Stolen passport

Kirby42

Not sure where to post this so I thought I'd just try AH...

I've lost my passport and I think that it may have been stolen. I live and work in a foreign country and had a work visa in my passport. I've already contacted the Irish consulate and I am waiting for a reply for further instructions on what to do next. Does anyone know if I'll have to pay a fee to replace my passport?

Speedwell

Kirby42 wrote: »

Not sure where to post this so I thought I'd just try AH...

I've lost my passport and I think that it may have been stolen. I live and work in a foreign country and had a work visa in my passport. I've already contacted the Irish consulate and I am waiting for a reply for further instructions on what to do next. Does anyone know if I'll have to pay a fee to replace my passport?

I would prepare for it. I'm posting mostly to tell you to IMMEDIATELY alert the immigration authorities in your work country (through your employer if applicable) so that your work visa cannot be used by someone else to work fraudulently, or worse, under your name.

kjbsrah1

Kirby42 wrote: »

Not sure where to post this so I thought I'd just try AH...

I've lost my passport and I think that it may have been stolen. I live and work in a foreign country and had a work visa in my passport. I've already contacted the Irish consulate and I am waiting a reply for further instructions on what to do next. Does anyone know if I'll have to pay a fee to replace my passport?

Well you would have to pay full price for a replacement passport here in Ireland so i'd say you definitely would if you are abroad. On the passport form there is a section to complete at a police station to say that you are reporting it as lost or stolen but you still have to pay the full price for a replacement.

All this information should be available on the passport website.

tomwaterford

In fairness their unlikely to replace it for free

Atlantic Dawn

Looks like €15 if it's an emergency passport...

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel_and_recreation/travel_abroad/passports/replacing_a_lost_or_stolen_irish_passport.html

Avada

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Looks like €15 if it's an emergency passport...

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel_and_recreation/travel_abroad/passports/replacing_a_lost_or_stolen_irish_passport.html

€15 is for a single journey emergency cert. Full price has to be paid for a replacement passport.

Collie D

I assume you're asking is there a fine or extra fee on top of normal renewal charge? Lost mine years ago and just paid normal fee. May have changed since but don't think so. Check DFA website.

As far as I remember the replacement passport will only be valid for the period covered by the original so eg you only had two years left you'll need to renew (and pay) again in two years.

Hande hoche!

Hopefully it won't be used for assassinating Hamas members.

Kirby42

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Hopefully it won't be used for assassinating Hamas members.

That'd be nice, yeah.

darkpagandeath

Should not need to worry, You get a consular visit every 28 days judging by another case.

323

Had the same happened some years back. Very unfortunate, hope you have better luck than I had.

Don't remember what the fee was as that was the very least of my concerns.
Had to go to Dublin for a replacement, without a doubt some of the most pompous, difficult officials I've come across, anywhere in the world.

Would only issue a 1 year passport, which was totally useless for visa purposes as less than 1 year validity left by the time I received it, then got "randomly" pulled by security just about everywhere I did go with it.
This was followed by a 3 year passport before qualifying for a 10 year again.

Luckily qualify for a British passport, which I mostly travel on since.

Butters1979

Op you need to report it to he police. The passport office will want a police report before replacing it. Happened me a while back. I actually found both the Irish consulate and local police very helpful.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

You have to go throught the regmarole of applying for and buying a new passport (85 euro standard, 135 emergency) - complete with all the same paperwork.

corner of hells

At this stage you should be burning your house down.