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Papers · Ireland
Updated September 2026

🚚 I moved — how and where do I register my new address?

Direct answer

Registering your address is compulsory within a short deadline after moving (days to weeks, depending on the country) and everything official flows from it: the ID number, tax, voting, health insurance, school places. Register at Department of Social Protection — PPS number / Civil Registration Service (0818 927 999) — online with a digital ID in many countries, otherwise at Your city or county council (gov.ie) — with ID and proof of the new address (rental contract, deed, or the landlord's or host's declaration). Revenue — appeals and phased payment (Tax Appeals Commission) (01 738 3660) and the other agencies are informed automatically in most countries — but check your tax and benefit accounts after a few weeks.

Ireland has no address registration. 'Registering' means getting a PPS number from the Department of Social Protection, then telling Revenue, your GP and the electoral register.

Call firstDepartment of Social Protection — PPS number / Civil Registration Service
Report toYour city or county council
If that failsRevenue — appeals and phased payment (Tax Appeals Commission)

🗣️ What to say

"I moved to [new address] on [date] from [old address / abroad]. I would like to register my address [and my family members: names]. Attached: ID and [rental contract / owner's declaration]."

🪜 Step by step

  1. DeadlineCheck the days allowed — late registration can be fined.
  2. DocumentsID for everyone moving, proof of address, for a move from abroad also birth/marriage certificates (multilingual form or apostille).
  3. Online or in personDepartment of Social Protection — PPS number / Civil Registration Service online with digital ID; otherwise Your city or county council by appointment.
  4. Moving from abroadAlso: health insurance, the ID number if new, deregistration in the old country.
  5. Mail forwardingThe postal service's redirection for a few months; update the bank, employer, insurers yourself.

📇 All contacts

Department of Social Protection — PPS number / Civil Registration ServicePPS number, birth/marriage certificatesOn arrival and for certificates📞 0818 927 999🔗 www.gov.ie/en/service/12e6de-get-a-personal-public-service-pps-number
Your city or county councilNuisances, roads, waste, lost property, environmental complaintsFor anything the council handles🔗 www.gov.ie/en/organisation-information/1a5c8-local-authorities
Revenue — appeals and phased payment (Tax Appeals Commission)Appeal an assessment within 30 days; phased payment arrangementsWithin 30 days of the notice📞 01 738 3660🔗 www.revenue.ie
HSE — GP visit card / medical card, GP finderFinding a GP, medical card, HSE complaints (Your Service Your Say)For finding a doctor and coverage questions📞 1800 700 700🔗 www2.hse.ie/services/find-a-gp

❓ Frequently asked

The landlord will not give me a declaration

Most countries let you register with the rental contract alone; if the landlord obstructs, Your city or county council can register you on other evidence and the landlord may be fined.

Can I register in a friend's flat?

Yes, if you actually live there — with the friend's declaration. It can affect their benefits or taxes; tell them.

I have no fixed address

Municipalities offer a postal address for homeless residents so that benefits and documents work. Ask Your city or county council or social services.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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