Registry entry

Ireland Adult Passport Renewal (Passport Online)

Renew an adult Irish passport (book or card) through the Department of Foreign Affairs' Passport Online service, the country's sole channel for this process. This document describes the renewal-eligibility gate, applicant and most-recent-passport details, photo and conditional document requirements, and the product/payment choice. It does not submit the application; the live ireland.ie source is always authoritative (see VERIFICATION.md).

Registry entry

ie/dfa/passport-renewal-adult

Jurisdiction
Ireland · national
Version
1.1.0
Verification
draft
Authority
Department of Foreign Affairs, Passport Service

GovSchema spec v0.3

Authoritative source https://www.ireland.ie/en/dfa/passports/how-to-apply-for-a-passport/renew-adult-passport/

Machine access

Schema document
registry/ie/dfa/passport-renewal-adult/1.1.0/schema.jsonapplication/schema+json
Registry catalog
registry/index.jsonone record per schema id

Field reference

14 fields across 4 steps, read from the published schema.json — names, types, requiredness, and validation as the document states them. The live government form remains the authoritative source.

Check you can renew through Passport Online

  • currentPassportExpiredMoreThan5YearsAgo boolean required

    If true, you are not eligible to renew through Passport Online and must apply as a first-time adult applicant instead (out of scope for this document; a witnessed application is required).

  • renewalBasis enum required

    expiring_within_12_months = expires within the next 12 months, or already expired less than 5 years ago — no need to send in your current passport; expiring_more_than_12_months_ahead = expiry is more than 12 months away — your current passport must be submitted with the application (see mostRecentPassportToBeSubmitted). Only meaningful when currentPassportExpiredMoreThan5YearsAgo is false.

    enum: expiring_within_12_months | expired_less_than_5_years_ago | expiring_more_than_12_months_ahead
  • mostRecentPassportToBeSubmitted boolean optional

    Required, and must be true, when renewalBasis is expiring_more_than_12_months_ahead: the current passport must be posted in with the application in that case. Not required for the other renewalBasis values.

Your details

  • lastName string required

    Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. Must match the name on the current passport unless nameChangeDocument is provided.

    length: 1–100
  • firstNames string required

    Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data.

    length: 1–100
  • dateOfBirth date required

    Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. YYYY-MM-DD.

    classification: sensitive-pii
  • ppsNumber string optional

    Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. Leave blank if you do not have an Irish PPS number.

    length: 0–9classification: sensitive-pii
  • email string required

    Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. Used for the application-status confirmation alerts sent throughout processing.

    length: 0–254

Your current passport

  • mostRecentPassportNumber string required

    Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. The number printed on the passport being renewed. Exact format not yet independently confirmed against the live form; see VERIFICATION.md.

    length: 1–20classification: sensitive-pii
  • lostStolenOrDamaged enum required

    not_applicable = the passport is in your possession and undamaged; lost, stolen, or damaged = indicate this in the application; no additional witnessing is required for an online application, but supporting information may be requested.

    enum: not_applicable | lost | stolen | damaged
  • nameChangeDocument file optional

    Evidence of a name change (e.g. marriage or civil partnership certificate, deed poll), required only if the name on the current passport is not the applicant's current name. Provide as PDF, JPEG, or PNG.

Photo, product, and payment

  • photo file required

    Digital colour photo, at least 715 pixels wide and 951 pixels high, JPG/JPEG format, taken within the last 6 months, head to mid-torso, neutral expression, even lighting, from an approved Digital Photo Provider or equivalent.

  • productRequested enum required

    passport_book = standard 10-year passport book; passport_card = passport card (EU/EEA travel only).

    enum: passport_book | passport_card
  • paymentMethod enum required

    debit_or_credit_card is the only payment method Passport Online accepts. Current fees are published on the live source and are deliberately not encoded here.

    enum: debit_or_credit_card

Version history

Independent and non-affiliated

GovSchema is an independent, open-source project. This reference is not produced, reviewed, or endorsed by Department of Foreign Affairs, Passport Service or any government. The authoritative source is always the live government form and its official instructions.