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  • #6242
    Tc1234
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭Tc1234


    I recently changed my name by deed poll and had it enrolled it in the high court. I changed it on my drivers licence, PPSN, revenue, banks etc.

    I have proof of using it for 3 months, do I really have to wait 2 years to change it on my passport, is this rule set in stone and is there anyway around it ?

    Thanks


  • #6243
    Fred Swanson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,730 ✭✭✭✭Fred Swanson


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  • #6244
    JohnMearsheimer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,302 ✭✭✭JohnMearsheimer


    Tc1234 wrote: »
    I recently changed my name by deed poll and had it enrolled it in the high court. I changed it on my drivers licence, PPSN, revenue, banks etc.

    I have proof of using it for 3 months, do I really have to wait 2 years to change it on my passport, is this rule set in stone and is there anyway around it ?

    Thanks

    There's no way around it. Deed poll doesn't matter when it comes to passports. Proof of usage is stop people changing their names whenever they feel like it. They ask for 2 years proof of usage so they can satisfy themselves that your new identity has been established.


  • #6245
    Tc1234
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭Tc1234


    JohnMearsheimer wrote: »
    There's no way around it. Deed poll doesn't matter when it comes to passports. Proof of usage is stop people changing their names whenever they feel like it. They ask for 2 years proof of usage so they can satisfy themselves that your new identity has been established.

    I understand that but 2 years is a long time I travel a lot and its awkward having my only name on one thing and current name on everything else.

    I heard some people getting their new name entered as an observation ?


  • #6246
    JohnMearsheimer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,302 ✭✭✭JohnMearsheimer


    Tc1234 wrote: »
    I understand that but 2 years is a long time I travel a lot and its awkward having my only name on one thing and current name on everything else.

    I heard some people getting their new name entered as an observation ?

    Generally, observations are for birth cert names. Observations like also known as aren't given anymore.


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  • #6247
    Fred Swanson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,730 ✭✭✭✭Fred Swanson


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  • #6248
    Tc1234
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 ✭Tc1234


    Fred Swanson wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.

    Really ? I just changed my last name so it doesn't look like I'm trying to change my identity.

    How did you get it done, did you just ask them to put: formerly known as X


  • #6249
    Fred Swanson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,730 ✭✭✭✭Fred Swanson


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  • #6250
    Malee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭Malee


    Tc1234 wrote: »
    Really ? I just changed my last name so it doesn't look like I'm trying to change my identity.

    How did you get it done, did you just ask them to put: formerly known as X

    There is a box you can tick on the application form, in section 2. It says something like:"If you also want to have your birth name recorded". When you tick that and also post in your original birth cert you'll get the observation.
    But that does not solve the fact that you will need 2 years proof of use of your new name...


  • #6251
    sebbplatter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 49 ✭sebbplatter


    Can an O.A.P travel between Ireland and the UK without a passport with Aer Lingus?


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  • #6252
    fxotoole
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,661 ✭✭✭fxotoole


    sebbplatter wrote: »
    Can an O.A.P travel between Ireland and the UK without a passport with Aer Lingus?

    Anyone can. Aer Lingus will take photo ID in lieu of a passport for flights between Ireland and the UK


  • #6253
    DepecheHead101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 606 ✭✭✭DepecheHead101


    Does anyone have any indication if the targeted issue date for passport express given on the tracker is when I should physically have the passport or if it is being posted? Because I'm getting the 31st of March and I'm travelling to Amsterdam on the 3rd so I'm quite worried now.

    It was registered on the 10th and is for a new passport as I lost my old one. I guess the 15 working days period given works out at me having it on the 31st but I'm thinking do these things normally fall over or under the target date?

    I'm sorry in advance, I know these questions must get asked a bomb load and there is no specific correct answer but any decent indications from previous experience would be very much appreciated! :)

    I'm flying with Aer Lingus but my only photo ID is my age card which the passport office now have.


  • #6254
    fxotoole
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,661 ✭✭✭fxotoole


    DepecheHead101 wrote: »
    Does anyone have any indication if the targeted issue date for passport express given on the tracker is when I should physically have the passport or if it is being posted? Because I'm getting the 31st of March and I'm travelling to Amsterdam on the 3rd so I'm quite worried now.

    It was registered on the 10th and is for a new passport as I lost my old one. I guess the 15 working days period given works out at me having it on the 31st but I'm thinking do these things normally fall over or under the target date?

    I'm sorry in advance, I know these questions must get asked a bomb load and there is no specific correct answer but any decent indications from previous experience would be very much appreciated! :)

    I'm flying with Aer Lingus but my only photo ID is my age card which the passport office now have.

    The target issue date is not a guaranteed date, it's the date on which the Passport Office aim to issue your passport.

    It really depends on when you applied, how you applied, and from where you applied, and what type of application you submitted.

    Passport Express applications are currently taking 10-14 working days on average, with renewals taking about 10/11 working days on average.

    If this is your first passport application, or your previous passport was lost or stolen, it will likely take longer than 15 days.

    If the worst comes to the worst, you can ask the Passport Office to return your photo ID to allow you to travel while they process your application.


  • #6255
    athtrasna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,420 ✭✭✭✭athtrasna


    fxotoole wrote: »

    If the worst comes to the worst, you can ask the Passport Office to return your photo ID to allow you to travel while they process your application.

    Poster is going to Amsterdam so requires a passport


  • #6256
    Malee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭Malee


    DepecheHead101 wrote: »
    Does anyone have any indication if the targeted issue date for passport express given on the tracker is when I should physically have the passport or if it is being posted? Because I'm getting the 31st of March and I'm travelling to Amsterdam on the 3rd so I'm quite worried now.

    It was registered on the 10th and is for a new passport as I lost my old one. I guess the 15 working days period given works out at me having it on the 31st but I'm thinking do these things normally fall over or under the target date?

    I'm sorry in advance, I know these questions must get asked a bomb load and there is no specific correct answer but any decent indications from previous experience would be very much appreciated! :)

    I'm flying with Aer Lingus but my only photo ID is my age card which the passport office now have.

    If it was registered on the 10th there's a good chance you'll have your passport before you travel, but this is provided you have submitted all requested documentation relating to a lost passport. If anything is incorrect with your application all will be returned to you and then you'd need some quick action to remedy that.


  • #6257
    jon burrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 367 ✭✭jon burrows


    Hi, Im travelling to Paris on Sunday, my 5 year old childs passport is out of date since Nov 2014, will French customs let him in with both parents accompanying him with his long birth cert? I know this is allowed for the UK, but not sure for France. Any help much appreciated.


  • #6258
    Fred Swanson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,730 ✭✭✭✭Fred Swanson


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  • #6259
    JohnMearsheimer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,302 ✭✭✭JohnMearsheimer


    jon burrows wrote: »
    Hi, Im travelling to Paris on Sunday, my 5 year old childs passport is out of date since Nov 2014, will French customs let him in with both parents accompanying him with his long birth cert? I know this is allowed for the UK, but not sure for France. Any help much appreciated.

    No, probably not. Irish people can use their birth certs travelling to the UK because there is a common travel area between the 2 countries. This isn't the case with France.


  • #6260
    jon burrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 367 ✭✭jon burrows


    Called the French embassy today but office is closed since 12. Kinda thought that he would need the Passport but just said Id ask here to verify. Thanks for your replies folks.


  • #6261
    Vincent Vega
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭Vincent Vega


    Hi,
    I'm supposed to be going to London just for a night to attend a get together for a friends birthday on the 29th of March.
    This was only sprung on me at the last minute, and unfortunately my passport has been out of date since January 2014. (failing to renew since then is entirely my own fault, so I expect little sympathy!)

    I had planned to take the ferry/eurolines coach, for which I'd wrongly(?) believed no ID would be necessary.

    Ok, so the problem is, I have no other official form of ID.

    I don't drive and my college ID is only college issued and not an international student card. I have a garda Age Card though, but it is 10+ years old.
    Would a long birth cert + expired passport combo be of any use?
    A completed and garda stamped passport application?

    I've read that you can book an appointment at the passport office, and supply them with travel itinerary, but I've yet to buy a coach ticket and was wondering if it would be even worth my while to do so at such a late stage..

    Thoughts?


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  • #6262
    athtrasna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,420 ✭✭✭✭athtrasna


    Vincent Vega wrote: »
    Hi,
    I'm supposed to be going to London just for a night to attend a get together for a friends birthday on the 29th of March.
    This was only sprung on me at the last minute, and unfortunately my passport has been out of date since January 2014. (failing to renew since then is entirely my own fault, so I expect little sympathy!)

    I had planned to take the ferry/eurolines coach, for which I'd wrongly(?) believed no ID would be necessary.

    Ok, so the problem is, I have no other official form of ID.

    I don't drive and my college ID is only college issued and not an international student card. I have a garda Age Card though, but it is 10+ years old.
    Would a long birth cert + expired passport combo be of any use?
    A completed and garda stamped passport application?

    I've read that you can book an appointment at the passport office, and supply them with travel itinerary, but I've yet to buy a coach ticket and was wondering if it would be even worth my while to do so at such a late stage..

    Thoughts?

    The only carrier to the UK that demands a passport is Ryanair


  • #6263
    JohnMearsheimer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,302 ✭✭✭JohnMearsheimer


    Vincent Vega wrote: »
    Hi,
    I'm supposed to be going to London just for a night to attend a get together for a friends birthday on the 29th of March.
    This was only sprung on me at the last minute, and unfortunately my passport has been out of date since January 2014. (failing to renew since then is entirely my own fault, so I expect little sympathy!)

    I had planned to take the ferry/eurolines coach, for which I'd wrongly(?) believed no ID would be necessary.

    Ok, so the problem is, I have no other official form of ID.

    I don't drive and my college ID is only college issued and not an international student card. I have a garda Age Card though, but it is 10+ years old.
    Would a long birth cert + expired passport combo be of any use?
    A completed and garda stamped passport application?

    I've read that you can book an appointment at the passport office, and supply them with travel itinerary, but I've yet to buy a coach ticket and was wondering if it would be even worth my while to do so at such a late stage..

    Thoughts?

    You can take the ferry with your birth cert.


  • #6264
    Vincent Vega
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭Vincent Vega


    JohnMearsheimer wrote: »
    You can take the ferry with your birth cert.

    Really?!? Great if so!
    I couldn't find much info on that besides it being said that young children could use it.
    Have you known anybody to do it?

    My only concern now is whether I'd have any issue boarding a coach in London using it :pac:

    Thanks :)


  • #6265
    JohnMearsheimer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,302 ✭✭✭JohnMearsheimer


    Vincent Vega wrote: »
    Really?!? Great if so!
    I couldn't find much info on that besides it being said that young children could use it.
    Have you known anybody to do it?

    My only concern now is whether I'd have any issue boarding a coach in London using it :pac:

    Thanks :)

    Ya, you can use a birth cert for the ferry. There is a common travel area between Ireland and the UK. I have come across one case of one person using their birth cert. I doubt you'll even be asked for anything.


  • #6266
    Malee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭Malee


    Vincent Vega wrote: »
    Really?!? Great if so!
    I couldn't find much info on that besides it being said that young children could use it.
    Have you known anybody to do it?

    My only concern now is whether I'd have any issue boarding a coach in London using it :pac:

    Thanks :)

    You'd best check with the company you are travelling with.
    Stena Line requires this:
    http://www.stenaline.ie/FAQs/passports-and-visas/im-a-irish-british-citizen-do-i-need-a-passport-to-travel


  • #6267
    Fred Swanson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,730 ✭✭✭✭Fred Swanson


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  • #6268
    joleen100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 ✭joleen100


    Hoping someone can advise.

    After arriving home from Garda Station I noticed that 3 of the photos where smudged with ink from the stamp (front of the photos). I rang the Garda Station straight away and he was really nice about it and said that 1 good photo should be fine as the passport office will ring the station to confirm if they have any doubts. Can anyone tell me if the passport office will accept this?

    The Garda did say say to come straight back with new photos and he will redo etc. But it was late and the kids were in bed. He told me when he was on duty next and said to come to station and he even thought he won't be at the desk they would call him and he can come in to redo again. I am going to try to this but understand it may not be easy. I know the easiest option would be to redo the form again but the passport is for my child and as I am not on good terms with my ex it is very difficult to get him to agree to go to the station in the first place never mind a 2nd time :(

    Tried calling and e-mailing the passport office but no response (yet).

    Appreciate any advice.

    Thanks J :)


  • #6269
    JohnMearsheimer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,302 ✭✭✭JohnMearsheimer


    joleen100 wrote: »
    Hoping someone can advise.

    After arriving home from Garda Station I noticed that 3 of the photos where smudged with ink from the stamp (front of the photos). I rang the Garda Station straight away and he was really nice about it and said that 1 good photo should be fine as the passport office will ring the station to confirm if they have any doubts. Can anyone tell me if the passport office will accept this?

    The Garda did say say to come straight back with new photos and he will redo etc. But it was late and the kids were in bed. He told me when he was on duty next and said to come to station and he even thought he won't be at the desk they would call him and he can come in to redo again. I am going to try to this but understand it may not be easy. I know the easiest option would be to redo the form again but the passport is for my child and as I am not on good terms with my ex it is very difficult to get him to agree to go to the station in the first place never mind a 2nd time :(

    Tried calling and e-mailing the passport office but no response (yet).

    Appreciate any advice.

    Thanks J :)

    One good photo is grand (only 1 photo is scanned) but when you're sending in the photos separate the inky photos from the good one so it doesn't get ink on it.


  • #6270
    mikedublin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 360 ✭✭mikedublin


    Hi. Wondering would anyone have any suggestions or ideas for real last minute trips ? Any websites or physical travel agencies where you can book with 1 or less days notice and then go.

    I know its possible to book direct with Aer Lingus or Ryanair but the prices would be very high to anywhere, so just wondering if anyone knows any ways to do last minute trips any other way.

    So far I've just come up with options like Bus Eireann to places in Ireland or to Belfast. Also thinking of the sail/rail or coach to places in the UK which can be booked very close to departure.

    (I might have some holiday days to take with very little notice which is why I can't book further in advance)


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  • #6271
    Malee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭Malee


    joleen100 wrote: »
    Hoping someone can advise.

    After arriving home from Garda Station I noticed that 3 of the photos where smudged with ink from the stamp (front of the photos). I rang the Garda Station straight away and he was really nice about it and said that 1 good photo should be fine as the passport office will ring the station to confirm if they have any doubts. Can anyone tell me if the passport office will accept this?

    The Garda did say say to come straight back with new photos and he will redo etc. But it was late and the kids were in bed. He told me when he was on duty next and said to come to station and he even thought he won't be at the desk they would call him and he can come in to redo again. I am going to try to this but understand it may not be easy. I know the easiest option would be to redo the form again but the passport is for my child and as I am not on good terms with my ex it is very difficult to get him to agree to go to the station in the first place never mind a 2nd time :(

    Tried calling and e-mailing the passport office but no response (yet).

    Appreciate any advice.

    Thanks J :)

    Post the photo's in that were smudged, but you could also post in another set of (non-signed) photo's.
    The passport office can then use the non-signed photo's if needs be, and use the smudged ones for identity purposes.


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