Czechia or Ireland
Two countries side by side across the same rows as the full comparison. A dash means the value is missing: fields are not filled with guesses. about the data
| Czechia | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary in IT | $ 62 590 | $ 73 970 |
| Citizenship | 5 years | 5 years |
| Partner can work | yes | yes |
| Parents | difficult | difficult |
| Pets | difficult | difficult |
| Pet limit | 5 | 5 |
| Quarantine | no | no |
| Residence permit fee | $ 118 | — |
| Rent, 2 bedrooms | $ 1 536 | $ 2 969 |
| Basket | $ 35,9 | $ 44,6 |
| Life expectancy | 79.98 | 83.01 |
| Homicides/100k | 0.61 | 0.7 |
| Natural hazards, 0–10 | 1.6 | 2.3 |
How the two sets of routes differ
Long-stay routes in this reference: Czechia — 68, Ireland — 25. Types present in both: work, study, family, job seeking and working holiday. Czechia adds: remote work, investment, talent and repatriation. Ireland adds: startup and retirement.
Fees, thresholds and deadlines
Czechia: fees range from 200 to 5,000 CZK. Routes with no fee: 3. Routes with a published decision deadline: 52; the shortest is 30 days. Ireland: fees range from 60 to 1,000 EUR. Routes with no fee: 2. Routes stating an income threshold: 5; the lowest is 30,000 EUR a year. Routes with a published decision deadline: 3; the shortest is 56 days.
Beyond the first permit
Permanent status: both after 5 years. Citizenship: both after 5 years. Both allow a second citizenship.
Czechia in brief
A developed tech market (Prague, Brno) with large international employers, low violence and a moderate cost of living; permanent residence after 5 years, dual citizenship recognised. Held back by a selective visa policy — checks on applicants from some countries have been markedly tougher since 2022 — compulsory Czech at B1 for citizenship, an antibody titre test for pets from countries outside the EU rabies list, and narrow grounds for parent reunification.
Ireland in brief
An English-speaking EU country outside Schengen with a large technology sector (the European headquarters of Google, Meta and Stripe) and some of Europe's mildest citizenship requirements — no language exam, dual citizenship allowed. Held back by high rent, non-participation in the EU Blue Card and a high income threshold for parent reunification.
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