Financial threshold
—
no minimum listed
Stay
24 → 60
months, renewable
Application fee
$403
Tax
Worldwide
Progressive income tax 20-40%
Path to staying
- Residence permit24 months
- Renew36 months at a time
- Permanent residencyafter 5 years
- Citizenshipafter 5 years
- Permanent residency 5 years
- Citizenship 5 years
- Dual citizenship allowed
Overview
- Country
- Ireland
- Program
- Ireland Start-up Entrepreneur Programme
- Local name
- STEP
- Type
- Startup
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 24 months
- Max duration
- 60 months
- Renewable
- Yes (36 mo)
Residence permit for non-EEA entrepreneurs with EUR 50k+ funding and a high-potential innovative startup targeting international markets.
Financial requirements
- Savings required
- $57,500
- Application fee
- $403
Eligibility
- Minimum age 18+
- Criminal record check required
- Health check not required
- Health insurance required
- Endorsement Committee
Work rights
- Employment not allowed
- Self-employment allowed
- Own a business allowed
- Work permit included no
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Spouse included
- Yes
- Max child age
- 18
- Parents allowed
- No
Benefits and mobility
- Bank account can open
- Property purchase allowed
- Public healthcare access granted
- Must be primary residence required
Tax
- Tax regime
- Worldwide
- Regime name
- Progressive income tax 20-40%
- Foreign income taxed
- Yes
- Capital gains taxed
- Yes
How to apply
- Method
- online
- Processing time
- 90–120 days
- Apply from abroad
- Yes
Notes
Must be HPSU: innovative, international markets, capable of 10 jobs and EUR 1M sales in 3-4 years. EUR 30k per additional co-founder. Quarterly committee review. Ireland NOT in Schengen. No language requirement for citizenship.