Employment Permits
Annual employment permits issued and refused by nationality.
Source: Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (DETE). Annual counts published for each year since 2009; this dashboard covers 2020 onwards. Not all permit applications result in a permit — the refusal rate reflects a mix of factors including whether the role qualified under the eligibility criteria, the strength of the employer's job offer, and specific occupation-list rules. Read more →
Affects the chart below and the “Top countries” and “By continent” tables. Yearly totals and stat cards always show the whole period.
Top 15 nationalities, 2020–2026
Permits issued during the selected period, sorted by volume. Bars are coloured by continent.
Yearly totals
Permits issued and refused per year. Refusal rate = refused ÷ (issued + refused). 2026 covers January–May only.
| Year | Issued | Refused | Total decisions | Refusal rate | YoY change (issued) |
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Top countries
All 0 nationalities with data, showing permits issued during all years, 2020–2026. Click a row to see the year-by-year breakdown for that country (drill-down always shows the full 2020–2026 range regardless of filter).
| Country | Continent | Issued ↓ | Refused | Refusal rate |
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