I am urging people in Co. Louth planning to travel abroad for the summer holidays to double check that their passports are in date well before they travel.
For the week ending 20th May, Passport Express services are taking, on average, 10/13 working days to process for first time applicants or for those who have lost or had their passports stolen. Renewal applications are taking, on average, 10 working days.
This is a busy time of the year for those renewing their passports or getting new ones in advance of the holidays, so now is the time to be passport-ready.
In order to ensure that your holiday goes to plan, please check your passports are in date before you travel and if necessary get them renewed straight away. It is also a good idea to check with family members to ensure they are passport ready as this could be the difference between heading off on time and not going at all.
For those who check today and are going in less than 3 days, there is a dedicated website www.passportappointments.ie for emergency renewals, which is user friendly and proven to work effectively.
The progress of a person’s submitted application can be tracked on the Department’s website, www.dfa.ie.
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