Service
Dependent Visa Application Assessment
Clear roadmap to eligibility, documents and mistakes to avoid.
This session assesses a family application before it is filed: your sponsor category, the income test that applies, the stamp your family will receive and the evidence that convinces.
The rules changed substantially in November 2025 and again in June 2026, so the session works from the current scheme, not the one described in old forum posts.
At a glance
0 mins
Session length
€75k over 3 yrs
Irish sponsor income
0 months
GEP sponsor wait
How it works
The route at a glance
Place the sponsor
Irish citizen, Critical Skills or General permit holder. The category sets the wait, the test and the stamp.
Check the income test
€75,000 over 3 years for an Irish citizen, €30,000 last year for a General permit sponsor, no fixed figure for Critical Skills.
Apply from the right place
Most families apply from outside Ireland, with visa-required family lodging the join family visa before travelling.
Register and work
Stamp 4 with an Irish sponsor, Stamp 1G with a permit holder, and both allow work.
One session