Urgent - passport for children question

mumof2

Does anyone know if the children would need their own passport for a ferry trip from Ireland to England? They are on my passport since birth, but were supposed to leave on 31st March, and just thought of it!!!!
Advice apreciated.:(

timmywex

nope, ur grand, they cant be put on a new passport but as long as they are under 16 and on your's, they will be grand

Do you even need a passport to go to britain??

spurious

Ring the ferry company and check.
According to http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=255
" The Passport Office recommends that parents obtain individual passports for their children.

Since 1 October 2004, all children, regardless of age, must obtain an individual passport in their own name.

In line with best international practice, the Passport Office ceased the practice of including children on their parents' passports since 1 October 2004. This is intended to increase the security of international travel for children and reduce the risk of kidnapping and child trafficking.

Parents’ passports issued before 1 October on which children have been included remain valid and do not need to be replaced.

Children who are included on a parent's passport issued before 1 October 2004, may continue to travel to most countries up to their 16th birthday along with that parent providing the passport is still valid. There are, however, some exceptions including the Czech Republic which requires persons aged 15 and over to carry their own passport and Estonia which requires all persons aged 7 and over to carry their own passport. Additionally, since 26 October 2004, all persons, irrespective of age, require an individual passport for entry into the United States . "

Tony H

"UK subjects and Irish citizens have the right freely to travel between the two jurisdictions without having to carry a passport"

http://migration.ucc.ie/schengencta.htm

Quoted from the ninth paragraph in the above link its been like this since the 1950's

mumof2

'Breath of relief' ............

Thanks so much everyone, was getting worried.......:D

xebec

I used to work on a ferry between Ireland and Wales, you don't need a passport to travel - they usually won't even check id. The only time I've heard of people being asked where there from is in Rosslare where the immigration guys ask and if you're from Ireland they let you straight through (I've only ever seen them check people from America and a few other random places).