New passport

smiaras

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lodgepole

I didn't know they needed that... I'm going to Canada in a few months and I was told nothing about needing a newer passport for trips into the US.

MrPinK

You don't need a new passport just yet. You'll only get fingerprinted when you get there if you're going to be stay for a over a certain length of time, a month I think.

dead air

In the future you will need some sort of biometric information included in your passport to enter the US, but that isn't expected to happen for some time. Apparently, Ireland is one of the only countries so far that will actually be able to do this before the US deadline runs out.

I'm going to chicago next month and I only sent away for my new passport today in the passport express thing, you'll be fine on your existing passport.

lodgepole

Also, we're one of the countries that don't get fingerprinted. Unless you're entering with a work visa of any description. We can enter for up to three months on our passports without any further documents.

smiaras

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BuffyBot

Is this likely to change soon though, I'm not due to go until the start of next year? I'ma little ahead of myself here, by approximatly 12 months, but its a wreck the head if I have to shell out for something I don't need.

If you have a machine readable passport (MRP), which most recent Irish passports are, you won't need to replace it with a biometric one until it expires.

smiaras

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daveJAM

Its just needs to be machine readable, I was there last year and instead of looking at my passport, they scanned it and looked at the screen. I got mine in 2001, but I think my fathers is older, 1999 maybe and that was fine. Also the fact that I can't see any difference between my new passport and my old one, I'd say you'd be fine but a phone call to the pasport office would be the quickest way to sort it once and for all.

BuffyBot

Originally posted by smiaras
Dunno if its machine readable, got it back in '96 so I doubt it

Does it have on the back cover, with your photo/name etc, two lines on the bottom with

0<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

and various other things, including your name, date of birth, passport number?

If so, it's a MRP

smiaras

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Winters

You wont need to get fingerprinted if your coming from Ireland. Ireland is one of those on the list of 22 "we like you" countries which do not require finger printing. I think though the US requires the Airlines to provide them with details about all the people flying into the country, such as your credit card details, address's, phone number, penis size, willingness to be abducted and sent to Cuba and be "interrogated" for 2 years for no reason and be charged with no crime. You know, the usual.

^whitey^

Lodgepole
I didn't know they needed that... I'm going to Canada in a few months and I was told nothing about needing a newer passport for trips into the US.

Canada In the US now ??

Don't go to Canada with that in your head .... they don't like it ..... I got a slap off a canadian chick once for taking the piss about it.

Hobbes

Originally posted by Winters
You wont need to get fingerprinted if your coming from Ireland. Ireland is one of those on the list of 22 "we like you" countries which do not require finger printing.

AFAIK, if you do not have a biometric passport then you have to get the fingerprint/photo.

lodgepole

Originally posted by ^whitey^
Canada In the US now ??

Don't go to Canada with that in your head .... they don't like it ..... I got a slap off a canadian chick once for taking the piss about it.

No, will be living in Toronto and making frequent visits to New York. Thus entering the US.

^whitey^

I should really read over posts before slapping in a reply...missed the trips bit