Ireland permanent residence: security and reach.
How far this permit travels, the days it costs to keep, and where it leads — years to permanent residency and citizenship. The whole deal, with official sources.
How secure it is
“Days to keep” — the physical-presence rule that keeps the status alive — is the column no other index publishes. It’s also exactly what Countly counts.
No hard legal cap, but immigration officers can refuse to renew Stamp 4 if absences show the holder is no longer primarily resident in Ireland…
Failure to renew before expiry (subject to a short grace period), extended/repeated absence undermining residence, criminal conviction or…
staying past 183 days typically makes you a tax resident — a different count, also worth tracking.
What it unlocks beyond Ireland
Where it leads
How many days must you spend to keep Ireland residence?
No hard legal cap, but immigration officers can refuse to renew Stamp 4 if absences show the holder is no longer primarily resident in Ireland (informal ~6-month/year benchmark).
How long from Ireland residence to citizenship?
5 yrs. Allowed.
Your permit has a day counter. So does Countly.
Track the presence days that keep your residence permit — and your tax residency — alive. Automatically and privately.
Countly keeps a verifiable ledger of your presence days: for the permit, and for the tax line right behind it.