Why are passports so expensive?

Mrs Garth Brooks

I need to renew my passport sometime. Well before the year is out. But its €80. I don't remember it being so expensive when i first applied. Does the dole/social welfare help with paying for the expense of it?

Jesus Shaves

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

I need to renew my passport sometime. Well before the year is out. But its €80. I don't remember it being so expensive when i first applied. Does the dole/social welfare help with paying for the expense of it?

Yep, social welfare will pay for it for you, just go in and get the form stamped.

The King of Moo

It's because of foreigners and junkies. They'd be free if it weren't for them.

Biggins

darokane wrote: »

Yep, social welfare will pay for it for you, just go in and get the form stamped.

:pac:

PucaMama

darokane wrote: »

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

I need to renew my passport sometime. Well before the year is out. But its €80. I don't remember it being so expensive when i first applied. Does the dole/social welfare help with paying for the expense of it?

Yep, social welfare will pay for it for you, just go in and get the form stamped.

Is this true?

Sunnyisland

Hard Luck Woman wrote: »

I need to renew my passport sometime. Well before the year is out. But its €80. I don't remember it being so expensive when i first applied. Does the dole/social welfare help with paying for the expense of it?[/QUOTE]


If you give them a ring they will hand deliver it for you and help you get priority on ryanair

brummytom

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

I need to renew my passport sometime. Well before the year is out. But its €80. I don't remember it being so expensive when i first applied. Does the dole/social welfare help with paying for the expense of it?

Who's paying for your holiday?

Sunnyisland

The King of Moo wrote: »

It's because of foreigners and junkies. They'd be free if it weren't for them.

Just going to post that fact.

Mrs Garth Brooks

brummytom wrote: »

Who's paying for your holiday?

I am. With my savings. Are you afraid i might be spending your tax money?

mattjack

PucaMama wrote: »

Is this true?

Yep, mine is a gold inlaid passport . Just a little treat for myself.

fasttalkerchat

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

I am. With my savings. Are you afraid i might be spending your tax money?

He's winding you up. And don't tell the social welfare you have savings. Do they not take that into account when you get benefits?

MrStuffins

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

I am. With my savings. Are you afraid i might be spending your tax money?

You have enough savings for your holiday but you don't have the money to pay for your passport and want the welfare to pay?

Mrs Garth Brooks

MrStuffins wrote: »

You have enough savings for your holiday but you don't have the money to pay for your passport and want the welfare to pay?

Im not touching my savings.

Larianne

You can get two weeks 'holiday' payments from social welfare, so technically they are paying for your passport.

4zn76tysfajdxp

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Im not touching my savings.

Except when you go on holidays.

PucaMama

mattjack wrote: »

PucaMama wrote: »

Is this true?

Yep, mine is a gold inlaid passport . Just a little treat for myself.

I was only asking as mine is expired but I need it for id. At 80euro its expensive. Havnt been abroad in about 6 years. Im no scrounger.

phasers

you can have up to €20,000 savings before the social take it into consideration I think.

If you can afford a feckin holiday you can afford a passport ffs!

MrStuffins

brummytom wrote: »

Who's paying for your holiday?

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

I am. With my savings. Are you afraid i might be spending your tax money?

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Im not touching my savings.

What?

Mrs Garth Brooks

Princeton Hundreds Sunbather wrote: »

Except when you go on holidays.

Yeah, been thinking of going off to australia for a year. So don't want to be digging into my savings as it wont be long going. Especially €80 for a passport.

AnonoBoy

Honestly OP.

Just going by what you post on boards every single thing that normal grown up adults are able to do or comprehend by themselves you seem to have trouble with.

How are you still alive?

Lapin

darokane wrote: »

Yep, social welfare will pay for it for you, just go in and get the form stamped.

But get there early to avoid the pesky queue of people getting their free driving, TV and dog licence forms stamped.

coolhandluke

Where would our welfare class be without their annual sojourn to santa ponsa, surely the most vulnerable in society deserve a little break now and again ?

MrStuffins

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Yeah, been thinking of going off to australia for a year. So don't want to be digging into my savings as it wont be long going. Especially €80 for a passport.

So........ you're thinking of going to Australia............. but don't want to pay for a passport.................

Just......... I mean........... Ugh...........

efb

coolhandluke wrote: »

Where would our welfare class be without their annual sojourn to santa ponsa, surely the most vulnerable in society deserve a little break now and again ?

I wish they fcuking stay there, no offence Spain...

4zn76tysfajdxp

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Yeah, been thinking of going off to australia for a year. So don't want to be digging into my savings as it wont be long going. Especially €80 for a passport.

Yeah because you can totally go to Australia without paying for a passport.

PucaMama

coolhandluke wrote: »

Where would our welfare class be without their annual sojourn to santa ponsa, surely the most vulnerable in society deserve a little break now and again ?

Absolute b*llocks.

Larianne

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Honestly OP.

Just going by what you post on boards every single thing that normal grown up adults are able to do or comprehend by themselves you seem to have trouble with.

How are you still alive?

PMSL. If I could thank it a thousand times I would.

pconn062

I think the OP is getting the reaction to their "query" that they wanted.

Lapin

efb wrote: »

I wish they fcuking stay there, no offence Spain...

Fuk Spain.

After the other night anyway.

clappyhappy

Its €80 for 10 years which works out at €8 a year, less than the cost of a packet of cigs (i think) or a half decent bottle of wine. Surely that is affordable.

efb

Lapin wrote: »

Fuk Spain.

After the other night anyway.

Spain had Sitges, cock and ass on tap! Don't diss Spain

MrStuffins

clappyhappy wrote: »

Its €80 for 10 years which works out at €8 a year, less than the cost of a packet of cigs (i think) or a half decent bottle of wine. Surely that is affordable.

Oh, it's affordable.

It's just that SHE doesn't want to pay for it! :rolleyes:

MrStuffins

efb wrote: »

Spain had Sitges, cock and ass on tap! Don't diss Spain

Well "tapping Ireland's ass" is one way of putting what went on the other night!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

Yeah, been thinking of going off to australia for a year. So don't want to be digging into my savings as it wont be long going. Especially €80 for a passport.

Who's paying for the visa? If 80 euro is going to make a significant dent in your savigns, Aussie for a year on the same budget is a biiiiiiig mistake.

efb

MrStuffins wrote: »

Well "tapping Ireland's ass" is one way of putting what went on the other night!

Cesc can any fcuking time he wants! And Xabi!

PucaMama

clappyhappy wrote: »

Its €80 for 10 years which works out at €8 a year, less than the cost of a packet of cigs (i think) or a half decent bottle of wine. Surely that is affordable.

Yeah but its 80 all at once not 8 euro installments. If your not working its not cheap.

That's cheap! I have to pay over €100 for my British passport when applying from Ireland. Its worth every penny to see the "Royal Brittanic Majesty...." message inscribed on the inside front cover. I was going to say God Bless her Royal Majesty but its pointless as i don't believe in God.

mattjack

I think the Israeli's might have a few , worth giving Mossad a call.

H2UMrsRobinson

OP - I'm not interested in your personal circumstances, I don't know what type of welfare you're on (disability, single parents etc) and I'm glad you've saved enough to be able to go on holiday, I hope you have a nice break. However as a passport lasts 10 years it's effectively only costing you €8 per year or 15c a week so I think you may just have to swallow the initial outlay. My UK passport cost me €168 last time I renewed it via the embassy, so count your blessings and bon voyage.

EDIT; Australia !!! there was me thinking you got a cheap week in the sun somewhere with your savings. What they all said ↑↑

coolhandluke

PucaMama wrote: »

Absolute b*llocks.

What is.....that people on welfare go to santa ponza for 2 weeks and have done for the last 10 years ?

MrStuffins

Deleted User wrote: »

That's cheap! I have to pay over €100 for my British passport when applying from Ireland. Its worth every penny to see the "Royal Brittanic Majesty...." message inscribed on the inside front cover. I was going to say God Bless her Royal Majesty but its pointless as i don't believe in God.

If you get the Social Welfare to pay for that passport and don't start a thread about it here it will be the biggest waste of AH fodder ever!

Zebra3

HardLuckWoman wrote: »

I need to renew my passport sometime. Well before the year is out. But its €80. I don't remember it being so expensive when i first applied. Does the dole/social welfare help with paying for the expense of it?

Give the murderers in the Mossad a shout.

They'll do it for a few shekels.

Edit-Beaten to it. Damn!!!

Snowie

serosuly folks its a passport your responsibility to pay for...

I was on the dole i payed for the thing my self its not up to government to pay for everything... way i see it not doing this for the thumbs up...

Shryke

You don't want to spend your own money on your own passport. Wtf am I reading?
Sure make your own with a bit of cardboard.

PucaMama

coolhandluke wrote: »

PucaMama wrote: »

Absolute b*llocks.

What is.....that people on welfare go to santa ponza for 2 weeks and have done for the last 10 years ?

That EVERYONE on benefits does it.

Kamjana

You are going to Australia for a year on holidays and you dont want to use your savings

Jester252

Just get the social welfare to buy you a pilot uniform and just walk onto the plane. Nobody would stop you

Lapin

Deleted User wrote: »

Its worth every penny to see the "Royal Brittanic Majesty...." message inscribed on the inside front cover.

Do you miss not seeing her image on the postage stamps over here ?

Maybe we should ask the GPO to issue a commerative stamp with a picture of her arsé on it.

So you could enjoy licking it all the more. :pac:

AnonoBoy

I can't help but reply but I know she's trolling.

She's a master.

plein de force

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Honestly OP.

Just going by what you post on boards every single thing that normal grown up adults are able to do or comprehend by themselves you seem to have trouble with.

How are you still alive?

Hahah, i just went on to have a look at the thread she starts and jesus you're right, she needs help with everything. The mind boggles

Kurz

I'm going to the Bahamas this year with my dole. Spain is for the short-term unemployed. Those noobs.