Help - ireland with ryaniair - no passport

Voyager2002

baby_fuzz wrote: »

Isn't Kerry in ROI? in which case, isn't it just the same as travelling to any other country, and a passport would be needed? I don't think it's anything specific to Ryanair...

The UK and Ireland form a common travel area, so people born in one of these countries can travel to the other without documents. The problem is the airline...

pjcox2005

Just in case you do have some time, could your friend drive to the passport office (Peterborough I think, but maybe others) with the relevant forms and get a passport there and then.

PolishBigSpender

Voyager2002 wrote: »

The UK and Ireland form a common travel area, so people born in one of these countries can travel to the other without documents. The problem is the airline...

Officially, you should possess some sort of photo-ID to cross the border - but this can be as simple as a bus pass.

Anyone that isn't a UK or Irish citizen officially needs to carry a passport or EEA/CH national identity card, though.

smudge56

Anyone over 16 applying for a first time passport will have to attend an interview and cannot apply for a premium (4 hour) or fast- track(7-day) service. It can take up to 6 weeks or more - though this is a quiet period so shouldn't really take that length of time if it is straightforward.