PasadenaTom, you're as stressed out about the process as I was, haha. I am still getting the notifications on here to my email and figured I could let you know in my experience, I had a different person (notary) witness my/my mother's IDs and an attorney witness my application and photos and it was ...

I got my Irish passport today! Here is the info (slightly off topic but I'm sure still relevant to you all): I'm in the US. I went to the NYC Consulate in person, dropped off application (they did not retain any of my original docs except the application and photos, they just verified and copied the...

Pasadena Tom, I requested my passport application from the consulate before I was entered into the FRB. I'm in the US and I did not receive a passport application when I received my FBR certificate. I think the consulate sent me the application within 2 weeks of requesting it, might want to do it no...

Drivera6892 just to let you know, I submit my application from the US (New York) and did not make copies - I just received my FRB a few weeks ago with no requests for additional information but it couldn't hurt to call just to make sure. As I noted before in my timeline, the process was just about 5...

IT FINALLY HAPPENED! I GOT MY CERTIFICATE! I'M OFFICIALLY IRISH! Reposting my timeline below: Paid online: December 30th, 2017 Docs received in Dublin: January 8th, 2018 (sent from New York) Called in March and spoke with someone who told my my application was submit for final approval February 19, ...

Wow I'm starting to get pretty frustrated at this point after seeing many posters who sent theirs weeks after me, some even had additional documents or corrections requested, and STILL got theirs before me (and other posters here). The lack of consistency is confounding! Here is my timeline so far: ...