Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permit
A permit allowing multinational companies to transfer senior management, key personnel, or trainees from an overseas branch to their Irish operation.
Relevant to hotel groups and international operators moving managers between properties. The role must be senior or specialised, the person must have worked for the group for a minimum period, and there are distinct salary rules. It is not a route for general staffing — attempts to use it for ordinary operational roles are refused.
Frequently Asked Questions
The ICT permit moves an existing group employee between branches of the same multinational for a temporary assignment, while a General permit hires someone into the Irish labour market as a direct employee. ICT roles must be senior or specialised and skip the Labour Market Needs Test, but the permit is tied to the assignment — it is not designed as a route to long-term settlement in the way General and Critical Skills permits are.
Yes, if the corporate structure connects the two entities and the role qualifies as senior management or key personnel — this is exactly the scenario the Intra-Company Transfer permit exists for. The transferee remains within the group rather than joining the open labour market, and distinct salary rules apply compared with General permits.
Senior management, key personnel, or trainees being transferred from an overseas branch of a multinational to its Irish operation. The person must have worked for the group for a minimum qualifying period before transfer, and the role in Ireland must genuinely be senior or specialised — it is not a route for filling ordinary operational vacancies.