Well I spoke to a very nice person at FBR today and have been told they are just waiting for my certificate to be printed :) :) :) Can I say yet that I am now also Irish? Mary Give them a call and let them know your new address, I have always found it really easy to get through to them (thanks to Le...
Congratulations to those who have been added recently. I am now officially at the 6 month mark and so far nothing. I am going to call this week on the pretext of checking that my address has been changed as some people who also did this had to send another proof of address and I wasn't asked to do t...
So emailed my local Irish consulate today, (New Zealand), to enquire about how my application was progressing. They replied promptly, which was great, but stated the usual 6 to 12 month processing time,....... but they also added that my application was in the final stages, and they were awaiting o...
Valliant - I am so sorry, I can sympathise with you, I lost my mum last year. It is tough but it does get easier with time. Oction - congratulations!! Jacqui - Have you had any update? You have been waiting for so long. As for documents, I agree that I don't understand why they need to be held onto ...
My certificate is date 5th July, which is the same day I received an email asking me to confirm if my postal address is the same as on my initial application. Certificate was delivered on 11th July so less than a week later. Hope that helps everyone! :-) Good luck to those still waiting. Not long n...
I apologise if this has been asked before but are, in anyone’s experience, straightforward applications being processed quicker i.e. ones with a clear paper trail any faster than more complex ones. Or, does it appear that they are just working systematically through the pile? They don't really expl...
Did anyone who submitted their application in a foreign embassy (not London) receive an email notification when their application arrived in Dublin? The phone agent I spoke to claimed I should, but I noticed from other timelines in this thread, that maybe that isn't the case. Not that I am aware of...
For change of address I was asked to put in writing and send tracked. I wasn't asked to send any new proof of address letter... not that I even have any yet. I just put my current address, application number and new address and when valid from in a letter.
I don't know how the documents are dealt with via an embassy, if they keep them and scan them over or send them over, I would assume the former would be an easier option for them but who knows. I spoke with a nice chap who advised I should write to them with the new address details, so that will be ...
A little update on mine! I live in the Netherlands and am a British citizen. Posted my documents to the Irish embassy in The Hague just after new year; have to date not heard anything, no confirmation etc. I phoned the embassy today; they confirmed that my application is being processed and that em...
I don't think there is really any time limit for sending the documents after submitting the form online, they won't do anything with it until they receive the documents anyway. So I am guessing that is isn't easy to get through to DFA from the posts, I will make sure I have tea and biscuits nearby w...
I am reading it that you send a certified copy of the passport, driving licence or ID card (photographic proof) just like you do/did for the FBR application. Logically they shouldn't be requesting an original current passport for security purposes and also you may need said document for travelling i...
This has put me at ease, thank you. Hi Jaxx Could you take a look at this thread please? https://www.immigrationboards.com/ireland/irish-grandfather-foreign-born-during-ww1-mauritius-eligibility-for-irish-citizenship-query-t276914.html The OP here has a question related to this grandfather being bo...
Actually, the forum member Jaxx is probably the best placed to give you advice on this. His father was born on a military base and as far as I remember still had to be added to the FBR himself. As DanaMarie suggests, the other thread has more info. I advise posting your query there and you will pro...
Hi everyone, quick post with my timeline so far. This is my first post. 31 January 2019- Online application completed. 2nd Feb 2019- All documents posted recorded delivery to Dublin. 6th Feb 2019- Confirmation emailed received for my documents safe arrival in Dublin to begin processing. I have sinc...
Have not been through the whole board but seen a few recent posts with wait times in the region of 10 months+ I posted my application to the Irish Embassy in The Hague (I am a British citizen living in the Netherlands) in the 1st week of January 2019. Not heard anything back yet, nor confirmation/r...
Need some advice. I am Irish national through naturalization and living in another EU country... whereas my wife is non-EU national. For the new born to arrive, i will be applying for Irish nationality through FBR route. The twist here is that if the whole family moves to an non-EU country after th...
Unable to be parted from my UK passport or driving licence for such a long time I had my witness certify a copy of my licence. I know with absolute certainty that this was included with my application yet according to the chatline operative, no such paper was scanned into their system. There is no ...
This morning the chap told me that I should not expect to get anything back for at least a year from that date and I may well have to wait until next year! He told me to check back at the end of the summer again but that they were completely overwhelmed with applications and that anyone who had app...
Don't think I have seen this thread so far down the list :D Congratulations Sulla. I sent a general email to the embassy asking the question about change of address for FBR and that has not had a reply either so I think that is is now that you cannot use email/web contact form for anything FBR relat...
I had to supply divorce papers and the re marriage certificate for my application which was done via the Finnish Embassy - this was already in their list online on what supporting documents should be sent - I am still trying to understand the relevance of it though because it has no bearing on the I...
Lee 2 hours ahead of UK/Ireland so it will be finding a time that suits this end too that won't be too busy that end but I will probably try on a Wednesday anyway so thanks for that advice :) Master Caution Hi and welcome :) I will take that as a good sign as you had documents returned asking for a...
That must be a relief to you Lee. Am so glad they sent back your passport, I take it they took a copy or do you now have to supply a certified copy? That is a long time to wait to get through to them, I will need to call them as the local embassy just isn't replying to anything sent on the web conta...
The guy on the phone told me that the timeline is now a full 12 months from receipt to them 'processing' the applications. They've been rattling out this "Full 12 months" line for a while now. In practice, there seems to be no rhyme or reason, so don't get too dejected. I don't see how th...
