To anybody asked to resubmit proof of name/address and applied in 2021...... I too got asked to resubmit documents, I provided 3 proofs and only 1 got scanned. They've updated the requirements and I've highlighted the relevant change. Proof of name such as government correspondence like a letter fro...

Agreed. It might be an idea to check with FBR / Passport before you submit documents. I have no idea what is going on behind the scenes, but at face value, if the FBR send people down this route, people will then be told go back to FBR.....not sure what happens then?? I fear my only option will be t...

Also, I provided my Adoption Certificate, Fathers UK Birth Certificate, Grandfathers Irish birth certificate. I expected they might want more documents (e.g. Death certificate). But no, this is the response:- "Unfortunately, you have not provided valid proof of citizenship. Please consult the f...

With the benefit of hindsight, it does say this on the application cover note. And it appears they are sticking to that.

"Photocopy of parent’s Irish passport – ***must*** be issued before the date of adoption"

Hi, Yes it's very frustrating - I'm not seeking any loopholes etc, I just want to follow the process (whatever it might be). There's no category for adopted people on the FBR, but there is for people born to someone Adopted. I've been advised (not by the DFA) to get a RICA even though it's not a req...

Well, I'm quite snookered. Spoke to the passport office and they are adamant that as my adoptive father never applied for a passport before my birth, he is not considered a citizen under this category and that I should go through FBR. I've just checked the FBR requirements, and there's no catergory ...

I think I've figured out the source of the confusion. The section regarding "Adopted and adopted by an Irish citizen under Irish law" has disappeared from the DFA website, and I beleive this is why web chat took the position they did. Has something changed recently? At the time of applicat...

I type too fast :- In addition, my adoptive father is not considered an Irish citizen as he never held an Irish passport, according to webchat. This makes no sense. A Passport never grants citizenship - Birth / Naturalisation / FBR does. 2022-02-03 14:50:47 | Agent: Your father is not considered an ...

In addition, my adoptive father is not considered an Irish citizen as he neven help an Irish passport, according to webchat This makes no sense. A Passport never grants citizenship - Birth / Naturalisation / FBR does.

I did a lot of research from authorative resources (e.g. DFA website). I knew my adoption was only going to throw a spanner. It seems a RICA used to be needed for the purposes you mentioned (recognition), but from the DFA itself:- "The adoption certificate by the adoption authority where adopti...

Just for clarity, my adoptive grandfather was born in Dublin. My adoptive father and myself UK.

Hi, I and my adoptive father was born in the UK - His father was born in Dublin. So he was an Irish citizen as far as I'm aware at the time of my adoption. I was adopted in 1980. Web-chat (Alana!?) is having none of it. Insists I go through FBR when everything I've read says otherwise. I was looking...

Hi, Based on the posts by Valiant24 here, and on the article below, I applied for a passport based on "Born abroad and adopted under Irish law." https://www.immigrationboards.com/ireland/foreign-birth-registration-t277641-1875.html#p1871593 Solicitor weblink removed by moderator I got knoc...

Yep, got knocked back for proof of name. I made sure one of my ID documents had my full name on it, and was from a central government dept. Do the e-mails start with this for yours etc? Not sure if I need to send more than proof of name in. "Thank you for using our online service. We have notic...

I'm not counting my chickens yet - I could be knocked back! I personally haven't contacted them, and from I've read on twitter, I wouldn't advise it. But as mentioned by others previously, people who ask "any problems?" as opposed to "where's my passport" seem to have a positive ...

Well done makaako,mine changed to processing today. I'm really, really suprised how quick the processsing/despatch time was in your case! My timeline is almost the same as yours. Online application: 19/11/2021 Documents sent: 19/11/2021 Documents received: 23/11/2021 Status changed to 'processing' -...

There's major problems with passport online at the moment - it's not you, that is a common complaint at the moment. The forms are not being provided. The only thing you can do is contact them via web chat........if you can.

Mine were registered in 5 working days in November, but according to the media (I would post a link....) there has been a surge of applications in January. They have been hiring additional staff due to come "on-site" from January (no idea on training time). And a new processing system cont...

Cheers for that, useful. I'm going to post my timeline when I get to processing. I'm pretty sure I will get bounced back as my application doesn't fit in the straightforward category. Turns out there's more fun ahead, according to twitter the Passport office is changing over to a new system, and th...

Just for peoples curiosity, I've complied a few timelines and looked at the number of working days between "we are verifying your documents" to only "processing application". 13/11/21 - 17/12/21 - 24 !? You were smiled upon usmanch313 3/11/21 - 6/1/22 - 45 11/10/21 - 5/12/21 - 39...

https://www.gov.uk/certifying-a-document How to certify a document Take the photocopied document and the original and ask the person to certify the copy by: writing ‘Certified to be a true copy of the original seen by me’ on the document signing and dating it printing their name under the signature ...

Personally, I wouldn't chase them asking "where's my passport". There's not much they can say or do. I have noticed (on here and twitter) that people who chase seem to get knocked back for rather silly reasons.

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Thanks to everyone

Hi, just curious on what date your application arrived, and the same for when the staus changed to processing?

If resident outside of Ireland submit: Original passport from another country, national ID card, social security card or a ****certified (by a solicitor or notary public) copy of your driver’s license**** Also, when you get the application form through from passport online, it states the following :...

You can try a solicitor, many do it for 10 quid etc. However, mention that they are just certifying a true copy of an original, nothing more. Don't mention Passport, I'll explain more. Many solicitors will not touch someone who isn't an existing client, and as soon as you say "passport", t...