Eligibility quiz
Is your own income at least €50,000 a year?
Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Live in Ireland
You can live in Ireland until your permission expires, under its conditions.
Permission based on your Irish citizen child can last up to three years and may be renewed.
Your Irish Residence Permit proves your permission and must be valid for your return after travel abroad; a digital copy is not accepted.
Work in Ireland
With Stamp 4, you can work without an employment permit and start and run a business.
Some professions have their own rules you must meet.
Count residence toward citizenship
Time on Stamp 4 counts toward residence for Irish citizenship, but citizenship is not automatic.
It generally requires one continuous year immediately before applying plus five years’ residence in the previous nine, as well as other conditions.
Vote in elections
People ordinarily living in Ireland can vote in local elections if registered and otherwise eligible.
Depending on your citizenship, you may also be able to vote in national or European elections or referendums.
Use public healthcare
With Stamp 4, you can use public healthcare if you meet the eligibility rules, including those on where you normally live.
Medical card holders receive listed services free; others may have limited care or have to pay.
Receive state support
With Stamp 4, you can receive state payments if you meet each payment’s rules.
Depending on the payment, these may include where you normally live, your income and savings, and your contributions.
How to apply
From outside IrelandFrom outside Ireland
Download the application form
Download the Temporary Permission to Remain for a Person of Independent Means application form before coming to Ireland.
Download the formFill in the form
Complete every required section of the form and its checklist in English and in block capitals. Incomplete applications are returned without being processed.
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Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for your application.
See required documentsSubmit your application
Create an account or log in to the Immigration Service Delivery Customer Service Portal. Submit your completed form and legible copies of your documents through the portal.
Submit your applicationWait for the decision
Wait for Immigration Service Delivery to decide and respond if it asks for more information. If approved, you will receive an approval letter.
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Apply for a visa
If you need a visa to enter Ireland, apply for a long-stay D visa through the AVATS visa application service before you travel. This is separate from your Stamp 0 application.
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Travel to Ireland
Travel with your approval letter and, if you need one, your visa. On arrival, immigration will give you landing permission and tell you to register.
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Once in IrelandOnce in Ireland
Book your registration appointment
After arriving, log in to the Customer Service Portal and select First Time Registration Appointment. Choose the county where you live and an appointment within 90 days of arrival.
Book an appointmentAttend your registration appointment
Bring your registration documents to your appointment at the location shown in the portal; Immigration Service Delivery will check your permission and take your fingerprints. Pay the registration fee by credit or debit card if you are required to pay it.
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Wait for your permit
Wait for Immigration Service Delivery to process your registration and issue your Irish Residence Permit. The permit shows that your immigration permission is registered.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Marriage certificate *
Provide a clear copy of your marriage certificate.
* Only if you are married.
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Things to think aboutThings to think about
Family permission conditions
If your permission is based on your Irish citizen child, stay involved in their upbringing; they must normally live in Ireland.
With permission as an unmarried partner, your relationship must remain genuine and ongoing, and you are expected to live together permanently in Ireland.
Other family permissions depend on the relevant family, dependency and sponsor conditions continuing to be met.
Registration and renewal
Keep your permission registered and renewed.
Apply before it expires, while in Ireland; you can apply online up to 12 weeks beforehand.
Follow the conditions in your permission letter and tell immigration officials about relevant changes when required.
Stamp 0 restrictions
With Stamp 0, you must support yourself or be fully supported by your sponsor, keep private medical insurance, and avoid state benefits and publicly funded services.
Do not work, run a business, trade or practise a profession unless your permission expressly allows it.
Some renewal conditions require continuous residence in Ireland and bar bringing family on this basis.
Permission can be lost
Your permission ends when it expires unless it is renewed.
It can be cancelled or not renewed if you break its conditions, engage in criminal activity or attract adverse attention from the police.
Discuss
Online communitiesOnline communities
r/MoveToIreland
English Reddit group for people living in Ireland interested in Irish visas
Join on RedditIrish Naturalisation process - Passport process & Timelime, IRP Renewal
English Facebook group for people interested in Irish visas and citizenship
Request to joinIreland Immigration & Visa Updates
English Facebook group for people living in Ireland interested in Irish visas
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