Passports
If you want to apply for, renew or replace your British or Irish passport, you can find out how below. There is also information on photo requirements, fees, qualifying for a free passport, and how to report if your passport is lost or stolen.
British passports
Applying for your first adult British passport
You can get information about how to apply for your first adult British passport at the following link:
Renewing or replacing your adult British passport
If you want to renew or replace your adult British passport, you can do so at these links:
- Renew or replace your adult passport
- Overseas British passport applications
- Apply for or renew a British passport if you're visiting the UK
- Passport services if you have a disability
Getting a British passport urgently
If you live in Northern Ireland, you will need to visit the Regional Passport Office in Belfast if you need a British passport urgently. You must make an appointment by phoning its advice line.
The office's contact details (including advice line) are on this page:
Find out more at the link below about what you need to do if you need a British passport urgently.
Qualifying for a free British passport
If you're a British national born on or before 2 September 1929 you can apply for a free passport.
This passport will be free whether it is a renewal or your first passport, but you must pay a fee if you need to get a passport urgently.
Find out more, including how to apply, at this link:
You can find information about fees and refunds at this link:
Cancelling a lost or stolen British passport
If your passport is lost or stolen, you must cancel it as soon as possible. Find out how at this link:
British passport fees
You can find out how much a passport costs at this link:
Getting a British passport for your child
You can find information about how to get a passport for your child, whether it's a renewal or first passport application, at the following link:
British passport photo requirements
There is information on photo rules for passport applications, including size, format, dos and don'ts at this link:
Collective (group) passports
Find out what you need to do if you want a collective (or group) passport for an organised group of young people to make a trip to certain European countries.
British passport eligibility
You can find the rules which make someone able to get a British passport at this link:
Irish passports
If you want to apply for, renew or replace your Irish passport, find out how. There is also information on how to report if your passport is lost or stolen.
Applying for or renewing your Irish passport
You can get information about how to apply for or renew your adult Irish passport at the following links:
Renewing you Irish passport urgently
If you need to renew your Irish passport urgently, find information at this link:
Applying for or your adult Irish passport using postal service
If you live in Northern Ireland you can apply for an Irish passport by using the passport postal service at certain Post Office branches. Find out more information at this link:
Replacing a lost, stolen or damaged Irish passport
If your passport is lost, stolen, or damaged you can find out what you need to do at this link:
Getting an Irish passport for your child
You can find information about how to get a passport for a child, whether it's a first passport application, a renewal, or a replacement at the following links:
Contact the Irish Passport Service
If you have a query about an Irish passport application, you can find contact details at this link:
Renewing a non-British or non-Irish passport
If you hold dual nationality and need to renew your passport for your home country, you may be able to do this through its embassy either in Dublin or London.