Updated August 11, 2026

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A status for independent means

Irish residencyStamp 0

A permission for those living in Ireland on their own means. The country is English-speaking: no language exam and no adjustment — school, doctors and documents are all in English. An income from €50,000 a year per person is evidenced.

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The conditions are checked against Ireland’s Immigration Service Delivery
Working since 2004
We run the visa, the registration of the status and the renewal

Permission to stay in Ireland under Stamp 0

from €50,000 a yearIncome per person

English-speakingNo language exam

The family togetherA spouse and children in the application

01 / About the program

How Stamp 0 works

Stamp 0 is a temporary permission for people of independent means. The immigration service issues it at its discretion: the applicant evidences an income, access to capital and private medical insurance, and undertakes not to work in Ireland and not to use publicly funded services.

An income from €50,000 a year per person

The immigration service names that sum directly for those retiring to Ireland. For a couple the requirement is counted for each of them.

A reserve of capital is required

Besides the income, access to a lump sum for unforeseen expenses is evidenced — the service’s own guide is the cost of a house in the country.

Public services are unavailable

The holder of Stamp 0 does not use publicly funded services, state hospitals among them, and must hold private medical insurance.

Filing before entry

The permission is applied for in advance, from the country of residence. Citizens of visa-required countries also arrange a long-stay D visa.

02 / What you get

What Stamp 0 gives you

Life in Ireland

The right to stay in the country for the term of the permission, renewable while the conditions hold.

An English-speaking setting

Ireland is the only English-speaking country of the European Union since the United Kingdom left. The language barrier for the family is minimal.

Education for the children

Children study in Irish schools; the fee conditions depend on the status and are checked with the particular school.

Private medicine

The family is covered by private insurance. That is a compulsory condition of the status, not an extra option.

A base in Europe

Ireland is in the European Union but not in the Schengen area: travel around continental Europe follows the ordinary visa rules.

Tax planning

Living in the country means Irish tax residency. The regime and its consequences are worked out before the move.

A preliminary assessment

Calculate the budget for your family

Set out who is applying with you. With the calculation you get the full Irish picture: the income and reserve required, the budget for the move, the timelines and a plan of action.

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The full calculation for your family composition
The timeline for each stage of the process
A plan of action: where to start

An Irish permission and a set of Stamp 0 documents

03 / Why people apply

Why people arrange Stamp 0

It is a narrow but working path: Ireland offers no programmes for investment, and for a well-off family Stamp 0 is the main lawful way to live in the country without working.

The English language

An EU country with English as a state language: school, medicine and daily life with no language barrier.

There is no investment programme

Ireland closed its IIP investment programme. For those who want to live in the country on their own means, Stamp 0 is what remains.

A family move

A spouse and children obtain the status together with the applicant, provided the means are evidenced for each of them.

A strong economy

The headquarters of international companies, a developed financial sector and a high standard of services.

A calm jurisdiction

Clear law, transparent procedures and a predictable attitude to foreign residents.

Requirements stated plainly

The income threshold is named by the service directly, with no coefficients and no regional differences.

04 / Travel

Where you can travel on Stamp 0

Ireland is in the European Union but not in the Schengen area: the status gives rights in the country, while travel around Europe follows the ordinary rules.

Mode 01

Ireland without limits

Residence in the country for the term of the permission. Renewal is possible while the income and the insurance hold.

Mode 02

Schengen on the ordinary rules

Ireland is not in the Schengen area, so travel to continental Europe requires a visa on the ordinary grounds.

Mode 03

Work is forbidden

The holder of Stamp 0 neither works nor runs a business in Ireland unless the permission expressly says otherwise.

Mode 04

Public services are unavailable

State medicine and social payments are not provided on this status: private insurance is required.

Sources: the rules of Ireland’s Immigration Service Delivery on Stamp 0 permissions and the procedure for issuing long-stay D visas.

05 / The composition of the application

Who can obtain the status

The permission is issued personally: the income is evidenced for each adult. Open a row to see the conditions.

Over 18
An income from €50,000 a year
Access to reserve capital
Private medical insurance, with no right to work

In a registered marriage
The income is evidenced for each adult
They may not work in Ireland on this status either

The children of the applicant or the spouse
They study in Irish schools
Medical insurance is compulsory for each of them

06 / Cost

What means have to be evidenced

The requirement has two parts: a regular income and access to capital for unforeseen expenses.

A single applicant · income plus a reserve

€50,000

≈ $58,000

Evidenced The whole term of the status

A pension, rental income, dividends or another regular income
Access to a lump sum for unforeseen expenses
Private medical insurance for the whole term
Work and publicly funded services are unavailable

The applicant and a spouse · the income counted for each

€100,000

≈ $116,000

Evidenced The whole term of the status

The income is evidenced for each adult in the application
The reserve of capital is evidenced for the family
Insurance is arranged for every participant
Neither of them may work in Ireland on this status

The composition of the application

The main applicant

Spouse

Minor children

The sums follow the requirements of Immigration Service Delivery: an individual income from €50,000 a year and access to capital at the level of the cost of a house in Ireland. On top of that come the visa fee, the registration of the status, the insurance, the housing and the support.

07 / Comparison

Ireland against the neighbouring options

Stamp 0 is the most demanding option in this section as to income, but the only English-speaking one in the European Union.

	Ireland	Spain	Portugal D7	Greece FIP	Cyprus F
Requirement as to means	€50,000 per person	€28,800 a year	€11,040 a year	€24,000 a year	a guide of €9,568
A reserve of capital	Yes, at the price of housing	No	No	No	No
State medicine	Unavailable	Available	Available	Available	Limited
Schengen	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
The language of the country	English	Spanish	Portuguese	Greek	Greek

The conditions are given as at the date this page was updated. Stamp 0 is a temporary status: it gives no automatic right to permanent residence.

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10 / How it works

How the process works

STEP 1

The preliminary check

We count the income for each adult and check what the reserve of capital is evidenced by.

STEP 2

Medical insurance

We choose a private policy covering the stay in the country: without it the permission is not issued.

STEP 3

The application before entry

The file is submitted in advance, from the country of residence. For citizens of visa-required countries a long-stay D visa is arranged in parallel.

STEP 4

Entry and registration

After approval and entry the status is registered with the immigration service and a residence card is issued.

STEP 5

Housing and settling in

Renting or buying a home, school for the children, a bank account and tax registration.

STEP 6

Renewal

The status is renewed while the income, the reserve and the insurance hold. We keep the calendar and prepare the documents.

The only English-speaking country of the European Union — and the highest income threshold in this section.

IrelandThe European Union, outside SchengenImmigration Service Delivery

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11 / Our role

Why people arrange Stamp 0 with us

The status is issued at the service’s discretion, and what decides it is the quality of the file: the evidence of income, of the reserve and of the insurance.

We count the requirement for the family

The income is evidenced for each adult. We work the total out in advance so that a refusal never comes down to arithmetic.

We prepare the evidence of the reserve

The requirement as to capital is framed as a guide, not a figure. We present it so that the service is left with no questions.

We choose the insurance

The policy must cover the stay without recourse to public medicine. An ordinary travel policy does not do.

We run the renewals

Stamp 0 is a temporary status. We keep the renewal calendar and watch that the conditions hold.

12 / Team

Who runs the Irish residency process

The application is run by a permanent team: an immigration lawyer, a documents specialist and a family coordinator.

Andres FerreiraHead of Investment AdvisoryThe strategy for the programme and complex cases

Irina ShternHead of Hungary OfficeRunning the application legally and the documents

Dmitry NagyInternational Tax ConsultantTaxes on the move and residency

Elena TitovaClient Relationship ManagerCoordinating the family and contact at every stage

15 / Materials

Useful materials on Ireland

Materials on Stamp 0: the requirements as to income and the reserve, the documents and the order of filing.

The main materialPresentation

Staying in Ireland on Stamp 0

The presentation gathers the essentials: the requirements as to income and capital, the insurance, the documents and the order of filing before entry.

Inside:

how much income is required for each adult
how the reserve of capital is evidenced
which insurance is suitable
which relatives come into the application
which documents will be needed
how registration after entry works
how work with BRIDGES is organised

PDF · free · current as of August 2026

A short check: whether the income is enough for each adult, whether there is a reserve and whether you are ready for private medicine.

The list for the applicant and each family member, marking what has to be translated and certified.

We calculate the means required, the budget for the move, the fees and the support.

All the materials are updated regularly by our team and are used when supporting BRIDGES clients.

16 / News

What matters to know

2026-08-11

The income requirement for people of independent means is from €50,000 a year per person, plus access to capital at the level of the cost of housing.

2026-08-11

The Stamp 0 application is filed before entry into the country; citizens of visa-required countries also need a long-stay D visa.

Worth having

Download the Ireland checklist

The short document we give clients before the start: the requirements as to income and the reserve, the documents, the stages and the timelines.

Inside the document

The income for each adult in the application
How the reserve of capital is evidenced
The current conditions for 2026

We will send it after a short form - no call or obligation.

17 / Questions

Answers to common questions

The immigration service names an individual income from €50,000 a year. For a couple the sum is evidenced for each adult. In addition you have to show access to a lump sum for unforeseen expenses — the service’s guide is the cost of a house in Ireland.

No. The holder of Stamp 0 neither works nor runs a business in the country unless the letter from the immigration service expressly says otherwise.

No. On this status you may not use publicly funded services, state hospitals among them. Private medical insurance is compulsory.

Before entry into Ireland, from the country of residence. Citizens of visa-required countries arrange a long-stay D visa in parallel.

Not automatically, no. It is a temporary permission with conditions, renewable while they hold. The path to a long-term status is considered separately.

A spouse and minor children. The income is evidenced for each adult and the insurance for every participant.

No. Ireland is not in the Schengen area: travel to continental Europe is arranged on the ordinary visa rules for your passport.

Living in the country, yes, under the residency rules. Ireland applies the domicile regime, which affects the taxation of foreign income; the calculation is done before the move.

Usually three to six months, counting the preparation of the file, the consideration of the application and the D visa for citizens of visa-required countries.

There are no restrictions on citizenship, but the check on the source of funds is strict and the consideration may take longer. We go through that part before filing.

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Anna Kovalevskaya, lead lawyer at BRIDGES GLOBAL

Anna KovalevskayaLead lawyer, citizenship and residency, 12 years of practice