Posted by Dara
on May 29, 2009, 11:48 am, in reply to "Re: retiring in ireland"
75.187.151.131
Thank you for your response Scott- sorry I forgot the nationality- I am american. I have already purchased a car & auto insurance. We have opened a joint banking account. I live with this man when I am over there- he with me when he visits. I will likely not buy a house.
I see on the gov website that I might apply for residency- have to live with with partner for 4 years- after reading a post on your site- i wonder if I should now check in with local garda every time I visit to build up tot he 4 years now. I live outside Wexford town when there.
Is there any problems with the idea of maintaining a residency in both countries? He & I both have children in the States- he has children in Ireland. we would like to stay there 6-8 months of the year and 6-4 months in States.
Thanks for your help Scott
Best regards,
Dara
--Previous Message--
: 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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