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🇮🇪Move to Ireland
1 pathway to live in Ireland — with realistic timelines, costs, family rights and official application links. Quality-of-life score: 85/100. Run a free check to see which of these you actually qualify for.
Critical Skills Employment Permit
↗ Leads to PR over timeSkilled work🟢 Last verified 6/5/2026
Permanent residency
Fast-track to long-term residence (Stamp 4) after 2 years; citizenship in ~5 years
PR timeline
~2 years to Stamp 4
Family & children
Immediate family reunification; children study
Estimated cost
Permit €1,000
Processing time
Weeks–months after a job offer
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