Chef Overseas - Chef Recruitment Service
Skilled chefs and hospitality staff from India, with the permit process handled
We recruit chefs and hospitality professionals from India for Irish employers, and manage the employment permit process from the Labour Market Needs Test through to arrival.
Our Story
Chef Overseas has recruited chefs and hospitality staff for Irish employers since 2021, working from Chennai. We are a registered Indian company, and we tell you what a route involves, what it costs and how long it takes before any work begins.
Hiring from outside the EEA is largely a compliance exercise: the 50/50 rule, the Labour Market Needs Test, the salary threshold that applies to the occupation, and an evidence file that has to hold up if it is examined. We handle that part, so the role gets filled and the file is defensible.
Why Chef Overseas
Most Irish employers stall on the same three questions: is the occupation eligible at all, does the salary clear the threshold that applies to it, and has the Labour Market Needs Test been run to the required standard. We answer those before we start searching, so you are not building a shortlist around a role that cannot be permitted.
What we handle:
Eligibility checked against the current occupation lists and salary thresholds
The Labour Market Needs Test, advertised and evidenced properly
Sourcing and screening from our own candidate database in India
The employment permit application and the supporting evidence file
What has to be in place before the candidate travels
We do not promise permits. Where no route exists for a role, we tell you that before any work begins.
How Chef Overseas Can Help
Get the best candidates
Our six-step search process is built for hard-to-fill kitchen roles: we define the brief properly, search actively rather than waiting for applications, and confirm permit eligibility before we put anyone in front of you.
Hospitality expertise
Our recruiters worked in top hospitality organisations before joining us. We reach chefs directly, through our own candidate database and the hospitality communities we run on LinkedIn, rather than waiting for job-board applications.
Simple Affordable Fees
No more complicated percentages calculations. We use simple pricing that is affordable and easy to understand.
Our Clients
