Question about passport and travelling

ronano

I am going to new york on the 20th of Jan alas my passport is out of date,if i drop it into their offices on Monday and Collect it from the offices along with showing my flight ticket etc,will i have a problem with getting the passport in time?

RyanfromNJ

I'm not sure how things work in the IE, but here they are a pain in the ass about the passport thing... I needed one in a pinch to go to Cancun 2 years ago, and it cost me 175USD to get it all done right then and there.... state department sucks!!! good luck though... bring plenty of sweatshirts... gonna be cold here in NY that time in January...

John R

ronano wrote:

I am going to new york on the 20th of Jan alas my passport is out of date,if i drop it into their offices on Monday and Collect it from the offices along with showing my flight ticket etc,will i have a problem with getting the passport in time?

Go to your local Garda station and get the forms and fill them out. They need to be witnessed by a Garda officer. Then go into the passport office forst thing on monday and be nice, they have no obligation to complete the process in the time frame you have left. Even the passport express service requires 10 working days.

http://www.oasis.gov.ie/moving_country/passports_and_visas/renewing_your_irish_passport.html?search=passport

Mr. Presentable

I understand 10 days is the fastest they'll do it, except in cases of emergency. Booking a trip when you know you have no passport doesn't count as an emergency.

Incidentally, US immigration won't allow you in if you don't have at least six months left on a passport, and Ryanair won't even let you on a plane to the UK

ronano

John R wrote:

Go to your local Garda station and get the forms and fill them out. They need to be witnessed by a Garda officer. Then go into the passport office forst thing on monday and be nice, they have no obligation to complete the process in the time frame you have left. Even the passport express service requires 10 working days.

http://www.oasis.gov.ie/moving_country/passports_and_visas/renewing_your_irish_passport.html?search=passport

Oh i have all that done tho i do appreciate that you linked me i was mean't to drop it in on friday but had to go up to belfast cos my braces ****ed up!

RyanfromNJ

speakin of Belfast... what's the fastest way to get up there from Dublin?? I'm comin over for a visit again this summer and I may not rent a car this time... what's better? the train or a bus? and what's the cost like?

newgrange

A friend of mine was in a similar situation just before Christmas.
Get the forms, make sure they are completed correctly and you have any documentation you need. Get a copy of your airline ticket.

Take all this to the 'Urgent' counter in Molesworth Street. They will charge you an extra 50 euro for the pleasure, but they will 'rush' it through - this could mean a two-day wait.

OR

pay an 'Emergency' fee of 100 euro and they will do it more or less on the spot.

Mr. Presentable

RyanfromNJ wrote:

speakin of Belfast... what's the fastest way to get up there from Dublin?? I'm comin over for a visit again this summer and I may not rent a car this time... what's better? the train or a bus? and what's the cost like?

http://www.irishrail.ie/home/

http://www.buseireann.ie/site/home/

ronano

RyanfromNJ wrote:

speakin of Belfast... what's the fastest way to get up there from Dublin?? I'm comin over for a visit again this summer and I may not rent a car this time... what's better? the train or a bus? and what's the cost like?

Well i left from Julianstown, to get from o connel st. to julianstown just past balbriggan in non peak traffic takes about 55mins, it took me 1 hr 40mins to drive up,i get the train from drogehda sometimes,its 34 euro return(rip off) and takes 1 hour 40mins

ronano

Thank you guys i hoipe to sweet jesus it works out, i shall be there monday morning the min the door opens

newgrange

The staff are very pleasant over there - the security guys open the doors at about 8.45 I think, but the office does not officially open until 9.30. You take a number and queue, pay, and they may tell you to come back on Tuesday to collect it.

When you go to collect it, you have to do the 'take a number and wait' thing all over again (this time upstairs). When we were there collecting my friend's one, we didn't get out until after 6pm. I think they may be less rushed in the post-Christmas period, so hopefully you'll get it sorted quickly.

Enjoy New York - I just got back today. Lots of electronic and electrical bargains to be had at B&H, W34th between 8th and 9th. Rather chilly temps at the moment though.

therecklessone

newgrange wrote:

A friend of mine was in a similar situation just before Christmas.
Get the forms, make sure they are completed correctly and you have any documentation you need. Get a copy of your airline ticket.

Take all this to the 'Urgent' counter in Molesworth Street. They will charge you an extra 50 euro for the pleasure, but they will 'rush' it through - this could mean a two-day wait.

OR

pay an 'Emergency' fee of 100 euro and they will do it more or less on the spot.

Good advice BUT you probably won't have to pay anything extra because you're not totally pushed for time. I had to apply for an uncle of mine recently and go in to collect for him, dropped in the forms on the Tuesday and collected on the Friday. Be very nice when you go in, grovel and apologise for being a tit. They may want you to collect the passport in the afternoon of the last working day before you travel though, so if you aren't free then you might have to pay the extra fee for an expedited service.

Ruu_Old

a friend of mine got some sort of temporary passport thingy when his passport ran out and he had to travel the same day. Not sure they do that anymore.

ronano

Thanks for the replies people, i went in this morning and was told to collect it this thursday, no extra charge,not too shabby