I'd agree, can't be a coincidence that Brexit went into effect Jan 31,2020 and January and February have seemed to take a very long time. Seemed like they were working on December and January for months and months months. I also seem to remember that at the time (back end of 2019) - the Irish Gover...

I feel like this must have been covered by someone already but why is February going so slowly? Was there a massive surge of applicants in February 2020? What are everyones theories? Combination of Brexit kicking in and pre-Covid timing. I saw a 14th Feb get processed. Someone above Dalton? Estimat...

I hope you are correct! Thank you for the additional context. Will update the thread once I hear something!

Staff obviously in working overtime-just got email with great news at 11am Dublin time! Date of Application: 7th February 2020 Date Documents received: 17th February 2020 Date of Address Confirmation: 17th July 2022 Date of Congratulations: pending FBR Certification Received: pending This forum has...

Shout out to Feb 2020 applicants.

Has anybody seen progress?

Any updates on what happened to the Google doc?
The colour scheme made my eyes bleed but it’s an important tool!

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2022/0630/1307763-passports/ This news story says 2 year wait for a passport for FBR people(!). The passport web site says 25 working days for this category for online first time applications. Anyone have recent actual experience? Hope that's not true, I'm a March 20...

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...

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29 months and counting! Have any Feb 2020 been successful? Not seen any news since one or two has been processed a couple of months ago.

I’m in the same boat. I agree it’s gone very quiet!

I have only seen 1 x Feb2020 success so far.

Have any of the Feb 2020 applications been approved yet?
26Months+ now

Are you applying on the basis you or your partners grandparent was born on the island or Ireland? You will need to apply via here https://www.dfa.ie/citizenship/born-abroad/registering-a-foreign-birth/ Online then submit all of the paperwork. You will then need to contact them to tell them your expe...

Echoing the above poster. I submitted my application form in July 2021 but it wasn't registered on the system until late Nov 2021 when the office reopened. Therefore I am using my docs received date of Dec 2021 as the basis of my countdown. It is frustrating to have to wait so long (although I unde...

I don’t think that matters so I wouldn’t worry about it.
Your dad is Irish because his dad was born on the island of Ireland. Just to check, your father wasn’t born in Ireland?

They could put the number of the application up on the website with a status update. 000012345 - application begun etc

Congrats!! Love hearing these positive stories!

Feels like the output has slowed recently possibly due to the increase in applications in Jan 2020.

I’m 26 months now!

First successful Feb 2020 application!! Congrats!

Wahoo! I'm officially Irish! Will be enjoying a Guinness tonight! Application submitted: Jan 2020 Documents accepted: Feb 24 2020 Address verification: Mar 1 2022 Congratulations email: March 9 2022 Now to wait for my docs to be returned to Australia... so I can send them back as part of my Irish p...

I heard from FBR today they are working on January 2020 currently. I have spotted one Feb 2020 in the Google doc has been processed though.

Seems current processing time is around 2years+2months.

I think it’s more to do with the complexity of the applications. Different teams may be given more complex applications. People on the boards don’t give a context of their own applications. Mine is relatively straight forward but add in far longer time periods or dead relatives/missing documents/mul...

Just send the passport in and explain the family connection.

I've been lurking here for a while and finally got some news: Application received: Dec 29 2019 Request for docs: Feb 17 2022 They requested that I send in my mom's FBR, which seems strange because I'm applying through my grandmother (her mother) and I sent in all the appropriate documentation for ...

Is it wishful thinking or do other people agree it does seem to be speeding up again? So close to the 2020 applications now! Both my children’s applications were submitted together and received 02/01/2020. Got the address confirmation email today!! Even has an apology for the delay because of COVID...