Ireland · National (Ireland)
Business Investor
Start-up Entrepreneur Programme (STEP)
For non-EEA entrepreneurs with an innovative, high-potential business proposal and at least €50,000 in funding, to establish and run their business in Ireland.
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Pathway overview
For non-EEA entrepreneurs with an innovative, high-potential business proposal and at least €50,000 in funding, to establish and run their business in Ireland.
Verified via cross-referenced search results (the primary irishimmigration.ie page's body content is rendered client-side and wasn't directly fetchable this pass): you must have at least €50,000 in funding committed to your business (from yourself, a business angel, a venture fund, or a combination — an additional €30,000 is required per additional founder), and an innovative, high-potential business proposal, evaluated quarterly by an evaluation committee (not intended for retail, personal services, catering, or similar businesses). The evaluation committee's assessment of whether a proposal is genuinely innovative and high-potential is a judgment call this tool doesn't check.
Eligibility requirements
- Intended applicant
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- Job offer
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- Age
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- Language
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- Experience
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Costs and financial requirements
- Main financial requirement
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- Government fee
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Application process
Apply online; proposals are considered quarterly by an evaluation committee
Status, validity and rights
- Current status
- Open
- Initial validity
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- Renewal
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- Work rights
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- Study rights
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Family inclusion
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Permanent residence and citizenship
Permanent residence
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Citizenship
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Eligibility to apply for permanent residence or citizenship never guarantees approval.
Required documents
An official pathway-specific document checklist has not yet been confirmed in structured format.
Official sources and verification
No reviewer-confirmed official source is available for public display yet.
- Last published
- 2026-09-05
- Last source verification
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- Effective from
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- Effective to
- No end date published
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