As of the time of writing this, I have almost all of my documents in line. One document that I am not sure that I can obtain is my grandparents' marriage certificate. My family and I are pretty sure that my grandparents eloped out of state and then returned to New York and had a church ceremony aft...
Also, two of the four passport photos need to be witnessed. How are people doing this? There’s not much space on the back of a passport photo, so I’m not sure how they are expecting a certified as true statement, name, date, signature, official stamp and address etc. Handy tip for anyone with pets ...
Just managed to request a paper copy of my vaccination status from NHS Scotland so that's one sorted. Just need to request an up-to-date bank statement and then after that all I need is passport photos? Do the Irish have separate requirements for passport photos or can I just walk into any old phot...
Hi all--Long time lurker, and many thanks to those who share their tips and experiences. I received my good news today! In August 2019, my application and documentation were received, and not a word since then. But today, got the email we are all hoping for. Wishing you all the best! Congratulation...
I don’t find these stats particularly reassuring considering my documents were received June 2019 but I have not heard anything. Based on the conversations I believe I may be the longest in the queue. My fear is that my application is lost in the shuffle. Any advise? After nearly 30 months and hear...
I'm so confused, my documents were received on 7th October 2019 and I've heard nothing since. Please can anyone provide me with any reassurance? ^^fear not! i wrote them a handwritten letter begging for expedition. they declined, but said they are working on august ‘19 right now. that email was sen...
Application Date: November 30, 2019 Document Acceptance: December 30, 2019 Address Confirmation: Pending Congratulations Email: Pending FBR Certification received: Pending Lurking here for about a year now. Here's hoping things start moving more briskly now. I would enter on the Google tracking she...
Are the people on this board still using the tracking Google sheet? Does someone keep an eye on postings by new users that may not know about the sheet and enter their info for them? It's such a great tool it would be a shame to have it lapse. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/127de6t5A5Q3XzKBO...
SLWyss, thanks so much for putting together the Google sheet. Great work! On the montly summary page, could you freeze row 1 with the column titles, so when you scroll down you can remember what the columns mean? I think you do that by clicking on the "1" in the leftmost column and then fr...
My 1st-time paper passport application is finally showing a status of "Processing" in the Passport Tracker. However, the estimated issue date is 17 months away. Really hoping the system will recalibrate and shorten that time estimate. Good luck to all who are waiting. My timeline: FBR: Ap...
Hi Flatcap_Julius. Sorry to burst your hope-bubble but all you can do is wait in line like the rest of us. Unless you are pregnant, of course, which is the only workaround I know of.
Cheers!
Hi all, Just got a newsletter from the Boston Consulate, and they mention that US residents can now apply for first passport online. I had seen that from another consulate (SF?) Apparently nationwide now. Here's the link: https://www.dfa.ie/passportonline/ US, NZ, Canada, Australia, Europe, Ireland,...
After receiving a notice of receipt of my application from the FBR office on Jul 4th, 2019, I heard nothing further. Today I did an extensive search in my deleted, spam and archived email files and found a message from Oct 2020 asking for clarification of certain items of information and indicating...
I finally have an update and it's such a wonderful, emotional feeling! Application submitted online: 4th June 2019 Email acknowledging receipt of documents (Balbriggan): 13th June 2019 Confirmation of address email: 8th October 2020 Date added to FBR: Pending Congrats email: Pending FBR certificate...
Just got my congratulations email! Application received email: 21st of May 2019. Request for new photographs: 27th of August 2020. Confirmation of address: 4th of September 2020. Congratulations email: 9th of September 2020. It says my daughter's certificate has been posted, so I expect it'll only ...
Hi Jordan, How did you send your documents from the US to the FBR PO box in Ireland? I just tried DHL and they do not deliver to PO Boxes. The USPS form has some customs stuff I am not familiar with - any suggestions? My Dad's Irish passport was dispatched on 2/28. Does anyone know how long it usual...
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) t...
Hi all, Looking for my GF/GM 1907 marriage certificate in NY state. Just heard back from the town that they do not have any record of the marriage. A little poking around genealogy sites found that Catholic's marrying around that time did not always get a municipal license (for cost or other reason...
Hi all, Looking for my GF/GM 1907 marriage certificate in NY state. Just heard back from the town that they do not have any record of the marriage. A little poking around genealogy sites found that Catholic's marrying around that time did not always get a municipal license (for cost or other reasons...
Update regarding same witness: Contacted FBR via phone and they confirmed that the witness has to be the same person, and even with notary public certifying the passport, its still not accepted as the notary is not that same witness on the application documents. I told her about the difficulty gett...
