we want to move to Ireland

[SemiCrunchy]

but we have no job lined up. How is the best way to go about moving over there without a job? I think what we learned before was that there is a minimum salary that you have to earn to be allowed to stay in the country and you have to prove to be making that amount before you can be granted permission to stay... or something like that. What do we need to know to move there? We tried to go with a missionary we know who lives there, but there were so many complications it didn't work out, so we just want to move over there and live - how hard is that?

[courtenay_e]

I would assume that that would depend on what you do for a living and whether that is in demand at this point, in order to get a visa. Typcially it's easier to get a job first...however, Ireland's jobless rate is REALLY high right now. So, unless you are able to find employment, and there are a lot of people who live there who are looking, it might not be a great time to move!

[choli]

I just got back from a visit to Ireland. The economy is collapsing, unemployment is rising daily, and the government is completely corrupt and incompetent. It would probably be a really bad idea to move there right now, sorry to tell you. The chances of getting a job are miniscule.

[Dewdropdeb]

Everyone here is moving elsewhere due to the reasons listed by the previous poster. It's impossible to find work at the moment, kids graduating from college are just emigrating.  We moved here from the US 8 years ago. I'm Irish by birth and my family is all here, but I grew up abroad and DH is American, we would move back to the US in a heartbeat if finances allowed.  We're also considering looking at Australia or New Zealand, there is nothing for us in Ireland.