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Mr Simpson

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

Hi

Does anyone know how i would go about finding out an old passport number? I need to find out the number of a passport i used to enter australia in 2007 but im on my second passport since then!

Is there someone i can ring or any other suggestions?

Hmmm, I'm not sure about this one. I don't think it'll be given to you over the phone anyway, because of data protection. No harm in ringing customer care to check anyway.

Kotek Besar

KeithM89 wrote: »

Yup, a solely Irish passport isnt available, all info is English and As Gaeilge.

..actually trilingual - in English, Irish and French!

Mr Simpson

Deedsie wrote: »

My passport is due for renewal next year. I was considering getting it done in Irish. Does anyone know how I might go about doing this?

All passports are bi-lingual, I think this applies to all EU countries.

Edit: I'd forgotten about french

KeithM89_old

Kotek Besar wrote: »

..actually trilingual - in English, Irish and French!

Je suis désolé

PseudoFamous

Deedsie wrote: »

My passport is due for renewal next year. I was considering getting it done in Irish. Does anyone know how I might go about doing this?

All that you need to do is translate your name and put that on the form, as everything else is, as mentioned above, in English, Irish and French.

Mr Simpson

PseudoFamous wrote: »

All that you need to do is translate your name and put that on the form, as everything else is, as mentioned above, in English, Irish and French.

You can't just do this though. To do this, you must have been using the Irish version for at least two years and have proof as such. Bank accounts, bills, etc in that name

PseudoFamous

mmcn90 wrote: »

You can't just do this though. To do this, you must have been using the Irish version for at least two years and have proof as such. Bank accounts, bills, etc in that name

Really? They let me change my name to Irish and drop half of my doublebarreled surname at once. They put a note on the opposite page saying "name on birthcert: x".

I suppose this was just after I turned 18, though, maybe they were more lenient for that.

Mr Simpson

PseudoFamous wrote: »

Really? They let me change my name to Irish and drop half of my doublebarreled surname at once. They put a note on the opposite page saying "name on birthcert: x".

I suppose this was just after I turned 18, though, maybe they were more lenient for that.

It's quite complicated, and there are exceptions. But basically, its been clamped down on because a few *ahem 'undesirables' *ahem, realised that it was a nice easy way to change their name on their passport, and confuse a few foreign immigration officials.

Our man in Havana

Can you drop a name off a doubled barrelled name easily?

When I got married I added the wifes surname to mine by submitting a marriage cert. Can I reverse this now? I.e. drop her name and revert to my birth cert name?

Sniipe

"Witness Official stamp" - section 7
This is for my child who is getting her first passport. I was going to pop in next door and ask my retired friend to witness it... It says they have to be personally known to me and not a relative. He is retired and doesn't have any stamps...

elvis jones

Sniipe wrote: »

"Witness Official stamp" - section 7
This is for my child who is getting her first passport. I was going to pop in next door and ask my retired friend to witness it... It says they have to be personally known to me and not a relative. He is retired and doesn't have any stamps...

If they not currently one of the professions listed they can't witness it.

Retired means you no longer work in that position. So I can't see how they would be in one of the professions listed.

elvis jones

KeithM89 wrote: »

Yup, a solely Irish passport isnt available, all info is English and As Gaeilge.

It can be done with an APS1G form. Just Irish and French will be on the passport, no English.

BUT you must fill out the while form in Irish as that's what the G is compared to the E which is in english.

Mr Simpson

Our man in Havana wrote: »

Can you drop a name off a doubled barrelled name easily?

When I got married I added the wifes surname to mine by submitting a marriage cert. Can I reverse this now? I.e. drop her name and revert to my birth cert name?

Are your bank accounts/ other documents in your original name or double barrelled, if you have two sets of documents in your original name dating back two years, it should be no problem. They just dont like people chopping and changing all the time.

Mr Simpson

Sniipe wrote: »

"Witness Official stamp" - section 7
This is for my child who is getting her first passport. I was going to pop in next door and ask my retired friend to witness it... It says they have to be personally known to me and not a relative. He is retired and doesn't have any stamps...

Just go to the Garda station and get it done there, failing that, go to your GP. Just make sure they are one of the listed professions.

Mr Simpson

elvis jones wrote: »

It can be done with an APS1G form. Just Irish and French will be on the passport, no English.

BUT you must fill out the while form in Irish as that's what the G is compared to the E which is in english.

No APS1 forms anymore, its a revised APS2 form, even if you fill it in as Gaeilge, you will get a tri-lingual passport.

t9106

I'd like to get my passport renewed since it has been out of date for the past few months. When I went to look for it however, I can't find it anywhere. I looked all over the house. I can't remember if I just left it somewhere or if I lost it on a night out. It's been missing for a few weeks at this stage.

If I were to report it would it be better for my passport record to say that it was stolen rather than lost or does it make a difference?

Mr Simpson

t9106 wrote: »

I'd like to get my passport renewed since it has been out of date for the past few months. When I went to look for it however, I can't find it anywhere. I looked all over the house. I can't remember if I just left it somewhere or if I lost it on a night out. It's been missing for a few weeks at this stage.

If I were to report it would it be better for my passport record to say that it was stolen rather than lost or does it make a difference?

Be honest, a false statement of loss could lead to trouble. It doesn't make a difference anyway.

wet-paint

Hey folks,
Does anyone know if you get a new Passport number when you renew your passport, or they stick with your previous one?

Cheers,
WP.

Gatica

I'm pretty sure every instance of a passport has its own number, so it'll be different if you renew.

wet-paint

Cool, cheers.

timex711

hi, im going on holidays in 3 weeks yesterday (18th june) and just realised my passport is out of date , should i risk trying a express passport or should i get the emergency one? is there anyway of quickening the express even faster?

pawrick

You should have plenty of time - keep the receipt you get from An Post as there is a tracking number on it. Include copies of your travel details and note to say you need it back urgently.


Even if there is a back log which I have no idea if there is the swiftpost applications get priority over other general applications.

timex711

pawrick wrote: »

You should have plenty of time - keep the receipt you get from An Post as there is a tracking number on it. Include copies of your travel details and note to say you need it back urgently.


Even if there is a back log which I have no idea if there is the swiftpost applications get priority over other general applications.

thanks, so if i go in tomorrow morning i should have it, and what if isnt sent by the friday before i go? haha, can i go into the emergency office and get one without paying for that aswell if i have proof of the other one, or what should i do?

Mountjoy Mugger

Mega passport thread here.

timex711

how much are emergency passports, ive been told a few different numbers?

Mr Simpson

timex711 wrote: »

how much are emergency passports, ive been told a few different numbers?

Can I just clarify something here, its not just aimed at you, most people do not require emergency passports, just normal passports with expedited applications. An emergency passport is a temporary passport issued by the out of hours passport officer to adults only.

Here are the list of prices

From passport.ie wrote:

'Passport Express' Applications (made through the Post Office)

Standard Passport for a person aged 18 years or over submitted through Passport Express service (available at Post Offices)
€80

Standard Passport for a person aged 3 years or over but must be under 18 years submitted through Passport Express service (available at Post Offices)
€26.50

Standard Passport for a person under 3 years of age submitted through Passport Express service (available at Post Offices)
€16

'Large' 66 page passport for a person aged 18 years or over submitted through Passport Express service (available at Post Offices)
€110.00

Passport Applications made over the Public Counter in Passport Office Dublin and Passport Office Cork or through Ordinary Registered Post

Standard Passport for a person aged 18 years or over submitted over the counter at the Passport Office Dublin or Passport Office Cork or through Ordinary and Registered Post
€95.00

Standard Passport for a person aged 3 years or over but must be under 18 years submitted over the counter at the Passport Office Dublin or Passport Office Cork or through Ordinary and Registered Post
€41.50

Standard Passport for a person under 3 years of age submitted over the counter at the Passport Office Dublin or Passport Office Cork or through Ordinary and Registered Post
€31.00

'Large' 66 page passport for a person aged 18 years or over submitted over the counter at the Passport Office Dublin or Passport Office Cork or through Ordinary and Registered Post
€125.00

Public Counter Urgent Fee

Payable, upon proof of urgent travel, for passports required to be issued within five days following application. This fee is in addition to the appropriate passport fee as set out above.

Please note that this is not an 'on demand' service and applications will take a minimum of three days to process.

€55 -Adult

€30 -Child

Out of Hours Emergency Service Administration Fee

This is for the issue of a temporary passport of limited validity by the Department's out of hours emergency service.

A further application must be made for a standard passport for any subsequent travel. The payment of the appropriate fee as set out above will apply.

€110 - Adult

Kotek Besar

mmcn90 wrote: »

..An emergency passport is a temporary passport issued by the out of hours passport officer to adults only.

Here are the list of prices

But you say that an emergency passport for a child is €55..?

Mr Simpson

Kotek Besar wrote: »

But you say that an emergency passport for a child is €55..?

Actually I hadn't noticed that, I took the price list straight from passport.ie, where it also says emergency passports will be issued to adults only, however to the best of my memory, that price list is from April 2011, the rule relating to children's emergency passports came in after that, must've never been updated.

From passport.ie wrote:

Out of Office Hours Duty Officer Emergency Service

Please note that during out of normal office hours the Duty Officer can only issue a temporary passport to adults only, provided the applicant has shown a previous passport

Passports can not be issued to first time applicants and children or those who are reporting their passport lost or stolen, save in exceptional circumstances e.g. emergency medical treatment.

daddydick

Hi there,hope this is the right place to post.

I have been offered a position in The US (quite unexpectedly). In order to accept I need to provide copies of my passport (which needs o be in date for 3 years) spray they can begin processing my VISA.

The only issue is that my passport expires at the beginning of September. Given that I travel within the Eurozone as part of my work at least once per week, I was waiting for my three weeks holiday in July renew my passport. However now I need one by Wednesday at the latest.

Can anyone tell me whether or not it would be possible to Get a passport renewed in one day ie when the passport office reopens on Monday?

I need to let my potential employers know the full story so would appreciate any responses. I obviously have details of offer and VISA requirement documentation on hand.

Thoie

Monday is a bank holiday, so it will be Tuesday before they're open again.

Emergency passports are usually for things like family emergencies:
http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=253

However, as your passport expires within 6 months, you can hang onto your current passport, and just send them a photocopy (I just did this a few weeks ago).

That way you can still travel on your current passport while waiting for the new one to arrive. Passport Express (at the post office) is the cheapest and fastest way to renew. It takes 10 days + postage time either side, so if you get your photos organised and signed at a garda station over the weekend, get into the post office Tuesday, you'll have your new passport around June 20th.

Unfortunately I don't think you're going to have a new passport by Wednesday. You can send your new employer the details from the passport site.

The timeline for processing passports with proof of immediate travel while not guaranteed is 3 working days other than where travel is necessitated by the death or illness of a family member. An additional fee may apply.

From that, even if you have proof of immediate travel, if you get into the passport office first thing Tuesday morning, I wouldn't bank on having your new one before Thursday evening/Friday morning.

Is the Wednesday deadline the date you next need to fly, or the date the company wants to start processing the Visa?