For the employment of a third country national as a domestic worker the employer must fulfill one of the income criteria listed below:

Families with an annual gross total family income of at least:

• €24.000 without children,
• €30.000 with one (1) dependent child,
• €36.000 with two (2) dependent children, and
• €42.000 with three (3) or more dependent children.

Single-parent families with an annual gross total family income of at least:

• €24.000 with one (1) dependent child,
• €30.000 with two (2) dependent children, and
• €36.000 with three (3) or more dependent children.

Single persons with an annual gross total income of at least €24,000.

Persons over the age of 65 with an annual gross total family income of at least:

• €24.000 for a couple, and
• €18.000 for solitary.

Following categories of employers are exempted from the income criteria:

• People certified by the Department of Social Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities.
• Beneficiaries of the Guaranteed Minimum Income.
• Beneficiaries of Low Pensioners' Allowance and Beneficiaries of Incapacity and Invalidity Pension.

Employment of a male domestic worker
The employment of a male domestic worker is allowed only in cases where the employer has severe mobility problems (e.g. bedridden, severe disabilities or overweight) provided that a medical certificate is presented.