Ireland Permanent Residency by Investment

Permanent Residency by Investment in Ireland

• Ireland Immigrant Investor Program & Start Up Entrepreneur Program was first established in 2012.
• The Government of Ireland created the Program to stimulate investment and create employment in the country and to attract successful individuals to Ireland.
• We are proud to promote an exclusive opportunity for candidates to secure their residency status in Ireland using the Enterprise Investment Option.
• Ireland’s inward investment promotion agency (IDA) has set ambitious targets for the country, aiming to attract €3Billion of foreign direct investment (900 new companies) by 2019.
• In conjunction with our partners, and in line with the IDA’s objectives, we have identified a number of well-established Canadian companies looking to establish subsidiaries in Ireland, and seeking to raise their required capital through the program. These companies will buy back the shares of the IIP candidate within 3 to 5 years.

The requirements and qualifications for residency in Ireland:

1. Applicants must demonstrate a legally acquired net worth in excess of €2,000,000, including €500,000 in funds available for investment in Ireland.
2. Applicants are not required to have previous management experience and do not need to be involved with the management of a company in Ireland.
3. There is no requirement for applicants or their families to be able to speak English.
4. The applicant can include their spouse, children under the age of 18, and children who are 18 to 24, provided they continue to be financially dependent on their parents.
5. The applicant and family members 16 and over must submit Police Clearances for each country in which they have resided for more than 6 months during the last 10 years.

The applicant is expected to:

1. Invest €500,000 for a 3 to 5-year period and pay the required fees (administration & legal fees of €88,000 and a government processing fee of €750 will apply);
2. Hold preferred shares of an eligible Irish Company for 3-5 years (depending on the project);
3. Earn €10,000 (2%) annual dividend in years 1 to 3, and €20,000 (4%) in years 4 and 5;
4. Redeem their shares at the end of the minimum required holding period.

Conditions for Residency Renewal

• The applicant and dependent family members will receive two-year residency permission under “Stamp 4” conditions, which permits them to work, study and/or start their own business in Ireland.
• After two years, an extension will be granted for an additional three years, and then every five years indefinitely into the future, provided:
  • the investment remained in place for the required time (minimum 3 years);
  • they have not become a financial burden on Ireland;
  • they have not been investigated, indicted, or convicted in relation to any criminal offense in any country.
• There is no requirement to create jobs (as in some other programs like visa EB-5, for example). There is no condition for business performance (success of business). The Government of Ireland recognizes that some of the businesses may be not successful or profitable, and this will not jeopardize the Irish Residency Permit received under the program.
• The Immigrant Investor Program recognizes that applicants may have substantial business and financial interests outside of Ireland, therefore actual physical residence in Ireland is not a condition for renewal of residency. The applicant and family members must visit Ireland only once per calendar year.

Citizenship in Ireland & EU passport

• After five years, the applicant and his family members may be eligible to apply for Irish citizenship and passport, provided the following conditions are met:

1. 1. they have resided in Ireland for five of the preceding nine years, including the 12 months prior to the application;
   2. they continue to be of good character, and free from criminal convictions;
   3. they intend in good faith to continue to reside in Ireland after naturalization.

• There are no language requirements to become an Irish citizen.
• Once an applicant has become a citizen of Ireland, he will enjoy the benefits of one of the most widely accepted passports, including visa-free access to over 170 countries, and the right to reside and work in other EU countries.

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