Irish Residence Permit (IRP) Card
The official registration card proving a non-EEA national's immigration permission in Ireland, showing their stamp type and expiry date.
The IRP card is your primary evidence for right-to-work checks: it shows which stamp the person holds and until when. New arrivals must register for it after entering Ireland, and there is a registration fee. Employers should record the card details and expiry date at onboarding and diarise a follow-up — continuing to employ someone after their permission expires is an offence even if the original check was done correctly.
Frequently Asked Questions
The stamp type, the expiry date, and the date you inspected it — ideally with a copy retained securely. Then diarise a re-check before expiry. A documented, dated checking process is your defence if a permission later turns out to have lapsed: it shows the illegal working was not knowing or negligent.
After entering Ireland, non-EEA nationals must register with immigration and are then issued the card; a registration fee applies. There is a short window between arrival and registration, so at onboarding record the permission they entered on and follow up to capture the IRP card details once issued.
The Irish Residence Permit card is the official proof of a non-EEA national's immigration permission, showing their stamp type and expiry date. For right-to-work checks it is your primary document: the stamp tells you whether they can work and under what conditions, and the expiry date tells you when to re-check.