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.
