However, I have not seen my mother for 29 years and have no idea where she and have zero way of contacting her as she walked out when I was a child and left me with my dad. I called the FBR today and got told the ownership is on me to get ID from my mother even if exchanged which of course is impos...

Been following this forum for a long time. My time has finally come. The wait is over ! Timeline below for information. 06/02/2021 Application submitted/paid 09/03/2022 Docs received 30/01/2023 Address Confirmation 29/03/2023 Congratulations/Certificate Printed & Posted Absolutely delighted. Go...

I don't want to turn this into an Adoption thread, but the conclusion you have come to is totally and utterly wrong. You're mother is not treated as "born in Ireland", s.11 INCA *does not do this* Where I think you're going wrong is that you think "Irish Citizen" means "Iri...

Good Morning. Could anyone confirm the following: 1. The current waiting time from day documents received to certificate being delivered is 9-11 months? I am going off posts in here 2. Why does the official site state 2 years and also I spoke on the phone with them today and was also told 2 years. ...

Hi all, new to this board. Applying for FBR for two children. 13th June 22 - applications submitted 27th June 22 - documents received (in one envelope) 14th March 23 - address check email received and replied to 16th March 23 - ?? Have received a reply saying "I have now approved both applicat...

The address confirmation email received from dfa.ie says asks to provide a new address as they won't deliver to a PO Box. I live in a rural area (US, Washington state) with no home delivery. I can change my address using my street address with the PO box used as a suite number. I have done this suc...

I just sent in my passport documents, I tried finding timelines before asking but spent a lot of time reading back many pages so I'll just ask...does anyone know the approximate timing for receiving your passport once they receive the documents? Thanks!! For me, it was ~6 weeks to get my passport b...

Hi guys, i'm a citizen via FBR. In the process of applying for a passport, does anyone know if it's okay to use a mobile phone bill as proof of address? tl;dr yes? I wasn’t 100% sure what counted for proof of name and address, so I put in more than I thought necessary I used a mobile phone bill bec...

As someone who has followed this page for a while I can say that they definitely are not processing in strict date order and despite what the government says they are not processing them in 10 months. There are a few people that do get them done a lot quicker than others, maybe just lucky with who ...

Hi all Only been on this message a few months but what a great people with great information and have been hooked checking everyday seeing how others applications were going and feeling relieved as the waiting times fell. My timeline for my application was 14/11/22 application made online 19/4/22 a...

Sorry for not being clearer. You're correct that that's the part I was querying. I completely agree and am also planning on sending a certified copy instead. Hopefully that doesn't cause any issues. I'll see if I can reach out to them for a definitive answer as well. Thanks! I've seen posts here wh...

Valo wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:23 am

Oh wow. So they ARE working through weekends. Very very interesting

I recall there was a job listing for the Balbriggan office a few months ago and it mentioned having flexible hours.

No worries, I love a good spreadsheet. The only way I can see of stopping this is to protect the data worksheet except the cells where you enter the data. I haven't done it as there are a couple of people listed as editors, so perhaps one of them could consider it? Dan or Robert - don't know their ...

I'm applying via my grandparents who were born in Ireland and moved to the US. My father was in the FBR and I was registered as well when I was born [...] I've been told without the FBR number, the records can't be found. That doesn't add up. If your grandparents (his parents) were born in Ireland,...

I've managed to restore the spreadsheet using the last version I could confirm was right (31 January 15:40), and then going back over the updates since then on the forum I've managed to complete the blanks. It looks correct now, but I can't be absolutely sure. And if anyone has updated the spreadsh...

BTW, the notes column in the spreadsheet is out of sync again. I suspect someone manually sorted the data without selecting that column and now the notes don't go with the correct username anymore. I don't think this is something I can fix.

Dalton_Trumbo wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 05, 2023 5:55 am

Lot of folks getting their cert in even less than a year

Not quite that quick yet. We've seen a few congrats emails in 11+ months, but looks like ~14+ months is the quickest to get a cert. (excluding those expedited due to pregnancy)
There hasn't been a <12 months to Cert since mid 2020

How soon after your congratulations email did you actually receive your FBR Cert.? Did you get tracking info sent to you? It came pretty fast. Address Check: 20 Oct 2022 Congrats email: 26 Oct 2022 FBR Cert Received: 31 Oct 2022 No tracking info for the FBR cert. I did get tracking info for the pas...

Apple10 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 03, 2023 9:09 am

Postman didn't ask for a signature and just dropped it through my letter box.

Same. I didn't have to sign for my FBR cert and documents, nor any of the three deliveries for my Irish passport (returning my documents, passport book, passport card). US Mail left them in my mailbox.

FBR cert received: 31 Oct 2022 Online application: 2/11/2022 Supporting Documents received: 10/11/2022 Application Processing: 10/11/2022 Application Processing 29/11/2022 Witness Contacted: 2/12/2022 Passport Book Printing: 5/12/2022 Passport Book Dispatched: 7/12/2022 Passport Book Received: 16/12...

I just applied for my Irish Passport in anticipation that my FBR Cert. will be delivered soon. One of the documents they are requiring I send them is an Original Passport from Country of birth (USA). To clarify, are they asking that I send them my current active US Passport OR my previous US Passpo...

If anyone who lodged a FBR application after summer 2022. Please reply and post or keep this thread updated. Thank you !! There's a spreadsheet where we crowdsource the info posted here so we can all see the progress. Link is in my signature. I added entries for: snugglebug IdaCanada Ben-94 tullgor...

Hey, Can't quite navigate the current spreadsheets. Both of the resurrected sheets still seem active, one edittable, one view only. Instructions tab on both saying to add yourself, but only 1 allowing it. While most data is consistent there are differences. Would it be possible to remove access to ...

Thanks...I've tried this at home but the photos weren't being accepted. I think they were too dark and when I used extra lights the PassportOnline website didn't like the shadows. This is why I'm looking for a professional shop to get it done...unless there are other suggestions for doing at home. ...

I've received my Foreign Birth Registration Certificate and I'm looking to apply online. I live in the USA...any ideas on who offers passport photo services that include digital photos? I took my own photo. Phone on a tripod with a timer. I used a free passport photo app, but I don't think it was n...