Hi! Thank you for sharing your documents journey. Did you have any issues regarding customs on the Irish side? My post office gave me a heads up that there may be a customs fee that the receiver has to pay (in my case - both the PO boxes for passport application and FBR), and cannot be paid by the ...
I’m trying to help someone with an FBR application and it really isn’t my area of expertise (I know more about applications via residency.) A) Should they include a divorce certificate if their parents are divorced? They have all birth/death/marriage certificates, but not the divorce cert. They wan...
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...
Sharing timeline for anyone applying for Irish Passport from USA after receipt of FBR certificate. 21 days from documentation mailed to received in Passport office. Most of the duration was the wonderful journey my package took through the USA Hubs/Distribution/Customs before leaving for Ireland. Re...
The passport application cover page will have the requirements for documentation needed. They list out what needs to be original and what is allowed via notarized copy of original. The rules are more lenient now than last year. It seems a bit random as to when you get the address check. Officially t...
Application date: 16 July 22
Documents received: 18 Aug 22
Address clarification email: 19 May 23
Congrats email: 20 June 2023
Cert received in US: 27 June 2023
Just thought I would add in my timelines for interest sake. I am a South African and have an Irish Passport through the FBR my Mum did for me back in '86 My 2 daughters were born in the UK and we moved back to SA in 2010. With Brexit I decided to apply for the FBR for both of them - Basically to gi...
Hi all, Just curious, does anyone know a rough timeline from receiving the address confirmation email to getting the congratulations email? I received the address confirmation email exactly a month ago and nothing since, I was interested to see what timelines others have had with this so I know (ho...
Hi everyone, I sent my application away on 30/06/22. Documents were received on 08/07/22. I got an email on 23/03/23 mentioning a problem with my Grandfather's death certificate not being original. In this email, they also asked me to confirm my address which I did. After this email, I sent the cor...
Hi all, I write because I have no idea if my documents of confirmation of address and a request for a copy of my mother's passport was ever received by the FBR team. The request was made mid December 2022 and I was able to obtain these (passport copy) at the beginning of March 2023. I requested con...
Just sharing updated Passport information as posted Minister of Foreign Affairs on 10 May 2023 and as seen in KildareStreet. I've seen some recent questions regarding documentation requirements for obtaining a first passport: Micheál Martin (Leader of the Opposition; Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)...
Hello friends, I have finally gathered all the civil documents that I'll need. For anyone who is curious, I ordered my grandparents birth certificate from the HSE on March 26th, it was posted on April 14th, and arrived April 25th. I ordered the marriage certificate from the HSE on May 7th, it was p...
Been lurking since Sunmer of 2022 and eventually submitted my application. Pretty straightforward, citizenship via grandfather, tracked down necessary docs (all birth/marriage/death certificates as other than myself nobody involved in the lineage is still alive). Timeline: Application Received Emai...
Just to give everyone some encouragement. I copied this from the Oireachtas regarding a status of FBR posted March 29 and the reply from the Foreign Minister: During 2022, my Department implemented a number of measures to address the volume of FBR applications on hand, with a view to significantly r...
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. ...
I applied and sent in my documents back in October and received this email. I just wanted to double check that this is what you all are considering the documents received email because it doesn't directly say that in the email. email: " Your application for Irish citizenship through entry on t...
Hello Coachman, I was registered in the book of Foreign Births before my two children were born, so they are eligible for FBR through me, their mother, as an Irish citizen at the time of their births. Now that they have Irish citizenship through FBR, I believe that any children born to them in the ...
Final update to the timeline for my two children, who sent their documents together in one envelope accompanied by my original FBR, birth certificate, and marriage certificate: Application submitted online: 04 Jan 2022 Docs received email: 27 Jan 2022 Request to confirm address: 13 Jan 2023 Confirm...
