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🇮🇪 Passport Online is the fastest way to apply for your or your child’s passport or passport card, from anywhere in the world
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⏲️ Our customer service hub is open each weekday from 9:00am - 4:30pm.➡️ 🔗 Need to request a new resubmission link?.➡️ ℹ️ Latest news and updates.➡️
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Wow, we have just broken a new record, over 700,000 Passports have been issued so far this year! #RecordBreaker
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Got passport or citizenship questions following the #brexit vote? See our FAQ for answers
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Over 779,000 passports were issued in 2017, the highest number of Irish passports ever issued in one year.
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The Passport Service has resumed the processing of online applications in line with Phase 2 of the Government Roadmap. Please bear with us as we process the many online applications that have been received while our offices have been closed. Details:
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Happy 1st Birthday to our award-winning #passportonline service! 🎂. The quickest, easiest way to renew your passport #renewonline
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☘️🇮🇪Online Passport Renewal Service. Irish children's passports can now be renewed online, and we've introduced a passport card for children. This fast, secure and convenient service can be used 24/7 from anywhere in the world 🌍. Learn more:
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🛂 Have your say on our new passport design 😀. 🦢 🐿️ 🐬 🌲☘️ Help choose aspects of Ireland’s diverse natural environment that you would like to see in the new passport book and card design, through our survey in the link below.
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🇮🇪 🛂 The Irish passport is now ranked fourth highest in the world, in the Henley Passport Index! 😃 🎉. Learn more:
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We are continuing to process Passport Online applications and are scaling up to clear all applications on hand within 6-8 weeks. We will contact you if we need more information. 1/5.
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Over 150 days into.2017 and we have processed over 350,000 passports! A 15% increase on this time.last year.
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Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house.Nothing was stirring, not even a mouse!. The kids were all sleeping, the parents all chilled out. #AChristmasPassportStory 🎄🎅🏼🤶
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If you're over 18 and eligible, you can apply to renew your passport online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No need for a paper application form, witnesses or printed photos. Processing takes two weeks plus postage. For more info, visit #renewonline
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As part of #HeritageWeek this week we will look back at our passport history. First up a passport issued 1920
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Applying for a passport? Find out how, our website will give you a step by step guide
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☘️🇮🇪 Irish children's passports can now be renewed online, and we've introduced a passport card for children. This fast, secure and convenient service can be used 24/7 from anywhere in the world 🌍. Learn more:
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Irish passports love to travel – on #renewonline’s 1st birthday, over 160,000 Irish people have taken us on holiday! 🇮🇪✈️
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Thought about getting a Passport Card? . In 2017, there were over 5000 passports reported lost and stolen. Be prepared, have an alternative for European travel. Apply online at
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🎄🎅 Making a list and checking it twice now takes half the time, thanks to our NEW online passport renewals for adults and children at . This fast, secure and convenient service can be used 24/7/365 from anywhere in the world🌍⏲️. #GlobalIreland 🇮🇪☘️
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The Passport Service has resumed the processing of online applications in line with the move to Level 3 of the Plan for Living with COVID-19. Please contact our Customer Service Hub if you have a query about your passport application:
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@MarkusFeehily Hi Markus, a passport card can be used by Irish citizens for travel within the EU/EEA & Switzerland:
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📅Current turnaround times when applying online. 🟢Simple Adult Renewal .➡️10 Working Days. 🟢Complex Adult Renewal.➡️15 Working Days. 🟢Child Renewal.➡️15 Working Days. 🟢First Time Online Application .➡️20 Working Days (Adult & Child). 🟢Passport Card.➡️3-5 Working Days.
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Happy 1st Birthday to #PassportOnline! 🎂 Over 160,000 Irish people have used the service to #RenewOnline 🇮🇪. For more info visit
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***End of disruption to post to Great Britain and Northern Ireland***. The posting of passports and documentation to Great Britain and Northern Ireland has now fully resumed. Contact our Customer Service Hub if you have any queries. 💬☎️
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What symbolises Ireland more than the Harp? Carried by citizens - across the world - undeniably Irish #HeritageWeek
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That's us for the week, it has been a busy week in the.Passport Service with 17,471 passports issued. We will be back on Monday.
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Over 25,000 people have saved time by.renewing online. It is the most efficient & stress-free way to renew your.passport!
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Thanks @MiriamOCal for a great chat this morning on passports with Fiona Penollar, Head of the Passport Service . #SaveTimeRenewOnline 🛂☀️✈️
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📻 Fiona, the Director of the Passport Service, is on @RadioRayRTE now, and she'll be answering all your passport questions! 🤔
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Fantastic to see that @westlifemusic might be flying without wings, but not without a valid passport! 😉🛂.
Asia, our passports are ready and we are coming very soon! Here’s what happened when we went to get our passport photos done 👀
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The Passport Service will pause processing at Level 5 of the National Framework for Living with COVID-19. More information here: Passport Online will be processed when we resume ops. Webchat is open to assist with emergency cases:
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An @IrishTimes article detailing one of the first uses of an Irish Passport by President Cosgrave #HeritageWeek
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The passport card is an addition to your passport book and is valid for travel within the EU/EEA and Switzerland. It's a compact, credit card sized travel document that's available to all adult passport holders at a cost of €35. To apply, visit
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The Passport Service will be open throughout the Christmas and New Year period except for public holidays. Through our delivery partner An Post, we will continue to deliver passports. Please see here for information on their Christmas delivery schedule:
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We have resolved the technical issues with resubmission links. We can now issue links again. If you received a link between 28 April and 19 May which didn’t work, you will be contacted by e-mail with an update by 27 May.
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🛂 #PassportCard - Available to all Irish Citizens who hold a valid Irish Passport Book, for €35. ➡️ Valid for travel to all EU Member States, the members of the EEA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway), Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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Congratulations to @FAIreland on this weeks results.This is the drawing of the stadium from the new passport book http://t.co/QkzB66z5hd.
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For Data Protection, we cannot discuss other applicants details,please do not DM us if you are not the applicant as we cannot advise, thanks.
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We're extremely happy to be shortlisted for the Civil Service Excellence and Innovation awards alongside our colleagues in @DisarmamentIRL. #renewonline
Congrats @PassportIRL & @DisarmamentIRL on being shortlisted for a Civil Service Excellence & Innovation Award 🏆. #renewonline #nuclearban
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@KianEganWL Good morning Kian. Worry not, you can replace your passport in 5 mins, with our online renewal service aka #PassportOnline . Simply head to and on the 5th screen select the lost option. You'll have your new passport in about 8 working days 😀 🇮🇪.
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Passport Express takes a minimum of three weeks and first-time applications may take longer. Online renewals are taking two weeks plus postage. Passport turnaround times available here:
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📸 Need to take a digital photo for your online passport application? .Here is a guide that provides the full picture to help you with the process! .More info:
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Our public offices will be closed until further notice. You can still apply online but we cannot guarantee the usual turnaround times. If you need a passport for travel in an emergency situation please contact us through our webchat service
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Our phone lines are operational again. Thank you for your patience. If you have a query, contact our Customer Service Hub through phone or WebChat:
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Webchat is open but is very busy. We are doing our best to answer all chats.
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🇮🇪 Irish citizens can apply for first time passports and renewals online if they are resident in:. ✅Ireland.✅Northern Ireland.✅Great Britain.✅the European Union.✅Iceland.✅Liechtenstein.✅Norway.✅Switzerland. 📲Apply .⏲️Times
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Tracking your passport? It's not unusual of the status hasn't changed from Stage 2. The following stages of production near the end.
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Fiona Penollar of @PassportIRL chatting with @RadioRayRTE about the new Online Passport Renewal Service 😀 🛂. Online passport renewal has been extended to include child renewals 👍.And you can apply from anywhere in the world!🌍.✈️🧳#LookBeforeYouBook . ➡️
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Need to apply for a passport? Check our turnaround times before using Passport Express …
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#PassportService Interesting Facts 🤔. 🥇The most used channel to apply for a passport in 2023 was.
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No sign of Santa at Passport Office Balbriggan’s charity Christmas breakfast but there was plenty of elves hard at work! All proceeds going to charity.
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Over 100,000 passport books and passport cards have been issued by our online renewal service so far this year. Save time, #renewonline!.
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🇮🇪 The passport card is available to all adult Irish citizens at at a cost of €35 and is valid for travel in the EU/EEA and Switzerland. 🇪🇺. If you lose your passport book, your passport card is still valid for EU travel. Apply here:
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A pleasure to welcome #IveaghScholars to the Passport Office today. Very informative session. Great questions. #renewonline
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There once was a passport holder.Who heard of our launch 5th October.He downloaded our app.Took his own snap.Now he's a #passportcard owner.
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Save time, apply online! No need for forms, witnessing or printed photos.
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Hi all, we have got a lot DM's overnight, but we are getting through them, please be patient, we will get to you shortly, thanks.
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#ICYMI. 🛂 The Passport Service has resumed the processing of online applications in line with the Government Roadmap. Please bear with us as we process the many online applications that have been received while our offices have been closed. Details below. .
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Expired passport? Save time, #renewonline! You can apply from anywhere in the world. No forms or printed photos. Processing takes just 2 weeks plus postage. . View our demo of the online application here:
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🇮🇪 🛂 All Irish passports can be renewed online from anywhere in the world. You will need:.✅ your current passport.✅ a digital photograph.✅ an email address.✅ credit/debit card. 🖨️ 📄 For child applications, you will need to print the Child Passport Identity and Consent Form.
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We are currently experiencing a high demand on our services, if you have any queries please DM us and we will try our best to answer them.
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Travelling this Christmas? ✈️🎄.Making a list and checking it twice now takes half the time, thanks to our NEW online passport renewals for adults and children!. Irish passports can now be renewed online, and we've introduced a passport card for children:
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@venky_venky76v @FoilArmsAndHog Heard you're looking for a passport lads? 👀 Didn’t you know you can #RenewOnline? No forms, no witnessing, no worries!
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Money raised was icing on the cake at Passport Office and Consular Services bake sale today! All proceeds going to @SamaritansIRL @PassportIRL @dfatravelwise @dfatirl
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If you wish to submit your application for a #passportcard online, details can be found here: http://t.co/Du7WLoWW5r.
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Current turnaround times when applying online. 🟢Simple renewals: 10 Working Days. 🟢Complex renewals: 15 Working Days. 🟢1st time applicants: 20 Working Days. 📨All passport applications By Post take 8 weeks 📅Track applications:.
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#ICYMI🐢✈️🎉. Super Send-Off Shell-ebrations in @CorkAirport for baby turtle🐢 #Mara this morning, with pics from @OSullivanJennie📷. Excellent work from the team at @DingleAquarium on her rehabilitation and return 👏👏👏. 🛂Are you #PassportReady ❓.➡️
“Have my passport, ready for liftoff!” #MARA the sea turtle heading home #LasPalmas @CorkAirport @dingleaquarium More @rtenews
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If you can, you should apply online. It is convenient, secure and offers turnaround in two weeks plus postage time.
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100,384 passport applications have been received from 5 May to 4 June #NewRecord
http://t.co/giZy3k5lKk.
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Be sure to check your passport is still valid before you book a holiday. Check your child's passport also as validity periods are shorter.
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⚠️We apologise for the issues we are experiencing with our Passport Tracker at the moment. We are working very hard to have it back live as soon as possible!.
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@MichelleC2021 @EmerHigginsTD @Postvox @simoncoveney @FineGael Thanks for the tweet Michelle, very much appreciated.
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🇮🇪 🛂 Irish citizens, adult and children, can apply for first-time passports, using the passport online service, if they are resident in:. ✅Ireland.✅Northern Ireland.✅Great Britain.✅the European Union.✅Iceland.✅Liechtenstein.✅Norway.✅Switzerland.
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🎉 🥳 💃 🕺 🎈 🎊 #HappyNewYear. To all our family, friends, colleagues & followers across the globe, Happy New Year from the entire team at @PassportIRL. Wishing you and yours the very best for 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣0️⃣❤️☘️.
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All the best to @DundalkFC in their Champions League game at the Aviva tonight. Group stages would be epic.
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#AChristmasPassportStory 🎄🎅🏼🤶. Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house.Nothing was stirring, not even a mouse!. The kids were all sleeping, the parents all chilled out.Their holiday of a lifetime, only 14 days out!. #GlobalIreland @GlobalIrish @dfatirl
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Save time, #renewonline!. If you're 18 and eligible, you can apply for your passport and passport card online in a bundle for a reduced rate. Processing takes just two weeks plus postage and you can apply from anywhere in the world.
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If you're over 18 and eligible, you can apply to renew your passport online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No need for a paper application form, witnesses or printed photos. Check >>
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If you lose your passport, or if it's stolen or damaged, you can use.Passport Online to report it lost and apply for a renewal. Processing takes 10 working days. Irish adults can apply from anywhere in the world☘️🗺️. Visit:
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🇮🇪 Renew your passport online 2️⃣4️⃣ / 7️⃣. from anywhere in the world 🌍🌎🌏. ✅If you currently hold an Irish passport.✅or if your passport has expired within the last 5 years.✅or your passport is lost / stolen / damaged. ⏰👍🏻 save time, use
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Planning a holiday in 2019? You can now renew your passport and your children's passport online. It is the fastest, cheapest and most secure way to renew your passport. Apply today at
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📅Current turnaround times when applying online. 🟢Simple Adult Renewal .➡️10 Working Days. 🟢Complex Adult Renewal.➡️15 Working Days. 🟢Child Renewal.➡️15 Working Days. 🟢First Time Online Application .➡️20 Working Days (Adult & Child). 🟢Passport Card.➡️3-5 Working Days.
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Continuing with #HeritageWeek here is a passport issued in 1940 signed by "Dev" the Minister for External Affairs
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Applying for a passport online will require a digital photo 📲. 📷. ✅ Our guidelines will explain lighting, facial features, backgrounds and photos for infants. ❎ Poor quality photos are one of the main reasons we reject passport applications. ➡️
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✈️ 🏖️ Planning a holiday in 2019? . 🛂You can now renew your passport and your children's passport online. It is the fastest, cheapest and most secure way to renew your passport. 📲💻 Apply today at . #GlobalIreland #Passport
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