Number of work visas issued to foreigners set to rise 20%

According to leading migration agents visafirst.com, improvements in the economy and business sentiment are some of the reasons why 2016 is on track to be a record year for the issuing of Irish work permits.

In 2015, 7,353 permits were issued for the year in total, but it is currently estimated this year’s figure will surpass 9,000.

VisaFirst.com said, based on a review of the most recent figures from the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, the top five companies /business entities that have applied to bring non-EU citizens to Ireland to work are the HSE, Google Ireland, Intel Ireland, and Infosys BPO Ltd. The nations that feature most prominently are India, Pakistan, the US, Brazil, and Israel.