India Passport renewal

Hi,
My daughter's passport (due aug. 2013) and my passport (due dec 2013) due for renewal. I ve two doubts regarding renewal.
1) can I renew both together by Feb. 2013, as I'm planning for travel during aug and dec of this year?
2) I live in Northern Ireland, can I send passport to Dublin Indian Embassy for renewal. I'm in Tier-1 visa. I heard, it is quicker than London office also nearer to me. Legally is it correct to send passport to Ireland from UK?

I tried to find similar cases or queries, but couldn't.

Thanks for your effort.

Rw.

Hello rockwell31

You can renew both together by Feb 2013. Indian passport renewals are normally allowed upto 1 year before & after expiry.

Not sure about sending your passport to Dublin Indian embassy. As far as I am aware you should not send your passport out of the country. But wait for responses from other seniors.

But if I was you, I would go to the embassy/consulate personally. India has an embassy in London and consulates in Birmingham, Cardiff and Edinburgh. More information can be found here. http://www.hcilondon.in/passport.php

Hope this helps