travel to uk by ferry 16yr old

carogary

hi,can any one help.i need to travel to the uk next week with my daughter.problem is she doesn't have a passport or any form of photo id.i have a passport myself.i know that it'd be impossible to fly but would it be possible by ferry

itsallaboutme!!

the ferry company probably wont require a passport but for immigration purposes some form of id is required. take her birth cert with you as proof that she is an EU national just in case.

ronbyrne2005

carogary wrote: »

hi,can any one help.i need to travel to the uk next week with my daughter.problem is she doesn't have a passport or any form of photo id.i have a passport myself.i know that it'd be impossible to fly but would it be possible by ferry

There is a free travel area between ireland and uk so yes you can. Sometimes they check id at uk ferryports but once you have one she is unlikely to be refused. #you can get the bus and ferry on one ticket and the bus leaves from busaras. The passport office will also issue a passport at short notice if it's an emergency.

carogary

thanks for that,bn tearing my hair out,literally.i rang irish ferries but all that they could say was that they don't refuse cusomers entry that it'd be up to emigration,that really put my mind at ease!!need her dads permission to get a passport and he's out of the country.guess i'm stumped.do they always look for passports at the ferry or just check the odd one

ronbyrne2005

carogary wrote: »

thanks for that,bn tearing my hair out,literally.i rang irish ferries but all that they could say was that they don't refuse cusomers entry that it'd be up to emigration,that really put my mind at ease!!need her dads permission to get a passport and he's out of the country.guess i'm stumped.do they always look for passports at the ferry or just check the odd one

Why not get the photos done for passport application and get garda to stamp photos so that although she wont have a passport she'll have some id(signed stamped photos and birth cert).
They checked my student ID the last time i went to uk on ferry in 2005.

Grandadsbear

My parents live in England, Mother has a passport, Father doesn't, hates flying and thinks as long as he doesn't have one Mother won't book a cheap Ryanair flight for him :rolleyes:!!! They have travelled by boat since they went to England in the 70's (Only once has he flown to Dublin and back in the early 90's) and have never encoutered any difficulties...they were last here in April 2009 so unless it has changed since than I don't know but I hope for his sake it hasn't cause their next visit is planned for Easter again this year!!!!

Fratton Fred

I've had the car searched, but never been asked for I'd.