... 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 ...

... it and both of our names). The process WAs quick and easy, about 15 minutes, and thanks to being married to an Irish citizen, I did not have to pay the 300Euros fee. I got the G/4 stamp in my passport, good for one year and it allows me to work (though I am a semi-retired professor, I may do some consulting and other odd jobs). The Immigration Officer (who may have been the Garda Sergant, and WAs quite friendly) took my photo and prints from my index fingers and that WAs that. This WAs all quite different than the long, expensive and painful process of gett ...

... don't even consider licensing status of others in house!) expect to pay full coverage of 4,000 Euro a month for a lefthand drive --only Axa would give us coverage! Driver's license testing process $600+. Parking prices are very high in the cities, gas high everywhere. Car Issues: Automatics are much more expensive here and hard or impossible to find for many models. Most insurance companies WILL NOT cover lefthand drive cars (see Axa above)--BUT consider learning how to drive a manual with stick on the opposite side, a new car and new driving rules all at ...

Hi Liam, I have to tell you finding this site WAs both a fluke and a godsend. Here is our situation quickly, my wife immigrated to Canada with her parents in the 70's. My family is Canadian from 1750's. We met, were married almost 29 yrs ago, her parents moved back to Ireland post wedding by about 2 wks. Since that time we have raised our children, put them through university and now with degrees in hand, our time has come. We travel over or back in my wife's case, every 2 yrs to visit my wife's family. The thought of my wife being with her family has been a ...

... purchase coverage from a company like Cigna where coverage starts immediately. Cigna will sell me a policy. I don't need to be living in Ireland yet, in fact it will cover me everywhere in the world except the US. Which WAs good to hear if one plans to travel while living in Ireland. The quotes are good for 45 days, but since the certificate needs to be submitted with the Leave to Remain application, that means that the insurance needs to be purchased while WAiting for a decision on the Leave to Remain, which can take from 2 weeks to 90 days. We may enter ...

... The process WAs quick and easy, about 15 minutes, and thanks to being married to an Irish citizen, I did not have to pay the 300Euros fee. I got the G/4 stamp in my passport, good for one year and it allows me to work (though I am a semi-retired professor, I may do some consulting and other odd jobs). The Immigration Officer (who may have been the Garda Sergant, and WAs quite friendly) took my photo and prints from my index fingers and that WAs that. This WAs all quite different than the long, expensive and painful process of getting Mairead her green card ...

Hi, Danielle! Happy to weigh in! We are an American family of five, but we previously lived in Melbourne, Australia, for two years (my middle child WAs born in Australia), so I have a bit of experience in both countries. I'll be totally honest, culturally Ireland is not as social as Australia, and I find it even more isolating as a family (if you're a single person, you'd have the Irish pub culture and be just fine). I'm a stay-at-home parent (we are here on my husband's phd visa and I'm not even permitted a work visa), so it's been challenging. My neig ...

... Jus sanguinis and jus soli are the two most prolific philosophies countries use for conferring citizenship. Most countries use a mix of them. To explain jus soli means if you are born in that country you are a citizen. Jus sanguinis is based on ancestry. There are some other ones such as Vatican City confers citizenship to the Pope and some officials. When they leave office they lose that citizenship. If they would become stateless because of this they automatically become Italian citizens. Most countries either ignore dual citizenship, or reco ...

We are fortunate in that our daughters are both in their 20's and on their own, so they won't be coming with us. In fact, their first comment WAs something along the lines of, "Oh good, I've always WAnted to visit there!" But still, making a move like this is a huge undertaking and the more we learn about all of the steps involved, and the current climate regarding rental housing, it seems more daunting. Since we are looking to move sometime in the summer or fall of 2017, we have time to make a decision. Back to the Original topic, and our concerns have b ...

... in emails. All WAs picked up, shipped before we left, and then weeks later we get an email charging us $500 saying the country needed changed to Ireland and that it WAs being held in storage in Jersey until we paid the fee. My husband argued the point and said "Is there even a Dublin UK in existence?" to which the account responded with a screen cap of a Dublin UK. We WAited 24 hours... really, exactly 23... and then received a DAY'S LATE FEE. For neglecting to pay it *immediately*. So we paid, followed up with a question of what to expect and when it ...