TOUICT004/18: Notify a change of name on an Intra-Company Transfer permit

Use this form when a foreign national holds a valid Intra-Company Transfer Employment Permit and the name of the connected person (the Irish entity) or the foreign employer changes because of a transfer of undertaking under S.I. No. 131 of 2003, the TUPE regulations.

The organisation named on the permit arranges the form. If the connected person's name is changing, the connected person does it. If the foreign employer's name is changing, the foreign employer does it. Three parties sign: the current connected person or foreign employer, the new one taking over, and the permit holder.

Holders of other permit types use a different Transfer of Undertaking form. For a Contract for Services permit, use TOUCFS004/18. A change of name that is not a transfer of undertaking falls outside this form.

Fill in the form in block capitals. Circle whether the change is to the connected person or the foreign employer. Give the old and new names, the new address, and the new connected person's registration number (for example, its CRO number) if it has one.

Attach a letter from your solicitor or accountant confirming the transfer comes within the TUPE regulations and giving the date of the transfer. Add the new connected person's Revenue registration evidence, if applicable: a P30 return or receipt from the last 3 months, evidence of P30 SEPA direct debits in the previous 3 months, or, for a new employer, a letter from Revenue confirming employer registration. Include the original and the certified copy of the permit.

The form's printed address is out of date. It names the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation at Earlsfort Centre, Dublin 2. The department is now the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, and its Employment Permits Section is at Lansdowne House, Lansdowne Road, Dublin 4, D04 A3A8.

The Department's FAQs say the Transfer of Undertaking form is accessed through the Employment Permits Online portal. Before you post anything, email employmentpermits@enterprise.gov.ie to confirm whether to upload it or send it by post.

The Department doesn't list a fee for this notification. Its fees page covers new permit applications and renewals only.

A later renewal of the permit carries the normal Intra-Company Transfer renewal fee.

The form says the notification must be made immediately following the transfer of the business, in line with section 8(8) of the Employment Permits Act 2006.

If you do not notify, the Department may refuse future renewals of the permit. The Department does not publish a processing time for these notifications.

• Leaving out one of the three signatures. The current and new connected person or foreign employer and the permit holder must all sign.
• Forgetting to circle connected person or foreign employer. The Department needs to know which name has changed.
• Sending it without the solicitor's or accountant's letter confirming the TUPE transfer and its date.
• Keeping the original permit or certified copy. Both go in with the form so a new permit can be issued.
• Posting it to the Earlsfort Centre address printed on the form. The Employment Permits Section is now at Lansdowne House, Dublin 4.
• Waiting until renewal time to report the change. The form says to notify immediately after the transfer.

• Transfer of Undertakings (Employment Permits)
• Form TOUICT004/18 (publication page)
• Employment permit application forms
• Employment permits contact details