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Ireland

Low corporate tax, high personal tax, an English-speaking EU base.

How we stand behind this

Sample
Effective
Pending
Last verified
Pending
Source
Pending
Confidence
Pending

These figures are illustrative samples. Before any fact is presented as real it will carry its effective date, last-verified date, official source and a confidence level, and be expert-reviewed where it matters. That record is part of the product, not the footer.

The 15-second snapshot

You can visit
Yes, 90 days (Common Travel Area with the UK)
You can stay long term
Yes, work and Stamp routes
Remote-work routes
1 route
Bring dependants
Yes
Open a local bank account
Yes, a PPS number helps
Likely tax resident after
183 days (or 280 over 2 years)
Citizenship pathway
Moderate, ~5 years

Cost of living and residency

Live, single (per month)
$3.3k
Live, family of four
$7.3k / mo
Main residency route
Critical Skills Employment Permit
Income needed
$3.7k / mo
Government fee
$1.0k

Salary floor rose to 40,904 EUR/yr (~3,409 EUR/mo) from 1 Mar 2026 for roles on the Critical Skills list with a relevant degree; needs a job offer. Permit fee 1,000 EUR. Stamp 0 is the passive-wealth alt.

Cost source: Numbeo (Dublin, Jul 2026)Residency source: mrci / enterprise.gov.ie / openvisa 2026

  1. Enter

    Getting in

    As a visitor you can typically spend 90 days in Ireland within any 180-day window. Staying longer than that means one of the routes under Stay.

    Visa-free stay
    90 days within any 180-day window
    On arrival
    Yes, 90 days (Common Travel Area with the UK)

  2. Stay

    Visitor to resident

    Living here for years rather than weeks means a long-stay visa or residence permit. In Ireland, yes, work and Stamp routes.

    Long-term routes
    Yes, work and Stamp routes
    Bring dependants
    Yes

  3. Earn

    Work & remote income

    1 remote-work route make foreign income relatively unremarkable here. Running your own company from Ireland is a separate question, where a company is managed can shift where it's taxed, which the builder flags rather than this page.

    Remote-work routes
    1

  4. Keep

    Tax residence

    A visa lets you stay; it does not decide who taxes you. In Ireland, tax residence typically turns on roughly 183 days a year, also a 280-day test across two consecutive years

    Tax-residence threshold
    ~183 days
    Also weighs
    also a 280-day test across two consecutive years

  5. Belong

    Residence to citizenship

    Citizenship is a route of patience: roughly 5 years of qualifying residence, each year usually needing about 183 days present.

    Citizenship route
    ~5 years
    Qualifying presence
    ~183 days / year

  6. Live

    Banking & daily life

    The practical scaffolding once the stamps are sorted. Opening a local bank account in Ireland is yes, a PPS number helps.

    Local banking
    Yes, a PPS number helps
    Bring dependants
    Yes
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