How do I get a PPS Number?

How to apply
Only the Department of Social and Family Affairs can provide you with a PPS No. Contact your local social welfare office about applying for a PPS No.

You cannot apply for a PPS Number before your arrival in Ireland. You must be already living in Ireland in order to apply for a PPS Number. You will be asked to produce documentary evidence of identity and residence in Ireland. Different documentary evidence will be required, depending on your nationality. A complete list of documents required as evidence of your identity is here.

Rules
In order to receive a number, you will need to fill out an application form and provide proof of your identity.

If you are Irish, you will need to produce the following documents:

1. The long version of your birth certificate

and

2. Photographic ID, such as your passport or driving licence

and

3. Evidence of your address, such as a household bill in your name.

If you are not Irish, you will need to produce the following documents:

1. Your passport or national identity card

or

2. Your Immigration Card

and

Evidence of your address, such as a household bill (ESB, telephone, gas, etc.) in your name.

The contact details and opening times of the Social Welfare Office in Galway:

Hynes Building
St. Augustine Street
Galway, Co. Galway
phone: (091) 500 800

Opening hours: 9:30 - 16:00, Thursday: 10:30 - 16:00

The Website address of the Department of Social and Family Affairs is www.welfare.ie and it can be viewed in different languages.