djx138 wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 05, 2022 12:47 pm

So when you apply for your Irish passport, do you get to use your name name, or must it be in your birth certificate name also?

The same as a British passport it will be issued in the name you use if you provide proof of usage & deed poll etc.

1. The subject of the email had been changed to include my name, FIRST MIDDLE LAST, but I changed my name by deed poll in 2013 (docked off surname and replaced it with my middle name, so now only have FIRST and LAST names) Should I be concerned about point 1 above? My email was also addressed to th...

I notice they are not doing the Team 1, Team 2 stuff anymore. And seem to be flying though with processing.

Application submitted online: 03 Dec 2020 Email acknowledging receipt of documentation Balbriggan: 18 Dec 2020 Email requesting a document 16/11/2022 :P (Document was an affidavit of parental estrangement) Ah!!!!!!! You're in the same situation as me. We've spoken on here before. I am estranged fro...

Application submitted online: 03 Dec 2020
Email acknowledging receipt of documentation Balbriggan: 18 Dec 2020

Email requesting a document 16/11/2022

(Document was an affidavit of parental estrangement)

Hi All, Looking for some advice from past applicants. Application submitted: 15.11.2020 Application received: 14.12.2020 I received a response yesterday 14.11.2022 from DFA Foreign Births Registration Team. Unfortunately, there were a few details missing from my original application. I have now rec...

I have seen here multiple times that for people from the UK a certified copy of Passport is sufficient.

The full wording: Dear Joanna I am currently reviewing your application for entry into the Foreign Births Register, To ensure these documents are dispatched to the correct address you should confirm your address by return email. If you have moved address since you completed your application you sho...

Hi all, For those who applied via an Irish parent or grandparent who died in Australia: what did you send if you didn't have the original death certificate (i.e. the one the funeral home gives at the time a loved one dies)? Has anyone sent a certified copy from the Victorian Registry of Births, Dea...

This article discusses the same issue. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/mar/22/my-estranged-mother-is-punishing-me-by-thwarting-my-chance-for-irish-citizenship There are over a hundred replies in the comment section. One in particular that repeats the same success of application to be ...

Hi, I am finally getting around to doing my FBR application and I am currently gathering the required documents. However, I don’t seem to have my fathers (the Irish citizens) marriage certificate. It states that you need “ Original civil marriage certificate of Irish citizen parent (if applicable) ...

Notanotherusername wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 12, 2022 3:22 pm

Can’t you go in person for a passport? I’m sure you used to be able to take your docs to Liverpool or London and do it there and then.

I believe that particular Passport Express Service is not available for first time applicants.

Hi, I've just seen your post about expediting your application because you're an expectant parent. I wasn't aware you could do this. My FBR application was received in December 2020 and I'm now expecting a baby in January 2023. Can you tell me the process you followed to do this, please? Many thank...

Going to apply now for passport and wondering if anyone knows how long this will take? Also, I have moved since registered on FBR, do I need to update my address with them? Luckily once you are on the FBR you don't need to have any further contact with them so no need to update address or anything....

hey all, checking in to ask a quick question about documents for irish grandparents. I ordered a copy of my grandparents' birth certificate and wedding certificate through the HSE online, and used the copies they sent me when I submitted my application. However, I do remember that those documents d...

9 days! I'm an expectant parent and just sent my application on Thursday (9th June). My baby is due on the 19th November. Unfortunately I didn't read this forum beforehand and, although I left a very clear note at the front of my application, I didn't leave a note on the envelope ! Is it likely min...

does anyone know if you are legally allowed to reside in the UK with the foreign birth registration as you wait for the passport? If you are on the Foreign Births Register then you are a citizen of Ireland & are eligible for CTA rights where British and Irish citizens can move freely and reside...

Hi everyone. I am a March 2020 applicant (for my kids) and hoping to get some news soon, but I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction for advice on how to apply for passports once you're on the FBR? I can't figure out how to get past the 'you need to apply to go on the FBR' a...

Hello all. I submitted an online application for my first child last summer. Our second child was just born and we submitted her application online last week. I am posting all required documents for both applications tomorrow. I didn’t previously send documents for the first child’s application as ...

I thought I would add my timeline detail as it might help others in the future: Application Date: 15th January 2020 Documents Received: 27th January 2020 Address Confirmation: 9th May 2022 Congratulations Email: 30th May 2022 My process was slightly longer as I am step-parent adopted (the adopter h...

rsw1010 wrote: ↑

Thu May 19, 2022 11:46 am

Additional paperwork: 09/05/2022

Excellent, congrats. What did you mean by additional paperwork. (Just as a heads up or a reminder to applicants what they may need or may have forgotten)

When people say 'documents received on...' do you know this based off of the mail tracking or should I expect an email to say they have been received? thank you! It was previously standard to recieve an email of receipt from the FBR department but from recent posts it seems to be more sporadic. And...

Hi guys, Do you think it matters that my Irish grandmother's age on her marriage certificate doesn't quite match her birth certificate because she wasn't sure of her exact DOB when she married my grandfather in the 1950s? She was about 2 years off her actual age. I have heard this is fairly common....

My sisters and I are preparing our application through our grandmother. Our problem is that all of her passport expired in 2015 and she is pretty much bed bound in a nursing home now. She's never had a driving licence and is too old and infirm to renew her passport. Can anyone advise regarding what...

I sent a copy of my birth cert as my original is quite old and has been ripped A COPY of the original will not be accepted by them. It has to be the document that you can get from your local county/registry/government office as mentioned above. Personally I would get a fresh one ordered as priority...