Ireland - Replace Lost Stolen or Damaged Passport

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Procedure

1. Report lost or stolen passport: You must report the loss of your passport to the Passport Office immediately. You will need to confirm the loss of your passport in writing or if you are applying for a new passport to include the details in your application.
2. Apply for a new passport: You need to fill out application form APS 1. You can obtain a copy of the form from your nearest Garda Station or Post Office. Make sure that you complete Section 6 of the application form, explaining how your previous passport was lost/stolen or damaged. Have it witnessed and stamped by a Garda
3. You must resubmit all the supporting documents required with a normal first-time passport application to the Passport Office. These documents include the full long form birth certificate, a marriage/civil partnership certificate (if applicable) and four passport sized photographs.

Note: If you have lost two or more passports, it may restrict the period of validity for your next passport and it may not be possible to receive your passport in less than 10 working days.

Losing your passport while you are abroad

1. Get in touch with your nearest Irish embassy or consulate as soon as possible. If you are currently in a country where there is no Irish representation, you may contact an embassy/consulate of another EU Member State who will contact the nearest Irish embassy on your behalf.
2. You will be asked to confirm the loss in writing or, if you are applying for a new passport, to include the details in your passport application. Note: Applications for a new passport by those living in Northern Ireland or outside Ireland are made using form APS 2.
3. You must also get in touch with the local police and request a written statement that you have reported the loss of your passport. A member of the police authority in the country in which you are staying must witness this statement. You will require this to obtain an Emergency Travel Certificate (valid for one journey) or an Emergency Passport (valid for a restricted amount of time) from an Irish embassy/consulate.

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Required Documents

• Completed application
• Four passport photographs, 2 of which must be signed by a witness as per instructions provided with the application form
• Certified copy of photographic ID, for example, driving licence, college identification card, Public Services Card, passport from another country (The application form witness can certify it)
• Proof of use of name, for example, payslip, bank statement, social welfare receipts
• Proof of address, for example, utility bill, official correspondence from an Irish State agency
• Full long form birth certificate, a marriage/civil partnership certificate (if applicable)

Office Locations & Contacts

Passport Office
Knockmaun House
42-47 Lower Mount Street
Dublin 2
D02 TN83
Ireland

Tel:+353 (0)1 671 1633
Fax:+353 (0)1 671 1092
Email: [email protected]

Passport Office
1a South Mall
Cork
Ireland

Tel:+353 21 494 4700
Email: [email protected]

Irish Embassies and Consulates Abroad

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Fees

An Post's Passport Express or through an embassy or consulate :

• Standard 10-year, 32-page passport (aged 18 and over): 80
• Large 10-year 66-page passport (aged 18 and over): 110
• 5-year passport (children aged 3-17 years): 26.50
• 3-year passport (children aged under 3): 16

When applying in person at a Passport Office :

• Standard 10-year, 32-page passport (aged 18 and over): 95
• Large 10-year 66-page passport (aged 18 and over): 125
• 5-year passport (children aged 3-17 years): 41.50
• 3-year passport (children aged under 3): 31

There is an additional charge of 55 for an adult and 30 for a child if you require your passport urgently (within 5 working days).

Validity

If you lose two or more passports, it may restrict the period of validity for your next passport.

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Processing Time

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Required Information

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Need for the Document

This procedure provides you information on how you can replace your lost, stolen or damaged Irish passport.

Information which might help

• After you have reported your passport as lost or stolen it is no longer a valid travel document. Note: Do not try to travel on a passport which has been reported as lost or stolen.
• If you have a poor passport record, (that is, you have lost two or more passports) it is likely that a limited passport facility will be given to you for specific travel purposes. On each occasion on which a new passport is issued to you, (even when the passport is being issued for a limited time) you will have to pay the full cost of this passport.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

You must take care of your Irish passport. As a legal document it proves your identity and that you are a citizen of Ireland and a citizen of the European Union.

External Links

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Citizens Information

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