Lucky enough to have been added to the FBR in January after waiting over 27 months and immediately applied for my passport. Sorry to break it to you but it's been more than a further 4 month wait for that as a first time applicant. Good luck to everyone still waiting. Have you received your passpor...

Lucky enough to have been added to the FBR in January after waiting over 27 months and immediately applied for my passport. Sorry to break it to you but it's been more than a further 4 month wait for that as a first time applicant. Good luck to everyone still waiting.

nasher472000 wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 02, 2022 10:12 am

I got the email! Officially an Irish Citizen

Application: 25/09/2019
Documents received: 07/10/20019
Contact from team requesting further records and confirming address: 10/01/2022
Additional documents sent: 20/01/2022
Email confirming entry to FBR: 02/02/2022

Congratulations nasher!

Hi all, Very happy to get my 'congratulations' email through today and my citizenship certificate and docs are, hopefully, already on their way. Application: 15 Aug 19 Documents received in Ireland confirmed: 7 Oct 19 'Confirmation of address' email: 17 Jan 22 'Congratulations' email: 28 Jan 22. It'...

Thanks. I'm not fully across the line yet, but I was unable to locate a wedding certificate and included a covering letter to that effect, as they advised. I have not been contacted yet with any queries on this, which may still happen of course, but fingers crossed!

Hi everyone, Delighted to say that completely out of the blue, I have received my 'confirmation of address' email from 'Team 7'. No phone call received, just the email. Updated timeline: Application submitted: 17 Aug 2019 Documents received: 7 Oct 2019 Address confirmation: 17 Jan 2022 Congratulatio...

That is such a long time to wait. I hope you hear something soon. It's clear the outstanding applications are NOT being dealt with in anything like date order. Like me, you were already waiting over two years before they changed the website expected processing time advice from 12-18 months. I'm gett...

Hi all, an update on my application which was received 10 October 2019. I just received a confirmation of details email from the FBR department. I am applying through descent to my grandfather who was born in Ireland, however I unfortunately do not have his marriage certificate to my grandmother. I...

I applied 2 years ago today and not heard a sausage since. The website has consistently said the waiting time is 12-18 months throughout that time :D The wait goes on. Yep - I'm on second anniversary now - I've not heard a dickie-bird - on the scale of not hearing anything I'm not sure which of us ...

That's a good idea Corky! All we can do is stay positive and keep our sense of humour. Hopefully we'll both hear something in the coming weeks. Best of British, and Irish, luck to you.

I applied 2 years ago today and not heard a sausage since. The website has consistently said the waiting time is 12-18 months throughout that time The wait goes on.

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Looks like we are both going to be in the 'two year club' soon then Angelo..

Thanks dolewhip. Yes it does seem to be somewhat of a lottery despite the 'strict date order' website statement. I don't think I'll be getting pregnant anytime soon, being a 51 year old man and all. I hope you hear something soon and that the infamous 'Team 1' don't deal with my application.

I'm glad it's nothing personal then! Good luck to everyone else waiting patiently.

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