Do you dream of moving abroad in Europe? Not only is it possible, but will a place even pay you a heavy sum to do so.
In 2023, Ireland launched its program “Our Living Islands”, which proposed to pay the participants around $ 90,000 to move to a selected number of its magnificent islands.
“Our coastal islands and their communities are an integral part of the fabric of rural Ireland. They are also an integral part of state heritage and are of particular importance in Irish culture,” said the Irish government on the program.
These islands, she added, are located just off the coast; However, they are “cut daily by the tide” and “are not connected to the continent by a bridge or a roadway, have permanent populations all year round and are not in private property”.
One of its main objectives with the program is to reopulate these islands and, “in collaboration with island communities, to create the conditions that encourage young people to stay or move the islands to live, work and raise families”.
There are very large warnings with the program to know. As Euro News explained, the government will pay just over € 80,000 to those who are ready to move, however, that money must be used to buy and revitalize the properties abandoned by the renovation plan for the property of the Irish government Croí Cónahehe. The property must also have been built before 1993 and has been abandoned for at least two years. He must also act as a real house. Sorry, no airbnb is allowed.
Forbes reported that some of the islands of the incentive program include Arranmore, an island off the coast of Donegal County and the magnificent Wild Atlantic Way. There is also the island of Clare off the coast of County Mayo, the calm island of Bere, and Inis Mór, one of the Aran islands.
And here is the biggest information that Americans should know: you cannot use it as an immigration program. According to International Living, in order to participate, you must first have an Irish residence. This can be obtained in several ways, including the “Stamp 0” visa which targets retirees (although you had to show a minimum proof of more than $ 50,000 per year), or if you can hang the double citizenship by descendants. The requirements for this are steep and include the prouvance of your parent or your grandparent was an Irish citizen at the time of your birth.
However, if you can swing it, it can be worth it just to help keep these beautiful islands alive.
“` `Our living islands ” contains 80 actions which are designed to support and empower our island communities and the people who live there. It is a question of improving housing, better access to essential services in health and education, by offering a large broadband strip, and in development more from our external equipment, which will in turn increase tourism and support the sustainable island communities,” Humphreys shared in 2023 “. In terms of water, roads and batteries. Politics – recognize our commitment to support our island communities so that they have a brilliant and lasting future.”
