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Hi, I'm a recent graduate of university & am living & working in Honolulu. I have visited Ireland several times & love it there. I would really like to move to Ireland & work sometime in the next year to 18 months.
I've been researching moving there & being able to work full time & it seems quite difficult for an American citizen. The only legit way I can come up with is to get an Irish company to sponsor me but the chances of this working seems pretty slim.
I was just wondering if anybody out there had any tips or suggestions or helpful information that would help me with this process. Thanks for all your help everyone!
Unfortunately there aren't many ways to legally move over.
If you are in a highly skilled profession where there aren't any qualified Irish (like specialty doctor, engineer of some sort, etc) then you might find work.
If you work for an American company where they sponsor you is another way (again, you'd need to work for a company that has an office in Ireland).
Or...you can marry an Irishman! This how I ended up there! (But you'll need to be married for at least 3 years prior (I think).
Or...you can just take an extended holiday, rent a house etc. I think the max is 90 days.
If you have a grandparent that was an Irish citizen and have proof of that, then you can also apply for citizenship.
The work situation is dire over there. Many, many Irish are actually leaving (once again) to find work in other countries.
I can't believe you want to leave Hawaii! That gorgeous weather, all the wonderful food! Spend an eight month long winter in Ireland and you might change your mind...j/k!
I do love Hawaii. I grew up in the midwest so I'm used to 4-5 month BRUTAL winters so Ireland would still beat that. But I have always love Ireland (& most of what I've seen of Europe too) and would love the chance to live there. Probably not forever but who knows. I moved out to Hawaii with the mindset that it'll probably only be for a few years. But I'm 22 & single & have the chance to do whatever I want so I might as well enjoy it while I can lol
I don't have any great skills lol I got a Business degree & am an office assistant right now. Not exactly in line with the doctor or engineer crowd lol I will look into the grandparent option tho. I know my grandmother was born in Ireland but moved to America as a young child. I'm not sure if she still had her Irish citizenship tho b/c she was an American citizen.
This is so complicated & difficult!
Thanks for you help!
Hi, I'm a recent graduate of university & am living & working in Honolulu. I have visited Ireland several times & love it there. I would really like to move to Ireland & work sometime in the next year to 18 months.
I've been researching moving there & being able to work full time & it seems quite difficult for an American citizen. The only legit way I can come up with is to get an Irish company to sponsor me but the chances of this working seems pretty slim.
I was just wondering if anybody out there had any tips or suggestions or helpful information that would help me with this process. Thanks for all your help everyone!
If you have a EU nationality you can live and work in any EU country including Ireland.
Is 1 of your Parents (or Grandparents) Spanish, Italian, Irish, French, Dutch, German, Portuguese, Maltese, Greek, etc etc etc?
If your anwer is Yes, then you can acquire a EU passport through Blood Right.
The Nationality and Citizenship Act allows any person with an Irish grandparent to become an Irish citizen "by registering in the Foreign Births Register at an Irish embassy or consular office, or at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin." Such an individual may also pass his entitlement to Irish nationality on to his children by registering in the Foreign Births Register even if he chooses not to take up citizenship himself, provided he has registered with the Foreign Births Register before the birth of those children. Section 16 of the Irish citizenship law of 1986 grants the interior minister authority to confer automatic citizenship on any applicant of "Irish origin or affiliation" although this is sparingly used.
Unfortunately there aren't many ways to legally move over.
If you are in a highly skilled profession where there aren't any qualified Irish (like specialty doctor, engineer of some sort, etc) then you might find work.
If you work for an American company where they sponsor you is another way (again, you'd need to work for a company that has an office in Ireland).
Or...you can marry an Irishman! This how I ended up there! (But you'll need to be married for at least 3 years prior (I think).
Or...you can just take an extended holiday, rent a house etc. I think the max is 90 days.
If you have a grandparent that was an Irish citizen and have proof of that, then you can also apply for citizenship.
The work situation is dire over there. Many, many Irish are actually leaving (once again) to find work in other countries.
I can't believe you want to leave Hawaii! That gorgeous weather, all the wonderful food! Spend an eight month long winter in Ireland and you might change your mind...j/k!
The Nationality and Citizenship Act allows any person with an Irish grandparent to become an Irish citizen "by registering in the Foreign Births Register at an Irish embassy or consular office, or at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin." Such an individual may also pass his entitlement to Irish nationality on to his children by registering in the Foreign Births Register even if he chooses not to take up citizenship himself, provided he has registered with the Foreign Births Register before the birth of those children. Section 16 of the Irish citizenship law of 1986 grants the interior minister authority to confer automatic citizenship on any applicant of "Irish origin or affiliation" although this is sparingly used.
A German grandparent does not entitle you to anything, a parent yes,grandparent no.
If your grandparent was born there they are Irish Citizens, they can have dual nationality. The burden is on you to prove with (I would guess) your birthcert, your parents birthcert and grandparents birthcert. Its probably best to call the Irish Embassy in the US to find out for sure.
The job prospects are pretty low. Good luck though.
Good luck. I have a UK passport and can legally move to Ireland but ....I'm an American who is 56 years old. No luck finding work. Age discrimination is more rampant there than here in the states. Guess I'll stay in Seattle until I retire.... It's a pity because I would like to live near my dear friends there.
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