I just wanted to add one more data point for you guys, especially for those not in England. Application: August 4th in Berlin Request for further documentation: November 8th I called about a week ago after I hadn't gotten a response to an email I sent about two weeks prior. The friendly response was...

Also sent my application in mid February, I'm really hoping it ends up nearer to 6 months than 12! Mine is a bit more complicated as my mother was adopted and I am claiming through her birth mother, so there is the added complication of tracing her name change through the adoption. My mother has al...

Hi Has anyone applied for FBR via a parent who was adopted? My Mum was adopted in UK by Irish parents, we got all the paperwork together but now have been asked about a copy of the entry in the register of foreign adoptions. But further reading seems to say you only have to complete this register i...