Moving to Ireland from your country
Country-by-country guides for every major country: whether you need a visa, licence exchange, tax treaties, pensions, pets and the first 30 days.
154 guides · about 1162 minutes in total
Where you are moving from decides whether you need a visa, whether your driving licence can be exchanged, how your tax and pension records carry over, and what your pet needs. Start with the in-depth guides below, then find your country in the index.
In-depth guides in the app
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Moving to Ireland from the US
Census 2022 counted 13,412 US citizens living in Ireland, up 27.5% on 2016, plus another 30,044 people holding dual Irish and American citizenship…
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Moving to Ireland from the UK
UK citizens are the second largest non-Irish group in the country. Census 2022 counted 83,347 UK citizens living in Ireland, and a further 31,907 people…
4 min read
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Moving to Ireland from India
Indians are now the third largest non-Irish group in the country. Census 2022 counted 45,449 Indian citizens living in Ireland, and in the year before…
4 min read
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Moving to Ireland from Brazil
Brazilians are the largest non-European community in Ireland. Census 2022 counted 27,338 Brazilian citizens living here, one of the fastest growing…
4 min read
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Moving to Ireland from South Africa
Census 2022 counted 8,250 South African citizens living in Ireland, plus 2,991 people with dual Irish and South African citizenship, and the community…
4 min read
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Moving to Ireland from Nigeria
Nigerians are the largest African community in Ireland. Census 2022 counted 8,368 Nigerian citizens and a further 8,085 people with dual Irish and…
4 min read
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Moving to Ireland from Canada
Census 2022 counted 3,528 Canadian citizens living in Ireland, plus 5,855 people with dual Irish and Canadian citizenship. Canadians come for the two…
4 min read
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Moving to Ireland from Australia
Census 2022 counted 3,481 Australian citizens living in Ireland and a much larger 14,444 people with dual Irish and Australian citizenship, one of the…
4 min read
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Moving to Ireland from the Philippines
Census 2022 counted 7,736 Filipino citizens living in Ireland and a further 3,319 people with dual Irish and Filipino citizenship. The community is…
4 min read
Every country, by region
145 country guides: visa, licence, tax, pension, healthcare and pet rules for each.
EU, EEA and Switzerland 29
Rest of Europe 13
Middle East and North Africa 15
Sub-Saharan Africa 41
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- The Central African Republic
- Chad
- The Republic of the Congo
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Asia 24
Oceania 2
Other sections
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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