After a bit of a mix up re my address and my application being put back in holding pile I have finally received my FBR certificate! :D I was one of the April 2019 applicants as per Sulla’s info below......... April 2019 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2019....

Well, I've just had my confirmation email: "Congratulations, your application for Irish citizenship through entry on the Foreign Births Register has been successful. A certificate has now been printed and posted to the address provided by you. Please note that your application will be sent via...

Hi all, I had a quick question on the citizenship ceremony. According to the official website you need to pay a fee of €950 and travel to Ireland in order to complete your citizenship application process. I have already submitted my FBR application and have just become aware of this extra cost. I'm...

Congrats to all who have been completed lately. Good to see things moving again.!!

jgclancy

Congrats!!

Hi everyone Quick question -do we know what date the FBR office stopped processing applications? Trying to figure out how many months in I was if they received my application in May 2019. Thanks! Exact date...no, but early to mid-March as I recall. I'm a June 2019 applicant . Maybe they'll complete...

Only you need to apply for FBR via your grandmother. Your mother is automatically an Irish citizen and can apply for an Irish passport right away. She just needs to provide proof that her mother (your grandmother) was born in the island of Ireland at the time of her birth. Quite right! I forgot tha...

Answer to question 1: Your mother does NOT need to be on the FBR for you to apply for Irish citizenship via your grandmother. You are applying based on your grandparent being born in Ireland. That is the only necessary criteria.My mother is deceased and did not do the FBR-it doesn't matter for me to...

My FBR application was delivered on March 4th, 2020 according to USPS. I have not received an email confirming its receipt yet. Right now they're just piling them up I'm sure. I was into my 10 month of waiting expecting another 2-3 months until completion.Now, I have no expectations of getting it d...

Hi, Hoping somebody can clear up a question for me. I'm seeking FBR through my Grandmother on my mothers side. Now I have all the relevant documents pertaining to myself and parents but am struggling with my Grandmother. My Grandmother was a Widow when she married my Grandfather. On their Marriage ...

Hope all are well.

Hi again! My sister mailed me her application docs as I will be the one assembling our materials. Few quick questions: 1) her notarized passport copy was done by a different notary than her app/photo witness? Does it absolutely have to be the same person on all three items? 2) her photos have a lig...

mayorob wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 16, 2020 8:08 am

It's the day before St Patricks Day and my passport has finally arrived! How fitting, it feels real now

Good for ya,mayorob! Happy St Patrick's Day to ya.Alas, CoVID-19 will surely delay application processing so I'll probably be waiting a wee bit longer now but such is life.
jgclancy

KAR1100 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 10, 2020 7:24 pm

Hi everyone,
For some reason I can’t login to my old account so created a new one.

I finally got the confirmation of address email today!

Application received: 9 April 2019
Address email: 10 March 2020
Thanks,
Kyle

Congrats!

Finally----an April applicant. Progress.

jgclancy

Sorry if this is a silly question, but is the address confirmation email obviously from the DFA? I've now gone past the 1 year point since I got confirmation of docs received in Dublin and I'm wondering (probably irrationally!) if I didn't spot it and deleted it as spam :shock: If it's one year sin...

Well I did not miss any point, On Friday 06 March 20 I rang the passport office in Dublin nd explained the FBR act 01 July 1986 states anyone registered after 1986 cannot register their siblings unless they were born after the parent was registered. Anyone born before that falls under the 1956 act....

Hi guys, Finally I got my reply today!!!! My details: Application sent: 27/02/2019 Recieved in Dublin: 28/03/2019 Address Confirmation: 27/02/2020 I'll update when I get my certificate confirmation! I am nearly Irish!! I can't wait! Regards LH congrats----yep,about 11 months is my estimate these days

[/quote] .... Do we know if they have improved processing time due to staff hiring, centralized concept, new system and standardized processes? I tried calling the contact # twice however the call disconnected both times after selecting option 2 for English. I am hoping to hear good news soon !!! [/...

Hi all, Just got the last piece of documentation I need for my FBR application (from US). I have 2 questions - first what size/format to the photos need to be? Are US passport photos acceptable or do they need to be bhe larger European size? And second, is there a preferred carrier (UPS/FedEx/DHL) ...

Mariecws wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:33 pm

Finally! Notification my application will be approved and request to confirm address received today. Docs received in Dublin 25 March 2019. Good luck everyone!

Congrats!!!! Hope we start seeing April 2019 getting approved soon.

JGClancy

chrisinpm wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 21, 2020 5:15 pm

Finally, progress!

Received the address confirmation email today (20Feb2020). My application was received on 28Mar2019, so just shy of 11 months to get to this point.

I've got something to celebrate this weekend!

Congrats!!!!

Thanks. I haven't had sight of her actual birth certificate yet so unsure whether it states place of birth. I'm guessing if it doesn't state born at sea then it would be difficult to prove, and she won't be regarded as having a Irish citizenship? Would ferry records have been kept you think? Yes, y...

Hi all, I hope to claim Irish citizenship through descent however I'm not sure I qualify. My grandmother was born at sea on the Irish ferry coming to England to Irish parents, and her birth registered in England. As I understand, a person born at sea will take his/her mother's nationality. Does the...

This doesn't apply to my situation, but just out of curiosity, does anyone know how a grandparent or parent having renounced their citizenship would affect FBR? I noticed when filling in the online application that it asked whether they ever renounced their citizenship, but it doesn't say it's a di...

[/quote] Thanks so much! The process is a little daunting but I finally located my grandmother’s marriage certificate which is the final document that has eluded me to date. [/quote] Gathering the documents can be the hardest part sometimes. Other helpful hints: Remember to keep a copy of everything...