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A passport cannot be issued in time for your travel, unless the passport office can be satisfied on the basis of the application and supporting evidence that immediate travel is required due to the death or serious illness of a family member or for emergency medical treatment of the applicant. 

In all other circumstances, it will take a minimum of 3 working days to issue a passport.

An urgent application can only be processed by the Public Offices in either Dublin or Cork.  The Dublin office operates an appointments system.  To make an appointment visit www.passportappointments.ie

A passport cannot be issued in time for your travel, unless the passport office can be satisfied on the basis of the application and supporting evidence that immediate travel is required due to the death or serious illness of a family member or for emergency medical treatment of the applicant. 

In all other circumstances, it will take a minimum of 3 working days to issue a passport.

An urgent application can only be processed by the Public Offices in either Dublin or Cork.  The Dublin office operates an appointments system.  To make an appointment visit www.passportappointments.ie