Irish citizens living in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States can from Monday apply for their first Irish passport using the State’s online passport system, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said. Mr Coveney announced on Monday morning the “timely expansion” of the passport online service as part of the ongoing reform of the passport processing system. Irish citizens living in the Republic, Northern Ireland, Britain and European countries who are applying for their first Irish passport have been able to use the online system since November 2019. The online service was launched in March 2017 and expanded in November 2018 to include renewal of children’s passports and a larger cohort of adults. “A strong take-up of Passport Online will greatly improve the capacity of the Passport Service to manage application volumes,” Mr Coveney said.

Source: The Irish Times June 07, 2021 00:00 UTC