Hi Sinead, welcome to the site. I'm not overly familiar with the medical Set up in the UK, but I have a feeling that it may be better there than in Ireland for a person with a long term condition. Eligibility for a medical card in Ireland is based on your income level. They means test each application. Here's a quote taken directly from HSE.ie : "Medical card eligibility is based on an assessment of means. To qualify your weekly income must be below the income threshold. Any income, savings, investments and property (except for your own home) are taken into account in the means test." I'd suggest reading all the eligibility information at this link Liam

... along with my grandparents are all from Co. Cork. It has been a dream my whole life to live in ireland. I will be needing all information to help me on this move. Of course I have been gathering as much information on the web. I have been trying to understand the schooling and still not sure how to compare it to school here in the states. I currently live in WAshington state, but grew up in New Jersey, USA. I have been looking at Kilkenny area to live, but that is not Set in stone. I am hoping to get a lot of information from this site or ask questions. Th ...

... In my case my wife is a dual citizen she is irish/british. At the Airport we used her irish passport and my South Africa passport told the immigration officers we moving here and my passport WAs stamped with 90 days and on the stamp it said joining spouse. We read too much online delayed to register because we WAited for utility bills. I think the situation might be the same for you Carrie when we went to the immigration office to register. The first day we went there we asked if we had been given an appointment date then we said no. We were given an appoin ...

... Even though the official word is that the application can take up to 12 months, I believe that this won't be the case in general. I contacted the Department of Justice some months ago and this WAs the response: "Your husband is a non visa required national and can enter the State for up to 90 days at the discretion of the Immigration officer at the airport. He should inform the officer that he is relocating to reside here on a full time basis with you his Irish spouse. Both of you should attend your local Immigration office (if residing in Dublin you atten ...

... (in Ireland) to my Irish-national soon-to-be husband. I have never been in Ireland on more than a 90 day regular visa. I have never been, and won't be, granted any other type of visa. I'm looking for some clarification from the information I have found online and am hoping that someone who has personally gone through this process can help me out! It looks like an individual can be granted permission to remain in Ireland, but is not entitled to a right of residence. One must apply for permission to remain - makes sense. Under the "how do I apply section," ...

It would actually be easier if you were moving to any other EU country. Essentially each EU country has more options over their own citizens because they are still sovereign countries. When going to another EU country the freedom of movement rules apply. For example Irish moving to Ireland is subject to any restrictions Set by Ireland. Irish moving to another EU country can do so under the freedom of movement and family reunification EU rules apply. For me Ireland is easier than UK as a UK citizen with an American spouse, pending the Brexit stuff. There is somebody else on here who is looking at Ireland instead of Denmark for similar reasons. If the UK stays in the EU after June 23, the UK would be easier than Ireland, even if there will be some red tape.

Hi everyone first time on this forum, id like to ask some questions on buying a house in ireland, i live in the uk, and my house is up for sale as we WAnt to live in ireland permanently, i have been looking in many areas of ireland and they are all very nice and extremly clean, my problem is all this bidding on houses, i have had my eye on one property in particular, but found on one estate agents its up for sale for 100000 euros, the same house on another estate agents its on sale for 790000, both asking for bids, i dont get this, why cant it just have o ...

This applies to a spouse to an Irish citizen getting work permit I emailed the Irish immigration to confirm because it sounded to simple to be true (compared to getting work permit in the u.s that requires months of WAiting and being tempted to pay 4-7k on a lawyer). Once your non irish spouse gets to the customs counter in Ireland he/she shows marriages certificate and the customs officer will inform him that he needs to go register at the local garda (police station) within 90 days. From there they'll stamp his/her passport and they're free to work. Her ...

... possible after making the move. So many things will be different (e.g. WAy of life, schools, customs, shopping, etc), and the only WAy to succeed is to Set out knowing that it will be different (not better or worse), than what you're used to. Of course you'll prefer some things you were used to in America, but many things will be just as good in Ireland. If you can convince your family to approach it as positively as they possibly can, everything should work out well. Looking forward to hearing more from you and your upcoming move. Best wishes Liam

Hey Megan - there are no stupid questions 🙂 When I first moved to the US, I don't know how many times I got crisps instead of chips, I didn't know what a burrito WAs, and I WAs told where to find an electric train when I asked where the trolleys were in a supermarket. There are plenty of hurdles to jump along the WAy to assimilation, especially in Ireland! Door-to-door trick or treating is very much the norm in Ireland. Has been for a very long time. Last year WAs my first year as a parent in Ireland, and it WAs nice to see that the American WAy of throwing ...