I lost track, when was the last application approved? Last I recall, Sulla was approved and waiting for certificate delivery. Has anyone received the “congratulations” email since? Four approved and waiting for printing / delivery in 2019 that I am aware of. Sulla (China) - citizenship confirmation...
Hi Rbs3 Thanks for your reply I meant my British passport I had to send off with the FBR application. You mean you sent your original British passport off with the FBR document set as proof of identity? If that is the case then it will be treated as a simple supporting document by the DFA team. As ...
Michael Definitely sub-optimal that a new thread had to be started. It was unavoidable though given the closure of the old one. Glad to see that you made it over. Since there are now signs of certificates getting printed and posted, I hope that that also bodes well for your situation. The cogs of t...
Jaxx I will let you know probably later this week, but I suspect its more like 3 months for the printing and document return. Could be even longer than that. I can accept that checking the documents takes time and that there many be some unevenness (in terms of time taken for each applicant) in the...
Court Nice to see you made it over. I actually did not see many / most of the deleted posts as they were posted and moderated overnight in my timezone. I also did not see your warning. For the best probably. Tom You have made an valuable contribution to the board and helped a great many people. I a...
Since the old thread appears to have been locked, which renders further posting impossible, I have started this new thread. Can everyone please try to be civil and respect differences of opinion that others may have? I strongly suspect that the reason the old thread was locked was due to a lack of t...
BrexitEscapee The term tax exile is a bit of a misnomer, but I'm fine with the label. I can live in the U.K. for 182 days a year without liability. Actually, I have spent exactly 14 days there in the last decade. The underfunded public services are not exactly groaning under the weight of my usage....
Court I could not agree more. The salary of a person is not a relevant piece of information. They elected to do that job and should perform it to a reasonable standard. Your customer service remarks are also spot on. A series of emails to applicants would have dialed things down considerably and cu...
Today, I received several communications from the DFA, all within half an hour. 1) Initially, a confirmation of a freedom of Information request I submitted. This relates to statistical information pertinent to incomplete applications and what is done with them. 2) Next, a response to my complaint f...
Richard It just occurred to me after re-reading your timeline that my application did not actually progress behind yours as I previously assumed. I was informed that my application had been submitted for approval on November 29th 2018. I was also told on January 10th 2019 that I had been added to th...
First, let me say a warm welcome to all the new people that have stopped lurking and started posting on the board lately. It's great to have some fresh information and new perspectives. Court I agree that the DFA not printing certificates is the cause of some delays. For instance Richard, Brawn and ...
Richard Thanks for the illuminating contribution. Clearly our cases are very similar. However, I have been told in February that my certificate had been printed in Dublin. That is one area of inconsistency. Of course, there is no knowing which version of events is more accurate. On balance, I lean t...
Kkjak Your daughter's FBR certificate is likely to take a long while from now to actually materialize. Initially, you should receive an email indicating that she has been added to the register. Subsequent to that, there is a printing and postage phase - which in my case has now lasted 2 months 11 d...
Barry I will do my best to answer your points based on my knowledge and experience. I did look into quite a lot of aspects prior to my own FBR application. However, I am not a professional lawyer or tax adviser. If you have a complex situation related to tax or benefit entitlement, you would be wise...
I called the embassy yesterday. My FBR certificate is not in China yet. It is still either in Dublin awaiting postage or already on the way. I should know more on Thursday afternoon, as I now know that they only receive mail from Dublin, via some form of diplomatic courier system, once a week. Last ...
Thank you for the invocation of Saint Anthony. At this juncture, any assistance is appreciated. I will be quite honest, I had absolutely no clue who this Saint was and had to Google it. Suffice it to say that I am not exactly steeped in the traditions of Catholicism. I still await delivery of the FB...
Court2 On March 8th, I received the original request for more information on my complaint so that she could investigate. Since then, nothing further. If I don't hear anything in the coming week, then I will contact her again. If there has been no response by the end of March, then I will just procee...
Mori "As previously advised...." Nothing remotely passive-aggressive in that phrase. Perhaps all the requests for updates have this individual a mite vexed? How perplexing that applicants might contact him/her and actually expect some degree of customer service in relation to their rather...
Sean Thanks for the correction. I went through the process from application to FBR entry always 2-3 weeks behind you. That makes perfect sense as you applied earlier and I went through an embassy which adds an additional layer. I would have been delighted to have received my FBR certificate 2-3 wee...
Jaxx22 My application was submitted on August 14th and it has been fully processed - up to and including printing the physical FBR certificate. It's just the postage part that I am dealing with now. Moreover, two U.S. applicants (Sean and Spav) applied in early August and received their FBR certifi...
Michael It could be 2+ months between being added to the register and actual delivery. However, that does not necessarily mean it will be. I am sure we can all acknowledge that there is a certain degree of randomness inherent in this process. Based on previous experiences (Sean / Spav) I had antici...
Tom_bcfc Has there actually been a case that you are aware of in which someone submitted an FBR application witnessed by a medical doctor and it was subsequently refused due to this policy change? I don't recall reading of that on this board. I do remember some discussion of if it would be accepted...
If anyone has more numerous or serious conflicts of details within their documentation for FBR, then there are a couple of things that could be done prior to submission to potentially avoid delays. 1) Contact the issuing records office about correcting the information in an entry they have. It will ...
Malahide Small variations and inconsistencies between certificates will not have an adverse influence. The DFA look at the overall evidence supplied by all the documents as a body. If one document uses "Mac" and another "Mc" or even if there are differences in middle names, it w...
Michael - Glad to see you having a laugh & not cancelling your application. Hang in there...can't be much longer! Alas, If this experience has taught us anything, it is that is can be much longer. I remember telling Michael when I was added to the register that he would be done in a few weeks. ...
