So my husband has been offered a job in Ireland under the critical skills worker visa and I had some questions I was struggling to find info on. We have some US based sources of income we would like to keep.

1. Rental property in US. I know we would be taxed on this in the United States but would we then be taxed on this in Ireland when the money is transferred over to our Irish account. Would they allow us to retain this asset?

2. Small online store front. Doesn't generate enough to live off of but is a nice bonus. Do we need to move this to Ireland? Are we allowed to have this under the critical skills visa? It is in my husbands name and he does most of the work on it.

3. I receive private disability payments that I will be allowed to retain in Ireland. I am not currently taxed on that money. Would Ireland tax that money?

We are keeping our US bank accounts (has to do with the disability payments). And would transfer the money from theses foreign assets each month to our Ireland account.

So I just got my Stamp 4 and my IRP card came and said unsurprisingly Stamp 4. However, my husband applied for Stamp 4 as well and his card came and still says Stamp 1G. So the question is, does the spouse of a stamp 4 holder also get a stamp 4 or do they stay a 1G until they apply for citizenship?

Could someone recommend a reputable genealogy company to prove my kids’ birth mom was born in Northern Ireland in 1978? Thanks!

Hey guys I’m moving to Dublin in Jan with a 2.5 year old. We live in a fairly hot city where the coldest it gets is around 15 C and usually sunny so our homes don’t have heaters basically. I need advice on how to dress my kid in and out of the house especially the switch between cold outdoors and warm indoors if I’m taking her out to soft play for example.

As per the title. Thinking about rentals in the 2500 to 3000/month range here and our mixed breed dog, a mut.

Zeroing in our move search to County Cork, probably either in Douglas or Ballincollig area. Whatever the cost, we will be living off the internet and running my company through it. How fast is it, if you pay for whatever the highest tier is?

Hello, US citizen here:

The company my husband works for has several locations internationally including Ireland. There may be a chance for us to relocate in the next couple of years.

Our young child is autistic, is there a chance we would be denied the ability to move to Ireland due to his disability?

I’ve heard things about other countries but wasn’t able to find any concrete information about Ireland.

Thank you for your time and help 😊

Hello, I am an EU family member moving to Cork with my Italian spouse and our 4 year old by 1Q 2025. We are currently living in another EU state where I have a residence permit under the EU Treaty Rights. I have a job offer while my husband will be unemployed at the time of the move. He will exercise his EU Treaty Rights in Ireland on the basis of self-sufficiency using my job contract. I will have a good salary working for pharma. My husband will also be looking for work in Cork once we are there.

I have a couple of questions regarding EUTR1 application:

1. Do they accept temporary accommodation such as the one provided by the company or airbnb as proof of address in the EUTR1 application? Can I provide a short-term accommodation lease contract?

2. Since the registration appointments at Burgh Quay are quite far off, do I book it before I even submit the EUTR1 application? Do I need to wait for an acknowledgement letter on the EUTR1 application before proceeding to the registration appointment? How long does that usually take?

3. Will the temporary stamp 4 be issued in the mail 10 days after the Burgh Quay appointment?

Thank you very much!

Hello all!

I am an American with dual Irish citizenship who is planning a move to Ireland next year. My boyfriend doesn't have Irish citizenship and I don't think he'd qualify as a skilled worker to get a work visa. After poking around some, it seems like a working holiday visa is his best option. He's been thinking about starting grad school for a while now, so he should meet the qualifications as a full time student when it's time for him to apply for the visa. I'm wondering if anyone can clarify if he's supposed to be in school while living in Ireland, or if the idea is more to be on a break from school while you're there. The qualifications say "full time not part time or online", so I'm just a little confused. Also, I don't understand why being a full time student online would make a difference. If anyone has any clarification or experience with the Irish Working Holiday Visa, I'd appreciate it!!

https://www.ireland.ie/en/usa/washington/services/visas/working-holiday-authorisation/

American with Irish citizenship here. I'm investigating options for potentially moving to Europe sometime in the next few years, and Dublin is one of the cities on the list to potentially move to.

Looking for recommendations of what neighborhoods would most fit with our lifestyle. Here are the factors that are important to us (one of which is kind of a countervailing force to the others):

1. Walkable neighborhood. Ideally we'd like to be able to walk to a grocer or at least a convenience store for quick items
2. Access to rapid transit. Walkable to DART or a tram line.
3. Private (or shared with a very limited number of other units) outdoor space. We have two dogs and want to be able to let them out into the yard to play and do their business.

I understand that #3 sometimes doesn't jive with 1 and 2, as walkable tends to align with denser housing. We currently live in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston for anybody familiar and it ticks all the boxes for us.

Hey everyone,

I’m moving to Dublin soon for work and am actively searching for a place to live. I’m well aware of the housing crisis, but I’m still surprised that after sending over 30 inquiries this week through Daft and MyHomes, I haven’t received any responses for viewings.

In each inquiry, I’ve clearly stated that I’m moving for work, and included that I have proof of employment, references, and no pets, dependents, or smoking habits.

Is there anything else I could be doing to improve my chances? Or any other platforms or strategies that might help? Any advice would be really appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: Evidently, I did not know nearly enough how bad it was here. I appreciate the enlightenment from everyone.

Can someone give me a broad overview of the housing crisis in Ireland? Considering a year abroad for masters degree and University Galway has the program we’re looking for, but does the crisis extend there? What about Cork? Willing to be a commutable distance (30 mins by train or bus, no car). We know Dublin will be tough, but commutable communities outside of the city, as well? Appreciate any insight.

Hi! Posting on behalf of a friend as I myself am Donegal born and bred!

Basically, her Irish son recently got married to an Australian girl, they’re both pretty young (19 and 21) and are thinking of settling down in Ireland and going to college here. Has anyone gone through the process of relocating from Australia to Ireland? What would be the first step? What needs to be considered? Tia X

The new General work permit salary requirement is at €34,000 up from €30000

There are two cases: renewing the IRP yearly and the work permit bi yearly for the second time.

Do these people have to negotiate a higher salary before they apply for either their yearly IRP card or have to renew their work permit itself after their first two years?

Thanks a million!

Hi folks. I will be moving to Dublin around February 2025. My workplace is in Burlington road.

I am single (M) and looking for studio / 1 Bed / sharing type of accommodations. Before I begin the search, I would really appreciate it if someone here could help give me a sense of what to expect in the following aspects.

• Which areas should I look for places to stay in (considering commute and rent) considering my workplace location?
• I am aware about a couple of websites like daft.ie and rent.ie Apart from these two what other portals should I be looking at?
• What is the best way to find properties which can be shared with other tenants?
• How much should I be willing to spend ideally on rent? Is 1.5k EUR budget enough for decently sized space? Or do I need to shell more?
• Is it a good idea to find cheaper places away from my place of work in favour of saving rent money or should I just stick to areas close to my office?

Any other things I should keep in mind while hunting for places to stay?

Thank you!

Hi all, I lived in Ireland previously and am interested in potentially moving back. I'm currently applying for a Global Talent Visa in the UK and have been speaking with potential employers in Ireland.

Here's my question - under the Common Travel Area could I live and work in Ireland with a UK Global Talent Visa?

Any guidance is appreciated.

My fiance and I, I think like many Americans right now, are interested in getting out of the country, specifically moving to Ireland. It is something we have considered on and off due to him having family in Ireland, but have previously chosen not to do due to proximity to his immediate family in the US. However, recent events have prompted us to re-assess our decisions. For some context, his father was born in Ireland and adopted into the US as a baby, then found by his Irish family as an adult. Though his father has unfortunately passed, we maintain a relatively close relationship with his Irish family, occasionally traveling overseas to visit them and vice versa. Based on the information we've been able to find online, he thinks he should be able to apply for an Irish passport due to his father having been born in Ireland. He is also worried about having to mail his dad's birth certificate though, and wondered whether this was something he could do in-person at an embassy. We also have concerns that this might not be the case, since although his dad was born in Ireland, he was not an Irish citizen at the time of my fiance's birth. (We are also considering the critical skills visa route, he has a degree in aerospace engineering and experience in automotive quality engineering. My degrees are both in business administration and my experience is in business analytics/finance, so I'm not sure I would qualify.)

We also have a lot of questions about moving myself and our two dogs. Based on research it sounds like I would probably need to apply for pre-clearance and an IRP, but I was wondering if anyone on here had any insights on what that process looks like, how long it takes, etc. We are interested in utilizing a pet transportation service (primarily looking at petrelocation.com so far) to help with the process and transportation of our dogs. I also wonder whether us not being married would inhibit me from applying for an IRP - we have been together for almost 7 years (co-habitated for almost 6) and got engaged in January of this year.

I'm sorry this is so lengthy, but I guess in summary... we are interested in moving to Ireland but have a lot of questions, and were hoping you all might have some advice.

Mistake in IRP expiration date.

Hi guys please, I need advice. I am trying to apply for stamp 4 but picked a wrong expiration year by mistake for the current. It is supposed to be 2025 not 2024.

What do I do? I was doing a review and I saw it. I have submitted and made payments.

Receipt has been issued to me.

I uploaded a copy of the current IRP card in the application form.

Please, I need advice.

Hello!

My husband is looking to get his CSEP. I am a flight attendant based in the US.

Would I be able to still work for my US carrier and commute?

I’m a second generation, so I can get my citizenship. Grandmother was born in Galway and Grandfather also got his citizenship. I’m 36 F, probably not going to have kids. Have no kids and not married might take me about 2 years to move. I have two old dogs (16/17) and a two year lease left on my business. Don’t want the move to stress them out into leaving me early, especially any quarantines they might have to go through.

I’m a massage therapist of 17 years, business owner of 7 years. I have lupus so staying out of the sun would be a plus, I do like the rain. I’m liberal I also smoke marijuana for my condition.

Any tips? Any Americans that already moved? Is it worth it? Will I make it? Is there even room? Is the transition hard?

Thanks in advance.

Background:

I'm 1 billion percent Irish, my missus is Brazilian. She's here legally on a student visa.

We are not married. We are living together.

Our daughter is due in late Dec / early Jan. My partner will still be legal for a while (student visa expires in April 2025)

She told me it will take her about 4 months to get a stamp 4. That's way too long and I refuse to believe it. She heard it from some whatsapp group.

So I came to reddit.

Does it really take that long? I was planning on putting my baby on the table in front of the immigration officer and getting a stamp straight away.

I'm a big 4 grad earning 34k a year looking for a place in January moving up from Cork. I'm ok with the salary.

I'm guessing I'll need rent deposit + first month rent which will probably be 2K.

Is 3000 enough to have saved until end of January when that paycheck hits? 1000 is surely plenty for the first month?

I can take a 1000 euro credit union loan if necessary and I'm attempting to save more money now.

‼️Update‼️We came up with a lot of better solutions a while ago, this thread could still be used for answers for people who want it, but my partner and I aren’t getting married until we want to and not bc some orange cunt scared us into it‼️

My partner is American (from Texas specifically), while I’m from Ireland (Derry, which I know could complicate things for this general question, wanted the chance to ask either way). In general we have been planning to get married and either have her move here with me or have us both go somewhere else- but unfortunately we might have to speed that up with how the election has gone so far.

She’s in the middle of her first year of College while I’m taking a gap year before going to the placement I have already in Uni. We’ve thought and talked about eloping when they visit next year if needed, and have looked briefly into the student education route- but in general a lot is needed to be talked about and found out before anything is definitely said.

So I wanted to ask from people going through the same thing or have gone through something similar- if they have any good ideas or suggestions for this predicament?

Ps. Don’t be assholes about it please, I know the shit happening in Dublin and even Belfast. Americans are frightened atm bc people decide to put their trust in this waste of a man- but that’s not permission to be an asshole to people seeking asylum. Don’t be a dickhead.

Hello, I am already an Irish citizen through the foreign birth registration as both my grandparents on my mother's side were born in Ireland. I am looking into moving due to the US election, and am having some difficulty figuring out jobs and rent.

With a job, I know that I'll need a PPS number. This number was also required to make an account for the job sites I saw, but it seems like it's hard to get one without first getting a job. Any advice here would be appreciated.

Similarly with apartments, I don't even know where to start really. Is there any advice for finding a good apartment/how difficult it will be?

Lastly, since I'm already a citizen, I don't need to worry about any additional paperwork visas, do I? I'm pretty sure I don't but want to double check.

This is to seek clarification regarding my current visa status and travel plans. I currently hold a valid Stamp 2 visa, and my work permit application is in process.

I am considering traveling outside of Ireland for a short holiday and would like to understand the implications of doing so while my work permit application is still being processed. Could you please provide guidance on whether this is permissible, and if there are any specific procedures I need to follow to ensure compliance with immigration regulations?

Please see the resources here - https://www.reddit.com/r/MoveToIreland/s/6L8fcm03ey

Hi, I moved to Dublin a year ago and still haven’t managed to register with a doctors clinic in case I need a GP. How do I do this please? How do I find GP’s accepting new patients?

Hi, all! I met my girlfriend at my highschool for a study aboard program she was in. She’s an Irish born citizen and eventually had to go back, leaving me to head to college. I won’t lie and say the main motive for this post is the election, but due to my schooling still going on, I’m not looking to move right away. However, I do want to know my options and what to start doing and also what is possible for me to gain citizenship with the connection I have to her. We’ve been together for two years now, but I know that since most of our relationship has been online, that’s not enough evidence of a valid relationship/connection, even if we married tomorrow lol. I do plan to visit her often though, and even plan to stay for two weeks in the summer- maybe longer if it helps my case. I’ll list some basic questions I have.

-What are the best plans for me here?

- Should I look into transferring to an Ireland college? Would they take me if I’m only a first year?

-if I should look into transferring, what scholarships are available for abroad students and how does student housing look around the main colleges?

-should I wait post schooling to apply for a long term visa with her as my sponsor? Or will they not accept her as my sponsor due to her only being my girlfriend?

-should we start looking into eloping now so we have the marriage time on our side when I do eventually graduate or leave?

Question: Could someone create a business in Ireland, employ themselves, and operate that business in Ireland for 5 years to become a citizen?

If so, what are the specific requirements that business owner must fulfill?

Hello all. I thought I posted something in here a few minutes ago but it didn’t seem to post. My family and I are looking to move to Ireland because of recent election events and i’m wondering what the quickest and easiest possible way for us to do this would be. I’ll give a little information about our backgrounds for some context. I am currently in nursing school, and will graduate with my bachelor’s in about 2 years. We are planning to move sometime after I graduate, as from what i’ve researched online, this may be the best chance I have at emigrating. My boyfriend has a psychology background and currently works for the state we live in. My mother has an early childhood background and has experience in multiple departments in our state. Realistically, is it at all possible for us to move as a family? Would it be easier if my mom retired first before applying for a visa? Would my boyfriend and I have to elope to be able to move together? Given our work/education histories, do either of them qualify for needed jobs in Ireland? Is there information we should know before moving? Something you wish you’d have known before doing so? Is it rather hard to acclimate?