Digital Nomad & Residency - Ireland

Ireland has not introduced a digital-nomad or remote-work visa allowing non-EEA nationals to reside in Ireland while working remotely for a foreign employer; immigration is structured around employment permits, study, family, or independent-means routes.

EU, EEA and Swiss nationals do not need a visa or permission to enter, live, or work (including remotely) in Ireland; this is the simplest path for relocating remote workers from those states.

Stamp 0 is a temporary, fully self-sufficient residence permission requiring a verifiable annual income of at least €50,000 (€100,000 combined for a couple) plus a lump sum for emergencies; holders may not work or run a business unless explicitly authorised in their ISD permission letter and cannot use publicly funded services.

The short-stay C visa permits up to 90 days but does not allow taking up employment or using public services; working remotely on tourist permission risks refusal of future visas.

Non-EEA nationals coming to work for an Irish employer use the long-stay employment visa tied to permits such as the Critical Skills Employment Permit; these target local employment rather than location-independent remote work for foreign companies.

Ireland's residency-by-investment Immigrant Investor Programme closed to new applications on 15 February 2023 amid EU/OECD concerns over money laundering and due-diligence weaknesses; no replacement investment-residency scheme exists.