MaryM911

I am looking at moving from scotland to Ireland in the autum and looking at getting a job there, I have experience in the care sector. I have a house 1 1/2 hrs away from Dublin and would be able to drive this distance on a daily basis. I was wondering if there is any Visa i would need to look in to applying for to work in ireland

Moses2013

The free movement of workers agreement permits nationals of one EEA country to work in another EEA country on the same conditions as that member state's own citizens. As you have a house, you already have a PPS number, so now you just need the job.

MaryM911

I Should have mentioned i do not own the house, it is in my parents name currently

Moses2013

Well that's no problem either. Just find a job and then you register and will get a PPS number. Only thing that might be annoying is getting a bank account, as they always ask for utility bills. If you're residing at your parents house, it would be wise to transfer electricity account into your name.

molly1664

just picking up from Moses2013 last reply, you can apply for your PPS number and open a bank account with Bank of Ireland before you move to Ireland. We contacted
Client Identity Services
Dept of Social Protection
Shannon Lodge
Carrick on Shannon
Co Leitrim
and they sent us the forms to complete. It took about 6 weeks for our PPS numbers to come through.

With the bank account we went into a branch with passports and utility bill from the UK, they were very helpful and opened the account straight away. By the time we returned to the UK our debit cards were waiting for us.

chaoclive

Do you mean that you went to a branch in ROI and had them send all the info to your UK address? That sounds easy!

molly1664

Yes it was that easy. We were surprised

chaoclive

Wow. Worth a try I guess!
Thanks
C