Moving to Ireland guides
244 guides in the order a move actually happens: before you leave, the paperwork that unlocks everything else, a home, and then the rest of daily life.
8 guides · for Before you move
Pre-move
Passports, visas, what to sell, what to bring, and how to move your money before you land.
4 guides
Checklists
Everything in order: three months out, the week you land, and your first 90 days.
7 guides
Visas and permits
Critical Skills and General Employment Permits, every immigration stamp, Stamp 4, citizenship by descent and IRP wait times.
- 1 Critical Skills Employment Permit: who qualifies and how to apply
- 2 General Employment Permit explained
- 3 Irish immigration stamps explained: Stamp 0 to Stamp 6
- 4 Stamp 4 and long-term residency
- 5 Irish citizenship by descent and the Foreign Births Register
- 6 IRP appointments and current processing times
- 7 Ireland immigration in numbers: the latest statistics
154 guides
Moving from
Country-by-country guides for every major country: whether you need a visa, licence exchange, tax treaties, pensions, pets and the first 30 days.
- 1 Moving to Ireland from the US
- 2 Moving to Ireland from the UK
- 3 Moving to Ireland from India
- 4 Moving to Ireland from Brazil
- 5 Moving to Ireland from South Africa
- 6 Moving to Ireland from Nigeria
- 7 Moving to Ireland from Canada
- 8 Moving to Ireland from Australia
- 9 Moving to Ireland from the Philippines
- 10 Moving to Ireland from Austria
- 11 Moving to Ireland from Belgium
- 12 Moving to Ireland from Bulgaria
- 13 Moving to Ireland from Croatia
- 14 Moving to Ireland from Cyprus
- 15 Moving to Ireland from the Czech Republic
- 16 Moving to Ireland from Denmark
- 17 Moving to Ireland from Estonia
- 18 Moving to Ireland from Finland
- 19 Moving to Ireland from France
- 20 Moving to Ireland from Germany
- 21 Moving to Ireland from Greece
- 22 Moving to Ireland from Hungary
- 23 Moving to Ireland from Iceland
- 24 Moving to Ireland from Italy
- 25 Moving to Ireland from Latvia
- 26 Moving to Ireland from Lithuania
- 27 Moving to Ireland from Luxembourg
- 28 Moving to Ireland from Malta
- 29 Moving to Ireland from the Netherlands
- 30 Moving to Ireland from Norway
- 31 Moving to Ireland from Poland
- 32 Moving to Ireland from Portugal
- 33 Moving to Ireland from Romania
- 34 Moving to Ireland from Slovakia
- 35 Moving to Ireland from Slovenia
- 36 Moving to Ireland from Spain
- 37 Moving to Ireland from Sweden
- 38 Moving to Ireland from Switzerland
- 39 Moving to Ireland from Albania
- 40 Moving to Ireland from Armenia
- 41 Moving to Ireland from Azerbaijan
- 42 Moving to Ireland from Belarus
- 43 Moving to Ireland from Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 44 Moving to Ireland from Georgia
- 45 Moving to Ireland from Kosovo
- 46 Moving to Ireland from Moldova
- 47 Moving to Ireland from North Macedonia
- 48 Moving to Ireland from Russia
- 49 Moving to Ireland from Serbia
- 50 Moving to Ireland from Turkey
- 51 Moving to Ireland from Ukraine
- 52 Moving to Ireland from Algeria
- 53 Moving to Ireland from Bahrain
- 54 Moving to Ireland from Egypt
- 55 Moving to Ireland from Iran
- 56 Moving to Ireland from Iraq
- 57 Moving to Ireland from Israel
- 58 Moving to Ireland from Jordan
- 59 Moving to Ireland from Kuwait
- 60 Moving to Ireland from Lebanon
- 61 Moving to Ireland from Morocco
- 62 Moving to Ireland from Oman
- 63 Moving to Ireland from Qatar
- 64 Moving to Ireland from Saudi Arabia
- 65 Moving to Ireland from Tunisia
- 66 Moving to Ireland from the UAE
- 67 Moving to Ireland from Angola
- 68 Moving to Ireland from Benin
- 69 Moving to Ireland from Botswana
- 70 Moving to Ireland from Burkina Faso
- 71 Moving to Ireland from Burundi
- 72 Moving to Ireland from Cameroon
- 73 Moving to Ireland from the Central African Republic
- 74 Moving to Ireland from Chad
- 75 Moving to Ireland from the Republic of the Congo
- 76 Moving to Ireland from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 77 Moving to Ireland from Côte d'Ivoire
- 78 Moving to Ireland from Equatorial Guinea
- 79 Moving to Ireland from Eswatini
- 80 Moving to Ireland from Ethiopia
- 81 Moving to Ireland from Gabon
- 82 Moving to Ireland from the Gambia
- 83 Moving to Ireland from Ghana
- 84 Moving to Ireland from Guinea
- 85 Moving to Ireland from Guinea-Bissau
- 86 Moving to Ireland from Kenya
- 87 Moving to Ireland from Lesotho
- 88 Moving to Ireland from Liberia
- 89 Moving to Ireland from Madagascar
- 90 Moving to Ireland from Malawi
- 91 Moving to Ireland from Mali
- 92 Moving to Ireland from Mauritania
- 93 Moving to Ireland from Mauritius
- 94 Moving to Ireland from Mozambique
- 95 Moving to Ireland from Namibia
- 96 Moving to Ireland from Niger
- 97 Moving to Ireland from Rwanda
- 98 Moving to Ireland from Senegal
- 99 Moving to Ireland from Sierra Leone
- 100 Moving to Ireland from Somalia
- 101 Moving to Ireland from South Sudan
- 102 Moving to Ireland from Sudan
- 103 Moving to Ireland from Tanzania
- 104 Moving to Ireland from Togo
- 105 Moving to Ireland from Uganda
- 106 Moving to Ireland from Zambia
- 107 Moving to Ireland from Zimbabwe
- 108 Moving to Ireland from Bangladesh
- 109 Moving to Ireland from Cambodia
- 110 Moving to Ireland from China
- 111 Moving to Ireland from Hong Kong
- 112 Moving to Ireland from Indonesia
- 113 Moving to Ireland from Japan
- 114 Moving to Ireland from Kazakhstan
- 115 Moving to Ireland from Kyrgyzstan
- 116 Moving to Ireland from Laos
- 117 Moving to Ireland from Malaysia
- 118 Moving to Ireland from Mongolia
- 119 Moving to Ireland from Myanmar
- 120 Moving to Ireland from Nepal
- 121 Moving to Ireland from Pakistan
- 122 Moving to Ireland from Singapore
- 123 Moving to Ireland from South Korea
- 124 Moving to Ireland from Sri Lanka
- 125 Moving to Ireland from Taiwan
- 126 Moving to Ireland from Tajikistan
- 127 Moving to Ireland from Thailand
- 128 Moving to Ireland from Timor-Leste
- 129 Moving to Ireland from Turkmenistan
- 130 Moving to Ireland from Uzbekistan
- 131 Moving to Ireland from Vietnam
- 132 Moving to Ireland from New Zealand
- 133 Moving to Ireland from Papua New Guinea
- 134 Moving to Ireland from Argentina
- 135 Moving to Ireland from Bolivia
- 136 Moving to Ireland from Chile
- 137 Moving to Ireland from Colombia
- 138 Moving to Ireland from Costa Rica
- 139 Moving to Ireland from Cuba
- 140 Moving to Ireland from the Dominican Republic
- 141 Moving to Ireland from Ecuador
- 142 Moving to Ireland from El Salvador
- 143 Moving to Ireland from Guatemala
- 144 Moving to Ireland from Haiti
- 145 Moving to Ireland from Honduras
- 146 Moving to Ireland from Jamaica
- 147 Moving to Ireland from Mexico
- 148 Moving to Ireland from Nicaragua
- 149 Moving to Ireland from Panama
- 150 Moving to Ireland from Paraguay
- 151 Moving to Ireland from Peru
- 152 Moving to Ireland from Trinidad and Tobago
- 153 Moving to Ireland from Uruguay
- 154 Moving to Ireland from Venezuela
5 guides · for Pet owners
Pets
The rules, airlines and airports for bringing a pet — and the rental market you will face with one.
7 guides
Paperwork
PPS number, residence permit, bank account and proof of address, in the order they unblock each other.
6 guides
Work and tax
Take-home pay, PAYE, USC and PRSI explained, the 2026 minimum wage, and how to land a job from abroad.
8 guides
Cost of living
What Dublin, Cork, Galway and Limerick really cost in 2026: rent by county, groceries, childcare, and how Ireland compares with the UK and Europe.
- 1 Cost of living in Ireland in 2026
- 2 Cost of living in Dublin
- 3 Cost of living in Cork
- 4 Cost of living in Galway
- 5 Cost of living in Limerick
- 6 Average rent in Ireland by county
- 7 Moving to Ireland vs the UK: cost, tax, healthcare and rent compared
- 8 Ireland vs the Netherlands and Germany for expats
12 guides
Accommodation
A twelve-step route through the hardest part of the move: budget, search, viewings, lease and your rights.
- 1 How to rent accommodation in Ireland
- 2 Determine your budget
- 3 Research the area you want to live in
- 4 Accommodation searching
- 5 Contact a letting agency
- 6 Prepare necessary documents
- 7 View properties in person
- 8 Sign the lease
- 9 Notify your embassy for address change
- 10 Tenancy Rights
- 11 Common Rental Scams
- 12 Irish housing standards
6 guides
Where to live
The best areas of Dublin, Cork and Galway for families, professionals and commuters, with rents by district.
9 guides
Transportation
Buses and trains, the Leap card, and what happens to your driving licence depending on where it was issued.
- 1 Public Transportation System of Ireland
- 2 Leap card
- 3 Driver's license in Ireland
- 4 Exchange a driving licence from a non-recognised state
- 5 Exchange a driving licence from a recognised state
- 6 Cycling in Ireland
- 7 Bike to Work Scheme
- 8 Which countries' driving licences can be exchanged in Ireland
- 9 Leap card fares 2026
6 guides · for Parents
Schooling
Pre-school to third level: how Irish education is structured and how to enrol your child.
Beyond the guides
Plan the whole move from your phone
Moving to Ireland turns 99 guides into a personal checklist. Tell it your passport, whether you have moved yet, and who is coming with you, and it lays out every step in order — from the visa to the bins.
- Step-by-step checklist
- Tailored to your passport
- Pre-move & post-move
- Family & pet sections
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