More than 800 non-EU doctors have already been granted improved work access under a new visa system, allowing hospital patients greater access to care. More than 800 doctors, who were in Ireland for 21 months or more, have now received a visa called Stamp 4 permission. “In terms of family settlement, it will allow non-EU doctors to settle their families in towns where the cost of living is lower, enabling them to commute for locum work,” he said. This means they no longer need to apply for a new visa every time they change hospitals. It found that, out of 2,605 new doctors who registered last year, 1,717 were international graduates and 888 were Irish.

Source: Irish Examiner September 17, 2022 08:26 UTC