Ireland or Slovenia
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
| Ireland | Slovenia | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary in IT | $ 73 970 | $ 54 624 |
| Citizenship | 5 years | 10 years |
| Partner can work | yes | yes |
| Parents | difficult | difficult |
| Pets | difficult | difficult |
| Pet limit | 5 | 5 |
| Quarantine | no | no |
| Residence permit fee | — | — |
| Rent, 2 bedrooms | $ 2 969 | $ 1 354 · estimate |
| Basket | $ 44,6 | $ 40,8 |
| Life expectancy | 83.01 | 82.29 |
| Homicides/100k | 0.7 | 0.71 |
| Natural hazards, 0–10 | 2.3 | 3.3 |
How the two sets of routes differ
Long-stay routes in this reference: Ireland — 25, Slovenia — 27. Types present in both: work, study, family and job seeking. Ireland adds: startup, retirement and working holiday. Slovenia adds: remote work.
Fees, thresholds and deadlines
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. Slovenia: fees range from 9.1 to 70 EUR. Routes with a published decision deadline: 4; the shortest is 20 days.
Beyond the first permit
Permanent status: both after 5 years. Citizenship: Ireland after 5 years, Slovenia after 10 years. Ireland allows a second citizenship, Slovenia does not.
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.
Slovenia in brief
A compact member of the EU, Schengen and the eurozone with a developed tech sector in Ljubljana, low crime and a high quality of life; permanent residence after 5 years. Held back by citizenship at 10 years requiring you to give up the previous one (dual is difficult), notable natural hazards (the catastrophic floods of 2023 and seismic activity), IT salaries below Western European levels and a small labour market with vacancies concentrated in the capital.
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