Lost Passport - what to do?

Ronaldo7 · 22-02-2004 7:17pm #1

I lost my passport. Apparently its a "massive deal" and "people kill for an irish passport". I personally dont give a flying **** and well its lost so **** it. Just get a new one i guess.

So how do i go about getting a new one?

thanks.

vgar · 22-02-2004 7:22pm

I got mugged about two years ago and they stole my passport and phone.

Go into the passport office and they will give you a "Stolen / Lost Passport" form. You will need to take this to the Gardai to get them to fill in the details etc. (if it was stolen). If it was just lost I think you can fill it in, but you will need to do the whole getting the Gardai to verify who you are again.

YOu will then be issued a passport for 1 year (thats what they did with me anyways) and then next year you will have to go back and get another for the full 10 years! It can be a pain in the ass and it took me a couple of months in the end with all the mix ups and all, but once you go in there they will advise you on the best course of action.

daveirl · 22-02-2004 7:35pm

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BuffyBot · 22-02-2004 7:36pm

I personally dont give a flying **** and well its lost so **** it.

Ah, well you might if they decided to clone your identity. Identity theft, google it

Lenny · 22-02-2004 8:12pm

yea have to go to the gards if you lost it or stolen it, they have the forms there.
check the travl/hols forum, someone posted up someinfo there a while back about it..

Lump · 22-02-2004 8:29pm

To be honest it's very serious. If you lose it once, well fine you get another. Now ever if you lose the second one again in the ten years you may not get another one for 5 years I think.

I lost my 18 months ago, luckily got back to ireland from the UK.... Ryanair let me collect my ticket without a passport. I sweet talked the hot airhostess

John

Winters · 22-02-2004 8:40pm

Originally posted by Lump
I sweet talked the hot airhostess

however not enough to join the mile high club.

Its a big deal allright, i think people charge €800 for a perfect passport like. Its worth a lot on the black market.

Victor · 22-02-2004 10:17pm

Report it immediatly to the nearest Garda Station

Lenny · 22-02-2004 11:14pm

Originally posted by Lenny
yea have to go to the gards if you lost it or stolen it, they have the forms there.
check the travl/hols forum, someone posted up someinfo there a while back about it..

Holy **** Lump, thats a serious serious offence, I would have reported yer one after I had flown and then reutruned, you're just proof how easy it is to get onto a plane with no identity and kill hundreds of people.
I know people selling genuine passposts for 500-600euro tops, its all dependant on time required it to be made within. absolute mad money involved in it,
very easy money if you're in debt and need to get a few grand up in a week or two and then leave it at that

daveirl · 22-02-2004 11:45pm

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Lump · 22-02-2004 11:48pm

Why would I report her? I got home.... I didn't kill anyone, all's well that ends well

John

BuffyBot · 23-02-2004 12:42am

Originally posted by daveirl
You don't have to have a passport to fly from the UK to Ireland

All that is needed is photo ID by most airlines, passport isn't a requirement for UK/Ireland travel.

seamus · 23-02-2004 12:45am

Originally posted by vgar
YOu will then be issued a passport for 1 year (thats what they did with me anyways) and then next year you will have to go back and get another for the full 10 years! It can be a pain in the ass and it took me a couple of months in the end with all the mix ups and all, but once you go in there they will advise you on the best course of action.

That's weird. I lost mine (think it got thrown in the bin somehow), went down the Garda station, filled out the form, got it stamped, fired it all into a swiftpost bag and received a new 10 year passport 10 days later.

Suited me cos the photo on the old one was crap. The one on it now is good (always get black & white photos for passports and licences people!).

Ronaldo7 · 23-02-2004 1:04am

Seamus what identification do I need?

Birth cert? Old cancelled passport? Cheers man.

daveirl · 23-02-2004 8:28am

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Hobbes · 23-02-2004 8:53am

Originally posted by BuffyBot
All that is needed is photo ID by most airlines, passport isn't a requirement for UK/Ireland travel.

While the airport won't, you get stopped at security and you don't have a passport your screwed.

Anyway I don't know of any country that doesn't ask for the passport for non-domestic travel.

I lost my passport before, you get 1 year passport as a replacement and get hassles using it too.

seamus · 23-02-2004 8:55am

Originally posted by Ronaldo7
Seamus what identification do I need?

Birth cert? Old cancelled passport? Cheers man.

As much as you can bring along. Best thing is Birth Cert + photo id, driving licence if you have it. I think officially you only need your birth cert, but why leave yourself open to hassle?

Originally posted by Hobbes
I lost my passport before, you get 1 year passport as a replacement and get hassles using it too.

Either I was just lucky then, or they changed the rules. I got a 10 year as replacement for my lost one in 2000

calhob_ie · 23-02-2004 9:33am

The Uk and Ireland have a agreement whereby nationals of each country can freely pass between each country without passports. Im from Glasgow and I fly backwards and forwards regularly. The id thing is an airline requirement not a legal requirement. I usually use my work identification on Aer Lingus which is perfectly acceptable to them.

Makes sense when you think about it, if that wasn't the case ther'ed be immigration posts on all the major routes into the north, to check passports.

Chris

whosurpaddy · 23-02-2004 9:41am

Originally posted by Lump
To be honest it's very serious. If you lose it once, well fine you get another. Now ever if you lose the second one again in the ten years you may not get another one for 5 years I think.

I lost my 18 months ago, luckily got back to ireland from the UK.... Ryanair let me collect my ticket without a passport. I sweet talked the hot airhostess

John

whats actually meant to happen if you loose your passport abroad? i mean u have to get home

Lump · 23-02-2004 9:45am

You have to go the Irish Embassy in said country and ask nicely. You obviously have to prove that you are who you say you are. I'd assume you'd have to get someone to fly out to "collect" you so to speak. They'd have to bring your birthcert and their own ID. It's never happened to me.

John

seamus · 23-02-2004 9:46am

Originally posted by whosurpaddy
whats actually meant to happen if you loose your passport abroad? i mean u have to get home

You can contact the embassy there who will help arrange an emergency passport to get you home. Afaik.

moridin · 23-02-2004 9:57am

Originally posted by Ronaldo7

So how do i go about getting a new one?

Go to a chemist and get passport photos
Get an old (expired) passport if you have one, yor driving licence or birth cert.
Go to garda station, fill in a PAS L form. Get stamped.
In Garda station fill in a PAS 1 form. Get signed & stamped.
Go to Passport office on Molesworth st with Long form Birth cert, completed PAS L, completed PAS 1.
Pay €57.

BuffyBot · 23-02-2004 10:39am

That's exactly what I said!

Never said it wasn't

Victor · 23-02-2004 4:50pm

Originally posted by Hobbes
While the airport won't, you get stopped at security and you don't have a passport your screwed.

You do not need a passport to enter the UK from Ireland if you are Irish as the UK is not a "foreign" country (it is a different country, just not a faoreign one). That said it comes in handy to get by the security types.

Originally posted by Hobbes
Anyway I don't know of any country that doesn't ask for the passport for non-domestic travel.

Ever hear of the Schenengen Area? You only need your national ID (if asked, which rarely happens).

Exit · 23-02-2004 7:27pm

Is this unusual?

This summer I was arriving at Dublin Airport from Heathrow, and all of us (passengers) were walking towards customs. The guy waiting there just asked someone at the front of the line "Where are you all coming from?" and a few people said London and he just waved us all through without checking any passports. The thing is I was coming from Canada via Heathrow. I'm an Irish citizen, but surely there were other people on the flight who were neither Irish or British and were just coming via London?

Victor · 23-02-2004 8:06pm

This *is* Ireland :rolleyes:

Exit · 23-02-2004 8:16pm

That's what I thought.

Lump · 24-02-2004 1:06am

TBH the customs officers are highly trained.... they can tell when some one is taking the piss.... also Ireland isn't a high priorty on the terrorist list. TBH half of america don't know where Ireland is....

John

maxheadroom · 24-02-2004 9:53am

Originally posted by Exit
"Where are you all coming from?" and a few people said London and he just waved us all through without checking any passports. ... I'm an Irish citizen, but surely there were other people on the flight who were neither Irish or British and were just coming via London?

But there's a free travel area - they can't ask to see your passport (they can ask for ID though, but your driver's licence is good enough for that)

Raphael · 24-02-2004 5:49pm

TBH the customs officers are highly trained....

Interesting thing about the metal detector people, you'd think they're just dossing, but they're actually watching the people rather than the screen a lot of the time, they're trained to watch people going through for suspicious movemenet and such-like

Crash · 24-02-2004 6:26pm

yeah, they're like sleeper agents, waiting to jump you, drag you off to that dark room and cavity search you.

Another odd fact - Bewleys has undercover security guards. Bizarre.

Raphael · 24-02-2004 6:41pm

Originally posted by crash_000
yeah, they're like sleeper agents, waiting to jump you, drag you off to that dark room and cavity search you.

It sounds almost like your speaking from experience...

Ronaldo7 · 25-02-2004 4:16pm

this is such a ****ing hassle. i hate it!

GreeBo · 25-02-2004 4:22pm

Originally posted by Lump
TBH the customs officers are highly trained.... they can tell when some one is taking the piss....
John

do you think someone earning piss money like they are is *really* paying attention *all* the time.:dunno:

GreeBo · 25-02-2004 4:23pm

Originally posted by seamus
That's weird. I lost mine (think it got thrown in the bin somehow), went down the Garda station, filled out the form, got it stamped, fired it all into a swiftpost bag and received a new 10 year passport 10 days later.

Suited me cos the photo on the old one was crap. The one on it now is good (always get black & white photos for passports and licences people!).

If you are getting an emergency one it will only last 6-12 months,
but if you are getting a new one, lost or otherwise they should give you whatever you want (10 yr)

GerardKeating · 25-02-2004 4:34pm

Originally posted by maxheadroom
But there's a free travel area - they can't ask to see your passport (they can ask for ID though, but your driver's licence is good enough for that)

The free Travel area is only for citizens of the free travel area (i.e. Citizens of UK or Ireland). So many foreign (non-eu) nationals in Ireland need a visa to enter the UK.

So they can ask you for passport to "prove" you don't need one. Last time i passed through Dublin airport, I flashed my EBS Account book, which is the almost the same size/shape/colour from the back and the waved me past.

BendiBus · 25-02-2004 4:45pm

I had my passport stolen in Amsterdam a couple of years ago. Reported it immediately to the local police. Got a copy of my report.

Phoned Irish embassy, expecting to have to go to the Hague to organise temporary passport. Nope!

Was allowed check in and board aircraft, with NO ID WHATSOEVER except my copy of the police report. Waved through at Dublin when I presented same to immigration control.

Even outside Schengen, European borders are very very open.

Lump · 25-02-2004 4:51pm

Originally posted by redoxan
do you think someone earning piss money like they are is *really* paying attention *all* the time.:dunno:

How much are they paid?

John

Agent Smith · 25-02-2004 9:18pm

Originally posted by Lenny
yea have to go to the gards if you lost it or stolen it, they have the forms there.
check the travl/hols forum, someone posted up someinfo there a while back about it..

some shameless self advertising there!

but yeah, you get the 1 year deally, then next year you get a nine year passport.

Lost Passport - what to do?

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