Document experts in An Garda Síochána are attached to the Document Section, Garda Technical Bureau, Garda Headquarters, Dublin. Members of the Garda National Immigration Bureau have attended training modules on the examination of documents and received on the job training by experienced members.
Members of An Garda Síochána who perform duty at the points of entry have developed significant and valuable experience in the identification of documents that they believe or suspect to be forgeries or may have been altered. This experience allows the member to have reasonable grounds for a suspicion that the document may be false or have been interfered with.
Equipment is available to members who perform Immigration duties at Dublin Airport to check on forgeries or suspect documents. Members of the Garda National Immigration Bureau also have access to the Interpol database of stolen and forged documents worldwide.