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Sono · 17-11-2015 11:13pm

goingnowhere wrote: »

Waiting on the passport office to get back to the DFA.

Was able to leave Berlin Tegal on the passport card last night, but the two officials on duty seemed concerned at the card and it didn't seem to work on the IT again.

Any update yet? I just want to know I can travel Europe with no hassle and will be quite annoyed if I have paid €35 for an ID which is affectively useless.

keithclancy · 18-11-2015 1:55pm

goingnowhere wrote: »

Waiting on the passport office to get back to the DFA.

Was able to leave Berlin Tegal on the passport card last night, but the two officials on duty seemed concerned at the card and it didn't seem to work on the IT again.

If you mean the Machine for electronically verifying it, this was also the case for the ePassports when they came in initially as well, the odd time when flying in I would get the eyeglass and close inspection treatment.

It took a few years for it to work on all machines.

goingnowhere · 18-11-2015 2:58pm

Its still with the passport office

After some investigation by myself and with help of some EU friends, its a technical issue. The Passport card is type IP and not ID or I>, no one in the EEA issued type IP until now so presumably the IT isn't programmed to recognise it

What happens next is down to training, manual visual inspection should be sufficient but it should be possible manually enter the document ID to get the RFID working.

You should never be refused.

Sono · 18-11-2015 9:49pm

goingnowhere wrote: »

Its still with the passport office

After some investigation by myself and with help of some EU friends, its a technical issue. The Passport card is type IP and not ID or I>, no one in the EEA issued type IP until now so presumably the IT isn't programmed to recognise it

What happens next is down to training, manual visual inspection should be sufficient but it should be possible manually enter the document ID to get the RFID working.

You should never be refused.

Thanks for this I do appreciate the reply.

I cannot believe they have a passport issue to people and there is still ambiguity whether it will work in different countries or not, a complete and utter shambles.

schemingbohemia · 19-11-2015 11:55am

Sono wrote: »

Thanks for this I do appreciate the reply.

I cannot believe they have a passport issue to people and there is still ambiguity whether it will work in different countries or not, a complete and utter shambles.

Is it not the case that it is poor training of border staff in the other countries that is the issue? DFA have informed all other member states that this is now a legal document, those other member states having accepted this should have informed their border staff to accept it, some individuals seem not to have read the memo, very little Ireland can do about some rogue individuals.

Fred Swanson · 19-11-2015 12:02pm

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goingnowhere · 19-11-2015 12:57pm

schemingbohemia wrote: »

Is it not the case that it is poor training of border staff in the other countries that is the issue? DFA have informed all other member states that this is now a legal document, those other member states having accepted this should have informed their border staff to accept it, some individuals seem not to have read the memo, very little Ireland can do about some rogue individuals.

I'm sure they know what it is, but if the policy is to run the ID through the SIS and the IT says unreadable or unrecognized then the training is to seek alternative ID

schemingbohemia · 19-11-2015 3:11pm

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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And according to people on here that has happened. I'm not sure what else people expect.

I'm sure if we go back to the founding of the State we'll find reports of Saorstat Eireann passports not being accepted by some customs guy in Antwerp.

keithclancy · 19-11-2015 5:04pm

goingnowhere wrote: »

I'm sure they know what it is, but if the policy is to run the ID through the SIS and the IT says unreadable or unrecognized then the training is to seek alternative ID

It's not ... Many of the Italian ID Cards are a piece of paper, the don't scan it and say "doesn't work different ID please"

Many ID Cards of other countries are not machine readable.

Training issue, that's all really.

Zelda247 · 22-11-2015 10:42am

This probably sounds a bit crazy but we are thinking of looking for a last minute deal for Xmas to the Canaries, does anyone know a good site for these deals, I looked on the web but most of the sites are in the UK.

JohnCleary · 22-11-2015 4:33pm

Zelda247 wrote: »

This probably sounds a bit crazy but we are thinking of looking for a last minute deal for Xmas to the Canaries, does anyone know a good site for these deals, I looked on the web but most of the sites are in the UK.

From what I read, Canaries at Christmas is peak time, so wouldn't be a time to get 'last minute' deals.

Fred Swanson · 22-11-2015 5:10pm

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Zelda247 · 23-11-2015 10:59am

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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Do you know what the best websites are for last minute deals?

ssmith6287 · 23-11-2015 11:49am

Me and the wife are planning on a trip to vegas next september. Have seen a few decent deals on ebookers. Just wondering if any of you have an opinion on black friday / cyber monday. Are sales genuine with the likes of ebookers or are they known for increasing prices a couple of days before hand. I'd imagine that given how volatile the markets are they can increase quite easily

goingnowhere · 23-11-2015 7:25pm

Italian ID card aren't machine readable, a ID which is machine readable which doesn't read is a flag.

Seems like the folks in TXL in Berlin have updated their IT, got through in both directions with the passport card faster than I have with a passport.

walsh08 · 23-11-2015 8:25pm

Ebookers can do some decent deals.

Make sure you sign up to their newsletter.They send you an instant 15% code off hotels(or SUNNY10 also gives 10% off hotels).

I would also compare whatever you saw on Ebookers with the hotel's own price on their website along with checking hotelscombined.ie.

Also I would delete my browsing history on the computer.Otherwise they will put up the prices based on how often you check their website.

Collie D · 23-11-2015 10:22pm

Zelda247 wrote: »

Do you know what the best websites are for last minute deals?

I was on Abbey Travel site yesterday for something completely different and they had a load of cheap deals on their him page. Clicked on one out of interest and was about €150 for Tenerife all inclusive. Can't remember dates or duration and didn't look at hotel but can't really go wrong at that price. Were other cheaper deals too so worth a look.

Thargor · 23-11-2015 10:40pm

Collie D wrote: »

I was on Abbey Travel site yesterday for something completely different and they had a load of cheap deals on their him page. Clicked on one out of interest and was about €150 for Tenerife all inclusive. Can't remember dates or duration and didn't look at hotel but can't really go wrong at that price. Were other cheaper deals too so worth a look.

Some okay stuff there in last minute actually, wish I was between jobs!

ssmith6287 · 24-11-2015 10:58am

Cheers, Ah i'm after the flights more then the hotels.

One other thing, I love skyscanner for comparing the prices but never had the stones to book with them. Is there any agents from skyscanner to avoid. I've noticed considerable price differences on the same routes between diff suppliers

POKERKING · 24-11-2015 12:44pm

ssmith6287 wrote: »

Cheers, Ah i'm after the flights more then the hotels.

One other thing, I love skyscanner for comparing the prices but never had the stones to book with them. Is there any agents from skyscanner to avoid. I've noticed considerable price differences on the same routes between diff suppliers

i have booked all my flights this way and never had a problem with any of them, they all give you codes to log into the carriers page anyway so shouldnt make a difference.

I have never paid over 500e for a flight to vegas and i have gone loads of times at different times of year. I find January or late december best to book personally. Still a bit early for September too.

ssmith6287 · 24-11-2015 2:16pm

Cheers for the reply, Its coming in at 960 for 2 of us. flying dub-gat-lv. Not a bad price Just getting greedy I guess

keithclancy · 24-11-2015 9:58pm

goingnowhere wrote: »

Italian ID card aren't machine readable, a ID which is machine readable which doesn't read is a flag.

Seems like the folks in TXL in Berlin have updated their IT, got through in both directions with the passport card faster than I have with a passport.

Always an Italian complaint in the UK, so much so Italians use their passport most of the time these days unless they have the newer Digital Identity Card (even that had problems in the beginning) as it takes 4 times longer to get through border control according to UK Border Force.

http://icinspector.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/An-Inspection-of-Border-Force-Operations-at-Stansted-Airport.pdf

It could take over
four times as long
to clear passengers
travelling on nonmachine-readable
identity cards

Fred Swanson · 25-11-2015 2:29pm

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JumpShivers · 25-11-2015 2:52pm

I've used my card in Amsterdam Schipol and no problems with it.

Marcusm · 25-11-2015 7:17pm

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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I can't see them ever working on the Heathrow e-gates which rely on scanning the physical photo and comparing to your face, I'd it doesn't check against the image stored on the chip. It's hard enough to get the polycarbonate page flat enough as it stands. The card being a different size likely means it's a goner.

filmfanb · 26-11-2015 3:19pm

Has the passport office been hit with a busy period? been stuck on stage two for over a week now

goingnowhere · 26-11-2015 3:53pm

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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I take you had the real passport in back pocket for this scenario and aren't using your one phone call from the gulag to report in

Passport office are useless, they won't answer the phone

DFA keep saying its the Passport Office problem, though last time I checked the passport was issued in the name of the Minister for Foreign Affairs

I've noticed the Germans and passports thing, they rarely if ever travel to/from Ireland on a ID card

Fred Swanson · 26-11-2015 3:57pm

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ciaran8715 · 28-11-2015 9:15pm

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help put my mind at rest. I submitted an application through the post office in Belfast for a passport on Monday 23rd November and was told I would be able to track the progress online. I have tried entering the number into the tracking system but I get a message everytime saying Unable to find any record for application number <mod-snip>.

Does anyone know how or when it will show up in the system as I am getting a little bit worried that it may be lost in the post.

Thanks

kerry4sam · 29-11-2015 12:31am

ciaran8715 wrote: »

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help put my mind at rest. I submitted an application through the post office in Belfast for a passport on Monday 23rd November and was told I would be able to track the progress online. I have tried entering the number into the tracking system but I get a message everytime saying Unable to find any record for application number <mod-snip>.

Does anyone know how or when it will show up in the system as I am getting a little bit worried that it may be lost in the post.

Thanks

Welcome to boards.ie!

These guys are pretty active on twitter right here. Maybe you could contact them to enquire or else wait until mid-week next week and try track again.
As of Wednesday last the turnaround time was 10-working days (as per here) but I'd imagine they would be getting busier from now until the NewYear so the turnaround may get longer.

Sono · 29-11-2015 1:54pm

Is there anywhere online we can see a list of cities/countries this has been accepted and refused so far?

sheepman · 30-11-2015 3:13am

Has anyone applied for this and provided a photo with a non-white background? The application says the background must be "light in colour (white or pale grey)". My living room is light yellow/cream and I'm wondering if my application will be rejected as a result.

keithclancy · 30-11-2015 10:13am

sheepman wrote: »

Has anyone applied for this and provided a photo with a non-white background? The application says the background must be "light in colour (white or pale grey)". My living room is light yellow/cream and I'm wondering if my application will be rejected as a result.

Don't bother, the app is complete balls

Just scan in a passport photo.

filmfanb · 30-11-2015 10:47am

still on stage 2 ...been ten days

JohnMearsheimer · 30-11-2015 10:54am

filmfanb wrote: »

still on stage 2 ...been ten days

10 working days? If you're a first time applicant or your last passport was lost or stolen it takes longer.

sheepman · 30-11-2015 12:02pm

keithclancy wrote: »

Don't bother, the app is complete balls Just scan in a passport photo.

Got it, thanks

coylemj · 30-11-2015 12:54pm

keithclancy wrote: »

Don't bother, the app is complete balls Just scan in a passport photo.

+1 The app will drive you nuts because if you take a photo using your smartphone, the background will never be an acceptable shade of white or grey but the error message will claim it's something else causing the problem.

sheepman · 30-11-2015 2:34pm

Yup, it didn't work. The background was white/very light grey and my head was perfectly positioned. Surely a scan of a physical passport photo would be poor quality?

Berserker · 30-11-2015 2:40pm

sheepman wrote: »

Yup, it didn't work. The background was white/very light grey and my head was perfectly positioned. Surely a scan of a physical passport photo would be poor quality?

It is but it works. I went through the exact same problems and a scanned passport photo did the trick. Card arrived at my door within the week.

L1011 · 30-11-2015 2:44pm

My partners went from 2 to 6 - arranged a pickup as time was tight but it still appeared on working day 10

keithclancy · 30-11-2015 3:35pm

sheepman wrote: »

Yup, it didn't work. The background was white/very light grey and my head was perfectly positioned. Surely a scan of a physical passport photo would be poor quality?

Nah, mine was fine, just be sure you don't scan your passport itself or use the same passport photo as they'll say the picture is too old.

sheepman · 30-11-2015 3:42pm

keithclancy wrote: »

Nah, mine was fine, just be sure you don't scan your passport itself or use the same passport photo as they'll say the picture is too old.

I've tried scanning AND taking a photo of a new passport photo and neither worked

This is driving me crazy

Is there a trick to scanning the passport photo?

fxotoole · 30-11-2015 6:22pm

sheepman wrote: »

I've tried scanning AND taking a photo of a new passport photo and neither worked This is driving me crazy

Is there a trick to scanning the passport photo?

What error message are you getting specifically?

Are there any shadows on your eye sockets / chin / cheeks, or behind your head?

Have you tried sitting in a photo booth and taking the photo with the app while sitting in a photo booth? (Photo booths are designed to take photo with evenly distributed white lighting, thereby avoiding any issues with shadowing / light colour / etc)

sheepman · 30-11-2015 8:51pm

fxotoole wrote: »

What error message are you getting specifically?

Are there any shadows on your eye sockets / chin / cheeks, or behind your head?

Have you tried sitting in a photo booth and taking the photo with the app while sitting in a photo booth? (Photo booths are designed to take photo with evenly distributed white lighting, thereby avoiding any issues with shadowing / light colour / etc)

It turns out the web app was not working as expected :rolleyes: Guess I'll try again tomorrow. Cheers!

killbillvol2 · 30-11-2015 9:38pm

filmfanb wrote: »

still on stage 2 ...been ten days

JohnMearsheimer wrote: »

10 working days? If you're a first time applicant or your last passport was lost or stolen it takes longer.

Same here. Ten working days today. Still on stage 2. Not first time and not lost or stolen.

Luckily I'm not in any hurry but I would have expected the process to be quicker in November.

slievenamon fella · 01-12-2015 8:59am

hi all! im travelling to London on Friday for a wedding and loan and behold i haven't been able to find my passport despite frantically searching for it and coincidentally my drivers license is off for renewal at the same time. has anyone here ever used the rapid renewal service? are you guaranteed to get the passport the same day? and do ryanair accept any other forms of I.D?

athtrasna · 01-12-2015 9:31am

slievenamon fella wrote: »

hi all! im travelling to London on Friday for a wedding and loan and behold i haven't been able to find my passport despite frantically searching for it and coincidentally my drivers license is off for renewal at the same time. has anyone here ever used the rapid renewal service? are you guaranteed to get the passport the same day? and do ryanair accept any other forms of I.D?

Ryanair are passport /passport card only for Irish citizens

OkeyDoke12 · 01-12-2015 11:41am

My old passport expired and I reapplied for a new one and posted it off Monday 23rd November it should be due back any day this week but I was looking on the Ryanair website and noticed cheap flights to Amsterdam for the 18th December.

Can I book flights today? My passport will defiantly be back by the time I am die to fly

conor_ie · 01-12-2015 1:19pm

You can book your flights today.. no need to enter your passport details until you're checking in for your flight

harry Bailey esq · 01-12-2015 4:50pm

I lost my passport after i returned from the Netherlands,i had it returning so I either lost it in the bar in arrivals, the 16a bus or in a short taxi journey from Whitehall to Finglas. I reported it lost to the carriage office, Dublin bus and the police.This was the second passport I lost in similar circumstances, I'm wondering, am I gonna have to endure a load of red tape to get a new one?Can I use passport express or do I have to go into the office in person? Thanks

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