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Passport application operations suspended

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  • #52
    J_A_F_A
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 304 ✭✭J_A_F_A


    "Passport production set to be deemed essential service"
    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/passport-production-set-to-be-deemed-essential-service-1.4551011


  • #53
    munchkin_utd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,907 ✭✭✭munchkin_utd


    Van.Bosch wrote: »
    “Year or two” - you reckon?
    looks like it might be quicker!!

    I'm glad they now look like they will be processing again when numbers are low and panic (from Tony and the lads) seeming to receed.

    We will have another wave of Covid this Autumn (perfectly under control as we will mostly be vaccinated) with scary percentages of immune escape variants as a proportion of overall infection and the "experts" like Tony and his advisors will react with all manner of restrictions whilst the booster vaccinations are being administered, possibly including work restrictions leading to pausing of passport processing again.


  • #54
    DiscoStew
    Registered Users Posts: 922 ✭✭✭DiscoStew


    munchkin_utd wrote: »
    looks like it might be quicker!!

    I'm glad they now look like they will be processing again when numbers are low and panic (from Tony and the lads) seeming to receed.

    We will have another wave of Covid this Autumn (perfectly under control as we will mostly be vaccinated) with scary percentages of immune escape variants as a proportion of overall infection and the "experts" like Tony and his advisors will react with all manner of restrictions whilst the booster vaccinations are being administered, possibly including work restrictions leading to pausing of passport processing again.

    I contacted a member of the passport team through the web chat. He said the only way people were getting them within days as some say they have is if absolutely everything is in order. So even for a simple renewal like my own, if the photo was slightly off & required editing or needs taking again, then it just sits in a pile until they return to work in the office. It would have been a lot simpler if they had communicated this at some stage!!


  • #55
    Calahonda52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    munchkin_utd wrote: »
    looks like it might be quicker!!

    I'm glad they now look like they will be processing again when numbers are low and panic (from Tony and the lads) seeming to receed.

    We will have another wave of Covid this Autumn (perfectly under control as we will mostly be vaccinated) with scary percentages of immune escape variants as a proportion of overall infection and the "experts" like Tony and his advisors will react with all manner of restrictions whilst the booster vaccinations are being administered, possibly including work restrictions leading to pausing of passport processing again.
    Disgraceful contribution by any measure

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



  • #56
    munchkin_utd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,907 ✭✭✭munchkin_utd


    Calahonda52 wrote: »
    Disgraceful contribution by any measure
    If you can point out whats incorrect I'd be much obliged.


  • #57
    manlad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 474 ✭✭manlad


    Ordered my passport last Wednesday night, uploaded photo taken by phone onto the online system. Passport arrived Friday morning. Definitely the best customer experience to date for an Irish system.


  • #58
    prunudo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,631 ✭✭✭prunudo


    So after applying at end of February and still nothing as of last week I checked to see how the application was progressing via the tracking service, initially it said it was being processed and now says there's as issue with the photo and they would send an email.
    Problem is, no sign of email in any of the folders, and webchat is disengaged as they say they're busy. Any other tips in getting my application back on track?
    Also no idea how I'm going to get a photo they're happy with, at the time it took numerous tries before it accepted a photo when I originally applied.


  • #59
    antix80
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,419 ✭✭✭antix80


    prunudo wrote: »
    Also no idea how I'm going to get a photo they're happy with, at the time it took numerous tries before it accepted a photo when I originally applied.

    I used my phone camera and a makeshift selfie stick involving a sweeping brush, sellotape and the timer function. After submitting it i noticed the image was mirrored but figured they'd just reject it and I'd try again... Nope, they processed it.


  • #60
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    App received 14/2, estimated 25/2. Simple renewal online. Just now in the printing stage.


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  • #61
    munchkin_utd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,907 ✭✭✭munchkin_utd


    The notice on the passport office website that they are not processing passport cards is now also removed, so seems like they may be producing those again.

    They have also removed ANY mention of the farcial continuing level 5 restrictions which Mr Donnelly admitted were being abused by the government for internal civil service admin purposes and kept as an ever more diluted level 5, rather than being altered to reflect reality of it really being level 4 or level 3 .


  • #62
    Beanybabog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,455 ✭✭✭Beanybabog


    Their Twitter said 6-8 weeks for backlog to be cleared- most applications will be completed in May, first time applications and passport cards likely to issue in June


  • #63
    talla
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,617 ✭✭✭talla


    talla wrote: »
    I submitted an online renewal on Sunday Jan 31st as my passport was expiring at the end of February.
    I was shocked when I received the new passport by post in Letterkenny on Thursday February 4th - so it arrived in four working days.
    The other strange thing was that the online passport tracker says the passport was only dispatched on Feb 9th :confused:
    Anyway, I applied for the passport card at the same time, there has been no progress on that yet.

    Passport card finally arrived today.


  • #64
    upinthesky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,401 ✭✭✭upinthesky


    I hope someone can help, on my daughters application my year of birth is wrong, is there anyway to change this before i send off the application?



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