{"id":135665,"date":"2026-08-07T09:38:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tefl.ie\/the-hire-wire\/eligibility-checker\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T20:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T20:14:46","slug":"eligibility-checker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tefl.ie\/gb\/the-hire-wire\/eligibility-checker\/","title":{"rendered":"The Eligibility Checker: see which teaching doors your passport opens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hwp\">\n<style>\n.hwp{background:#FFFBF3;padding:26px 18px 40px;font-family:inherit;}\n.hwp-in{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;}\n.hwp-mast{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;border-bottom:3px solid #015659;padding-bottom:14px;margin-bottom:8px;}\n.hwp-wm{font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.14em;color:#015659;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;}\n.hwp-wm b{color:#026F71;}\n.hwp-tag{font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.18em;color:#015659;opacity:.82;\/* AA contrast fix 16 Sep 2026 *\/text-transform:uppercase;}\n.hwp-back{font-size:13.5px;font-weight:700;color:#015659;text-decoration:none;border:1.5px solid #015659;border-radius:999px;padding:7px 16px;}\n.hwp-back:hover{background:#015659;color:#fff;}\n.hwp h1{color:#015659;font-size:34px;line-height:1.18;margin:22px 0 12px;max-width:900px;}\n.hwp-intro{color:#015659;font-size:17px;line-height:1.65;max-width:900px;margin:0 auto 6px;opacity:.92;}\n.hwp-charter{max-width:1200px;margin:34px auto 0;background:#015659;border-radius:16px;padding:26px 28px;display:flex;gap:22px;align-items:flex-start;flex-wrap:wrap;}\n.hwp-charter .rule{width:5px;align-self:stretch;border-radius:3px;background:#E87731;}\n.hwp-charter .body{flex:1;min-width:260px;}\n.hwp-charter .eyeb{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.2em;color:#F5B98C;\/* AA contrast fix 16 Sep 2026 *\/font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:6px;}\n.hwp-charter h2{color:#fff;font-size:21px;margin:0 0 8px;}\n.hwp-charter p{color:rgba(255,255,255,.85);font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.6;margin:0 0 12px;}\n.hwp-charter a{display:inline-block;color:#015659;background:#fff;font-weight:700;font-size:13.5px;text-decoration:none;border-radius:999px;padding:8px 18px;}\n.hwp-charter a:hover{background:#CCE7E2;}\n.hwp-more{max-width:1200px;margin:26px auto 0;}\n.hwp-more .lbl{font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.2em;font-weight:800;color:#015659;opacity:.82;\/* AA contrast fix 16 Sep 2026 *\/text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:10px;}\n.hwp-mrow{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:16px;}\n.hwp-mc{background:#fff;border:1px solid rgba(15,48,66,.14);border-top:4px solid #026F71;border-radius:14px;padding:18px 20px;text-decoration:none;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px;transition:transform .15s ease, box-shadow .15s ease;}\n.hwp-mc:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 10px 24px rgba(15,48,66,.12);}\n.hwp-mck{color:#015659;font-weight:800;font-size:17px;}\n.hwp-mct{color:#015659;opacity:.75;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.5;}\n.hwp-mcgo{color:#026F71;font-weight:800;font-size:13.5px;}\n@media(max-width:900px){.hwp-mrow{grid-template-columns:1fr;}}@media(max-width:760px){.hwp h1{font-size:26px;}}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"hwp-in\">\n<div class=\"hwp-mast\"><a class=\"hwp-wm\" href=\"https:\/\/tefl.ie\/the-hire-wire\/\">THE HIRE <b>WIRE<\/b><\/a><span class=\"hwp-tag\">A standing desk of The Hire Wire &middot; TEFL.ie<\/span><a class=\"hwp-back\" href=\"https:\/\/tefl.ie\/the-hire-wire\/\">&larr; Back to The Hire Wire<\/a><\/div>\n<h1>The Eligibility Checker: see which teaching doors your passport opens<\/h1>\n<p class=\"hwp-intro\">Answer three quick questions and the checker reads your passport, your studies and your age against the entry rules we track on the Visa Desk. Each result carries a link to the government or programme page that owns the rule, so you can check the primary source yourself before you plan a move.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hw-ec\" id=\"hw-ec-tool\">\n<style>\n.hw-ec{max-width:1200px;margin:10px auto 22px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #E6DFCE;border-radius:16px;padding:24px 28px;font-family:inherit;color:#113435;}\n.hw-ec .ec-eyebrow{font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#026F71;margin:0 0 6px;}\n.hw-ec h2{font-size:28px;margin:0 0 8px;color:#113435;}\n.hw-ec .ec-sub{font-size:16.5px;color:#4E6A68;margin:0 0 18px;max-width:680px;line-height:1.55;}\n.hw-ec .ec-form{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr) auto;gap:14px;align-items:end;background:#FFFBF3;border:1px solid #E6DFCE;border-radius:12px;padding:18px;}\n.hw-ec .ec-field label{display:block;font-size:11.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#015659;margin:0 0 7px;}\n.hw-ec .ec-field select{width:100%;font-size:15.5px;color:#113435;background:#fff;border:1.5px solid #A4905C;\/* AA contrast fix 16 Sep 2026 *\/border-radius:9px;padding:11px 12px;font-family:inherit;}\n.hw-ec .ec-field select:focus{outline:2px solid #026F71;border-color:#026F71;}\n.hw-ec .ec-btn{background:#015659;color:#fff;font-weight:800;font-size:15px;border:none;border-radius:999px;padding:13px 26px;cursor:pointer;font-family:inherit;}\n.hw-ec .ec-btn:hover{background:#026F71;}\n.hw-ec .ec-summary{font-size:17px;font-weight:800;color:#015659;margin:22px 0 4px;display:none;}\n.hw-ec .ec-note{font-size:13.5px;color:#4E6A68;margin:0 0 14px;display:none;}\n.hw-ec .ec-grp{font-size:11.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:18px 0 10px;display:none;}\n.hw-ec .ec-grp.open{color:#1F6B3A;}\n.hw-ec .ec-grp.cond{color:#B05E14;}\n.hw-ec .ec-grp.shut{color:#7A746A;}\/* AA contrast fix 16 Sep 2026 *\/\n.hw-ec .ec-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:13px;}\n.hw-ec .ec-card{border:1px solid #E6DFCE;border-radius:10px;padding:15px 15px 12px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:7px;background:#FFFDF8;}\n.hw-ec .ec-card.open{border-top:3px solid #1F6B3A;}\n.hw-ec .ec-card.cond{border-top:3px solid #E87731;}\n.hw-ec .ec-card.shut{border-top:3px solid #C4BCA9;opacity:.82;}\n.hw-ec .ec-country{font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.16em;font-weight:800;color:#026F71;text-transform:uppercase;}\n.hw-ec .ec-card.shut .ec-country{color:#5A564E;}\/* AA contrast fix 16 Sep 2026 *\/\n.hw-ec .ec-card.shut .ec-line{color:#4C585F;}\/* AA contrast fix 16 Sep 2026 *\/\n.hw-ec .ec-card.shut .ec-link .ar{color:#006365;}\/* AA contrast fix 16 Sep 2026 *\/\n.hw-ec .ec-visa{font-size:17px;font-weight:800;color:#113435;line-height:1.3;margin:0;}\n.hw-ec .ec-line{font-size:14px;color:#4E6A68;line-height:1.5;flex:1;margin:0;}\n.hw-ec .ec-link{font-size:13.5px;font-weight:800;color:#015659;text-decoration:none;border-top:1px dashed #E6DFCE;padding-top:8px;margin-top:2px;display:block;}\n.hw-ec .ec-link .ar{color:#026F71;}.hw-ec .ec-link .lb{color:#015659;}\n.hw-ec .ec-disc{background:#FFFBF3;border-left:4px solid #015659;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 16px;font-size:13.5px;color:#3F5654;line-height:1.6;margin:20px 0 0;}\n.hw-ec .ec-foot{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px;font-size:12.5px;color:#4E6A68;padding:14px 4px 0;}\n@media(max-width:980px){.hw-ec .ec-form{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;}.hw-ec .ec-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);}}\n@media(max-width:600px){.hw-ec{padding:18px 14px;}.hw-ec h2{font-size:23px;}.hw-ec .ec-form{grid-template-columns:1fr;}.hw-ec .ec-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;}}\n<\/style>\n<p class=\"ec-eyebrow\">Three questions, no email required<\/p>\n<h2>The Eligibility Checker<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ec-sub\">Your passport, your studies and your age, read against the destinations on the board, the Irish ELA route into France, Germany and Austria, and teaching online. Every result links to the page that owns the rule.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ec-form\">\n<div class=\"ec-field\"><label for=\"ec-pass\">Passport<\/label><select id=\"ec-pass\"><option value=\"ie\">Ireland<\/option><option value=\"uk\">United Kingdom<\/option><option value=\"us\">United States<\/option><option value=\"ca\">Canada<\/option><option value=\"au\">Australia<\/option><option value=\"nz\">New Zealand<\/option><option value=\"za\">South Africa<\/option><option value=\"eu\">EU, other member state<\/option><option value=\"other\">Somewhere else<\/option><\/select><\/div>\n<div class=\"ec-field\"><label for=\"ec-deg\">Studies<\/label><select id=\"ec-deg\"><option value=\"degree\">Completed degree, any subject<\/option><option value=\"uni\">Currently at university<\/option><option value=\"none\">No degree and not at university<\/option><\/select><\/div>\n<div class=\"ec-field\"><label for=\"ec-age\">Age<\/label><select id=\"ec-age\"><option value=\"a18\">18 to 19<\/option><option value=\"a20\" selected>20 to 29<\/option><option value=\"a30\">30 to 35<\/option><option value=\"a36\">36 to 44<\/option><option value=\"a45\">45 to 60<\/option><option value=\"a61\">61 or over<\/option><\/select><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"ec-btn\" id=\"ec-go\" type=\"button\">Check my doors<\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"ec-summary\" id=\"ec-summary\">\n<p class=\"ec-note\" id=\"ec-note\">Open means your answers meet the rules as published. Check the detail means a condition needs confirming. Not this one names the exact rule that closes the door, so nothing is a mystery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ec-grp open\" id=\"ec-h-open\">Doors that look open<\/div>\n<div class=\"ec-grid\" id=\"ec-g-open\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ec-grp cond\" id=\"ec-h-cond\">Check the detail<\/div>\n<div class=\"ec-grid\" id=\"ec-g-cond\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ec-grp shut\" id=\"ec-h-shut\">Not this one, and why<\/div>\n<div class=\"ec-grid\" id=\"ec-g-shut\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ec-disc\"><b>A signpost, not advice.<\/b> The checker runs on the official criteria we keep on the Visa Desk. The ELA branch for France, Germany and Austria was read at source on 28 October 2026, the Spain branches on 1 October 2026 and the Hungary branch on 16 September 2026. The rest were last checked on 7 August 2026 and are overdue a re-read, although every official link was click-tested on 28 October 2026. It covers the main government and employer routes we track rather than every visa that exists, and it is general information rather than immigration or legal advice. Rules move and embassies decide individual cases, so read the official page linked in each card before you commit to anything.<\/p>\n<p><b>Updated 28 October 2026:<\/b> the checker had no card for the route most Irish students actually use into a European classroom, the Department of Education and Youth&rsquo;s English Language Assistant scheme. An Irish passport now gets a France, Germany and Austria card, built from the 2026\/27 terms on gov.ie read at source today. It shows as &ldquo;check the detail&rdquo; for students and graduates aged 18 to 35, because the 2026\/27 round closed on 12 March 2026 and no 2027\/28 forms are published, and as &ldquo;not this one&rdquo; with the reason for anyone outside the studies or age rules. The card carries the 2026\/27 pay: 1,036.21 euro gross a month in France and 1,000 euro net in Germany, each for 12 hours, and approximately 2,000 euro gross in Austria for 13 hours. Every official link in the checker was click-tested today and ten of eleven loaded. The Colombian foreign ministry refused our automated request, so that one is unconfirmed rather than broken. No other rule was changed.<\/div>\n<div class=\"ec-foot\">\n<div><b>Runs on Visa Desk data<\/b>, the same sources as the board.<\/div>\n<div>Nothing is stored. Your answers never leave this page.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n(function(){\nvar LINKS={\nhu:[\"https:\/\/oif.gov.hu\/factsheets\/residence-permit-for-the-purpose-of-employment\",\"Hungarian immigration office\"],\ncz:[\"https:\/\/ipc.gov.cz\/en\/visa-and-residence-permit-types\/third-country-nationals\/long-term-residence-permits\/employee-card\/\",\"Czech Employee Card\"],\npt:[\"https:\/\/aima.gov.pt\/pt\",\"AIMA Portugal\"],\nes:[\"https:\/\/www.exteriores.gob.es\/en\/ServiciosAlCiudadano\/Paginas\/index.aspx\",\"Spanish consular services\"],\ntr:[\"https:\/\/www.csgb.gov.tr\/en\/\",\"Ministry of Labour, T&uuml;rkiye\"],\nmx:[\"https:\/\/www.gob.mx\/inm\",\"Mexican immigration, INM\"],\nae:[\"https:\/\/u.ae\/en\/information-and-services\/visa-and-emirates-id\",\"UAE government portal\"],\nco:[\"https:\/\/www.cancilleria.gov.co\/en\/temporary-workers-visa\",\"Colombian foreign ministry\"],\nvn:[\"https:\/\/evisa.gov.vn\/\",\"Vietnam e-visa portal\"],\nom:[\"https:\/\/evisa.rop.gov.om\/en\/home\",\"Royal Oman Police e-visa\"],\nela:[\"https:\/\/www.gov.ie\/en\/department-of-education\/services\/english-language-assistant-ela-scheme\/\",\"gov.ie, the ELA scheme\"],\non:[\"https:\/\/tefl.ie\/the-hire-wire\/online-desk\/\",\"The Online Desk\"]\n};\nfunction card(state,country,visa,line,link){\nreturn {state:state,country:country,visa:visa,line:line,url:link[0],label:link[1]};\n}\nfunction evaluate(p,d,a){\nvar out=[];\nvar hasDeg=(d===\"degree\"),atUni=(d===\"uni\"),esOK=(hasDeg||atUni);\nvar isEU=(p===\"ie\"||p===\"eu\");\nif(isEU){\nout.push(card(\"cond\",\"Hungary\",\"Open to work, but CETP is shut to you\",\"Your EU passport is the permit, so you can live and work in Hungary without a visa and private sector teaching is open to you. 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