Moving to Ireland involves quite a bit of practical life admin that is easy to overlook before the boxes are packed.
In this episode, Stephanie Wickham speaks with Taxbytes for Expats producer Matthew Bliss about his experience moving from Australia to Ireland. They cover keeping an overseas phone number, managing multi-factor authentication and bank access, setting up an Irish SIM, exchanging a foreign driving licence and using an overseas no claims history for Irish car insurance.
Matthew Bliss is the producer of Taxbytes for Expats and an Australian expat who has been living in Ireland for more than three years. Working behind the scenes on the podcast has given him an unusual perspective. He has heard plenty of professional advice about relocating internationally, while also dealing with the decidedly less glamorous practicalities himself.
You will learn why retaining access to your existing overseas phone number can matter, particularly for banking and account security, and why multi-factor authentication should be reviewed before you leave your home country. The episode also explains the practical benefits of dual SIM phones, how an Irish number can be added alongside an existing number and why relying exclusively on SMS security codes can create problems later.
Get in touch with Matthew Bliss
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-bliss/
Website: https://www.mbpod.com/
Daily Journal: https://journal.matthewbliss.net/
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Chapters:
- (00:00) Welcome Back to Matthew Bliss
- (02:29) Moving to Ireland: Practical Life Admin
- (03:18) Irish SIMs, Dual SIM Phones and Keeping Your Old Number
- (07:09) WhatsApp, Contacts and Staying Connected Abroad
- (09:18) Bank Access and Losing Your Overseas SIM
- (10:10) Multi-Factor Authentication for Expats
- (14:10) Sponsor: Currencies Direct
- (15:12) Driving in Ireland on an Australian Licence
- (17:29) No Claims Bonus and Irish Car Insurance
- (18:44) Does Exchanging Your License Cancel It Back Home?
