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EditMKCG wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 10:28 amApplied online for FBR on Wednesday, 4/3/20 which all got paid & went through ok.
Waiting on docs coming back from mums successful passport application. I Will update when I send my paper docs through.
Ps
I noticed the FBR paper application asks for a stamp, business card or headed letter for the appropriate person who will certify true copy etc.
Does this matter??
I’ve got a couple of suitable ppl as options, a doctor and a school vice principal, I also have a qualified accountant (not sure if an accountant is allowed actually).
I’m not 100% sure if they Have any of the above as proof of profession (I will need to ask), although the accountant does have his own business so he would be ok in that respect)
I got my mate to do the signing on mine as he's a GP. I'd assumed he'd only have a business card, but he turned up at the pub armed with a proper stamp. Apparently, they need to use stamps for all sorts of official paperwork and prescriptions etc. so worth asking your doctor. If not, everyone has a business card. I doubt generic NHS letterhead paper would cut it.MKCG wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 10:28 amI’ve got a couple of suitable ppl as options, a doctor and a school vice principal, I also have a qualified accountant (not sure if an accountant is allowed actually).
I’m not 100% sure if they Have any of the above as proof of profession (I will need to ask), although the accountant does have his own business so he would be ok in that respect)
Edit
Would NHS headed paper be ok?
As in, it only has the NHS logo at the top. No address or mention of the particular doctors name etc
I had my FBR witnessed by my GP and he used a stamp just like Brexitescape has mentioned and this gets stamped onto your paper FBR copy of the online app and mine cost me £30 for this service.MKCG wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 11:20 amEditMKCG wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 10:28 amApplied online for FBR on Wednesday, 4/3/20 which all got paid & went through ok.
Waiting on docs coming back from mums successful passport application. I Will update when I send my paper docs through.
Ps
I noticed the FBR paper application asks for a stamp, business card or headed letter for the appropriate person who will certify true copy etc.
Does this matter??
I’ve got a couple of suitable ppl as options, a doctor and a school vice principal, I also have a qualified accountant (not sure if an accountant is allowed actually).
I’m not 100% sure if they Have any of the above as proof of profession (I will need to ask), although the accountant does have his own business so he would be ok in that respect)
Would NHS headed paper be ok?
As in, it only has the NHS logo at the top. No address or mention of the particular doctors name etc
Do you mean children instead of siblings?Garkim wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 8:28 pmWell I did not miss any point, On Friday 06 March 20 I rang the passport office in Dublin nd explained the FBR act 01 July 1986 states anyone registered after 1986 cannot register their siblings unless they were born after the parent was registered. Anyone born before that falls under the 1956 act. Well I explained that I was registered in August 1986 so where do I fall in.They went and check and came back telling what every clown has told me for the last 20 years. An hour after that I received a missed call from them and considering I gave them only dates and no names. I rang them back and fortunately the same person I spoke to earlier answered and stated they hoped I would phone back, They done some research and there was an amendment made that anyone registered between 1 July 1986 to the 21 st December 1986 falls into the cooling off period and can register their siblings. Moral of the story don't always believe what you read.
Well done for persevering! This sort of authoritative, detailed info is gold-dust and it would be really useful it could be compiled into a comprehensive, categorised FAQ list for FBR.Garkim wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 8:28 pmWell I did not miss any point, On Friday 06 March 20 I rang the passport office in Dublin nd explained the FBR act 01 July 1986 states anyone registered after 1986 cannot register their siblings unless they were born after the parent was registered. Anyone born before that falls under the 1956 act. Well I explained that I was registered in August 1986 so where do I fall in.They went and check and came back telling what every clown has told me for the last 20 years. An hour after that I received a missed call from them and considering I gave them only dates and no names. I rang them back and fortunately the same person I spoke to earlier answered and stated they hoped I would phone back, They done some research and there was an amendment made that anyone registered between 1 July 1986 to the 21 st December 1986 falls into the cooling off period and can register their siblings. Moral of the story don't always believe what you read.
Ah I see - I thought you are talking about something else (not related to this specific cooling-off period in the law). Sorry I missed the point.Garkim wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 8:28 pmWell I did not miss any point, On Friday 06 March 20 I rang the passport office in Dublin nd explained the FBR act 01 July 1986 states anyone registered after 1986 cannot register their siblings unless they were born after the parent was registered. Anyone born before that falls under the 1956 act. Well I explained that I was registered in August 1986 so where do I fall in.They went and check and came back telling what every clown has told me for the last 20 years. An hour after that I received a missed call from them and considering I gave them only dates and no names. I rang them back and fortunately the same person I spoke to earlier answered and stated they hoped I would phone back, They done some research and there was an amendment made that anyone registered between 1 July 1986 to the 21 st December 1986 falls into the cooling off period and can register their siblings. Moral of the story don't always believe what you read.
I didn't send any of these, nothing other than them signing the form, witnessing the photos and ID copy, and got approved!
EmmaKate wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:04 pmSorry if this is a silly question, but is the address confirmation email obviously from the DFA? I've now gone past the 1 year point since I got confirmation of docs received in Dublin and I'm wondering (probably irrationally!) if I didn't spot it and deleted it as spam
Congratulations!Mariecws wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 10:25 amJourney has finally ended! My final timeline:
- Received email confirming docs received in Dublin: 27 March 2019
- Email received asking to confirm address: 24 Feb 2020
- Added to FBR: 24 Feb 2020
- Certificate and returned docs received: 9 March 2020
So 11.5 months altogether. Good luck to all those still waiting!
It's from FBR clarifications or something similarEmmaKate wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:04 pmSorry if this is a silly question, but is the address confirmation email obviously from the DFA? I've now gone past the 1 year point since I got confirmation of docs received in Dublin and I'm wondering (probably irrationally!) if I didn't spot it and deleted it as spam
Congrats!
I’m not sure but I don’t think the citizen card is adequate. Is there no way of getting her a U.K. passport to use as proof or even a U.K. provisional driving license. I know this “long way round option” but it might be your only option.Adminme wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 9:17 amGreetings.
I wonder if anyone reading this can help me with the following:
I am a Brit, born and raised in England applying to register my foreign birth in Ireland prior to applying for an Irish passport due to Brexit.
My maternal grandmother was born in Ireland (Wexford). Neither of my parents were born in Ireland/N. Ireland, and they have not registered their births (which were both in England) in Ireland.
My question is in regard to the Documents relating to the Irish citizen parent (my mother) I have to provide with my application.
I have the required birth and marriage certificates so my question is only in regard to the ‘Photocopy of current state-issued ID document (i.e. passport, drivers licence, national identity card) certified as a true copy of the original by a professional from the list of witnesses’ for my Mother which I have to provide.
She has neither a passport (and is too old and infirm to attend the require interview to get one of these) or a drivers licence and so I have been looking into getting a national identity card for her.
I note from the Gov.uk web-site that UK government national identity cards were scrapped in 2011, but I have found that there is something called a CitizenCard
On the CitizenCard web-site it says: “A CitizenCard is an official UK ID / proof of age card recognised as such by the Home Office, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute and almost all UK retailers and public transport providers including UK airlines. The adult 18+ photo ID card displays the police and the Security Industry Authority logos and all CitizenCards bear the PASS hologram.”
My question is: If I arrange to get a CitizenCard for my Mother will a certified copy of this meet the Foreign Birth Registration application ‘national identity card’ requirement relating to my Mother?
Many thanks in anticipation.
EditMKCG wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 11:11 amI’m not sure but I don’t think the citizen card is adequate. Is there no way of getting her a U.K. passport to use as proof or even a U.K. provisional driving license. I know this “long way round option” but it might be your only option.Adminme wrote: ↑Thu Mar 12, 2020 9:17 amGreetings.
I wonder if anyone reading this can help me with the following:
I am a Brit, born and raised in England applying to register my foreign birth in Ireland prior to applying for an Irish passport due to Brexit.
My maternal grandmother was born in Ireland (Wexford). Neither of my parents were born in Ireland/N. Ireland, and they have not registered their births (which were both in England) in Ireland.
My question is in regard to the Documents relating to the Irish citizen parent (my mother) I have to provide with my application.
I have the required birth and marriage certificates so my question is only in regard to the ‘Photocopy of current state-issued ID document (i.e. passport, drivers licence, national identity card) certified as a true copy of the original by a professional from the list of witnesses’ for my Mother which I have to provide.
She has neither a passport (and is too old and infirm to attend the require interview to get one of these) or a drivers licence and so I have been looking into getting a national identity card for her.
I note from the Gov.uk web-site that UK government national identity cards were scrapped in 2011, but I have found that there is something called a CitizenCard
On the CitizenCard web-site it says: “A CitizenCard is an official UK ID / proof of age card recognised as such by the Home Office, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute and almost all UK retailers and public transport providers including UK airlines. The adult 18+ photo ID card displays the police and the Security Industry Authority logos and all CitizenCards bear the PASS hologram.”
My question is: If I arrange to get a CitizenCard for my Mother will a certified copy of this meet the Foreign Birth Registration application ‘national identity card’ requirement relating to my Mother?
Many thanks in anticipation.
I know if the parent & or grandparent is deceased (grandparent in my case) then the birth, marriage & death cert are adequate. But if one or both are still alive then a passport, driving license or military ID is the most suitable
It may be worth speaking to the Irish passport office in relation to FBR & if what you’re proposing is adequate. The U.K. phone line for the Irish passport off is +44 20 7373 4339. There is an Irish no. also but this may cost more from a U.K. phone