Apologies if it's been asked before, but do you receive an email acknowledging receipt of your FBR application after they receive it? I sent mine priority mail from the States and An Post's tracking confirms it was delivered (to the PO BOX), but I've heard nothing else. Granted, it's only been seve...

Hello everyone, been watching this forum for a few months and finally decided to make an account to say hi :) (and get myself on that snazzy looking spreadsheet :P :mrgreen: I can see how handy it is for a gist on timespans. ) Welcome, and I have added you to the spreadsheet. You all are welcome to...

There's a bit of a debate on the IrishCitizenship subreddit, with some people (maybe just one person) claiming that marriage certificates are fully optional unless they're needed to demonstrate a name change. This is counter to what the application says. It's very clear that all the documents are re...

Hey everyone I’m new to this forum and wanted to post my dates to see if anyone is before or after me in the queue and where they are with the application? We have a massive crowdsourced spreadsheet full of data like this. See the link in my signature below. Feel free to add yourself. Applications ...

A friend of mine had their photos rejected because they didn't write the application number on the back of the two witnessed photos. I don't see this on the application instructions or checklist. Has anyone heard of this? I don't think I did this when I sent my documents in last month. I don't reca...

Just realised I never received a 'Document received' email, just the 'Application Received' email despite sending them over back in September. I assumed the 'Application Received' must have meant they got the docs in the post. Should this be of concern or it's normal to not get the 'Documents recei...

but worst that could happen - OP loses their 200 euro. Worth a try. They'll also be out the thousands of euros they paid the solicitor. I'm aware there are less than scrupulous firms who will make grand promises about what they can do and their success rate, but that don't really align with reality...

Adding a timeline for everyone's reference as I helped my mother submit her FBR Submitted: 1 January 2023 Approval e-mail sent: 16 October 2023 All in all about a 10 month processing time. No follow ups were necessary for address confirmation, etc. All handled via solicitor so not sure if that sped...

Has anyone else noticed there seems to be an increase in the waiting times between confirmation of address and congratulations email? I think I recall a couple of people saying this a few weeks ago – it is almost a month now since I confirmed my address. I added a column to the spreadsheet for the ...

Are there any "strings" attached to citizenship? I remember when I got my US green card there was a line in there saying that should it be required I could be conscripted. IDK where you're living, but if Ireland has to start drafting people into the military, it probably means things are ...

I keep seeing people say they updated a google spreadsheet, but I can't seem to find that to add my info. Can someone post a link to it please? Thank you for all of your help! Link in signature of the user GoingBackBackToEire post in link below. https://www.immigrationboards.com/ireland/foreign-bir...

I see lots of mentions of "original documents", is this the common understanding of that that means: A) Original: This is the very 1st one (aka original) issued by the government at the time of event: birth, marriage, death, in some cases it will have original signatures, but not always d...

Timeline ------------- Application submission: 13/12/2020 Sent documents mid January 2021 Received email on 24/11/2022 from J***.M****@dfa.ie (don't know if I'm allowed to post names) titled Clarification Required [my fbr application number] Dear [my name], I have received your application to obtai...

That makes sense. You wrote that you sent your original passport off when applying for a first passport based on an FBR. Is it acceptable to send off a notarised / witnessed photocopy of that as opposed to the original document which could mean you were essentially unable to travel outside of the c...

It seems a bit random as to when you get the address check. Officially they do them in chronological order but from reading this board it seems that’s not always the case. It can look that way from the outside. But I understand they start them in chronological order by date received. However the ad...

The official advice currently is that it’s a nine month wait, which given my documents were received on the 03.10.2022 would mean that I should have received an address confirmation this week commencing 03.07.2023. I have been checking my junk mail but I’m worried I could have missed it potentially...

however I'm having a hard time figuring out what supporting documentation is required and which items need to be witnessed. Do I have the complete list? and do we need to supply additional passport-sized photos? Thanks so much for any insights. I also struggeld with this, but it went through withou...

I also just don't understand how it can possibly take them this long to process these, Because it's not a priority for them. I have a hypothesis that they are working to a metric. That is, they have a goal to get processing time down under some number of months. Applications which need additional d...

I'm getting a bit worried about my wait times at the moment Application submitted: 16/12/2020 Documents received: 04/02/2022 (COVID related problems with getting a solicitor to look at the documents, sent them a week before this date) Clarification Email: 20/02/2023 (Missing document, replacement s...

Hi Thanks for looking after the spreadsheet. I wonder if the default sort can be most recent doc acceptance first. This would help in reducing scrolling through entries which are not really relevant to recent submssions. I'm open to suggestions about how to better use or display the data in the spr...

GoWentGone123 wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:12 pm

Thank you for doing all the hard-work and updating the spreadsheet. It's very helpful.

Thanks, but it's not all me. The spreadsheet is open for anyone to add their data to it.

I check in with this thread every few days and update the sheet as required.

Hi everyone.. does anyone know where they are with applications from last year? My docs were received end of Sept 22 – I am guessing/hoping I might hear at some point in summer as I believe the waiting time officially down to 9 months ? Thanks and good luck all! 8) Hi Jack, Consulting the spreadshe...

Hi everyone I’ve applied for my application in September 2021 and the lady handling my application sent me an email in January asking for an updated birth certificate I sent that in it took 2 months for her to confirm document received then she asked for a witnessed copy of my mother passport sent ...

* I excluded the tail of the processing since it appears to be fairly consistent and its much shorter, it takes 2-4 weeks after "address confirmation" email to get the "application accepted" email and another 2-4 weeks to receive the actual FBR certificate in the post My intuiti...

"The processing fee has not been paid on your application and this is now due." So I have gone forward with the payment. I was wondering, will this push my application to the back of the queue as it states "supporting documents received"? Thanks. It sure seems like they're using...