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Relocating to Ireland while building or scaling your company.

The personal and business sides of a founder relocation are inseparable. Immigration timing shapes hiring; hiring shapes company setup; company setup shapes personal tax. Coordinated properly, none of this is unmanageable. Left uncoordinated, all of it slips.

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Typical situations

Different starting points, same coordination principle.

  • Establishing a new Irish company

    Company formation, banking, accounting and payroll — sequenced alongside your own immigration route so nothing waits on the wrong document.

  • Scaling an existing Irish operation

    Relocating personally to be closer to the business, or adding a physical presence — with the personal move planned around business commitments.

  • Moving from an existing overseas base

    Aligning the wind-down or continuation of your current base with the setup in Ireland, so neither goes out of sync.

  • Founder with family

    Where a partner and children are moving with you, the household side of the move needs its own plan running in parallel.

Connected decisions

Personal and business workstreams affect one another.

  • The immigration route determines when you can be paid through Irish payroll.
  • Company formation determines when banking, accounting and payroll can start.
  • First hires depend on employment permit timing and payroll readiness.
  • Personal housing timing depends on when arrival is realistic.
  • Tax positioning across your last jurisdiction and Ireland needs early planning, not late.

Relevant workstreams

The workstreams a founder move typically involves.

  • Immigration & work

    Employment permits, visas and the sequencing that determines when the rest of the move can move.

  • Company & payroll

    Company formation, payroll setup, statutory registrations and the operational scaffolding around them.

  • Housing

    Areas, timing, viewings, offers and the practicalities of securing a home before you arrive.

  • Banking & practical setup

    Bank accounts, PPS numbers, utilities, connectivity — the everyday infrastructure a new life relies on.

  • Arrival & settling in

    Landing week, first month and the countless small decisions that determine how quickly you actually feel settled.

Common failure points

Where founder moves usually break down.

  • The formation agent finishes and no one picks up banking readiness.
  • The immigration solicitor waits weeks for documentation nobody was asked to prepare.
  • First hires are lined up before payroll is registered.
  • The family side of the move is left to the last minute because the business took priority.
  • No one is looking across all of it, so problems are only visible from inside one workstream at a time.

Founder story

We did not study relocation from the outside. We lived through it.

Every provider handled a task. Nobody was coordinating the complete process. SettleDone was built to be that team.

Read Viki's story →

How to work with us as a founder

Four ways forward, depending on where you are.

Common questions

Ireland for founders — frequently asked.

  • With a Discovery Call. A 30-minute fit and scoping conversation to understand your situation and identify whether a Relocation & Expansion Blueprint or a concierge programme is the right next step.

Next step

Let's map your founder move properly.

A 30-minute Discovery Call. No obligation to proceed. A clear recommendation of the right next step.

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