texasbornmama
4/20/2016 15:36 EST
Is it possible to continue to work for our American company and get a work visa for Ireland? We have been wanting to move to Europe for some time now and recently visited Ireland and fell in love.
If not, what are the first steps in moving to Ireland? My husband falls under the "critical skills" job categories. This is the beginning of our search so any and all information would be helpful. Unfortunately the American company he works for has no reason to sponsor a visa...though they are happy to have him work remotely.
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mediaguy777
11/6/2016 20:37 EST
Following here, as that is my EXACT situation here as well (am even writing this from Texas too).
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silverzzr
11/16/2016 02:01 EST
I'm not Irish i'm American but ... If your saying your keeping your same job and moving into Ireland then i'm pretty sure you don't need any type of work visa. You aren't going to be employed in Ireland. You see I am American and wanted to move to Ireland but learned getting a work permit was hard .. So I contacted the Irish embassy to get info. They informed me that getting a satellite job was the easiest means to support myself while working on getting a work permit. Basically I would still work for and pay taxes on an American job but I would work from home ... Home being any where on earth that has internet. My money gets deposited into my typical bank and can be withdrawn from an ATM in Ireland.
Hope that's useful info.
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dballing
11/16/2016 06:37 EST
silverzzr: So what I'm hearing you say is that if you're living in Ireland, but working for an American company, getting paid in Dollars, deposited into an American bank account, Ireland is basically "whatever" ?
How does that work from a tax perspective, does Ireland want a taste of the action or is it basically beyond them at that point?
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Iris23
11/16/2016 19:52 EST
Hi silverzzr,
As an American tourist, there is a limit of 3 months that you can stay in Ireland. If you were working from "home" would you have to go to the Guarda and obtain permission to stay beyond the 3 months?
thanks!
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silverzzr
11/17/2016 22:36 EST
American citizens are still required to file and pay taxes even when living abroad so long as they are American citizens. Even if you live in and work for an Irish company America wants you to file taxes on your income. It's called tax form 54.
I don't know Irish laws on working from home while in Ireland but assuming you don't work for an Irish company in Ireland I see no reason why they would be able to tax your income. I know very little about Irish tax laws but I assume the VAT is what pays the bills. It's like sales tax here in the states from what I've gathered.
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silverzzr
11/17/2016 22:43 EST
Iris ... The embassy told me this word for word regarding PTR.
Please note, in addition to applying for a work permit once you arrive in Ireland you will also need to apply for Permission to Remain from the Garda within the first week of your stay. Persons seeking this permission should report to:
Garda National Immigration Bureau (if you are in Dublin) at 13/14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2
If outside the Dublin area please report to the local Garda Superintendent’s Office.
You must enter Ireland on a return airline ticket demonstrating your intention to leave Ireland within 90 days of your arrival. If you are granted permission to remain, you may adjust your departure ticket accordingly. Please note, an unauthorised overstay could result in prosecution, imprisonment, and a fine.
Based on this information if you land with the inventions of staying you must apply pretty much right away and have proof that you will leave if you get denied. Assuming all that then yes I'd say getting a permission to remain stamp is a good idea. I intend to look for work once I arrive the satellite job will simply provide me with an income during my search so I don't deplete my savings any.
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Meachair54
11/18/2016 10:09 EST
You better go to Citizens information. Ie and read about double taxation, and look up on U.S. Tax Codes , living abroad and paying U.S. Taxes. Also the U.S. and Ireland have bilateral agreements when it comes to taxes.
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