Fitch

Well, apart from this one

corporate-wage-slave

There is a Dublin consulate for India, in Ranelagh, the diplomatic quarter of Dublin. My Dublin office is near there and I know they deal with lost passports. I would judge, from the smokers outside, it's a slow process, but probably faster than it would be in London. Passport replacement has to be done at some point, so I would get the paperwork sorted in Dublin, assuming the original can't be found, even if there are ways of getting back to London.

Kgmm77

Thanks. i had vague memories of all foreign visas having to go through London, but clearly not the case now (or possibly ever!).

Silver Fox

Sorry, couldn't resist: Indian Embassy Ireland



That said, the reviews of it on Google don't look too encouraging for a quick turnaround on this, in fact anything.

Fitch

India in a nutshell

MSPeconomist

Surely it's faster than replacing or renewing an Indian passport in India.

NeedstoFly

The friend would need a passport to return to India.

scottishpoet

The best advice you can get would be from the indian embassy in Dublin

http://www.indianembassy.ie/

If the person needs to travel urgently I suspect they can prepare an emergency travel document. In parallel a replacement passport can be applied for.

sentosa

I flew from Dub to LHr last month and all passports were checked at the gate.
One lady was offloaded from the flight, she had a Nigerian Passport but no visa for entry to UK. She was escorted away to collect her luggage.
When we arrived in LHR, it took quite some time to get off the flight. We got to the top of the airbridge , to find there were several Border Control staff thoroughly checking every passport and asking each passenger where they were going.
Had never experienced anything like this before.

Marcusm

Loath as I am to contradict the estimable CWS, Ranelagh is definitely not the diplomatic quartet of Dublin in either sense of that word, thankfully. That would be Ballsbridge.

amargrossa

I lost my Indian passport back in 2005 in New York, the Consulate there issued me a new passport (valid for one year) within a few hours on the same day. Expediency was granted in my case because my university housing was closing, and I had a flight back home to India in 3 days.

The Emergency Travel document can only be used to enter India, it does not function in lieu of a passport for other countries.

I would strongly suggest your friend file a police report immediately in Dublin, if they have not done so already. Even if they do not apply at the Embassy in Dublin for a replacement, they will likely need the report when they do, whether in India or elsewhere. I would also recommend your friend apply in Dublin and not in India, as processing times will be faster.

If for some reason your friend faces a rejection or delays from the embassy, it may be worth tweeting at Sushma Swaraj the Indian External Affairs Minister, who has been known to respond and help people online directly via twitter.

GUWonder

Not necessarily. Rather, with stolen or lost Indian passports in Europe, Indians may find themselves waiting for days or even weeks longer in Europe to get an Indian passport than it takes in India to get the same. It really can go either way.

Seeing what the Indian government does in such circumstances, it isn't all that nice and efficient and consistent as what the US does for US citizens with stolen or lost passports in Europe.

amargrossa

I cannot speak for Europe, but here in New York, I've received faster service for renewals and replacements than my family or myself have in India.

In my particular case, and with other Indian friends I know who've lost their passports while travelling, we were given replacements within 4-6 hours, without any other interventions (such as directly contacting the Consul General or other staff). Once again, this is New York and not Europe, so I cannot assume they are as efficient across the pond.

I am not defending the often tedious process when dealing with the Indian Consulate, merely pointing out it isn't always as bad its made out to be.

signol

I've shown a driving licence and boarding pass at the DUB passport control booth before, with no issue.

signol

jahason

There are many way to circumvent the rules. For example, cross the unpatrolled land border into NI and travel onwards from there.

But as has been pointed out the Embassy of India may require a police report in order to issue a replacement passport (or else the process may take a lot longer).

Best to report to Indian Embassy in Dublin. Charge any costs incurred to insurance. enjoy the extra time in Ireland.