Thanks for confirming where the data came from e.g. FOI request. I am not sceptical thanks to your explanation! I'm a January 2022 applicant.... that would be absolutely fantastic if true. Part of me finds it hard to believe though. From the OneDrive data, they've been approving ~2500/month in Oct ...

Just got my email! For one child though. The other has just turned 18, so I wonder if there’ll be an issue as presumably they need to contact her and send her the documents? Application submitted online 04/11/2020 Documents delivered (PO tracking) 20/11/2020 Application received email (presumably w...

FBR cert received: 31 Oct 2022 Online application: 2 Nov 2022 Documents posted: 5 Nov 2022 (USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope) Documents delivered: TBD... Will I get my Irish passport before Christmas? Place your bets! FBR cert received: 31 Oct 2022 Online application: 2 Nov 2022 Documents post...

For good measure, I included a cover letter explaining what I included. Feel free to use this as you see fit. ----------------------------- Passport Service of Ireland [use the address on your label] Re: Application number xxxxxxx :lol: Having recently completed the Foreign Births Registry process, ...

Apologies if this has been answered before but I don't see a definitive answer in the thread. My FBR certificate is on it's way to me and I am gathering documents for my passport application. If I use a bank statement as a proof of address, does it need to be an official copy of the statement, mail...

Note: Sent 4 proof of names/address docs rather than two - followed Northern Ireland guidance as GB applicant - sent certified passport copy and original driving licence (wording is not too clear, but I think they mean original of either document, so both is excellent) - witness was contacted and m...

I am curious if applying for a passport in between getting the request for information and getting FBR approval is legal? I waited until I got my FBR cert in the mail, but I suppose technically you could do it after the 'congrats' email. With PassportOnline, you do have to attest that you are an Ir...

Passport time! (on that, i havent found a list of documents needed, any pointers?) Congrats! I struggled with passport documents too. I filed my passport application today and I'm gathering documents now. If you're using PassportOnline, it's similar to the FBR process. You'll fill out the online fo...

I have one query on this though. The 'Congratulations' email provides a link to the Passport Online page which is the fastest way to apply if you live in the UK. Is it a reasonable assumption that, given that the Immigration Department have had my documents (birth certificates, proof of address etc...

Online Application: 21 Aug 2020 Docs Received: 01 Sep 2020 Address Check: 20 Oct 2022 Congrats email: 26 Oct 2022 Cert Received: 31 Oct 2022 Happy Samhain to me! 2 years, 2 months, 11 days from application to get my FBR cert. Not too bad considering those were some unusual two years.

As business hours have well and truly finished, it’s another week for me with no word on my application. Whilst I’m extremely happy to see that more and more people are starting to see movement on theirs, I can’t help but start getting a bit impatient to receive my address check email, especially a...

Secondly, I (for personal reasons) have no way of getting my father's ID. Is there a way around this? In the past for other things i have had to get a solicitor to sign a confirmation of estrangement, does this apply here? Thanks in advance for any advice anyone can offer :) You're not the first to...

I am also from the US and just got my passport about a week ago. Here is what I provided: Birth certificate Certified copy of my US passport. Proof of address: Bank Statement, Cable bill, I also provided a downloaded copy of a pay slip from my company's payroll port, ADP. Proof of Name: Bank Statem...

I recently got my Irish citizenship through the FBR and while I'm waiting for that certificate to arrive (along with the rest of the documents I sent) I want to get things ready for my passport application. I'll be applying from the US, so I can use PassportOnline. What documents to I need? I'm goin...

Address confirmation (with typos and no promises - see earlier post): 14 October 2022 Congratulations: 26 October 2022 My congratulations email says my certificate is already posted, so I definitely think my team does the address check at the very beginning of the process and the congratulations at...

Online Application: 21 Aug 2020 Docs Received: 01 Sep 2020 Address Check: 20 Oct 2022 Congrats email: 26 Oct 2022 Cert Received: TBD Yay! That's a quick turnaround from address check to congrats email. Less than a week. Cracker job! I'll change my profile flag from Ivory Coast to Ireland now. :lol: ...

Another September application, and another one received after mine was to boot. Can’t help checking my emails multiple times a day now. But you know what they say, a watched pot never boils. Hopefully they speed up in the team who’s handling my application as I’m desperate to hear the news for myse...

Any thoughts or ideas as how to seek reassurance that Docs received? Have copies of all, but unsure if need o chase or hold my nerve for another month, or till forum reveals that October 20 applications completed? Any help appreciated Thanks Fret not, Seymour. Your application is fine. Many of us d...

Hello First time poster, but to say I've been obsessed with this forum and the spreadsheet since applying is an understatement. I'm checking several times a day and my (Irish) wife thinks I'm nuts. I also really enjoy analyzing that spreadsheet for the wisdom it can provide. Before Brexit and the p...

Online Application: 21 Aug 2020
Docs Received: 01 Sep 2020
Address Check: 20 Oct 2022
Congrats email:
Cert Received:

They're now into applications received in September 2020!

This is very exciting. I audibly gasped when I opened my email this morning and saw the address check waiting for me.

Applied online: 27th May 2019 Documents received: 4th June 2019 Still waiting after about 16 months (24th September 2020) My grandparent, who I'm claiming nationality through, didn't have their birth registered (1880's) - so it will be more complex. Had a web chat today and was told it was with a c...

Hi all Been a long-time observer but just had my address confirmation email! Applied online: 24th Aug. 2020 Docs sent: 24th Aug 2020 Docs rec’d: never had a confirmation Address confirmation: 19th October 2022 Now to wait for the congrats and the certificate! Our first August 2020 application! And ...

Application Submitted Online: 12th Feb 2020 Documents Received: N/A Confirmation of Address: 4th Oct 2022 Application Approved: 11th Oct 2022 Certificate Received: 17th Oct 2022 My Irish citizenship is finally here. Thanks everyone! Congrats! If you had to guess, when do you think your documents ar...

A week ago I pop in and they jumped from March to May. Now they are on October? They aren't half zooming through are they. Makes me, a January 2022 applicant quite optimistic for hearing back potentially next year. Last time I checked a few weeks ago they'd only just got through February. Can't bel...

Hello All, I am embarking on my application process for Irish Citizenship... I am reading today that people who applied in 2020 are just receiving their FBR certs today... Congrats to all!! I am wondering if there has been any updates on how quickly FBR are being processed now. I am getting ready t...