We have secured our stamp O and I was wondering what advice people have on the car situation. We are currently doing a monthly car rental, but I was hoping to find a place where we could have a six month or one year car lease. I read that some people bring their cars with them, and that doesn't seem as ideal. We have a lease in the States that's nearly due. I've heard from Irish friends getting an Irish license and car insurance isn't easy on the buying side. Appreciate thoughts.

@godiva1 First, Betsy, thank you so much for recommending Jim O'Donovan. He is INCREDIBLE. I would refer anyone to him. Lovely to work with and competent! We had contracted with a law firm in Dublin and got NO WHERE before cutting them loose. For those of you looking for someone on a stamp O, a word of advice. If they only have on their website something about submitting financial info in "tabular columns" they don't know what they're doing or what's required. Jim has very specific financial reports that the INIS requires. He's successful for a reason.

Hi, with regards to renewing the stamp zero, does one have to submit yearly finances verified by an Irish CA every time one wants to renew the visa at the end of the one year period? Also, is the renewal done at the local garda station of the town you live in or does it go to the office of the minister of justice? Thanks

@kevincallaghan Sure would be nice to have a permanent retiree type stamp that would not have to be renewed every year, say if you are a property owner over there. It would be nice to know that after spending a good chunk of money to build a house there, that I won't be limited to only 90 days there. By the way, I have even tried to get clarity on the non-visa U.S. visitation limit of 90 days (is it 90 days at a time, or is it 90 days total for the year?) thinking perhaps I won't need one if I travel regularly back and forth between my U.S. home and my Ir ...

Hi, I wanted to post an update on the recent application for stamp 0 for my mother. Mom is from a visa required country, which means she had to apply from outside Ireland. We got her financial documents verified by Quintas accountants (in cork) and paid 450 plus vat. The turnaround time from quintas was one week from when she sent in her statements and they were extremely prompt and informative in their replies to all of her email queries. They know what they are doing and we strongly recommend them. The application was received by INIS in Dublin on Octobe ...

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 ...

Hey Joe, Considering how many times this is asked of me, i don't really consider it an inappropriate question. It's quite possible (IMO), that people who end up in Ireland on a stamp 0, have performed work and received payment for it. In fact I'd be surprised if that doesn't happen. I'm not sure how anybody with authority could find out whether or not that happened, and of course proving it in the case that you describe would be fairly difficult to do. stamp 0 is not intended for people who are going to be working, or seeking work, so I guess performing ...

Hi Folks!I just wanted to write and thank you so much for all your information. We have been in Ireland for just over two months now, (March 2019) and we are on stamp O, made so much easier by all the information here. First, the list of all the extra things needed, not listed on the INIS website, was a godsend. We had background checks from a website, and we included a letter from our local chief of police. we included our marriage certificate and our birth and baptismal certificates. We hired an Irish accountant, referred to my by a friend, who looked at o ...

Hi Cora @cbk1 Yes, it has been that easy in many cases reported here. Read some of the other posts on the topic here for reference. Regarding the recruiters, that's true in a lot of cases. Even as an Irish citizen, moving home a number of years ago, I experienced this. However, it's highly possible that due to Covid, and the fact many people are working from home offices (and even outside of the country), that this is now different. I would not let it hold you back. best wishes!

@pam could please share your email ID ,as I will be applying for My MOM stamp 0 visa she is 75+. So would like to know did u applied as your dependent or person of independent living .