The Irish Passport Card, can be used by Irishcitizens for travel within the European Union and the EuropeanEconomic Area.The Passport Card is available to all Irish citizens who are over18 years and hold a valid Irish Passport.The Passport Card has a maximum validity of 5 years or theremaining validity of your current Passport book.Applications can be submitted online or through the free app fromanywhere in the world.The fee for a Passport Card is €35. There will be an additional €5postal fee if you reside outside Ireland.

Advice you can trust for travel worldwide. TravelWise is a freesmartphone app delivered by Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairsand Trade to help inform Irish citizens make decisions about travelabroad. The content within the app is available off-line, allowingaccess abroad without roaming charges. TravelWise includes theDepartment’s country travel advisories, based on reliable reportsprovided by Ireland’s network of Embassies abroad and by our EU andinternational partners. Users can subscribe to be notified via analert of significant changes to our travel advice for countries ofinterest to them. We also include more general advice by theme, forexample victim of crime abroad, LGBT travellers, death abroad,children’s issues, etc. And there’s a handy checklist of things todo before you go. Especially if you are travelling to a higher-riskdestination, we strongly encourage users to register with us so wecan make contact with them in the event of a crisis. Contactdetails and mapping of all Irish Embassies, Consulates and othermissions abroad are included in the app.

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