The Passport Service is successfully meeting high demand for passports with turnaround times at or well-ahead of target, and no backlogs. The majority of online adult renewal applications issue within two working days.
The Passport Online service offers Irish citizens the ability to apply online for their passport 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is a user-friendly, efficient service that consistently offers processing times up to 4 times faster than paper-based passport renewal applications. Just over 90% of all passport applications are made through Passport Online which is now available to 99.9% of all applicants across the world.
The number of passport applications received for applicants residing in Northern Ireland from 2013 to date are outlined below in tabular form.
YEAR
|
TOTAL
|
2013
|
47,952
|
2014
|
48,501
|
2015
|
53,923
|
2016
|
68,153
|
2017
|
83,134
|
2018
|
88,578
|
2019
|
120,759
|
2020
|
50,565
|
2021
|
59,778
|
2022
|
128,966
|
2023
|
123,724
|
2024
|
33,106
|