Ireland Third Level Graduate Programme (Stamp 1G)

Min investment

On request

Time to status

12 months for a Level 8 award; 24 months (two 12-month blocks) for Level 9 or above.

Path to citizenship

Yes, and this is the unusual part: time on student Stamp 2 is NOT reckonable for naturalisation, but time on Stamp 1G IS. The graduate year counts toward the five years of reckonable residence; the study years before it do not.

Residency requirement

Live in Ireland and register the permission; intended for seeking graduate-level employment.

Visa-free destinations

Not specified

Dual citizenship allowed

Not specified

Notes

Graduates of Irish institutions get Stamp 1G to look for graduate-level work and apply for a General or Critical Skills Employment Permit: 12 months at Level 8, 24 months at Level 9 or above. Ireland draws a sharp and widely-missed line for naturalisation — student Stamp 2 time is not reckonable, but Stamp 1G time is. So a master's graduate converts two counted years immediately, while the degree years before them count for nothing. Plan the sequence around that, not around the course. English-speaking, common law, and an EU passport at the end.

About Ireland

Healthcare

★★★★★

Safety

★★★★★

Cost of living

High

Climate

Temperate