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** ALL ** Passport Queries take.two. **! Mod-note in post#1288

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  • #1552
    washman3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,646 ✭✭✭washman3


    Polka King of_the Midwest wrote: »
    You probably should have made a public counter application. Current turnaround times are 10 working days for online. You've only given yourself 8 before your travel.

    https://www.dfa.ie/passporttracking/turnaroundtimes/

    Ya, passport tracker says estimated issue date is June 17.
    Due to travel on June 14.
    Current passport expires on June 15.
    Any advice on what I should do now.?
    Thanks.


  • #1553
    Recliner
    Registered Users Posts: 934 ✭✭✭Recliner


    If I'm applying for a passport in my married name for the first time, do I need to send the original marriage cert or will a photocopy do?


  • #1554
    Credit Checker Moose
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭Credit Checker Moose


    Original documents only!


  • #1555
    Sam Wang
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Sam Wang


    May I ask if the Irish passport card is acceptable for renting a car within EU/EEA? Or does it have to be the passport book?

    I know most car rental companies only require a driving licence anyway, but I just don’t want to risk being turned down in case someone doesn’t accept the passport card as a valid ID?


  • #1556
    Credit Checker Moose
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭Credit Checker Moose


    Never been asked for passport to rent anywhere in the EU. I wouldn't worry about it. Just check their Terms and Conditions beforehand.


  • #1557
    Sam Wang
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Sam Wang


    Credit Checker Moose wrote: »
    Never been asked for passport to rent anywhere in the EU. I wouldn't worry about it. Just check their Terms and Conditions beforehand.

    Ironically the only time I was asked for a passport is when I rented a car in Ireland - Kerry airport. That staff also charged me 120 euro extra without mentioning anything in the whole process. I thought it was just a deposit until a few weeks after, and had to start a nasty email exchange with their head office to get my money back.

    I have rented numerous times in other EU countries and have never been asked for a passport, but I wasn’t sure if they are legally allowed to request for a passport as ID.


  • #1558
    Hedgecutter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,041 ✭✭✭Hedgecutter


    My kids passport is out of date, we are travelling by boat to France on the 22nd of June.

    Is there a quick way to get a new passport for him before then.

    Express is 15 days and that's too tight.


  • #1559
    longgonesilver
    Registered Users Posts: 734 ✭✭✭longgonesilver


    Renewals online has been very fast for adults. You can start the process for children but signed consent forms have to be posted.


  • #1560
    Nutser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 62 ✭✭Nutser


    You should go with the paperwork to the passport office. You can make appointments on line to go in for an emergency passport and will need to bring proof of travel. I wouldn't risk sending it in now as I don't think you would receive it in time.


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  • #1561
    j.s. pill II
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭j.s. pill II


    Current turnaround time for online renwal applications is 10 working days. For child applications, an identity & consent form must be signed & witnessed and posted to the Passport Office. This form is available for you to print during the online application process. The 10 day turnaround time starts from the day the identity & consent form is received & registered by the Passport Service.



    Shorter turnaround times are offered at the Passport Office's public counters. As your travel date is outside the 10 day online turnaround window, a counter application is your best option. You will need to book this appointment online at



    www.passportappointments.ie


    Make sure you read and understand the Ts & Cs and pay close attention to the document requirements and fees.



    If your child's passport has expired by more than 5 years the application will be treated as a first time application and will take longer to process.



    More info on document requirements and children's passports here:


    https://www.dfa.ie/passports-citizenship/top-passport-questions/documentary-requirements-passport-applications/


    https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/travel_and_recreation/passports/passports_for_children.html


  • #1562
    Hedgecutter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,041 ✭✭✭Hedgecutter


    Thanks for your help.


  • #1563
    Hedgecutter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,041 ✭✭✭Hedgecutter


    Appointment made for Wednesday. 3 days wait and 83 yoyo's to get sorted


  • #1564
    butrasgali
    Registered Users Posts: 284 ✭✭butrasgali


    I'm due to go to America in 4 weeks.with my wife and 2 kids...got my esta Visas sorted and just discovered that the date of birth is wrong on my daughters passport..(wrong month)we have flown 3 times with this in Europe...with the esta visas approved ..will I be ok
    Regards b


  • #1565
    liamo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭liamo


    I really, REALLY wouldn't take a chance with this.

    If it turns out to be an issue you could be turned away at Dublin airport. That's your entire holiday ruined.

    You still have time if you get on top of this now.


    butrasgali wrote: »
    I'm due to go to America in 4 weeks.with my wife and 2 kids...got my esta Visas sorted and just discovered that the date of birth is wrong on my daughters passport..(wrong month)we have flown 3 times with this in Europe...with the esta visas approved ..will I be ok
    Regards b


  • #1566
    Dial Hard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,920 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    1) How in god's name did that happen in the first place and how are you only noticing now???

    2) Everything on the ESTA needs to match the passport. Get a new ESTA with the same DOB on it as the passport.

    3) An ESTA isn't a visa.

    Sort the passport out when you get home.


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  • #1567
    wirelessdude01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,426 ✭✭✭wirelessdude01


    I wouldn't risk rocking up to pre clearance for the states with this. They take information issues like thismoinda seriously.


  • #1568
    butrasgali
    Registered Users Posts: 284 ✭✭butrasgali


    It would be great if that would do the job..new esta.and sort passport out later ...


  • #1569
    Recliner
    Registered Users Posts: 934 ✭✭✭Recliner


    Credit Checker Moose wrote: »
    Original documents only!

    Filled out the form today, got all the Garda bits done, old passport and marriage cert. And put it in an envelope and stuck it in the postbox. And now my husband tells me you can't send an application by normal post, it has to be through the post office. Is he right? I'm literally having a nervous breakdown.


  • #1570
    Credit Checker Moose
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭Credit Checker Moose


    He is correct.

    They only accept mailed applications via passport express in the post office.


  • #1571
    Sam Wang
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Sam Wang


    That’s correct. As per DFA website,
    Passport Express service, is the only acceptable postal method for submitting your passport application.

    Why on earth would you want to put all original documents in a normal envelope? It should at least be registered mail even if you don’t know about the passport express.

    Also why not using online renewal? It’s cheaper and quicker and you don’t even need to go to the Garda station. I literally finished my application in under 10 minutes on Friday.

    What you can do now:

    Post boxes normally have a collection time displayed on them. You can wait there before that time and ask the postman to return that letter to you. That’s apparently the safest option.

    Alternatively, wait for a few days and then call the passport office or use the online chat to see whether they have received your application. If they do, at least they can send it back to you and you can do them the proper way. I hope you recorded your application number at the very least.
    Recliner wrote: »
    Credit Checker Moose wrote: »
    Original documents only!

    Filled out the form today, got all the Garda bits done, old passport and marriage cert. And put it in an envelope and stuck it in the postbox. And now my husband tells me you can't send an application by normal post, it has to be through the post office. Is he right? I'm literally having a nervous breakdown.


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  • #1572
    Credit Checker Moose
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭Credit Checker Moose


    She is doing a change of name which cannot be done online. :(


  • #1573
    Sam Wang
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Sam Wang


    You still can apply for it online. As part of that, there will be instructions as to how to send your documents over.

    Good luck then. I’d definitely try to get it back before the postman takes them from the post box. They are too valuable and too risky to be sent without a tracking number.


  • #1574
    Recliner
    Registered Users Posts: 934 ✭✭✭Recliner


    Can't get them back from the post box. Had a quick look on the dfa site which, yes, I should have done at the start. They'll return the application to me, so it's fine.


  • #1575
    Hedgecutter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,041 ✭✭✭Hedgecutter


    is there a phone line that i can ring for passport enquires?


  • #1576
    Sam Wang
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Sam Wang


    Hedgecutter wrote: »
    is there a phone line that i can ring for passport enquires?
    https://www.dfa.ie/passports-citizenship/contact-us/

    I personally think phone calls are more efficient than web chats, although both are very difficult to get to depending on the time of the day.


  • #1577
    butrasgali
    Registered Users Posts: 284 ✭✭butrasgali


    Not a hope getting through to the passport office or live chat..just going to cancel and do new esta and put the matching date from the passport on it so both will be the same....travel agents have said this will be ok..as well as above..🀞


  • #1578
    Phileas Frog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 946 ✭✭✭Phileas Frog


    Your child may get into the US this time, bit never will again if you do that.


  • #1579
    SouthernBelle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,042 ✭✭✭SouthernBelle


    Phileas Frog wrote: »
    Your child may get into the US this time, bit never will again if you do that.

    I'd be very wary of giving false info on the ESTA also. Are you anywhere near a passport office, that you could call in to?

    Hope you get sorted.


  • #1580
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,040 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    butrasgali wrote: »
    Not a hope getting through to the passport office or live chat..just going to cancel and do new esta and put the matching date from the passport on it so both will be the same....travel agents have said this will be ok..as well as above..🀞

    They will reject the ESTA if you change the date of birth of one person but keep the rest the same. You need to sort out the passport not try to scam the ESTA.


  • #1581
    Hedgecutter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,041 ✭✭✭Hedgecutter


    Sam Wang wrote: »
    https://www.dfa.ie/passports-citizenship/contact-us/

    I personally think phone calls are more efficient than web chats, although both are very difficult to get to depending on the time of the day.

    Managed to get through thanks, took an age..


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  • #1582
    butrasgali
    Registered Users Posts: 284 ✭✭butrasgali


    Not sure what you mean.. I've just cancelled the old one and re done a new esta..just pending now..the facility is there to make changes and cancelled previous estas.


  • #1583
    GerardKeating
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,719 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    butrasgali wrote: »
    Not sure what you mean.. I've just cancelled the old one and re done a new esta..just pending now..the facility is there to make changes and cancelled previous estas.

    That's a really bad idea, making a false declaration on the ESTA could land you in jail and banned from visiting the states. Fix the passport instead.


  • #1584
    Phileas Frog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 946 ✭✭✭Phileas Frog


    GerardKeating wrote: »
    That's a really bad idea, making a false declaration on the ESTA could land you in jail and banned from visiting the states. Fix the passport instead.

    He seems intent on asking for help, completely ignoring the advice he's given and doing what he wants. I think it's best just to let him off and learn the hard way.


  • #1585
    Tinkerbell4484
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 596 ✭✭✭Tinkerbell4484


    If the passport office made a mistake by putting the wrong date of birth, they would issue you a new one fairly fast, I wouldn’t be changing the ESTA, as they are very strict, I’d be sorting out the passport, your going to need to do it anyway.
    How did you not figure it out before now though, with checking into flights ect?


  • #1586
    dudara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    Phileas Frog wrote: »
    He seems intent on asking for help, completely ignoring the advice he's given and doing what he wants. I think it's best just to let him off and learn the hard way.

    That’s a bit unfair. He’s probably a bit flustered by this and is getting some conflicting advice. I can understand why he’s done what he has done, even if I would disagree with it.


  • #1587
    Phileas Frog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 946 ✭✭✭Phileas Frog


    dudara wrote: »
    That’s a bit unfair. He’s probably a bit flustered by this and is getting some conflicting advice. I can understand why he’s done what he has done, even if I would disagree with it.

    All the advice is the same from what I can see, i.e. get a new passport.


  • #1588
    butrasgali
    Registered Users Posts: 284 ✭✭butrasgali


    Lads your 100percent correct..my advice is coming from the travel agents..I'm on the passport case now..


  • #1589
    hello2020
    Registered Users Posts: 244 ✭✭hello2020


    you have enough time get the new passport.. has happened to me that pp came with wrong dates and they issued the new ones within a week..


  • #1590
    Ultimate Seduction
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,464 ✭✭✭Ultimate Seduction


    Noticed this on my child's a few weeks ago. Sent it to passport office and had the new one within 3 days


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  • #1591
    Sam Wang
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Sam Wang


    Sam Wang wrote: »
    May I ask if the Irish passport card is acceptable for renting a car within EU/EEA? Or does it have to be the passport book?

    I know most car rental companies only require a driving licence anyway, but I just don’t want to risk being turned down in case someone doesn’t accept the passport card as a valid ID?

    Just got an official response from Enterprise-rent-a-car in Finland:
    I can immediately confirm that per the HEL policies, “Besides the driver's license, renters from countries other than Finland will need to present a valid passport at the rental counter as proof of identity.”


  • #1592
    Credit Checker Moose
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,226 ✭✭✭Credit Checker Moose


    Passport card is a passport. Well it says so right there on it.


  • #1593
    Del2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,040 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    butrasgali wrote: »
    Lads your 100percent correct..my advice is coming from the travel agents..I'm on the passport case now..

    You'll now have 3 ESTA applications. I forsee a trip to the embassy.


  • #1594
    Sam Wang
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Sam Wang


    Credit Checker Moose wrote: »
    Passport card is a passport. Well it says so right there on it.
    Not according to them:) there’s a bit of back and forth but essentially they argue that the passport card is just like those national identification cards issued by other EU countries. Not gonna argue with them any more.


  • #1595
    sillysocks
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,642 ✭✭✭sillysocks


    Does anyone know when you do an online application but need to send backup docs with the application (it’s a child’s renewal) how long does it generally take for the application to update that they’ve received the documents? I sent mine just over a week ago but they haven’t been added to the online tracker yet.


  • #1596
    rob316
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,288 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    Hi there. My son's passport is expired but it is also damaged. Last time we used it the dog took an inch out the front cover and 2 inches out of the back the rest is still intact. No damage to inside pages or bio page.
    I have an emergency appointment in Dublin tomorrow morning and I'm worried they will class it as damaged and not issue on the same day.
    I was due to fly out to Spain for my sister in laws wedding Monday morning but panic set in last night when we realised his passport is expired so I've rebooked flights for Tuesday evening.

    Does it matter if the passport is damaged if it's expired.

    He's 9 with ASD and intellectual disability I'm hoping they will look kindly on us. He's super excited and it's taken alot of prep to get him ready for it.

    Thanks


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  • #1597
    Caranica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,144 ✭✭✭✭Caranica


    rob316 wrote: »
    Hi there. My son's passport is expired but it is also damaged. Last time we used it the dog took an inch out the front cover and 2 inches out of the back the rest is still intact. No damage to inside pages or bio page.
    I have an emergency appointment in Dublin tomorrow morning and I'm worried they will class it as damaged and not issue on the same day.
    I was due to fly out to Spain for my sister in laws wedding Monday morning but panic set in last night when we realised his passport is expired so I've rebooked flights for Tuesday evening.

    Does it matter if the passport is damaged if it's expired.

    He's 9 with ASD and intellectual disability I'm hoping they will look kindly on us. He's super excited and it's taken alot of prep to get him ready for it.

    Thanks

    Damage and expiry are not grounds for same day. Death and medical circumstances and genuine emergencies are. At least you've booked Tuesday evening so next day is an option. Fingers crossed


  • #1598
    rob316
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,288 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    Caranica wrote: »
    Damage and expiry are not grounds for same day. Death and medical circumstances and genuine emergencies are. At least you've booked Tuesday evening so next day is an option. Fingers crossed

    Nope.
    Out the door at 10.35, collected passport at 2.

    Unreal service.


  • #1599
    Eddie2008
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭Eddie2008


    rob316 wrote: »
    Nope.
    Out the door at 10.35, collected passport at 2.

    Unreal service.

    We might have to do this too. We’re there many appointments available yesterday?


  • #1600
    Caranica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,144 ✭✭✭✭Caranica


    rob316 wrote: »
    Nope.
    Out the door at 10.35, collected passport at 2.

    Unreal service.

    Wow, that's contrary to information coming from the Department of Foreign Affairs and the passport office.


  • #1601
    rob316
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,288 ✭✭✭✭rob316


    Eddie2008 wrote: »
    We might have to do this too. We’re there many appointments available yesterday?

    You need to go online the day before at 12.30pm they release the appointments then. 30 available.
    Saying that I was there at 10 and there was a woman walking around offering people appointments who were travelling tomorrow, so if you can just rock up and see what happens.

    Really impressed with the service. Saved my trip and I honestly thought Saturday night no way we were making that wedding. Long bloody day up since 5.30 but I'll be in Spain tomorrow evening so I'm very happy tonight.


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