Snugglebug wrote: "I asked them if the certified copies were still valid if I were to say, send my app Off in September. Most of the time I got an unhelpful response but I was told by two people on the webchat that they consider it valid as long as the FBR application was sent in within six mo...

Snugglebug wrote: "Whats even more annoying is that certified photocopies of the identity documents from my father I’ve been informed will only be valid for six months from the date of being issued, so unless FBR start resuming soon I will have to get them done again which isn’t easy as he doe...

That's pretty much what my reasoning was, too. I know the photos for adults would not require a parent's signature, nor would the application, but if the documentation is essentially the same, I'd think/hope they just go by application date.

I applied for the FBR last year for my son, aged 16, now 17. I'm wondering whether there could be an issue if the staff finally get round to processing his application sometime after his 18th birthday, since the application we had to submit was for a minor, and at age 18 he would normally apply via ...