Moving from the US to Ireland in 2026

• Income: Official wording: 'you should have an individual income of EUR 50,000 per year'. A secondary source (Lewis Silkin, 2025) says a married couple needs EUR 100,000 combined; the official page only implies this via 'individual income'. Finances must be presented as a monthly spreadsheet in euros and certified by an Irish accountancy firm.
• Savings: No fixed euro amount is published. The official example benchmark is the price of a residential dwelling in Ireland, so the required sum varies with property prices.
• Decision time: Official: 'The average processing time for applications is four months' (converted to about 120 days). Delays expected if documents are missing; processed in chronological order. Page last updated 25 June 2026.
• Duration: Secondary source: no official page found stating the 12-month length; Newland Chase, Lewis Silkin and Ferrys Solicitors all say one year at a time, renewable annually. Renewal process (TPER Renewal Form, portal submission) is confirmed on the official retirement page.
• Work: Official Stamp 0 conditions: 'You must not work or engage in any business, trade or profession unless specified in a letter of permission'. No State benefits or publicly funded services; private medical insurance required. Passive income from pensions or investments is the basis of the route.
• Permanent residence: Ireland has no formal 'PR'; the closest equivalents are Stamp 4 (long-term residence) and Stamp 5 (without condition as to time). The official stamps page describes Stamp 0 as a 'temporary period' permission and does not list it as leading to Stamp 4 or Stamp 5. No official page found that gives a Stamp 0 to Stamp 4/5 pathway, so left null.
• Citizenship: Not yet verified: current irishimmigration.ie naturalisation guide lists Stamp 0 as reckonable, but a 2018 Dept of Justice PQ reply and several law firms say it is not. Withheld until confirmed. Previous research note: CONFLICT, treat with caution. The current ISD naturalisation guide lists 'Stamp 0' under 'Time that Counts Towards Citizenship', and its list of non-reckonable time names only Stamp 2/2A, undocumented time and pre-decision protection time. Legal basis: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 s.15, 5 years reckonable residence in the last 9 years including 1 year continuous immediately before applying (70-day absence rule). However, older Department of Justice positions (parliamentary reply 2018) and several law firms/advisers describe Stamp 0 as NOT reckonable. The 5-year figure applies only if ISD accepts the Stamp 0 time; naturalisation is discretionary.

Unverified/conflicting: (1) Initial 12-month duration only from secondary sources (Newland Chase, Lewis Silkin, Ferrys). (2) Couple income EUR 100,000 only from secondary source; official says 'individual income'. (3) Lump sum has no fixed amount, only the example 'price of a residential dwelling'. (4) Reckonability for citizenship conflicts: current official ISD guide lists Stamp 0 as time that counts, while a 2018 Department of Justice parliamentary reply and law firms say it does not; GoThere previously stated no citizenship path. (5) No official pathway from Stamp 0 to Stamp 4/5, so pathToPR is null. (6) No application fee found for the Stamp 0 permission itself; only the EUR 300 registration fee.

• Income: Thresholds in force since 1 March 2026 for new applications and renewals (up from EUR 38,000 / EUR 64,000), per DETE press release of 2 December 2025 (https://enterprise.gov.ie/en/news-and-events/department-news/2025/december/20251202.html). From 2027 to 2030 thresholds are to be indexed annually to CSO average earnings, so re-check each January. Job offer must be at least 2 years. Roles covered by the public sector pay deal are exempt from the thresholds.
• Savings: No savings requirement is stated on the DETE CSEP page; eligibility is based on the job offer and salary.
• Decision time: DETE processing dates: as of 23 October 2026 CSEP applications received 16 October 2026 were being processed (7 days); an earlier snapshot as of 7 October 2026 showed 30 September 2026 (also 7 days). This is queue time at DETE only; queries, decision issue, travel and immigration registration add time. The page does not split trusted partner and standard applications. Backlogs vary month to month.
• Duration: DETE page: job offer must be at least 2 years and the immigration permission is granted for 2 years; holders 'apply directly to the Dept of Justice for a Stamp 4' rather than renewing the permit.
• Work: Work only for the permit employer in the permit occupation. Under the Employment Permits Act 2024 (in force 2 September 2024) and s.18 Employment Permits Regulations 2024, a change of employer is not considered until 9 months after first starting work on an employment permit, except redundancy or fundamentally changed circumstances; after redundancy the holder has 6 months to find new work. On Stamp 4 the holder may work for any employer without a permit. Spouses/partners get Stamp 1G and can work without a permit.
• Permanent residence: Ireland has no formal PR; mapped to Stamp 4. ISD: eligible for Stamp 4 'upon completion of 21 months from commencement of employment in the State' on a CSEP (commencement shown via Revenue Employment Detail Summary). The stamps page summarises this as after 2 years. Stamp 4 is still a renewable time-limited permission. Separate Long Term Residence application possible after 60 months of permission (DETE CSEP page).
• Citizenship: Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 s.15: 5 years reckonable residence in the last 9 years, including 1 full year continuous immediately before applying (70-day absence rule, up to 30 more days in exceptional circumstances). Stamp 1 on a CSEP and Stamp 4 both count as reckonable. Naturalisation is at the Minister's discretion.

Salary thresholds changed 1 March 2026 (EUR 38,000 to 40,904; EUR 64,000 to 68,911; new graduate rate EUR 36,848) and will be indexed annually 2027 to 2030, so re-verify in early 2027. Stamp 4 eligibility is 21 months, not a full 2 years. Processing time is DETE queue time only (about 7 days in October 2026) and excludes registration. The DETE processing page does not distinguish trusted partner from standard applications. Long Term Residence after 60 months is stated on the DETE page but the ISD LTR page was not checked.