visa
- Documents required for preclearance letter
- Medical Insurance
- Decision and next steps
- An applicant’s family members
- If an applicant’s application is refused
- Appeal of the decision and Judicial Review
- Immigration permission, registration and renewal
- Change to an applicant’s sponsoring organisation