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Please note: Passport Online is the fastest and most convenient way to apply for your passport. Collect an APS 1E passport application form from a Garda station or An Post office. Complete your application form. Bring your application form and documents to any An Post office. Buy a Post Passport envelope. Give your application to a counter clerk.
Q. How long will it take to complete the online application form? The online application will take about 10 minutes. Make sure you have your digital photo or photo code ready to upload. Q. Do I need to get my identity verified by a member of An Garda Síochána or an appropriate witness?
The Passport Online Service is open to all applicants, including children, renewing their passports and those applying for their first passport who are resident in Ireland, Northern Ireland & Great Britain. Passport Online is the fastest way to get a passport. Please see estimated turnaround times.
- So What Is It?
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The new Online Passport Application Service (OPAS) was launched on March 30 by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan. The service allows Irish citizens to renew their passports online here. OPAS has been described as a “safe, fast and convenient way to renew your passport” as well as "one of the most significant innovations in the...
A standard passport application on the new system costs €80 (£69), with a large book priced at €110 (£95) and a passport card costing €35 (£30). The DFA say they are “satisfied that our Passport fees continue to offer very good value for money, particularly in comparison to charges in other comparable countries.”
Photographs submitted through the new system must meet strict criteria. Full guidelines on digital photos can be found here. OPAS does not accept selfies or photographs taken with a webcam. Applicant can however get another person to take their photo using a digital camera or smartphone.
OPAS is currently available to all Irish passport holders aged 18 or above, abroad as well as at home. There are no geographical restrictions in place and the system allows applicants to apply for renewals from anywhere in the world. First-time Irish passport applicants and children are required to continue using An Post’s Passport Express services...
Ireland’s Passport Service processed a record 733,000 renewal applications last year and that figure is expected to grow by as much at 10 per cent this year. OPAS – which cost the Irish Government €18.6 million (£16m) to set up – is the latest upgrade in an ongoing modernisation of the service. Minister Flanagan said: “Today’s service modernisation...
If you need to send documents, the processing time will only start when the Passport Office receives them. Applying online is the quickest way to get a new passport. You can apply for your first Irish passport: Online, through Passport Online; By post, through Post Passport
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If you apply for a new passport before your current one has expired, your new passport will run from when you apply. Three ways to renew your Irish passport: Online, through Passport Online. By post, through Post Passport. In person, through the Passport Office’s counter service.
