I'm 31, Irish, and live in the middle east. I have contributed very small amounts to PRSI over the past 10 years, mainly from low-paying summer jobs while I was a student in Ireland.
I plan to stay in the middle east for many years, but would like to be able to draw an Irish state pension when I retire. Is there any way that I can pay a voluntary contribution to the Irish state pension authority so as to build an entitlement down the road? For example, could I voluntary remit, say, EUR 100 per month in the Irish state pension fund? I pay no social insurance in the country I live in.
I plan to stay in the middle east for many years, but would like to be able to draw an Irish state pension when I retire. Is there any way that I can pay a voluntary contribution to the Irish state pension authority so as to build an entitlement down the road? For example, could I voluntary remit, say, EUR 100 per month in the Irish state pension fund? I pay no social insurance in the country I live in.