Mr_Knight wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 12, 2022 10:27 pm

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Tue Jul 12, 2022 3:22 pm

Can’t you go in person for a passport? I’m sure you used to be able to take your docs to Liverpool or London and do it there and then.

I believe that particular Passport Express Service is not available for first time applicants.

Closed down since covid so this is not an option.

Does anyone here know if you need to wait for the FBR certificate to arrive by mail prior to applying for a passport? I imagine that I should be okay starting the application immediately after receiving the confirmation email, correct? Having made the online part of my application today I can confi...

Ok third and last post, sorry. Managed to actually get through on webchat and talked to a guy called Joseph who was very helpful. He denied the two year wait and said applications are cancelled after six months so this is not the case. He advised I take my late July trip on my U.K. passport and have...

Additionally to note that I’ve spoke to the British passport people and there’s no way for me to get a second British passport - none of the criteria that would allow for this are open to me (I’m not working, I haven’t been anywhere that might make travel to other places difficult). Gah, I’m so frus...

Hi lovely people, A few weeks since my last post where I finally received my FB certificate in hand. I got coronavirus shortly after and have been sick two weeks now. So many people getting it. I’m going to superglue an N95 mask to my face once I’m testing clear again. So. I submitted my online Iris...

Now that I’m through the whole process I want to updated the fabled spreadsheet. But where is that? I’ve looked around but I must be missing something obvious.

Oh wow. It’s really actually for really real done. I have my certificate. Here are my dates below. Note that I never got a knock for the certificate. They just put the envelope in my mailbox in my flats (which frankly was preferable to getting a Royal Mail ‘we missed you’ card). I’m really really Ir...

Oh wow. It’s really actually for really real done. I have my certificate. Here are my dates below. Note that I never got a knock for the certificate. They just put the envelope in my mailbox in my flats (which frankly was preferable to getting a Royal Mail ‘we missed you’ card). I’m really really Ir...

You’re very welcome Dalton, you are always super helpful on this forum so thanks to you for your continued input and advice. If it helps, my case was dealt with by xxxxxxx on team 8. *Are* there any other teams? I’m pretty sure I’ve only ever heard people refer to team 8 in this forum. I still keep ...

Kiss me I’m Irish :lol: I received my email today confirming I am an Irish citizen and that my certificate is in the post. The timeline for me between the email letting me know I would shortly be approved, and being approved today was 34 days. Once I have the certificate in hand I will post again an...

I did email them back recently after getting my “your application will shortly be approved” on 13th May to ask why I’d not heard further and just got the standard “it’s in the mix, be patient and it will happen soon enough” response. Tomorrow is officially a month with no further news. Does the word...

Lucky enough to have been added to the FBR in January after waiting over 27 months and immediately applied for my passport. Sorry to break it to you but it's been more than a further 4 month wait for that as a first time applicant. Good luck to everyone still waiting. Have you received your passpor...

Sigh. Was happy to get an email that my citizenship is about to be approved and my certificate mailed. However that was almost a month ago now. Obvs I just want it asap so I can stick the damn thing in an envelope straight back to them for the passport wait. Any recent advice on how long Between the...

Thanks Muscat, that’s good to know.

When your certificate got posted to any of you who have already got your citizenship, did you get a tracking number for the delivery so you knew roughly when it would be arriving?

Here’s the opening copy of the only email I have received re my acceptance: “ Your application for entry into the Irish Foreign Births Register will be approved shortly and a Foreign Birth Registration Certificate and your original documents will be returned to you by registered post, which will req...

Looks like they’re getting through them - I just got my email confirming I will shortly be accepted as an Irish citizen and to confirm my address hasn’t changed. This was via email. I’ll update this when I have the certificate in hand and add to the spreadsheet, but my dates so far are: Date of appl...

Congrats Otto! My evidence was received 30th Jan 2020 so fingers crossed I’ll hear - I imagine - next week. Did you get a phone call for address confirmation?

Yes, I’m one of them - Jan 30th. I can’t think now that there was any actual real deadline, but the withdrawal agreement in December seemed to spur an awful lot of us on to start our application towards regaining our EU citizenship and passports. I think c. Jan 15th 2020 - end of Feb will likely hav...

Yes, I’m one of them - Jan 30th. I can’t think now that there was any actual real deadline, but the withdrawal agreement in December seemed to spur an awful lot of us on to start our application towards regaining our EU citizenship and passports. I think c. Jan 15th 2020 - end of Feb will likely hav...

Hi Kevin - I am on a very similar schedule to you and have so far received two emails. The first was when I submitted the online application ahead of submitting my supporting evidence. That first email was titled: Application Number 0000123456 Submitted (number is your personal application number. T...

I might have a potential solution for you. You can set up “rules” in Gmail that filters incoming messages. You could set one up that (rather than knowing the email address or the wild card idea) that filters based on looking for a specific word, and in any emails that word appears, set up the rule t...

Oh wow, that would mean that I should hopefully get my address confirmation email end of this week (my “docs received” email was 30th Jan 2020 (i said 20th on here previously, I misremembered the date). Fingers crossed I’ll finally hear something very soon! Thanks to all who keep sharing their miles...

Ok so 14 Feb 2020, that’s a lot better :) Yes, based on current timelines being posted I would suggest you should hear around mid-April. Best of luck! Wait wait wait. Maybe I’m misunderstanding. OP, you state that you submitted your application in 2020, but then took TWO YEARS to submit your evidenc...

Wait wait wait. Maybe I’m misunderstanding. OP, you state that you submitted your application in 2020, but then took TWO YEARS to submit your evidence. Did you mean the second date to also be 2020? I’m certain your second date refers to the email confirming they have your evidence. If I’m right that...