Please note: Passport Online is the fastest and most convenient way to apply for your passport.

• Collect an APS 1E passport application form from a Garda station or An Post office.
• Complete your application form.
• Bring your application form and documents to any An Post office.
• Buy a Post Passport envelope.
• Give your application to a counter clerk.
• Pay with cash or credit/debit card.
• Your receipt will have a tracking number on it that you can use to make enquiries about your application.

• Get an APS 2E passport application form from over 70 post offices.
• Complete your application form.
• Bring your application form and documents to one of these Post Offices.
• Buy a passport postal service envelope.
• Give your application to a counter clerk.
• Pay with cash or credit/debit card.
• Your receipt will have a tracking number on it that you can use to make enquiries about your application.

You must submit your postal application to your Embassy or Consulate in the country you live in. For example, if you live in the USA and are on holidays in Ireland, it is not possible to use a passport postal service.

You need to get an APS 2E passport application form. You can get this form from:

• Your nearest Irish centre in Great Britain
• The Passport Office, 114A Cromwell Road, London, SW7 4ES
• Consulate of Ireland, Edinburgh
• Contact the Embassy of Ireland, Great Britain and they will post it to you.

Once you have received your APS 2E form:

• Complete your APS 2E form.
• Bring your application form and documents to one of the following Post Offices:
  • • Cardiff Post Office, 83 - 85 Queen Street, Cardiff, CF10 2NX
    • Glasgow Post Office, 140 West Nile Street, Glasgow, G1 2RD,
    • Liverpool Post Office, 1 – 3 South John Street, Liverpool, L1 8BN. 
    • As this is a walk-in service, you will need to visit the post offices in person to avail of this service.
• Buy a passport postal service envelope.
• Give your application to a counter clerk.
• Pay with cash or credit/debit card.
• Your receipt will have a tracking number on it that you can use to make enquiries about your application.