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Well the first stage of the Irish coronavirus reopening starts tomorrow May 18, so we'll see. If the office doesn't open tomorrow, the next stage of openings is on June 8th. In that second stage, public libraries will be open and businesses will be allowed to open with 'consideration for safety of staff', which seems to make it likely that government offices would return by that point.
Crossing fingers and toes for either of those as my sister is due to give birth on August 23!cdcd2cs2ds wrote: ↑Sun May 17, 2020 3:14 pmWell the first stage of the Irish coronavirus reopening starts tomorrow May 18, so we'll see. If the office doesn't open tomorrow, the next stage of openings is on June 8th. In that second stage, public libraries will be open and businesses will be allowed to open with 'consideration for safety of staff', which seems to make it likely that government offices would return by that point.
Obviously, it's not just about whether it's safe to return to work, but also whether the passport office employees are needed elsewhere in the health emergency.
But we'll see!
Exact date...no, but early to mid-March as I recall. I'm a June 2019 applicant . Maybe they'll complete mine later this year. Maybe
Hey BigDaddy100, great name! They confirmed receipt of my application on July 2nd 2019 so we are only a day apart. Let's hope it happens soon. Just found out the Mrs is pregnant as well. Oops.BigDaddy100 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 06, 2020 3:44 amThanks for the update. Still hoping to get FBR certificate sometime in 2020.
Congratulations to you and family.jamiepompey wrote: ↑Sun Jun 07, 2020 11:56 pmHey BigDaddy100, great name! They confirmed receipt of my application on July 2nd 2019 so we are only a day apart. Let's hope it happens soon. Just found out the Mrs is pregnant as well. Oops.BigDaddy100 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 06, 2020 3:44 amThanks for the update. Still hoping to get FBR certificate sometime in 2020.
Doesn't look like there's anything you can do until they re-open the service. Unfortunately the Covid situation is far more urgent right now. You must have been very close to actually being granted your citizenship, how frustrating. They have my marriage certificate and I need it for my wife's visa application in August so will have to see how the Home Office deal with that. I can order a copy of course but there doesn't seem to be a way for me to get my documents back.BecomingIrishCitizen wrote: ↑Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:27 amHi everyone. I applied for Foreign Birth Registration in April 2019 from UK, which they received as I sent it to be recorded and signed, it was sent directly to the Irish Embassy in Dublin as instructed to do. I understand that due to COVID-19, everything is at a standstill but it has now been 14 months now. I have known many people to receive their FBR in less than 12m. I am getting frustrated that it is taking this long. It says phone lines are closed so I cannot even get hold of them. This is getting quite urgent now! Who else can I contact, preferably from the UK? Thanks in advance.
UPDATE:NIELK83 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 10, 2019 9:08 amHi,
I submitted my 2 kids FBR applications in June 2019 after a long wait to get outstanding documents in order.
FBR TIMELINE:
Online Applications submitted and paid for: 24 June 2019
Applications and Supporting Documents received by Irish Embassy in Pretoria (South Africa): 27 June 2019
Email from dfat.ie stating that applications and supporting documentation have been received: 16 July 2019
I'm hoping that I receive their FBR certificates by March 2020 (7 - 8 months from receipt in Ireland). Based on other forum user's experiences, the usual timeframe seems to be 12 months in total as many UK applicants' applications take a few months to actually get to Ireland (2-3 months out of the 12).
Hopefully have some good news in the coming months as the wait continues.