My passport is due to expire in the next 12 months
Passport Online is the fastest way to apply for your passport.
To help us help you, please make sure:
- The information matches your current passport exactly. Have your passport with you when you complete the form.
- You enter the correct birth surname for your mother.
- Your photo meets our requirements. We accept most photos from one of our approved Digital Photo Providers. Photos taken at home are less likely to meet our requirements.
You do not need to send your current passport. If you renew an Irish passport, the previous one will be cancelled within 4 weeks of when you receive your new passport.
The expiry date on my passport is more than 12 months away
Passport Online is the fastest way to apply for your passport.
To help us help you, please make sure:
- The information matches your current passport exactly. Have your passport with you when you complete the form.
- You enter the correct birth surname for your mother.
- Your photo meets our requirements. We accept most photos from one of our approved Digital Photo Providers. Photos taken at home are less likely to meet our requirements.
- Submit your current passport to the Passport Service, unless this passport has been lost or stolen.
My passport expired in the last 5 years
Passport Online is the fastest way to apply for your passport.
To help us help you, please make sure:
- The information matches your current passport exactly. Have your passport with you when you complete the form.
- You enter the correct birth surname for your mother.
- Your photo meets our requirements. We accept most photos from one of our approved Digital Photo Providers. Photos taken at home are less likely to meet our requirements.
My passport expired more than 5 years ago
Passport Online is the fastest way to apply for your passport.
If your most recent passport was issued:
- More than 15 years ago, you must apply as a first time applicant.
- Within the last 15 years, you can apply to renew it using Passport Online.
My passport is lost or stolen
Lost or stolen
- Make an application for a new passport immediately using Passport Online. This is the fastest way to report your passport as lost or stolen and ensures that no one else can use it for travel.
- If you find a passport that you have previously reported as lost or stolen, please do not travel on this passport. You may be stopped at an international border. You should return the passport to the Passport Service.
- The validity (duration) of your next passport may be less than the normal 10 year passport. If you have lost 2 or more passports, your passport validity may be less than normal but you will still have to pay the full fee.
- It may take longer to process the application for your next passport so make sure you have your new passport before you book any travel.
Damaged
- If your passport is damaged, do not travel on it. It may cause difficulties when you are crossing international borders.
- If your passport has been damaged you will need to return the damaged passport when you are making an application for a new passport.
- It may take longer to process the application for your next passport so make sure you have your new passport before you book any travel.
Passport Online is the fastest way to apply for your passport. You can use the paper based, An Post passport postal service but this will take longer.
Overseas
If your passport is lost, stolen or damaged while you are on holidays, you need a travel document to return home. You should contact your nearest Irish Embassy or Consulate who may be able to help.
I wish to apply for a business passport
Some business travellers may require a second passport to allow for travel when their current passport is being held by an Embassy for visa issuing purposes. A second passport allows for travel in that instance. A Passport Card for travel within the European Union, the UK and the European Economic Area (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) will often meet your needs rather than a second passport book.
We consider applications for second passports for business purposes on a case-by-case basis. Extra time is needed to process these applications. The Passport Service reserves the right to issue a second passport. It is normally valid for a maximum of 3 years.
First time applying for a business passport
You can apply for a first-time business passport using a paper application form, submitted with further supporting documents. Paper-based applications are submitted via the Post Passport Service in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain. You should expect an application to take 8-12 weeks.
Business passports are issued at the discretion of the Passport Service. In order for your request to be considered, please submit:
- Current personal passport (or photocopy of all pages)
- Current second/business passport, if applicable
- Letter from your HR department demonstrating business case for second passport
- Company registration certificate
- Evidence that supports the need for a second passport, such as:
- visa stamps in current passport
- travel itineraries (future travel plans)
Renewing a business passport
You can apply to renew your business passport using the standard Passport Online renewal route. During the application process the Passport Service will contact you to request the additional documentation required for a business passport. All applications for business passports are considered on a case-by-case basis.