Ireland Residency - Brochure
About Ireland
In 2012 the Irish Government created the Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) to facilitate investors and business professionals from outside of the EU to avail of the opportunities of investing and locating business interests in Ireland, in order to support investment in Ireland and to enhance Ireland’s position as one of the world’s most globalized economies.
The Immigrant Investor Programme facilitates non-EEA nationals and their families who commit to an approved investment in Ireland to acquire a secure residency status in Ireland.
The ultimate objective of this programme is job creation and facilitating further Irish economic development.
Who is the Program for?
1. Investors who wish to undertake one of four eligible investments in Ireland:
- Enterprise Investment (minimum of Euro 1 million for 3 years)
- Investment Fund (minimum of Euro 1 million for 3 years)
- Real Estate Investment Trusts – REIT (minimum of Euro 2 million for 3 years)
- Endowment (minimum of Eur 500 thousand philanthropic contribution)
2. Investors who are of good character and have not been convicted of criminal offences in any jurisdiction.
3. Investors with a minimum net worth of Euro 2 million.
Benefits for Education
- STUDY in one of the best education systems in the world for higher education achievements & BENEFIT from Ireland's investment in the education system
- CHOOSE from over 5000 internationally recognized qualifications
- ACCESS world-class research opportunities in world-leading programmes
- CONNECT with career opportunities with leading global companies located in Ireland
- ACHIEVE your ambitions in Europe's most entrepreneurial country
- JOIN the 35,000 international students from 162 countries enjoying Ireland's vibrant culture
- LIVE in an English speaking country
- EXPERIENCE living in one of the friendliest and safest countries in the world
The Irish Government invests over 782 million annually in research in Ireland's higher education institutions. The impact of this funding is that Ireland's higher education institutions now lead the world in an increasing number of fields.
Route to Citizenship
The Immigrant Investor Programme does NOT provide for preferential access to naturalization for successful applicants. As per the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Acts 1957-2004, the legislation requires applicants for Irish naturalization to be physically resident in Ireland for the 12 months prior to application, and to be physically resident in Ireland for four of the preceding eight years, i.e. 5 years.
Note: A person can be regarded as physically resident in Ireland and still travel abroad for business or leisure. However, the person’s home must be in Ireland and they should spend the larger part of the year there.
The Immigrant Investor Programme
- a summary of the 12-week process
There are four steps to the Immigrant Investor Programme – Apply, Approve, Invest, Reside
- Apply, without committing any investment funding, on the basis of one of the four investment options
- Get Approval for your investment from the Evaluation Committee
- When your application is approved, Invest in your preferred investment option
- When you have invested your funds, you and your nominated family members, will be issued with permission to Reside in Ireland
