I made it to the land of smiles. Not completely without incident though. After an 8.5 hour flight, I had some hassles with Thai immigration that I have never had before - I have been here about 20 times previously without issue. These problems arose from the fact that I decided to use my shiny new T...

Mine was sent to a manager in December and I am still waiting...... I'm sorry to hear that. It just goes to show everyone how random processing times can be for FBR. Richard was also a U.K. applicant. It's hard to comprehend what system they are using to deal with applications. The discrepancies ar...

Any thoughts anyone on whether I should just send it in as an addendum once I get it? Or should I wait until I get a request for more information months and months from now? I note they are restructuring and sent someone's FBR cert to the wrong person...I am concerned.... I would definitely wait. F...

LesMalouinettes wrote: ↑

Wed May 22, 2019 11:45 pm

When did you apply Court?

Court applied from the U.K. via the London embassy in early September 2018. I think Sept 6th was the date of receipt.

Hey! You forgot me! Nydccub - received August 31st / Pending Sorry about that and thanks for correcting me. I hope that list of August applicants will see some further positive updates in the near future. The chasm that exists between the FBR entry times of group 1 (Spav, Sean & Sulla) and grou...

I called at the end of last week on Thursday and was told my application has been sent to a manager for approval... Hi Court, I was advised on November 29th 2018 that my application had been sent for approval by management. However, in my case, this was later shown to be wrong / meaningless because...

August 2018 applicants and date FBR applications received / added – all dates 2018 Sean – received August 2nd (Added to FBR December 19th) Spav – received August 3rd (Added to FBR December 11th) Sulla – received August 14th (Added to FBR Nov 28th) LeifRNR – received August 14th / Pending Laurie – r...

Note that the processing of your application commences from the date the Embassy received your paper based application with original supporting certificates. Thank you for including the response you received. On the point above, I have held this stance for a very long time. However, there has been ...

Marwin & Master Caution, Divorce certificates?! That was not requested in the list of documentation at the time I applied (April 2019.) In fact, I don't even recall a question on the application regarding my parents' marital status to each other. The stipulated documentation for overseas applic...

I was reading through older posts and saw a reference to providing original utility bills as the proof of address. I sent my application in last month with copies I printed out (in color) of my gas and electricity bills. The requirement is for three separate proofs of address for overseas applicant...

Hi all, I received my FBR certificate today. Application received: 6th July 2018 Sent for final Approval: 21st November Received certificate: 17th May 2019 (Nearly 10.5 months) Also, rather worryingly, they delivered two envelopes to my address. One containing my FBR+Docs and another containing som...

As expected, the passport tracker reached its end point yesterday and distressingly the tracking bar seems to have gone into reverse today. The blue progress bar is now hovering about the 80% level. It still reads 'processing application.' So, I decided to use Webchat (which has now been re-branded ...

I applied from Ireland. I was just amazed that the average time using Passport Express is actually shorter in the UK than that in Ireland. :? Yes, that does seem more than a little strange. They must have separate teams to deal with passport applications, based on where they originate from geograph...

I saw on DFA that the current average turnaround time for UK Passport Express is 15 days (I assume it’s a combination of first time applications and renewals), while in the Rep of Ireland it’s 23 days for first time application (the vast majority of which will be via Passport Express). And I was ju...

Yes and I think if this really is the case then they need to take the 'applications take approximately 6 months to process' off the website, it only states on the website also that taking up to 12 months is for complex applications and I am sure that the majority of applications received are straig...

Quick update on this point. I checked my application on the passport tracker yesterday and to my surprise my passport has been printed and dispatched, and I was provided with a anPost tracking number to track the shipment. So for me at least, If this update is to be believed, Passport Express for a...

I applied on March 27th. My application was made in person at the Beijing embassy. It was available in the tracking system on the same day. The estimated issue date has always been May 15th. It has stated ‘processing application’ since the get go - no changes. I am not even vaguely optimistic that i...

I came across this just now: https://nomadcapitalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/nomad-passport-index-2019.pdf It's a new list of passport power assessed on the basis of a number of relevant factors. I think the methodology used here is superior to the conventional passport power rankings, that t...

Also the wording of this has been driving me absolutely mad, is it possible someone could explain this further? " People registered before July 1986 are deemed Irish citizens either from the date the original Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act came into force, that is, 17 July 1956, or thei...

Just out of curiosity, how does one go about finding out if a parent is added to the FBR? I've applied under my paternal grandmother who is deceased, as is my father and a good chunk of that side of the family, so there's no one to tell me if she registered my father's or uncles' births. Though my ...

Your mother: Not an Irish citizen under the 1935 act - unless registered on the FBR within one year of her 21st birthday and her father was a natural born Irish citizen not born abroad . The FBR has existed since at least the passing of the 1935 legislation. However, under the 1956 and later update...

To clarify, I mean that my mother if she were to apply for the FBR because she was born before the July 1956 date of the act, would be retroactively a citizen from the July 1956 date because there wasn't really a register for her to have been on. Correct? This is not an easy question. I strongly su...

Unfortunately that number no longer takes calls hence my question about an alternative way of contacting. The only option given is for urgent passport queries and that is an email. Jacqui I just called it myself and it still works for me. It just says "unfortunately due to the high volume of c...

I applied for FBR over a year ago. I answered follow questions ages ago and haven't heard any more. I tried to call to see what was happening but the number says they are no longer accepting calls. Is there anyway of contacting. The caseworker I had has moved on and I have no other contact details....

Passport was dispatched exactly 2 months after the application showed up on the DFA website and was no where near the estimated issue date. I spoke to Live Chat 1 time during the process and the gentleman stated that paper applications are taking 2 months. If mine is dispatched 2 months after it ap...