My son's current passport runs out mid August, but he will be turning 18 5 weeks later. We are not travelling anywhere but it's his only form of photo ID which he may need when he goes to college/needs to open a bank account. I have had a look on passport.ie but can't find the answers to these
- can we send in a renewal form just before his 18th and specify it be issued as an adult passport or do we have to wait until after his birthday?
- according to passport.ie new rules state that first time adult applicants have to supply additional photo ID, plus proof of address, the POA would be ok as he has his CAO letters and a credit union account but no photo ID. Would he be classed as first time given he already has a child's passport? It isn't clear whether it means first time as in never had a passport before.
thanks