Hey Jane, we're happy to help 🙂 "Please forgive my ignorance but can we marry in the US while he is visiting and then go back to Ireland together and then go through everything we need to do there?" Absolutely yes! Provided the marriage in the US is legal, and legal recognized 🙂 There are other topics on the forum about this. I suggest searching for them for more Info. Remember, proving the legitimacy of your marriage is key. I don't doubt it, but you have to prove to the Irish authorities, that everything is above board. The requirements are outlined on various websites, the best/more authoritative being INIS, Citizens Info Welcome to the site 🙂 Be sure to update us as new Info arises. Always looking for new Info, new situations etc... Reach out with new questions as they come up Liam

Hi Bill and welcome to the site, You're not the only one who has researched moving due to a certain someone 🙂 Much of our Stamp 4 discussion has been on this page, however based on the Info you provided I doubt you would be on that Stamp. It's typically reserved for the spouse/partner of an Irish or EU citizen. More Info here I'd suggest reading this permit Info too Generally the spouse of a work permit holder cannot take up employment, on the basis of the spouse having the permit. But there are exceptions e.g. the spouse employment permit for Critical skills employment permit holders. Definitely read the Info at the links above. I think you'll find a lot of answers there. Happy to help as questions come up... Liam

Given the wealth of Info we have on this topic here, I figured it'd be a good idea to capture all costs associated with Stamp 0 in one thread. Archer WAs looking for Info on this topic on another thread, which is what got me thinking to start this one. At present there is no application fee as such. You compile the list of required docs, and send them off with a cover letter to the appropriate mailing address. The main fee that people are incurring is the cost of retaining an accountancy service. The INIS insists that your financial eligibility ...

... trying to get a kid into school for the first time age 4/5. There's a ridiculous WAiting list system that most schools have, whereby kids are registered at birth, and by the time they're school age, they may no longer even be living in the area. Try the links on this page for Info If you click through to individual schools, you'll see some have pretty good parent survey Info, as well as some school inspection reports. The data might be a little old in some cases, but it's still useful. Meeting people locally is a good WAy to get looped in. Or there may ...

... been in Colorado USA for the past three+ decades. We are both disturbed by the current political and cultural climate in the states. I have always had a deep desire to live by the sea (Colorado has many fine qualities-- but no sea!). We're looking at a possible move to Ireland as a WAy to address both these things.I'm particularly looking at a move to Northern Ireland in the Bangor/ Donaghadee area. Why? My criteria for an "ideal locale" are #1) by the sea! ideally I can see it from my house. Or at least be within a minute or two WAlk. #2) a town that is s ...

... due to our student visa, we would need to enroll the kids in private primary schools. Not only 40,000 euro more than we'd planned on while here, but also a task to locate a school with available spaces. It WAs a disaster. Know the ins and outs of your visa and know what to bring along to INIS to obtain your GNIB card (the GNIB process is a special something). 2. Join as many online expat groups as possible and gather Info there. They are often happy to answer any and all questions having been through the process themselves. I have used both Liam's fo ...

This is such a helpful thread, WAs wondering if I could chime in on a similar situation. I'm a dual French/US Citizen (with dual passports) and my fiancé is a US Citizen in the middle of getting his Polish citizenship and passport (we're based in Los Angeles and both come from jewish families with the right of return). We'd love to move to Ireland in the next year or so, after his paperwork is finalized. He currently works remotely for a small US-based company. I'm curious about which direction to look into for his worker status/tax Info, as we shouldn't ...

Hi Sarah, First off, welcome, it's great to have you here. Can you share where you read that Info? I'm not sure it is accurate. Maybe you read Info about De Facto partners? There is a number of years requirement on those. But yes, your husband would need to apply for residency in Ireland. It is not automatic even if you are an Irish citizen. From what you say, he would most likely go the Stamp 4 route. You most likely can move as soon as you have Irish citizenship, but your husband would not be able to work until the application got approved. I recommend reading @mairead 's posts. Her husband Steve went through a similar journey. You can find their advice here Looking forward to hearing more from you as the move takes shape. Liam

Hi Hank, welcome to the site! Is your estimate based on a calculation done on the VRT page or Revenue.ie? Here's the link in case you don't have it Road tax is pretty high in Ireland. Cars with large engines like yours are dinged pretty hard. Most people drive something in the 1.0-2.0 range. Contacting some classic car clubs in Ireland may yield some Info. I'm sure they must deal with the occasional use scenario all the time. I'd like to hear more if you have more Info. Liam

p.s. the tip above (re: the selfie) came from one of my readers recently. If you have something similar to share please do so. It's always helpful to be able to share this kind of Info with everyone. Oh btw, this banking Info WAs pulled from my most recent consultation call summary write up. You can read the whole thing here. We covered lots of other topics too 🙂