Foreign Birth Registration

Court2 wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 15, 2019 4:06 pm

Question for anyone that applied via London and received their certificate in the last 6 months: was your certificate and returned certificates sent back to you An Post recorded delivery? Or just standard postage?

Mine was sent to me via regular post, it wasn't recorded delivery (although the documentation said it would be). Also when I got my passport that was also just sent by regular delivery without a signature. Luckily I happened to be in each time.

I thought that there was an extra cost for the posting back and was under the impression that it was tracked somehow.

I still haven't heard anything from the embassy when I asked them to confirm receipt and if they have forwarded it on or still have it (worded a bit better than that) I am beginning to think that they are not going to reply!

So my FBR application process has come to an end. Today I went to the post office to pick up the post I had missed yesterday while I was at work and it was indeed my FBR!

Mine was not laminated like Sulla’s was, but they did take one of my passport photos and it is semi-laminated onto the top left corner of the certificate.

Also, very handily they enclosed a passport application form with the FBR which is good as I messed up the first one I got

My final timeline is as follows:

29th June 2018: Applied online
2nd July2018: Documents Received by London Embassy
9th November 2018 : confirmed over phone that application had been sent for approval
13th March 2019: E-mail from DFA confirming application approved and forwarded for FBR certificate printing
17th April 2019 : Certificate arrived in the post from Dublin (registered mail, signed for)

So overall that is 8 months and about 2ish weeks, or 289 days.

Good luck to everyone else waiting for theirs. I’ll lurk on the forum still and will provide updates on passport application which I’ll probably send off next week as I need to get someone in our legal department at work to witness the application, and its Easter hols in the UK right now

Éirinn go Brách!

brawn401 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 17, 2019 9:21 am

So my FBR application process has come to an end. Today I went to the post office to pick up the post I had missed yesterday while I was at work and it was indeed my FBR!

Congrats! Must feel so good to finally have it.

Great news brawn. At least we have something to benchmark applications against now. What a relief!

brawn401 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 17, 2019 9:21 am

So my FBR application process has come to an end. Today I went to the post office to pick up the post I had missed yesterday while I was at work and it was indeed my FBR!

Mine was not laminated like Sulla’s was, but they did take one of my passport photos and it is semi-laminated onto the top left corner of the certificate.

Also, very handily they enclosed a passport application form with the FBR which is good as I messed up the first one I got

My final timeline is as follows:

29th June 2018: Applied online
2nd July2018: Documents Received by London Embassy
9th November 2018 : confirmed over phone that application had been sent for approval
13th March 2019: E-mail from DFA confirming application approved and forwarded for FBR certificate printing
17th April 2019 : Certificate arrived in the post from Dublin (registered mail, signed for)

So overall that is 8 months and about 2ish weeks, or 289 days.

Good luck to everyone else waiting for theirs. I’ll lurk on the forum still and will provide updates on passport application which I’ll probably send off next week as I need to get someone in our legal department at work to witness the application, and its Easter hols in the UK right now

Éirinn go Brách!

What date were you entered on to the register?

Thanks all!

spiderplants the date on the certificate is the 13th March 2019

Hopefully this means that things are starting to speed up for everyone

brawn401 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:50 am

Thanks all!

Hopefully this means that things are starting to speed up for everyone

Brawn, Congrats on your FBR! Good Luck with the Passport Application!

Called again today as told would definitely be registered by mid April. The update was it would be another 6-7 weeks probably despite being in “the final stage”

Ho Hum.......

brawn401 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 17, 2019 11:50 am

spiderplants the date on the certificate is the 13th March 2019

Thanks brawn. So, 8.5 months ish from receipt in London. Will be great to see some more stories on here to give us more idea as to how things are progressing.

Spav

Thanks for the response. There has been no change in the status of my passport application since I submitted. The system still states "processing application". Anyway, I am not perturbed by that. I am happy the embassy here seem to have been a bit more efficient in terms of inputting the application into the system than the consulate in NY. I hope that the estimated turnaround time of 6 weeks is accurate. However, a couple of weeks on top of that is what I anticipate.

Brawn

It's wonderful to hear that you finally received your certificate. You had an even longer wait than I did. It's really strange that they seem to be changing the certificate format so frequently. Mine was an evolution of the previous version, with security updates, lamination and no photo. Now they have decided (a month later) to withdraw the lamination but include a photo? Maybe that is why they are asking for 4 photos now? I only supplied 2, as that was the stipulation at the time I applied. I presume they have really experienced difficulties with the new printing systems they were attempting to implement and this has led to the differences we see.
For me, I'm not overly concerned with the appearance or format of the FBR certificate. As long as it is useful for obtaining the passport, that's all that matters.

Congratulations to all who have received FBR recently. It is good to see that things are finally happening even though looking a timelines it is still taking 4 months just to acknowledge.

It seems that the changing of the appearance of the certificate is delaying the process, really I don't think that the photo on the certificate is needed because appearances change.

I still haven't had a reply from the embassy when I asked them to confirm receipt, it has been over a week now since I asked this question and I think pretty poor not to reply (I don't think they are going to) especially when someone is asking them to confirm they have their important documents.

Rdslight - when did you apply?

brawn401 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 17, 2019 9:21 am

So my FBR application process has come to an end. Today I went to the post office to pick up the post I had missed yesterday while I was at work and it was indeed my FBR!

Mine was not laminated like Sulla’s was, but they did take one of my passport photos and it is semi-laminated onto the top left corner of the certificate.

Also, very handily they enclosed a passport application form with the FBR which is good as I messed up the first one I got

My final timeline is as follows:

29th June 2018: Applied online
2nd July2018: Documents Received by London Embassy
9th November 2018 : confirmed over phone that application had been sent for approval
13th March 2019: E-mail from DFA confirming application approved and forwarded for FBR certificate printing
17th April 2019 : Certificate arrived in the post from Dublin (registered mail, signed for)

So overall that is 8 months and about 2ish weeks, or 289 days.

Good luck to everyone else waiting for theirs. I’ll lurk on the forum still and will provide updates on passport application which I’ll probably send off next week as I need to get someone in our legal department at work to witness the application, and its Easter hols in the UK right now

Éirinn go Brách!

Congratulations! What a relief to have it in hand!

Quick question, were your original documents all sent back in the same package?

Well done Brawn geetting your long awaited FBR ,,


Has anyone from the UK had their FBR certificate from the Balbriggan FBR since
the Irish government change the location to send in the additional items ?

My current status

Online application 28/12/18
Documents received 06/02/18
FBR confirmation e-mail ????
FBR Certicate printiing ????
FBR Certicate received ????

Regards Lee

brawn401 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 17, 2019 9:21 am

So my FBR application process has come to an end. Today I went to the post office to pick up the post I had missed yesterday while I was at work and it was indeed my FBR!

Mine was not laminated like Sulla’s was, but they did take one of my passport photos and it is semi-laminated onto the top left corner of the certificate.

Also, very handily they enclosed a passport application form with the FBR which is good as I messed up the first one I got

My final timeline is as follows:

29th June 2018: Applied online
2nd July2018: Documents Received by London Embassy
9th November 2018 : confirmed over phone that application had been sent for approval
13th March 2019: E-mail from DFA confirming application approved and forwarded for FBR certificate printing
17th April 2019 : Certificate arrived in the post from Dublin (registered mail, signed for)

So overall that is 8 months and about 2ish weeks, or 289 days.

Good luck to everyone else waiting for theirs. I’ll lurk on the forum still and will provide updates on passport application which I’ll probably send off next week as I need to get someone in our legal department at work to witness the application, and its Easter hols in the UK right now

Éirinn go Brách!

Congrats Brawn!

You appear to be one of the closest(ish) approved applicants via London to me on this site.

Based on your timeline, for me as a 1st September '18 applicant, I will add 2 months to all of your dates (2 months later than you to apply) so hopefully that means around mid-May I get the email and mid-June the certificate. We will see! Had no contact with any update from the DFA aside from the receipt of documents in London.

What exactly did your DFA confirmation of approval say?

Congratulations Brawn

My application confirmed received: 6th July 2018 (four days after brawn).

Still waiting for mine. I haven't received any email from them.

Congratulations Brawn!


Ive decided that the comical aspect of this “6 month wait” and “88% of applications in 2018 where completed within 6 months” is almost worth the wait. How can they make the 88% claim about 2018? They are barely processing the first half of 2018.

Michael

From my perspective, the 88% completed within 6 months statistic, cited for 2018 applications is pure fantasy. It clearly clashes with the experience of the vast majority of people who post on this forum. If you recall the "50% of applications are incomplete" statement was found to have been made without any supporting data. I have no idea how they conjured up the 88% figure, but there must be some creativity at work there. Possibly, if you were to calculate the processing time from the moment the application was initially dealt with by the FBR team (as opposed to physically received) and end the timeline at FBR addition (rather than printing or delivery of the certificate) then you might be able to come up with a number like 88%. However, I doubt most people would endorse such a calculation method as even vaguely legitimate. I would term it highly misleading.

Essentially, I view it as a meaningless statistic. Reading this board gives people a far better sense of timelines than the official guidance.

Today, 8 months.


Sulla, I aggree. I think the realistic stat would be 8 % or maybe even 88 weeks of waiting. Lol

Did any of you send your FBR to Balbriggan, Dublin or London Embassy of Ireland(?).

BecomingIrishCitizen wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:01 am

Did any of you send your FBR to Balbriggan, Dublin or London Embassy of Ireland(?).

I sent my application direct to Dublin from thr USA via Fedex next day international air service. Dublin confirmed reciept via email on Aug 21, 2018

Michael123 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:52 pm

BecomingIrishCitizen wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:01 am

Did any of you send your FBR to Balbriggan, Dublin or London Embassy of Ireland(?).

I sent my application direct to Dublin from thr USA via Fedex next day international air service. Dublin confirmed reciept via email on Aug 21, 2018

Thanks. That’s where I have also sent it to. I have got the receipt to track the parcel and signature.

BecomingIrishCitizen wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:23 pm

Michael123 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:52 pm

BecomingIrishCitizen wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:01 am

Did any of you send your FBR to Balbriggan, Dublin or London Embassy of Ireland(?).

I sent my application direct to Dublin from thr USA via Fedex next day international air service. Dublin confirmed reciept via email on Aug 21, 2018

Thanks. That’s where I have also sent it to. I have got the receipt to track the parcel and signature.

Same here, Fedex showed delivery on 8/20/18 at 9am and Dublin showed delivery on 8/21/18.. I paid just under 100.00 for shipping when the waiting time was 4 months. I was most recently told 13 months after calling Dublin. I basically drove 100mph to slam on my brakes for the longest red light in history.

Where from? Boston, MA here

Michael123 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2019 3:20 pm

BecomingIrishCitizen wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:23 pm

Michael123 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:52 pm

BecomingIrishCitizen wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:01 am

Did any of you send your FBR to Balbriggan, Dublin or London Embassy of Ireland(?).

I sent my application direct to Dublin from thr USA via Fedex next day international air service. Dublin confirmed reciept via email on Aug 21, 2018

Thanks. That’s where I have also sent it to. I have got the receipt to track the parcel and signature.

Same here, Fedex showed delivery on 8/20/18 at 9am and Dublin showed delivery on 8/21/18.. I paid just under 100.00 for shipping when the waiting time was 4 months. I was most recently told 13 months after calling Dublin. I basically drove 100mph to slam on my brakes for the longest red light in history.

Where from? Boston, MA here

I am from UK.

BecomingIrishCitizen wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2019 3:47 pm

Michael123 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2019 3:20 pm

BecomingIrishCitizen wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2019 2:23 pm

Michael123 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:52 pm

I sent my application direct to Dublin from thr USA via Fedex next day international air service. Dublin confirmed reciept via email on Aug 21, 2018

Thanks. That’s where I have also sent it to. I have got the receipt to track the parcel and signature.

Same here, Fedex showed delivery on 8/20/18 at 9am and Dublin showed delivery on 8/21/18.. I paid just under 100.00 for shipping when the waiting time was 4 months. I was most recently told 13 months after calling Dublin. I basically drove 100mph to slam on my brakes for the longest red light in history.

Where from? Boston, MA here

I am from UK.

Wouldn’t you have needed to send your application to the embassy?