Is it possible to find a house or apartment to rent for only 6 months? In 2 years my husband and I will be visiting the Killarney area for 6 months and I am trying to research how to find a place to stay for
that length of time. Would self catering homes lease/rent for that length of time or would that be too expensive. I have seen rentals on line but the length is always 1 year. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I KNOW this is a long time out but I want to make sure we will be able to find a
place to stay. We hope to only pay no more that 900 euros for the rent.

I think anything is possible, and I'm sure you can do that but whether it is too expensive is your call. Of course a lot of landlords don't want to rent for 6 month if it is long-term rental properties, not vacation rentals.

Maybe your budget is low but there are a couple on here in that range. This website seems to have a lot without year lease requirements http://www.longtermlettings.com/r/re...9/y/825120962/

You do realize you will need a visa for long stay right?

Winter might be easier than Summer and outside Killarney a lot cheaper than in the general Killarney area

Ask on Boards.ie rather than a travel site but do our daytime asking as about now when the pubs kick out the information can be beer stained. Daft.ie has accommodation details for 6 month lettings

see also the Irelandmoveclub web site

http://www.daft.ie/ Look here. I know someone that rents their apartment on here.

http://www.daft.ie/kerry/apartments-...kerry-1621839/

sorry Tony, didn't read your reply close enough

Try short term lets also. I would love to do this for three months. I put in 6 months and that one came up but then it said min 1 year but think there are ones to rent for less. I know a couple in Munich that rented an airbnb for a while trying to find an apartment while going to school. They had no luck but the airbnb renter made a deal with them for the year.

Why not contact the people advertising 1-year rentals and ask them?

justineparis - No I didn't know we would need visas to stay that long. do you or Tony know how we would go about getting one? My husband is a naturalized citizen (his grandmother was born in raised in Dunmanway County Cork)would that make a difference? Thanks for those links all, I will look them up. Keep the suggestions coming!!

P.S. We chose Killarney since we have been there twice and like the fact we can make day trips to several areas. If anyone has a suggestion for another town/city close to Killarney I would appreciate it. We did stop in Kenmare in 2009 and that could work also.

You don't need a visa, however if you plan to stay more than 90 days you do need to register residency? not sure how that works you should contact the Irish embassy for accurate details there have been changes to certain rules recently duel citizenship makes a difference for himself but not you.

Not sure about your husband but for American citizens you are allowed 90 days on an automatic tourist visa - but after that you have to apply for some other type of visa (not sure what you might qualify for - and also for any children - since it looks like you have one).

You should look into this right away as getting a visa can be a very lengthy and complicated process depending on your specific circumstances.

Light of day answer and after a bit of reading, you might need an "Extended Stay" Visa? but that info might be out of date as well.. definitely check the situation with the Embassy, its is possible that you might have have to provide proof you can support yourselves for the period of your stay also needs checking as that has just changed.

Another option for accommodation might be House Sitting? some friends of ours do that but thanks to the last folk that sat their house won't be having anyone else staying at theirs. Usually means you have to pet sit as well but its an option to reduce the overall cost. Then Transport. Car hire runs 28 days a throw for 6 months you are probably better off buying but talk to me on email or Facebook rather than an open travel forum.

If your husband has Irish citzenship, he should have/get an Irish passport and enter the country with that. He does not need a visa in that case. As his wife, you will probably need a residency permit, but will be allowed to accompany him without a special visa - at least that's the way it works here in France (I have an Irish passport, but my husband does not; he's allowed to be here with me, but needed to show proof of finances, clean health record, etc.). Do call the Irish Consulte, though - paperwork here in Europe is daunting and will require a good deal of effort on your part.

You might want to check the AngloInfo website for Ireland, too. It has a lot of useful information for expats and long-term visitors.

One of the things you will definitely need is proof of medical insurance for anyone without an Irish passport (no sure what yo child will qualify for). Travel insurance typically does not cover you for more than 90 days so you should look into options now. (US insurance also usually does not cover you if you are out of the country for more than 90 days.)

Here is the information you need to stay more than 90 days in Ireland, assuming your husband enters on his Irish passport:

http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages...ges/WP07000024

hetismij2: That link doesn't work . . .

http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/WP07000024

hetismij2 posted a double link.

Sorry!

About the extended stay, keep in mind that declaring residency might have tax implications in both countries.

We have looked into longer stays but have chickened out when all the US tax stuff came into play. And being away from home that long also gets complicated without a formal/full move.

Right now we are doing an 89-day stay in Portugal.

What we have done in the past is start talking to Airbnb hosts about a month-long stay and then ask them if they would be willing to rent for two additional months. So far they have eagerly agreed but only if done offline. Of course, this is a risk. It is more expensive than long term rentals but you can negotiate a lower fare than you would for a short stay.