... a decision we don't WAnt to rush, but at the same time we are keen to go - so a dilema for us to resolve. My line of work is Project Management, and i've worked across many sectors (IT/Data/Healthcare/Software/Engine Diagnstics), so i'm not tied to one area. There are plenty of PM jobs in Dublin but that doesn't interest me - the whole idea is to have a quality of life. My wife is a Palliative Care Nurse (Macmillan) but i'd think a change of career is what she's after. If i can Support us both then great, but that'll impact the mortgage application i gues ...

Liam, Will I be able to get permission to stay for the Full 6 months? We will not be taking up permanent residency just visiting for that amount of time. Thanks for your help. B.

Karen, in response to your bullet points... check out the following: There certainly are property managers. In fact a lot of auctioneers (estate agents) offer this service. Yes, there is property tax. Full details here I hope this helps 🙂 Liam

My first post here! Hello! I WAs just looking into what it would take to spend a summer in Galway. I freelance Full-time and if I could afford it I'd love to sort of try out living in Ireland without the long-term commitment of a one-year lease. But...I have two cats. Getting them there for just three months is clearly ridiculous after seeing how much it costs. But I'm not sure if I could leave them for three months. My mom would almost definitely take care of them, but it would be so hard. Has anyone ever left their pets for a couple months? I'm so anxiou ...

Yes, it WAs an irish solicitor. I should be more clear: my plan pays 80%, and there is a co-pay, so that's not exactly "full cover."

@lindarosewood the immigration solicitor that you mentioned before...is that an Irish-based solicitor? I find it strange that they don't consider a comprehensive plan with a co-payment to be 'full cover'. Thanks for sharing the information from Laya with us.

The IRS regards it as global reach for assets owned or co-owned by US citizens. Ireland has had Full sharing of data on assets even before FATCA which requires banks to report the information directly. One of the corollaries of FATCA is it applies to all accounts a US citizen may benefit from. One of the examples I ran across WAs a business person who WAs not a US citizen. Even though they had a separate account the IRS WAnted FATCA reporting on it because it WAs part of the estate the spouse who WAs a citizen might inherit.

... - after a recent trip back home, my wife (English) has had an Epiphany of sorts and after plenty of discussions over the last week or more, we've concluded as much as we can that perhaps moving home might not be a bad idea after all for our kids and overall quality of life. Given the amount of space we have for our buck in the South East (small detached house) of England we're looking at options around Galway and buck for buck Ireland wins hands down - nevermind the quality and pace of life back home it looks on the surface as a decent idea. I have a job ...

Hello everyone! My name is Pat and I am relocating from Northern California. With a name like Pat Egan, I am certain that you will see that I am of Irish descent. Other family names include Comerford, Daw, and Kenneally. Most recent relative WAs my great grandmother, Margaret Comerford, from Co Tipperary. I cannot apply via Irish descent because law allows only children and grandchildren to take that approach. I have already submitted my Stamp 0 application via a solicitor. An Irish CFA prepared my financial application. I wrote a personal statement and pr ...

I am a dual Irish/US citizen. I have lived/worked in the US for most of my career. I attempted to move to IRE right before the pandemic (so own property, vehicle, have Irish driver's license and PPS #), returned to US and got caught in pandemic lockdowns. Took job in US while stuck here, but now would like to finalize becoming Full time resident in Ireland. However, I like my US employer and they are willing to continue employing me remotely from Ireland. How might that work? I understand there are treaties between the two countries to avoid double taxation and to pay social security benefits once eligible for it. Curious how the practicalities would work - ie: would my pay continue to go to my US bank account, be transferred to IRE bank account, then I would somehow report/pay taxes to IRE? Do I need to set up as a "self-employed" business in IRE? Are there businesses in IRE that I would need to work for who act as a middleman for tax purposes? Thanks in advance for advice from anyone who have had experience with this situation.