Stamp
Change

A stamp change, sometimes called a change of status, is an application to move from one type of Irish immigration permission to another when your circumstances change, without leaving Ireland. Common examples are a student moving onto the graduate programme, a graduate moving onto an employment permit, a worker moving to Stamp 4, and someone marrying an Irish citizen. Not every change is possible. You must hold a valid permission and a current IRP card, and the change must be allowed from your current stamp. Visitors with permission of up to 90 days and Working Holiday holders can't change their permission in Ireland at all. Changes allowed in Ireland: • From Stamp 1: to Stamp 2, 1G, 4, 5 or 6 • From Stamp 1G (graduates): to Stamp 1, once you hold an employment permit • From Stamp 2: to Stamp 1 (with an employment permit), Stamp 1G (as a graduate, spouse or partner) or Stamp 4 (for example, as the spouse of an Irish citizen) • From Stamp 3: to Stamp 1 (with an employment permit), 2, 4, 5 or 6 • From Stamp 4: to Stamp 5 or 6 Most changes are made online through the ISD portal, while some, such as Stamp 5, Stamp 6 and de facto partner cases, go to ISD's Domestic Residence and Permissions Division. Applying doesn't extend your current permission, so it's important to apply well before it expires. The new permission is then registered, usually with the €300 registration fee unless you're exempt.

Yes, once you hold an employment permit. Many graduates move to Stamp 1G first and then to Stamp 1.

Yes. Graduates who get an employment permit change to Stamp 1 before their Stamp 1G expires.

There's no need. Stamp 4 already lets you work without a permit, and it can lead to Stamp 5.

No. Visitors can't change their permission in Ireland and must apply from outside the country.

Most changes are handled online, but some require attendance at a registration office. We'll tell you exactly what applies to your change.