** ALL ** Passport Related Questions in here! Please Read Post#1 first!

Indeed. It’s an urban myth that you need a passport (as an Irish or uk citizen) to go between ireland and uk.
You don’t.
Ryanair want a passport, and make you go to Stansted, both things you can avoid if you choose any other operator or means of travel to get between ireland and Britain .

HONKEY TONK wrote: »

Why did you think he was trolling?

This was my online Renewal time frame for both a book and card.

This is also including the fact I submitted on a Saturday



28/04/2018 - Saturday - 10min after completing online form
Printing
Your Passport Book is being printed

01/05/2018 Tuesday Passport Book posted
Dispatched
Your Passport Book was posted on 01/05/2018

01/05/2018 Tuesday Passport Card Printing
Printing
Your Passport Card is being printed

Passport Book arrived Wednesday - Passport Card Arrived Thursday

All in All it took 4 working days for me to receive both my Passport book and Card

You can't apply online if under 18 yrs of age. I applied online for myself last year, it took 7 days from application to receiving my passport. Great service. Have recently applied for 3 children's passports through passport express my estimate due date of completion is 29 working days.

coylemj wrote: »

All good in theory but far from an 'urban myth' for the OP's friend if his ticket is with Ryanair.

There was no mention of any ticket being already bought, so from that starting point you just need to choose a means of transport that doesn’t require a passport, which is anybody but Ryanair.

To answer the original question, you can ring the embassy and maybe they will have info on the situation but essentially they are powerless as the passport office in Dublin now processes all the biometric passports with chip.
The most they can do is issue an emergency 1 year passport (€30 + postage + a possible €70 quick turnaround fee) but for that price you could pay for the bus or train ticket.

Inchinc7 wrote: »

I'm about to head up to Dublin passport office. Kids' passports due to be issued tomorrow but tracker says 'processing' still. We're travelling next week and I'm panicking here. They are aware of travel dates but I guess that doesn't mean anything. Any advice?

Contact your TD and it should be sorted. No point in going in

My application was received on 6th April, due to be issued 27th April. It's a child's renewal, which cannot be done online. I waited hours on chat last week to be told they would contact me 'if possible'. We travel next week, which I informed them of.

I've already been bumped from no. 32 back to 38 in queue this morning (as also happened last week). Up to 27 now.

FurBabyMomma wrote: »

My application was received on 6th April, due to be issued 27th April. It's a child's renewal, which cannot be done online. I waited hours on chat last week to be told they would contact me 'if possible'. We travel next week, which I informed them of.

I've already been bumped from no. 32 back to 38 in queue this morning (as also happened last week). Up to 27 now.

I had the exact same scenario as you with exact same dates. Received the passport on 1st May. Is there an issue I wonder? If so you would think they would contact you particularly when you are travelling soon

Inchinc7 wrote: »

I'm about to head up to Dublin passport office. Kids' passports due to be issued tomorrow but tracker says 'processing' still. We're travelling next week and I'm panicking here. They are aware of travel dates but I guess that doesn't mean anything. Any advice?

Apparently, our passport applications haven't even been checked by anyone yet even though they're in there 6 weeks! Have to wait for phone call, might be ready Monday to pick up. Put us on priority list. We'll see how it goes...

Inchinc I'm in a similar situation to you. Due to be issued tomorrow, tracking still says processing. Have got no help on chat other than they've noted it on my application that im travelling mid next week. I don't know what to do at this stage. I am thinking of just showing up at the passport office tomorrow anyway.

Thanks for the reply! What time did you go in there at? I will be waiting with a small baby but can't get in there for 9!

Inchinc7 wrote: »

My friend is flying on Friday and she went up to the office yesterday. She just got a call to pick up passport tomorrow. So that makes me hopeful. The guy I dealt with was really nice and said I'd done all I can do at this point. Am worried in case there are any issues though, if there are, I'm fecked.

I do think the passport office should say something like apply 8 weeks or even 10 weeks in advance. It's now 30 working days for a first time application. I've seen so may posts and tweets from people in the same boat as us, thinking that we had enough time. The system is seriously flawed.

I was only waiting at the office for 30 minutes to get seen. It was just the getting up and down to city centre took half the day.

Inchinc7 wrote: »

You just take a ticket when you get there. I was there about 12ish today, not busy. Waited about half an hour to be seen. I think you can only make an appointment for new applications. I have to wait for call, could be Monday before I hear. I said I could collect. I had advised my travel dates via webchat a month ago and confirmed this, again via webchat, about a week ago. This seemed to be news to the guy I dealt with.

It's all very frustrating, but I'm trying to be optimistic. I have avoided mentioning holidays to my small kids in case I don't get them on time.

Oh heck, I won't be able to travel to Dublin 2 days in a row!!!! I hope they would be able to issue it on the day or I'm screwed. It's so unfair to put the fault back on the consumer when they are the ones giving out flawed timelines.

kf2010 wrote: »

Thanks for the reply! What time did you go in there at? I will be waiting with a small baby but can't get in there for 9!

Hiya kf2010 and FurBabyMamma. I was there around 12. Wasn't busy that time of day. I was afraid I'd be waiting hours but I took a ticket for passport enquiries and my number came up after about half an hour. The passports are printed in Balbriggan, not the Mount Street office you have to go to. So I doubt that you could get it the same day. But that's just based on my experience this week, I could be wrong. I don't know how quick they can turn them around when it's really urgent.

I sent numerous emails, direct messages on Twitter, wasted hours on webchat and never once got through on the passport office number. It's a real inconvenience having to go in but for the sake of my stress levels I had to! I just hope it was worth the trip up. I'll keep you posted. I've found this thread really useful.

Mine is a first time passport for a child :-( - in 29 working days now. The timeframe given when I sent everything in in March was 23 working days. All they say when I eventually get through on the chat is they have noted my travel date. Does not seem to make much of a difference! Will see how I get on at the passport office tomorrow. If they gave more realistic time frames or more details on the trackings other then just saying "processing" for the last 6 weeks, it would make life a lot easier!!

When are you planning to travel? It's only offered if you are booking at least 14 days in advance.

Morning Merkin, I didn't make an appointment. We are flying next week and passports are due today. Been processing for 6 weeks so got very nervous and went in yesterday around 12. You just take a ticket for passport enquiries when you walk in. Appointments are only for new applications as far as I know. I was told to keep an eye on tracker but I would hear on Monday about collection if I haven't received them by then. You can see more from my last few posts, but that's the jist of it. I don't know what happens if your travel dates are further out though.