Application Forms

Passport application forms are available from the Irish Passport Office in London.

If you want us to send you an application form, please click here

Alternatively, they can be obtained from your Nearest Irish Centre (please click here for details).

Making an Application

To obtain an Irish Passport, you must be an Irish citizen. The documentary evidence required to establish Irish Citizenship is outlined on the passport application form.

All applications must be made on an original application form (APS2E)*, with the appropriate supporting documents.

When you receive your application form, please read the notes and each section carefully before completing it.  Application forms which are not properly completed cannot be processed and will be returned to the applicant which will result in delay. (See also the notes with the passport application form)

The APS2E form is available below for viewing purposes only.
*Please note that the application form is also available in Irish (APS2G).

           
Who can act as a witness?

The person who witnesses your signature and confirms your identity must, without exception, be a member of one of the following professions and must not be related to you. Retired witnesses are not acceptable:           

Police Officer (not civilan member of staff)
Member of the Clergy
Medical Doctor
Dentist
Practicing Lawyer
Bank Manager/Assistant Bank Manager
Member of Parliament (MP) or County Councillor
Teacher
Magistrate
Accountant
Notary Public / Commisioner of Oaths           

The witness must be resident in the United Kingdom

In the case of passport applications for minors, each parent must sign in the presence of an accepted witness.            

SCHOOL TEACHERS AS WITNESSES

If you intend to have a School Teacher witness your signature and photographs, please note that they must be contactable at their place of work.

During school holidays contacting Teachers at their place of work is usually NOT possible. If we cannot contact your witness at their place of work, your application may be rejected.

The Embassy Passport Office regrets that it currently cannot guarantee processing times of all passport applications. Applications submitted at the public counter or through the postal service will be processed on a first come first served basis.

Proof of Citizenship           

1. Your most recent Irish Passport
2. Your original Long Form Irish Birth Certificate (if passport has been lost/stolen or if this is your first application for an Irish passport).  This must be submitted for all applications for a child (under 18), even if the child held a previous Irish passport.
3. Your own original Birth Certificate and the long-form Birth Certificate of your Irish-born parent and your parents' State Marriage Certificate if applicable, e.g. if your mother was born in Ireland and subsequently changed her name through marriage.
4. Your original Certificate of Naturalisation for Ireland and your own original Birth Certificate
5. Your original Certificate of Foreign Births Registration for Ireland and your own original Birth Certificate    

6.            

Checklist

Before you send in your application, please check to make sure that you have all the correct documentation:

Completed, signed and witnessed application form (APS2E)

Two passport photos, one of which is signed by the witness who should also enter the form number

The correct fee.  Cheques and Postal Orders should be made out to Embassy of Ireland.  Please do not send cash through the post.            

Your most recent Irish passport or proof of Irish citizenship           

It is recommended that any lost or stolen passport should be reported to the local police. Please enclose a copy of the police report if availble along with the completed Statement of Loss -  as per section 6 of the application form.           

If the passport application is for a person under 18, the original long-form birth certificate must be submitted with every application, even for a renewal of a previous passport.           

Do I hold a machine readable passport?

A machine-readable passport is a passport with two typeface lines printed at the bottom of the biographical page, which can be read by machine. Look at the bottom of your Irish passport [the photo page] for two lines that are typeface lines. These lines have letters, numbers and hatch marks. The two lines at the bottom of a machine-readable passport, for example, would look like the following:           

            LINE 1: P COUNTRY LAST NAME << FIRST NAME < MIDDLE   NAME <<<<<

            LINE 2: PASSPORT NUMBER COUNTRY  DOB<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

When read, these lines electronically provide identical information to that provided on the biographical page. (The biographical page is the page on your passport that illustrates your photograph and carries information about your name, date of birth, address, nationality, etc.).           

If the details in your passport have been entered manually, you hold a hand-written passport. If you are in any doubt as to whether or not your passport is machine-readable, please contact the Passport Office.