Posted by Scott on May 29, 2009, 8:45 am, in reply to "retiring in ireland"
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You don't mention your nationality, which is critical. I assume you don't need a visa, just the standard visitor's visa. Such visas are automatically given to American and Canadian visitors, Australians and a host of others.
On the visitor's visa, you can stay for up to 90 days. Then you have to leave for an unspecified period before you can return. If you keep coming back several times a year, you'll end up being sent to the Immigration office in dublin or to your local immigration officer at the Garda/police station. There you'll handle any paperwork matters.
If you end up purchasing a house, you can apply for a residency permit that lasts for up to 1 year. Annually this has to be renewed with no guarantees that it will be renewed. But, at this stage, it's pretty automatic that it will be renewed if you own property, can prove you have a regular income or sufficient monies in the bank, health insurance and you haven't been involved in any criminal activities in Ireland or overseas. That income threshold tends to be the standard industrial wage which is falling, but around 38,000 euro annually. Social security payments count as income.
For more, go to the full site Paperwork section or the Immigration Service site at http://www.inis.gov.ie
Scott
--Previous Message--
: First let me say that I have a close friend I
: visit two times a year in Ireland however
: now I am thinking of visiting longer or even
: retiring to Ireland.
:
: My immediate questions are how long can I go
: to Ireland before I overstay? Can I over
: stay? I have been over twice this year for
: total of three months so far but want to go
: back for two months each time in July and
: then again Oct/Nov and stay the winter
: return in Feb.
:
: Do I need a visa now- like a multi-trip visa
: or do I register with garda. I would hate
: to get turned away at the Dublin airport.
: Aer lingues says I can go as many times as I
: want but...? any insight would be greatly
: appreciated
: dara
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