How to apply for Passport:
These notes are for guidance only; if you have any doubts please contact the
Passport Office or Embassy/ Consulate to which you would apply for clarification.
Eligibility To obtain an Irish passport you must be an Irish citizen. The documentary
evidence required to establish Irish citizenship is outlined on the passport
application
form. Children under the age of 16 can be included on a parents passport at
the time
of issue, however a person aged over 18 must hold his/ her own passport. A
child
under 16 years of age can hold a passport in his or her own right, with the
consent
of both parents.
Making the Application :
In Ireland:
Passport application forms (the PAS 1 form) are available from all Garda stations
and from Post Offices which provide the Passport Express service. The completed
application form should be sent to either the Passport Office at
Setanta Centre,
Molesworth Street,
Dublin 2
Tel. +353-1-671-1633 or LoCall 1890 426 888
or, if resident in the Munster counties of Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary
and Waterford,
1a South Mall
Cork
Tel. +353-21-272-525 / 276-964 or LoCall 1890 426 900
Passport Express Service :
The Passport Express service available from Post Offices guarantees that Passports
applied for under the scheme will be issued within 10 working days, provided
that
the application form has been properly completed and all necessary documentation
is included. The special envelope provided should be used to send the application
to
the Passport Office.
Residents of Northern Ireland :
should contact the passport office at Dublin for application forms (the PAS
3 form),
(Tel. 0845 850 4321)
Overseas :
Passport Application Forms (PAS 4 for Great Britain and PAS 2 for the rest of
the
world) are available at Irish embassies and consulates. The application for
a passport
should normally be made to the Embassy or Consulate accredited to the country/
area of residence. This may not always be the geographically nearest Embassy
or
Consulate. If no Embassy or Consulate is accredited you should contact the
nearest
Embassy.
HAVING OBTAINED YOUR APPLICATION FORM PLEASE READ EACH
SECTION CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING IT. APPLICATION
FORMS WHICH ARE NOT PROPERLY COMPLETED CANNOT BE
PROCESSED WITHOUT REFERENCE BACK TO THE APPLICANT. THIS
DELAYS THE ISSUANCE OF THE PASSPORT.
Where the applicant is resident in the State the following documentation, and
the
appropriate fee, comprises the application
a completed Pas 1 application form ,
two recent passport size photographs of a type approved by the passport office,
signed and certified by a member of the Garda Síochána.
proof of Irish Citizenship
Your most recent Irish Passport
Where the applicant is resident in Northern Ireland the following documentation,
and the appropriate fee, comprises the application
a completed Pas 3 application form ,
two recent passport size photographs of a type approved by the passport office,
signed and certified by the witness of identity named at section .. of the
form
proof of Irish Citizenship
Your most recent Irish Passport.
Where the applicant is resident in Great Britain, including the Channel Islands
and
the Isle of Man, the following documentation, and the appropriate fee, comprises
the application
a completed Pas 4 application form ,
two recent passport size photographs of a type approved by the passport office,
signed and certified by the witness of identity named at section .. of the
form
proof of Irish Citizenship
Your most recent Irish Passport
Where the applicant is resident in any other country the following documentation,
and the appropriate fee, comprises the application
a completed Pas 2 application form ,
two recent passport size photographs of a type approved by the passport office,
signed and certified by the witness of identity named at section .. of the
form
proof of Irish Citizenship
Your most recent Irish Passport
In all cases your most recent Irish passport will be cancelled and returned.
If you
are not in a position to submit your most recent passport because it has been
lost
or stolen you must provide a completed Pas L form, (available from Passport
Offices, Garda Siochána stations and Embassies and Consulates) and a
statement
of loss from the Garda Síochána or local Police authorities.
Children and Passports :
Children under 16 years of age, who are Irish Citizens, may be included on
a
parents’ passport and can travel to most countries up to their 16th birthday
without a separate passport. Children may be included, at no extra cost, when
you or your spouse are applying for a new passport. However, if you already
hold a valid passport it is not possible, for security reasons, to have it
amended
in any way. Therefore, if you wish to include the name of a child under 16
years
of age, or have other changes made, you have the option of applying for an
exchange passport, or a new full passport. The procedures to be followed in
either case are the same as for a standard application but in addition the
child’s
long form birth certificate and the witnessed consent of the other parent,
on the
Pas M form, must be submitted.
In all cases the application for a Passport for a child, or for the inclusion
of a
child on a parent’s passport, must be accompanied by the written witnessed
consent of both parents, on the Pas M form. Applicants claiming to be either
an infants sole legal guardian, or unable to get the consent of the other
guardian,
should contact the Passport Office, Molesworth Street, Dublin, Cork, or, if
abroad, the nearest Irish embassy or Consulate for advice.
You should apply for your passport at least 6 weeks before you plan to
travel. Applications which are incomplete in any respect cannot be processed
without further reference to the applicant. This delays the issuance of the
passport. You are asked therefore to complete your application form carefully
and fully.
For your convenience you are encouraged to make your application by post.
Those residing in the state are encouraged to use the new passport express
service.
At present you still require a valid Irish Passport for travel to all EU countries,
except Great Britain.
FEES :
Standard passport (32 pages, 10 year validity) IEP 45.00 EUR 57
Large passport (48 page, 10 year validity)
Issued on request to very frequent travellers
IEP 55.00 EUR 69
Replacement Passport (Standard size passport, issued for the unexpired
validity of the Passport being replaced)
NB This is not a renewal Passport
IEP 15.00 EUR 19
Three Year Passport (Standard size, 3 year validity)
This type of passport is available only to applicants aged over 65 years of
age or under 18 years of age.
IEP 10.00 EUR 12
Fees for any application processed by the passport offices in Cork or
Dublin should be paid in Irish pounds or in Euros. Fees paid in Euros
must be paid by cheque drawn on an Irish bank. Cheques, postal orders
and bank drafts enclosed with ordinary postal applications should be
made payable to the passport office. The fee for Passport Express
applications should be made payable to An Post. For security reasons
cash should not be included with a postal application.
The local currency equivalent of the Irish pound (punt) fee to be charged
to applicants residing overseas will be determined by the relevant Irish
embassy or consulate. Non cash payments should be made payable to
the embassy or consulate in question.
Payment of passport application fees by Credit Card is not possible.
It is currently not technically possible to provide application forms in
downloadable format.
Approved Passport Photographs :
The two photographs submitted should not be more than 6 months old,
35mm x 45mm in size and preferably full front view of head without
head covering or tinted glasses. If you wear ordinary non-tinted glasses
as a matter of course, photographs showing these will be accepted.
Passport photographs should not show a military or police uniform. See
the "notes" section of the application form for further details.
Proof of Citizenship :
If born in Ireland: your Irish State birth certificate which shows the names
of your parents, (The long form), NB Certificates issued by religious
authorities are not valid for this purpose.
If born outside Ireland to an Irish born parent: the form of your civil birth
certificate which shows the names of your parents (the long form) and the
long form civil birth certificate of your Irish born parent and your parents’
civil marriage certificate
If you can claim Irish Citizenship by descent: your foreign birth registration
certificate and your long form civil birth certificate.
If a naturalised Irish Citizen: the citizenship certificate issued by the
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and your long form birth
certificate.
