Question
I have a valid passport, but it
will expire two weeks before I go on holiday. Will two weeks give me enough
time to get a new one?
Answer
You don’t have to wait until your
passport expires to renew it. However, if you apply for a new passport before
your current one expires, your new passport is valid from when you apply,
rather than from when your previous passport expires.
The website of the Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade, dfa.ie, lists the current average processing times
for different types of passport applications. The quickest way to renew your
passport is by using the online application service. You can use this service
to renew your passport if it expires any time in the next 12 months.
You must submit a digital photo
with your online application. You can get a friend to take your photo with a
digital camera or smartphone or you can go to a photo provider, for example a
pharmacy or a photographer, who will give you a copy of your digital photo to
upload. Alternatively, you can go to one of the Irish photo booth services
listed on passportphoto.ie, which will take your photo and provide you with a
code. If you enter this code when applying for your passport online, you don’t
need to upload the photo yourself.
Online renewal isn’t available for
children’s passports, so if you want to renew your family’s passports together,
you have to use Passport Express, the postal application service. There is an
extra charge of €9.50 per application for using Passport Express. However, if
you are renewing passports for the whole family you can use the 'Family
Application' option for €16, where up to four passport applications can be sent
in one envelope. Alternatively, you can renew your own passport online and use
Passport Express to renew any passports for children.
Further information is available
from the Citizens Information Centre below.
Know Your Rights has been compiled by Boyle Citizens Information Centre which
provides a free and confidential service to the public. Tel: 0761 07 6330
Address:
Elphin Street, Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Information
is also available online at citizensinformation.ie and from the Citizens
Information Phone Service - 0761 07 4000
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