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damianmcr · 08-05-2015 07:51AM

My friend done my passport stamp. He is a solicitor and I asked him do they ever ring him and he said they never have and that's him doing 3/4 of them a month.

Malee · 08-05-2015 07:17PM

damianmcr wrote: »

My friend done my passport stamp. He is a solicitor and I asked him do they ever ring him and he said they never have and that's him doing 3/4 of them a month.

Renewals or first time applicants?

JohnMearsheimer · 08-05-2015 07:50PM

damianmcr wrote: »

My friend done my passport stamp. He is a solicitor and I asked him do they ever ring him and he said they never have and that's him doing 3/4 of them a month.

Has to be renewals. Witnesses for first time applicants are always contacted.

rocksolid · 08-05-2015 08:10PM

Guys, I'm suppose to be going to Birmingham early in the morning from Dublin with Ryanair, but just pulled out my passport to checkin online and discover that it has expired 6 days ago (3rd May)

My question is should I chance it and bring driving license as back up and see if they let me go or will they point blank refuse me as my passport out of date...

Atlantic Dawn · 08-05-2015 08:39PM

It's like this, you won't get on at all with your driving licence, they only allow passport so you could try risk it, if they find out you will not get on, if they find out coming home you won't get back with them.

rocksolid · 08-05-2015 08:43PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

It's like this, you won't get on at all with your driving licence, they only allow passport so you could try risk it, if they find out you will not get on, if they find out coming home you won't get back with them.

Yea I partly guessd that but just wondered did anyone have the same prob as me in recent years where their passport was out by a matter of days but still managed to get out and back into the country...

neckedit · 08-05-2015 08:53PM

NoelDoran wrote:

Guys, I'm suppose to be going to Birmingham early in the morning from Dublin with Ryanair, but just pulled out my passport to checkin online and discover that it has expired 6 days ago (3rd May)

Do they check pp going to England??
Went to Brum countless times......
To see herself when she studied there and on biz.

Atlantic Dawn · 08-05-2015 08:53PM

If they notice it you will not get aboard, not sure how good of a check they do. If it was me at this stage I would risk it but would have a Plan B getting home either by another flight with another airline or rail/bus/ferry.

damianmcr · 08-05-2015 09:10PM

Maybe he only has done renewals. Mines is lost and the girlfriend is applying for her first. What will he be asked? He's a very close mate but to be honest he'd be ****e if quizzed about me.

Applications received the day before me are at stage 3.

damianmcr · 08-05-2015 09:21PM

I'm going to guess you should be ok.

Don't state valid passport here

http://www.ryanair.com/en/terms-and-conditions/regulations-traveldocumentation/

I'd still consider your passport ID.

zagmund · 08-05-2015 09:26PM

The very first item on the list is "A valid passport" so I'm not sure about that last post.

Look at it this way - your money is spent, you've nothing to lose. Turn up, give it a shot. If you get stuck over there (because they spot it on the way back) you can always get the boat & train home for something like €45.

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Cienciano · 08-05-2015 09:28PM

Join the middle of the queue, you might get through if it's busy. If the plane is delayed and they rush you on, even better. Take a look at the 2 people checking, join the queue of the one that seems to glance less at it.

08-05-2015 09:55PM

damianmcr wrote: »

Maybe he only has done renewals. Mines is lost and the girlfriend is applying for her first. What will he be asked? He's a very close mate but to be honest he'd be ****e if quizzed about me.

Applications received the day before me are at stage 3.

They're only asked if they have signed it.

damianmcr · 08-05-2015 09:59PM

Oh he's not that useless.

ProudDUB · 08-05-2015 10:01PM

neckedit wrote: »

Do they check pp going to England??
Went to Brum countless times......
To see herself when she studied there and on biz.

Ryanair only accept passports for travel. It doesn't matter whether you are going to the UK where border control don't require Irish travelers to have a passport, or whether you are going to a country that does requires a passport. It's all the same to Ryanair. To travel with them, you must have a passport, regardless of where you are going.

OP, it's worth chancing your arm, but have back up plans in place just in case...know the ferry times, alternate flight options with other airlines, that kind of stuff. I have flown with Ryanair loads of times and the passport inspections have varied widely from a bare glance, that wasn't even long enough to verify that I was the person in the photo, to a detailed inspection, where you could tell that they were checking everything...names, dates, photo, expiration dates etc etc. Give it a lash, but don't be surprised if you have to fall back on a Plan B.

Fred Swanson · 08-05-2015 11:01PM

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athtrasna · 10-05-2015 11:21AM

You have to put in your passport details for online check-in so of course it will be rejected unless you lie and make a false declaration.

Fred Swanson · 10-05-2015 12:56PM

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MagicMarker · 12-05-2015 08:41PM

Guys do you have to sign for the passport when it's delivered? I'm in an apartment block and not sure if an post would even try and ring the buzzer, we have mailboxes down at the building entrance.

Dubhlinner · 12-05-2015 08:45PM

my passport is valid but badly cracked and damaged. Do I need my birth cert to get a replacement?

12-05-2015 08:48PM

MagicMarker wrote: »

Guys do you have to sign for the passport when it's delivered? I'm in an apartment block and not sure if an post would even try and ring the buzzer, we have mailboxes down at the building entrance.

Comes in the post the same as any other letter.

Dubhlinner wrote: »

my passport is valid but badly cracked and damaged. Do I need my birth cert to get a replacement?

Birth cert and damaged passport will be fine.

dubby1978 · 12-05-2015 11:19PM

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Comes in the post the same as any other letter.

Wait.. the passports are delivered by standard untracked post?

Fred Swanson · 12-05-2015 11:22PM

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MagicMarker · 13-05-2015 01:16PM

Got my passport today.

They received my application on the 29th Apr. So 10/11 working days.

One less thing to worry about!

damianmcr · 13-05-2015 01:49PM

They received mine on the 28/04 and no progress yet. The previous is reported as lost though. Must be different teams dealing with them. Pity.

JohnMearsheimer · 13-05-2015 04:50PM

damianmcr wrote: »

They received mine on the 28/04 and no progress yet. The previous is reported as lost though. Must be different teams dealing with them. Pity.

You're more looking at 20 working days when your passport has been lost. It's treated like a first time application again.

damianmcr · 13-05-2015 06:28PM

What happens with the first time applications? How do they determine entitle when they have birth certificate and driving licence with letters? Just phone the person who signed the photos?

Now you have me a bit worried tbf. My target date is the 19/05 and I travel on the 02/06.

Any of you fine fellas bump two up the queue? ;-)

daretodream · 14-05-2015 09:02AM

Passport renewals x 3 received on 6/5. Been at stage 2 for over 5 working days now. Expected issued date given as 26/5. Do you think there's a problem, would I have heard if they can't move to next stage by now? Or, do they contact you if there's a problem at stage 3? Would rather know sooner than later. Whole process makes me nervous but thinking it's too early to contact them just yet, maybe. Dunno.

JohnMearsheimer · 14-05-2015 09:34AM

daretodream wrote: »

Passport renewals x 3 received on 6/5. Been at stage 2 for over 5 working days now. Expected issued date given as 26/5. Do you think there's a problem, would I have heard if they can't move to next stage by now? Or, do they contact you if there's a problem at stage 3? Would rather know sooner than later. Whole process makes me nervous but thinking it's too early to contact them just yet, maybe. Dunno.

They are most probably just sitting in a box waiting to be scanned at the moment. Most applications sit around for a week before anyone looks at them due to the volume of work that's ahead them.

daretodream · 14-05-2015 09:44AM

So I should only worry if they're delayed at stage 3 then?

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