Thursday 19 May, 2022
First-time passport applications and children’s passports, particularly for foreign-born children are seeing the longest delays.
The international community has so far not recognised the present Taliban government that was formed soon after the chaotic withdrawal of US-led foreign troops.
The number of passports has never even reached 1 million in a year before.
The Galway woman is planning to leave the country next month, and has waited five months for her 10-year-old son’s passport to be renewed.
About a third of the Passport Office staff are currently working on site.
Applicants who submitted documents as far back as November and December are still waiting to get them back.
People have expressed their frustration at having to wait since Christmas for their passport application to be processed.
The Passport Office has said it won’t resume normal service until the end of Level 5 restrictions.
The worker was eventually dismissed in December 2019 after the suspension.
The most popular baby girls’ names were Olivia, Mia and Saoirse, while Noah, Adam and Cillian topped the baby boys’ list.
The Department of Foreign Affairs was unwilling to make it a requirement.
The Taoiseach says the Data Commissioner has declined to meet with Minister Doherty.
The Passport Office has been receiving more than 100,000 applications each month.
It comes as part of the passport reform programme and, despite the rise in complaints in recent years, Coveney is confident it’ll make a difference.
The change came into effect from 30 March.
Over 5,000 people are expected to apply this weekend.
Coveney has previously said the Passport Office experienced some “real problems” last year.
The two countries have enjoyed free movement between them since 1952.
Coveney insisted it is not quicker for people to go through their TD compared with applying online or through the normal channels.
Free passports for pensioners were done away with under austerity measures, but there are calls now to bring it back.
There’s been a huge jump in passport applications from Northern Ireland since Brexit.
Significant improvements are planned at the Passport Office.
Local churches have been handing out food to the weary and hungry migrants as they wait.
Two men were arrested in connection with the investigation.
Pettigo is the only town on the island of Ireland that’s split down the middle by the UK-Irish border.
TDs can make representations to the Passport Office on behalf of distressed constituents whose passport applications are taking longer than expected.
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It is “a matter of immense frustration” for staff that it’s taking longer than planned to process some applications, the Public Accounts Committee has been told.
Megan Crowley lives in Belfast and has two young daughters.
Five TDs – including a minister – made over 100 representations to the Passport Office on behalf of individuals in the last two years.
He was denied a PSC as a result of having an expired passport due to Venezuela’s printing shortage crisis.
Demand from the UK has reached record levels.
Ths year saw the highest number of Irish passports ever issued in one year.
In its story announcing the news, The Sun said that the UK government had agreed to its demands.
Ireland’s immigration authorities face difficulties processing migrants because of handwritten passports and translation gaps.
The gates will use facial recognition to make sure the passenger matches their passport.
The gangs target drug users indebted to them to assist in obtaining the passports.
The Irish Ambassador to the UK said that the surge comes as a direct result of Brexit.
First time applicants and children will still have to use the current system.
In total, the Department of Foreign Affairs issued 733,060 passports in 2016.
