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Work rights for student visA holders Work rights for Working holidAy visA holders

Non-EEA nationals can work in Ireland on a Student
Visa if their language course is longer than 25
weeks, consists of 15 hours of tuition a week and Young people from 10 eligible countries are allowed to
is listed on the Interim List of Eligible Programmes. work and study in Ireland for one year (two years for
Student Visa holders studying on higher education citizens of Canada) on a Working Holiday Visa as long
programmes have to be enrolled on a course listed as the main purpose of their visit is a holiday. Appli-
on the Interim List of Eligible Programmes. Students cants must be between the ages of 18 to 30 years
can work up to 20 hours a week throughout the year or up to 35 years for citizens of Argentina, Australia,
apart from during the months of June, July, August Canada and New Zealand.
and September and from 15 December to 15 January
when students may work up to 40 hours per week.
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Student Visa holders studying on a full-time, degree
level course can work for up to 20 hours during term- The Youth Mobility Visa allows young people between the
time and full-time in the holidays. Students studying ages of 18 and 30 years from 11 eligible countries the
on a course below degree level and at a sponsoring ability to work full-time and study for up to two years.
college with a ‘track record of compliance’ can work
for 10 hours a week as well as full-time in the holidays.
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Student Visa holders could previously work for up to
20 hours a week during term time but this changed in
November 2022 when the limit on hours was tempo-
rarily lifted for those already in Canada or who had an
existing application being processed at the time the Young people between the ages of 18 and 30 years
rule was changed. The ruling is due to be reviewed in from 34 eligible countries are able to study full-time
December 2023. Student Visa holders can only work for up to six months and undertake short-term work
if they are enrolled in a post-secondary academic, on a Working Holiday Visa through the International
vocational or professional training programme that Experience Canada programme. The visa is eligible
leads to a certificate, degree or diploma and is more for stays in Canada of one or two years depending on
than six months in length. Student Visa holders that the student’s nationality. For citizens of 23 of these
are required to undertake a work placement as part eligible countries, the upper age limit is 35 years.
of their course, and who applied for their visa after
October 7 2022, can apply for a co-op work permit to
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work full-time, as long as the placement makes up a
maximum of 50 per cent of their studies.

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