Only a designated Social Welfare Office can issue you with a PPS No. You should contact your local Social Welfare Office to find details of the designated office in your area. You will find their contact details in the State Directory section of your phone book or the golden pages. In order to get a number you will need to fill out an application form and provide proof of your identity. This is to ensure a person receives only one PPS No.
If you are Irish you will need to bring the following:
- Birth Certificate issued by the General Registrars Office (GRO) or the old Long Form Birth Certificate
and
- Photographic ID such as your Passport or Driving Licence
and
- Evidence of address such as a Household Bill in your name.
(If you present an Irish Passport but were born abroad you should bring either your "Certificate of registration of a foreign birth" or birth certificate from your country of birth)
If you are from the UK or Northern Ireland you will need:
- Your Passport or Birth Certificate and Photographic ID
and
- Evidence of address
If you are from any other country in the EU/EEA you will need:
- Your Passport or National Identity Card
and
- Evidence of address in Ireland
If you are from outside the EU/EEA you will need:
- Your Passport or Immigration Card
and
- Evidence of address in Ireland