# Your first 90 days in Ireland | Checklists | Moving to Ireland > The 90-day mark is not arbitrary: it is the deadline on the landing stamp for non-EEA nationals to register with immigration, and it is roughly how long… Source: https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/checklists/your-first-90-days-in-ireland/ Checklists · Step 4 of 4 # Your first 90 days in Ireland 4 min read · Updated 13 September 2026 The 90-day mark is not arbitrary: it is the deadline on the landing stamp for non-EEA nationals to register with immigration, and it is roughly how long it takes a new arrival to go from a suitcase in a hostel to a settled address, a bank account, a tax record and a GP. This guide groups what needs doing into the three months, in the order that stops one task blocking another. It assumes you have done the first-week tasks (PPS application, immigration booking, property search). Figures are correct as of September 2026. ## Month one: register, sign, connect 1. **Attend your PPS appointment.** Bring the originals you uploaded. The number is posted to you afterwards; keep the letter, it is your proof of PPS number for the NDLS and banks. 2. **Attend your immigration registration** at Burgh Quay, pay the **€300** fee and wait for your Irish Residence Permit card in the post. Carry the card once it arrives. 3. **Sign your lease.** Check the rent, the deposit (maximum one month), the notice periods and who pays which utilities. Ask for a written inventory with photos. 4. **Open an Irish bank account.** Bring your passport, PPS number and proof of address. Give the IBAN to your employer for payroll. 5. **Register with Revenue** on myAccount and add your job under Jobs and Pensions. If you were emergency taxed, the refund comes through payroll once you are registered. 6. **Set up utilities.** Find the electricity meter number (MPRN) and gas meter number (GPRN) on the meters or the previous bills, then sign up with any supplier; comparison sites list the current offers. Order broadband; installation can take two weeks. 7. **Get an Eircode** for your address from the Eircode finder and use it on every form; couriers and the HSE rely on it. ## Month two: health, money and driving 1. **Register with a GP.** Phone practices near home until one accepts you. Private GP visits typically cost in the region of **€50 to €80** in Dublin. Children under 8 and adults over 70 get a free GP visit card; others are means-tested, with a weekly net income limit of **€418** for a single person living alone (rates set November 2023). Apply at medicalcard.ie. 2. **Decide on health insurance.** Public hospital care is available to ordinarily resident people, but waiting lists are long. If you buy private cover, the Health Insurance Authority's comparison tool shows every plan, and new residents over 34 have a limited window before lifetime community rating loadings apply. 3. **Claim the Rent Tax Credit** on myAccount: up to **€1,000** a year for a single person and €2,000 for a jointly assessed couple in 2026. You will need your landlord's details and the RTB registration number. 4. **Buy a TV licence** (**€160** a year) if you have a television set; inspectors do call. 5. **Exchange your driving licence** at the NDLS if it is from an EU/EEA state or a recognised state. The fee is **€65**, and you apply online with a verified MyGovID and Public Services Card or in person by appointment. If your licence is not exchangeable, book the driver theory test now; the wait for a driving test later is long. 6. **Apply for a Public Services Card** at your Intreo centre; it upgrades your MyGovID to verified, which unlocks online driving licence renewals, Revenue services and more. ## Month three: settle in 1. **Children:** confirm school places, apply for the National Childcare Scheme subsidy through the NCS portal if you use registered childcare, and register children with a dentist; school-age children get free dental checks in certain classes. 2. **Register to vote** through checktheregister.ie. Everyone resident in Ireland can vote in local elections, EU citizens can also vote in European elections, and British citizens can vote in Dáil elections. 3. **Car:** if you brought a vehicle, it must be registered and Vehicle Registration Tax paid within 30 days of arrival, then taxed and insured; if you buy one, check the NCT status and motor tax. Read our Transportation guides. 4. **Pets:** license your dog with your local authority and register the microchip to your Irish address. 5. **Employment rights:** check your payslip shows PRSI class A; this builds your entitlement to Irish social insurance benefits. 6. **Pension:** ask HR about the company scheme. Automatic enrolment into the state-backed MyFutureFund scheme began in 2026 for employees without a workplace pension. 7. **Community:** join a sports club, a parkrun or a meetup. Irish social life runs through clubs and it is the fastest way to stop feeling like a visitor. ## The 90-day tracker
TaskTargetCostDepends on
PPS number receivedWeek 3 to 6FreeAppointment attended
IRP card receivedWeek 4 to 8€300Registration appointment
Lease signed and RTB registeredWeek 2 to 6Deposit plus one monthReferences, funds
Bank account openWeek 4 to 8Free or small monthly feePPS number, address
Revenue registered, emergency tax refundedWeek 4 to 8FreePPS number
GP registeredWeek 4 to 10Free to joinAddress
Driving licence exchangedWeek 8 to 12€65PPS number, proof of address
Rent Tax Credit claimedWeek 8 to 12Free, worth up to €1,000Lease, RTB number
## Watch out for - Do not let the 90-day registration deadline slip; if you cannot get an appointment in time, keep the booking confirmation as evidence that you tried. - Keep every letter with your name and address; each one is proof of address for the next form. - Rent increases once you are in a tenancy are capped at 2% a year or inflation, whichever is lower; if your landlord asks for more, contact the RTB or Threshold. ## ★ Useful links - [Citizens Information: registration of non-EEA nationals](https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/moving-country/moving-to-ireland/rights-of-residence-in-ireland/registration-of-non-eea-nationals-in-ireland/) - [Revenue: register for myAccount](https://www.revenue.ie/en/online-services/services/register-for-an-online-service/register-for-myaccount.aspx) - [HSE: GP visit cards](https://www2.hse.ie/services/schemes-allowances/gp-visit-cards/) - [National Driver Licence Service](https://www.ndls.ie/) - [Health Insurance Authority](https://www.hia.ie/) ![](https://www.movingtoireland.co/apple-touch-icon.png) You have read 32% of this guide ## Keep reading in the Moving to Ireland app The rest of **Your first 90 days in Ireland** — about 3 minutes more — is in the app, free to download, alongside 98 other guides and a checklist built around your own move. Still to come in this guide - Month two: health, money and driving - Month three: settle in - The 90-day tracker - Watch out for [Download free on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/moving-to-ireland/id6446055261) iPhone and iPad · no account needed ## More on checklists [All 4 guides in this section](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/checklists/) - ### [The complete moving to Ireland checklist](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/checklists/moving-to-ireland-checklist/) Moving country is a long list of small tasks, and the order matters: you cannot open most bank accounts without an address, you cannot get paid properly… 4 min read - ### [Three months before you move to Ireland](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/checklists/three-months-before-you-move/) Three months out is the point where a move to Ireland stops being an idea and becomes a project. The things you do now are the slow ones: immigration… 4 min read - ### [Your first week in Ireland](https://www.movingtoireland.co/guides/checklists/your-first-week-in-ireland/) The first week sets the pace for everything that follows, because two of the slowest processes in Ireland, the PPS number and immigration registration… 4 min read Keep going ## Get the full moving roadmap in the app 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 [![Download Moving to Ireland on the App Store](https://www.movingtoireland.co/images/app-store-badge.svg)](https://apps.apple.com/app/moving-to-ireland/id6446055261) ★★★★★ 4.9 on the App Store [![Expats who settled in Ireland, two five-star App Store reviews, and the Moving to Ireland app showing its relocation checklist](https://www.movingtoireland.co/images/app-social-proof.webp)](https://apps.apple.com/app/moving-to-ireland/id6446055261)