Foreign Birth Registration

IrishNJUSAMan wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:49 pm

It was 8 months ago today that my on line application and all required documents (and an entire copy of all docs) were confirmed as being received in Ireland for processing.
Quick question We were always told that my grandfather who was born in Omagh County Tyrone and whom I am requesting citizenship through was born on feb 5 1886 and I entered that birthdate on the application. The birth certificate which I requested and was mailed to me here in the USA indicates a handwritten entry in a birth log/ birth certificate of May 1 1886.
Does anyone know if this will be a major issue? I would think they would just use the information on the birth certificate.
Any feedback you have is greatly appreciated.

To be honest, I think this will depend on whether the date from the handwritten entry is just an outlier or whether there is a lot of confusion over the birth date. If you have a sheaf of other documents such as marriage certificates and death certificates showing consistent information (parent's names etc) which all contain the birth date you indicated, then I would not worry. This situation has come up before without issue for FBR inclusion. This is the main reason that the FBR section ask for such an extensive set of documents.

Even if it is queried, it would only serve to delay FBR. You can get records like this amended by the GRO or relevant records office if you can show sufficient evidence that there has been an error. I did this with some of the records I provided to deal with surname spelling variations and middle name issues. I was not asked to do this by the FBR section, I just did it anyway. I doubt this will be necessary in your case.

Valiant24 wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 21, 2020 2:16 pm

I wanted to add my experience of FBR in case it helps others, and also to ask a question.

I applied for FBR in August 2018. My maternal grandmother was born in Co. Carlow, so I assumed it would be quite straightforward.

Having heard nothing I called for a progress update in Oct 2019. After several calls I was told that my application was out of the ordinary, as I was adopted in the UK, and the specialist who dealt with such cases was unusually busy.

Eventually in Dec 2019 I was told that my FBR application had been rejected, because adopted children do not have the same rights as natural-born children in this respect. I had not anticipated this having assumed - wrongly it seems - that adopted children would have the same rights as natural children as is the case under UK law.

However, I was told that I could apply for a passport anyway, because my mother was an Irish citizen (because she was born naturally to an Irish-born mother) at the time of my adoption in the UK, even though my mother had spent her entire life living in the UK and had never herself obtained an Irish passport, and had a UK one.

My question is: does the fact that I can apply for an Irish passport in these circumstances confer rights to me as an adoptee that a natural-born child would not have had? I did try to ask the FBR official who dealt with my case but she was quite harried, and did not I think fully grasp exactly the question I was asking.

(I should also say that there's an element of chicken-counting going on on my part, as I haven't actually received the Irish passport yet!)

@Valiant24 - I've spoken with the FBR team and passport team. I was told that this situation only applies if your mother was born in Ireland - is this the case? Otherwise they said I had to wait for an FBR decision as this is the correct route for adopted children if the parent was not born in Ireland.

Well I finally sent my documents today, January 29th.
Thanks to those who answered my questions, it was very useful being able to get information from others who have done the same process. I'm certain I have done everything that is within my power to do, time to relax about it for 9-12 months.

Good luck to everyone else!

jjustyy wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 29, 2020 1:19 pm

Valiant24 wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 21, 2020 2:16 pm

I wanted to add my experience of FBR in case it helps others, and also to ask a question.

I applied for FBR in August 2018. My maternal grandmother was born in Co. Carlow, so I assumed it would be quite straightforward.

Having heard nothing I called for a progress update in Oct 2019. After several calls I was told that my application was out of the ordinary, as I was adopted in the UK, and the specialist who dealt with such cases was unusually busy.

Eventually in Dec 2019 I was told that my FBR application had been rejected, because adopted children do not have the same rights as natural-born children in this respect. I had not anticipated this having assumed - wrongly it seems - that adopted children would have the same rights as natural children as is the case under UK law.

However, I was told that I could apply for a passport anyway, because my mother was an Irish citizen (because she was born naturally to an Irish-born mother) at the time of my adoption in the UK, even though my mother had spent her entire life living in the UK and had never herself obtained an Irish passport, and had a UK one.

My question is: does the fact that I can apply for an Irish passport in these circumstances confer rights to me as an adoptee that a natural-born child would not have had? I did try to ask the FBR official who dealt with my case but she was quite harried, and did not I think fully grasp exactly the question I was asking.

(I should also say that there's an element of chicken-counting going on on my part, as I haven't actually received the Irish passport yet!)

@Valiant24 - I've spoken with the FBR team and passport team. I was told that this situation only applies if your mother was born in Ireland - is this the case? Otherwise they said I had to wait for an FBR decision as this is the correct route for adopted children if the parent was not born in Ireland.

Hello jjustyy

Apologies for replying earlier, as I was trying to make sure my reply was definitive.

My adoptive mother was born in the UK. My FBR application was denied, but I was told I could apply directly for a passport, which was indeed granted.

What I believe the position to be, from piecing together what I have read and what I have been told, is as follows:

• A child adopted overseas by an Irish citizen who was an Irish citizen at the time of the adoption before 1991 can apply directly for an Irish passport (as in my case).

• A child adopted overseas by an Irish citizen who was an Irish citizen at the time of the adoption after 1991 can become an Irish citizen, but the adoption has to be registered with the RICA, and the birth via FBR, first

I'm definitely in the first category, and I believe you're in the second.

You shouldn't rely on this, as it's inference and deduction on my part. If I get it confirmed I will post again.

regards
V

Michael123 wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:27 pm

Just checking and it seems things have got much worse since I received my FBR/Passport.

I hit the 9-month mark a couple of days ago. Am patiently waiting and hoping next month. From Sulla's list, I believe there are still two March 2019 applicants that haven't yet reported being contacted - Kernzy & Chrisinpm. It seems that things might have sped up for a hot second, and are slowing down again?
- F

29th March 2019 was a previous Brexit deadline so there might've been a big spike in the number of applications around then that they're currently processing. I got mine sent off in late April so I was hoping it might be processed soon, but it could be another few months by the looks of it.

documents received in dublin march 12th 2019
confirmation of address email 31 dec 2019
congratulations email 29 jan 2020 (today) shall receive documents in post in 6 days. such good news considering my last post I had just spoken to someone on the phone who told me it was going to be early march.....

as for passport express, from Liverpool. I sent my girlfriends from Liverpool south john post office on 21st jan. Cost of £81, passport is £70 but they use ann post which is £11. she has received an estimated passport delivery date on her tracking of 24th feb.

so hoping to have both our passports in hand for our trip to Dublin for st patricks day!!

Hope everyone else has some good news soon with there applications. good luck all!

tom_bcfc wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:56 pm

documents received in dublin march 12th 2019
confirmation of address email 31 dec 2019
congratulations email 29 jan 2020 (today) shall receive documents in post in 6 days. such good news considering my last post I had just spoken to someone on the phone who told me it was going to be early march.....

as for passport express, from Liverpool. I sent my girlfriends from Liverpool south john post office on 21st jan. Cost of £81, passport is £70 but they use ann post which is £11. she has received an estimated passport delivery date on her tracking of 24th feb.

so hoping to have both our passports in hand for our trip to Dublin for st patricks day!!

Hope everyone else has some good news soon with there applications. good luck all!

congrats---good to hear!!!!

jgclancy

tom_bcfc wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:56 pm

documents received in dublin march 12th 2019
confirmation of address email 31 dec 2019
congratulations email 29 jan 2020 (today) shall receive documents in post in 6 days. such good news considering my last post I had just spoken to someone on the phone who told me it was going to be early march.....

as for passport express, from Liverpool. I sent my girlfriends from Liverpool south john post office on 21st jan. Cost of £81, passport is £70 but they use ann post which is £11. she has received an estimated passport delivery date on her tracking of 24th feb.

so hoping to have both our passports in hand for our trip to Dublin for st patricks day!!

Hope everyone else has some good news soon with there applications. good luck all!

Thanks for posting the Passport Express info. I applied online on 22nd January (UK resident), had to mail in all my docs of course, and passport tracker is now showing a date of 26 February. I was initially kicking myself thinking that I should have gone with Passport Express thinking it would be a week or so quicker based on DFA's published timelines. But I guess we'll see how the two services differ. Keep us updated and I'll do the same!

Decided to become an Irish citizen

22/01/2020 - Online application completed and paid
27/01/2020 - Witnessed documents posted
30/01/2020 - Confirmation email documents received by DFA

Now just a waiting game, hopefully before the end of the year!

I was potentially intending to move house this year and was wondering does anyone know if you can change the address the cert comes to during the process. I've been seeing people talk of 'confirmation of address emails'. Is that the point you would update them if you have moved?

Thanks

fvigaud wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 29, 2020 5:59 pm

Michael123 wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:27 pm

Just checking and it seems things have got much worse since I received my FBR/Passport.

I hit the 9-month mark a couple of days ago. Am patiently waiting and hoping next month. From Sulla's list, I believe there are still two March 2019 applicants that haven't yet reported being contacted - Kernzy & Chrisinpm. It seems that things might have sped up for a hot second, and are slowing down again?
- F

I can confirm I have not received anything yet.

Valiant24 wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 29, 2020 4:22 pm

jjustyy wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 29, 2020 1:19 pm

Valiant24 wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 21, 2020 2:16 pm

I wanted to add my experience of FBR in case it helps others, and also to ask a question.

I applied for FBR in August 2018. My maternal grandmother was born in Co. Carlow, so I assumed it would be quite straightforward.

Having heard nothing I called for a progress update in Oct 2019. After several calls I was told that my application was out of the ordinary, as I was adopted in the UK, and the specialist who dealt with such cases was unusually busy.

Eventually in Dec 2019 I was told that my FBR application had been rejected, because adopted children do not have the same rights as natural-born children in this respect. I had not anticipated this having assumed - wrongly it seems - that adopted children would have the same rights as natural children as is the case under UK law.

However, I was told that I could apply for a passport anyway, because my mother was an Irish citizen (because she was born naturally to an Irish-born mother) at the time of my adoption in the UK, even though my mother had spent her entire life living in the UK and had never herself obtained an Irish passport, and had a UK one.

My question is: does the fact that I can apply for an Irish passport in these circumstances confer rights to me as an adoptee that a natural-born child would not have had? I did try to ask the FBR official who dealt with my case but she was quite harried, and did not I think fully grasp exactly the question I was asking.

(I should also say that there's an element of chicken-counting going on on my part, as I haven't actually received the Irish passport yet!)

@Valiant24 - I've spoken with the FBR team and passport team. I was told that this situation only applies if your mother was born in Ireland - is this the case? Otherwise they said I had to wait for an FBR decision as this is the correct route for adopted children if the parent was not born in Ireland.

Hello jjustyy

Apologies for replying earlier, as I was trying to make sure my reply was definitive.

My adoptive mother was born in the UK. My FBR application was denied, but I was told I could apply directly for a passport, which was indeed granted.

What I believe the position to be, from piecing together what I have read and what I have been told, is as follows:

• A child adopted overseas by an Irish citizen who was an Irish citizen at the time of the adoption before 1991 can apply directly for an Irish passport (as in my case).

• A child adopted overseas by an Irish citizen who was an Irish citizen at the time of the adoption after 1991 can become an Irish citizen, but the adoption has to be registered with the RICA, and the birth via FBR, first

I'm definitely in the first category, and I believe you're in the second.

You shouldn't rely on this, as it's inference and deduction on my part. If I get it confirmed I will post again.

regards
V

Hi Valiant

I wish I'd come here and read your posts a few days ago. I'm in the exact same situation as you with regard to being adopted by a British-born mother born to my Irish-born grandmother. Like you I'd assumed the adoption was regarded legally as the equivalent of being born to the adoptive parent. Unfortunately I've already made the online application for foreign-birth registration and paid for it. I was about to put the documents in the post!

I'm guessing the €278 is now lost, does anyone know?

My adoption was in the UK.

So now: "To register an adoption, you need to write to the Adoption Authority to request registration of the adoption under Irish law. The application must be accompanied by proof of the foreign adoption. Essentially this is an authenticated copy of the adoption order made in the foreign country."

https://aai.gov.ie/en/who-we-are/inter- ... /rica.html

I don't have an original of the adoption order. Can you shed any further light on how you did it?

DanaMarie wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 30, 2020 1:03 pm

tom_bcfc wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:56 pm

documents received in dublin march 12th 2019
confirmation of address email 31 dec 2019
congratulations email 29 jan 2020 (today) shall receive documents in post in 6 days. such good news considering my last post I had just spoken to someone on the phone who told me it was going to be early march.....

as for passport express, from Liverpool. I sent my girlfriends from Liverpool south john post office on 21st jan. Cost of £81, passport is £70 but they use ann post which is £11. she has received an estimated passport delivery date on her tracking of 24th feb.

so hoping to have both our passports in hand for our trip to Dublin for st patricks day!!

Hope everyone else has some good news soon with there applications. good luck all!

Thanks for posting the Passport Express info. I applied online on 22nd January (UK resident), had to mail in all my docs of course, and passport tracker is now showing a date of 26 February. I was initially kicking myself thinking that I should have gone with Passport Express thinking it would be a week or so quicker based on DFA's published timelines. But I guess we'll see how the two services differ. Keep us updated and I'll do the same!

Yeh I think the passport express service is more for people to have there form checked just to make sure theres no mistakes on the form etc, as the post office staff in Liverpool are trained with the forms so only takes them 2 minutes, it took a week for it to appear on the tracker which was the date they received it so I wouldn't imagine its much quicker really. How much did you pay for tracking post from uk? what was the amount you put on the form? thanks

I’m a March applicant haven’t heard anything yet

tom_bcfc wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 30, 2020 7:48 pm

DanaMarie wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 30, 2020 1:03 pm

tom_bcfc wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 29, 2020 9:56 pm

documents received in dublin march 12th 2019
confirmation of address email 31 dec 2019
congratulations email 29 jan 2020 (today) shall receive documents in post in 6 days. such good news considering my last post I had just spoken to someone on the phone who told me it was going to be early march.....

as for passport express, from Liverpool. I sent my girlfriends from Liverpool south john post office on 21st jan. Cost of £81, passport is £70 but they use ann post which is £11. she has received an estimated passport delivery date on her tracking of 24th feb.

so hoping to have both our passports in hand for our trip to Dublin for st patricks day!!

Hope everyone else has some good news soon with there applications. good luck all!

Thanks for posting the Passport Express info. I applied online on 22nd January (UK resident), had to mail in all my docs of course, and passport tracker is now showing a date of 26 February. I was initially kicking myself thinking that I should have gone with Passport Express thinking it would be a week or so quicker based on DFA's published timelines. But I guess we'll see how the two services differ. Keep us updated and I'll do the same!

Yeh I think the passport express service is more for people to have there form checked just to make sure theres no mistakes on the form etc, as the post office staff in Liverpool are trained with the forms so only takes them 2 minutes, it took a week for it to appear on the tracker which was the date they received it so I wouldn't imagine its much quicker really. How much did you pay for tracking post from uk? what was the amount you put on the form? thanks

I You:
I wondered what the fee was for if it wasn't any faster so that makes sense. The online form was so simple I felt like surely there was more to it but I guess not. I paid about £7.50 for my tracked and signed package from Glasgow to Dublin.

Mariecws wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 30, 2020 9:33 pm

I’m a March applicant haven’t heard anything yet

Thank you, and please let us know when you do! (What date were your materials received?)

25 March 2019

mrbojangles wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 30, 2020 6:19 pm

I wish I'd come here and read your posts a few days ago. I'm in the exact same situation as you with regard to being adopted by a British-born mother born to my Irish-born grandmother. Like you I'd assumed the adoption was regarded legally as the equivalent of being born to the adoptive parent. Unfortunately I've already made the online application for foreign-birth registration and paid for it. I was about to put the documents in the post! I'm guessing the €278 is now lost, does anyone know?

I was pleasantly surprised to have mine refunded.

So now: "To register an adoption, you need to write to the Adoption Authority to request registration of the adoption under Irish law.

Per above, I believe that this is the case if you're adoption was after March 1991. But if it was, my understanding is that you'll then also need to apply for FBR once that's done, so I don't understand your original point?

I don't have an original of the adoption order. Can you shed any further light on how you did it?

My adoptive parents had one, of course, and just gave it to me. But in any case I think it's pretty easy to order it from here . Am I missing something?

Here is a unique question (I think). Has anyone applied for FBR, and provided documentation that their sibling has already registered - such as providing their FBR number or a copy of their certificate?

I've had my FBR 18 months ago, and my brother recently decided to apply. The idea is that maybe they wouldn't have to check the veracity of the parent and grandparent records, since they had already done so. And maybe it would speed up the process - even just a bit.

The problem with asking this question here is that most people are waiting for their FBR. A lot of those who have completed the process are not likely to frequent this forum.

PasadenaTom wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 31, 2020 8:53 pm

Here is a unique question (I think). Has anyone applied for FBR, and provided documentation that their sibling has already registered - such as providing their FBR number or a copy of their certificate?

I've had my FBR 18 months ago, and my brother recently decided to apply. The idea is that maybe they wouldn't have to check the veracity of the parent and grandparent records, since they had already done so. And maybe it would speed up the process - even just a bit.

The problem with asking this question here is that most people are waiting for their FBR. A lot of those who have completed the process are not likely to frequent this forum.

I can't answer the question but one of my brothers obtained his FBR in 1999(in Japan no less) so I added a copy of his with a statement stating this was my brother who had all ready obtained it(with my notarized signature). I doubt it will speed up the process but maybe it will lean towards approval if anything is slightly amiss.I added a copy of the 1911 Census for my grandfather as well.Figure it can't hurt!
jgclancy

Valiant24 wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 31, 2020 4:44 pm

My adoptive parents had one, of course, and just gave it to me. But in any case I think it's pretty easy to order it from here . Am I missing something?

I can answer this having done it - as V says apply for your Certified Copy of an Entry (adoption certificate) from the GRO. If you don't have your GRO reference you will just need to provide yours and your parents full names and where you were adopted. You will then have to fill out the RICA form and have a notary notarise your Statuatory Declaration which is inside the RICA form - you are an adult so you should get this done yourself. Send to Ireland and they will tell you it's on the Register and you can order your Inter-country Adoption Certificate copies. You include one with your FBR application.

A new list with updates. Actually, due the the backlog there have not been all that many changes. Valiant's news was one item, but there have not been very many people getting their certificates lately. The same type of delay happened to me last year. I waited 14 weeks on printing.

Spending Spring Festival in China seemed like a good idea this year. It turned out not to be. Though not quarantined, I expect to remain stuck here for the next few weeks. This novel coronavirus has been severely disruptive.

May 2018 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2018.
Jacqui309 – received May 15th / (Added to FBR October 1st 2019) Yes, it actually took that long!!
Kellie18 – received May 16th / (Added to FBR December 3rd 2018)
Emma86 – received May 30th (Added to FBR November 20th 2018)

June 2018 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2018.
Ben321 – received mid-June / Pending (coming soon)
Cindy – received June 14th / Pending
156Nathan – received June 16th (Added to FBR November 14th 2018)

July 2018 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2018.
Brawn – received July 2nd (Added to FBR March 13th 2019)
Jpauls – received July 12th (Added to FBR November 13th 2018)
Nick1066 _ received July 18th online date (Added to FBR November 14th 2018)
BostonCeltics – received July 20th (Added to FBR November 15th 2018)
Stephen F – received July 20th 2018 (Added to FBR unknown / Certificate received January 10th 2019)
Samantha – received July 22nd / (Added to FBR July 2nd 2019) Thai Case
James_mcfc – received July 25th (Added to the FBR November 27th 2018)
Rbs3 – received July 27th (Added to FBR March 26th 2019)
Rdslight – received July 31st (Added to FBR – May 23rd / Certificate received June 3rd 2019)
Richard – received July 31st (added to FBR March 10th 2019)

August 2018 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2018.
Oction – received August 1st (Added to FBR July 11th 2019)
Sean – received August 2nd (Added to FBR December 19th 2018)
Spav – received August 3rd (Added to FBR December 11th 2018)
Faith2611 – received August 3rd / (Awaiting Printing)
Amcbamcb – received August 8th (Added to FBR May 17th 2019)
Hol292 – received August 10th (Added to FBR July 5th 2019)
Rick81 – received August 10th / Pending
Sulla – received August 14th (Added to FBR November 28th 2018) Chinese Case
LeifRNR – received August 14th Added to FBR July 17th 2019)
Laurie – received August 15th / (Added to FBR August 1st 2019)
NYNJ – Received August 16th 2018 / (Added to FBR August 15th 2019)
Valiant – Received August 16th 2018 / Transferred to Adoption Route January 2020
Michael – received August 21st / (Added to FBR June 7th 2019)
Donna – received August 21st / (Added to FBR June 7th 2019)
Upliam _ received August 22nd / (Added to FBR September 9th 2019))
USczKat – received August 23rd / (Added to FBR September 10th 2019)
SonicBoom – received August 28th / (Added to FBR August 30th 2019)
GSP666 - received August 28th / (Awaiting printing & Delivery)
Pumps100 – received August 29th / (Added to FBR September 10th2019)
MaddeningBike – received August 31st / (Added to FBR August 30th 2019)
Nydccub – received August 31st / Pending

September 2018 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2018.
Court2 - received September 1st / Pending
Shaunier – received September 1st / (Added to FBR September 23rd 2019)
Oshma – received September 4th / Added to FBR September 9th 2019)
Clongwill – received September 6th / Pending
Aussie_MJ – received September 10th / pending
Fillio39 – received September 11th / Pending
Chloe19 – received September 13th / Pending
Mark1Nesbitt – received September 13th / Pending
Costus – received September 14th / Added to FBR August 22nd 2019)
Spiderplants – Received September 17th / (Added to FBR September 24th 2019)
JohnMHouston = received September 17th (Certificate received September 13th 2019)
Spike – received September 20th / (Added to FBR September 11th 2019)
Wims - received September 24th (Added to FBR September 12th 2019)
Mozza75 – received September 25th / (Added to FBR September 16th 2019)
Tess53 – received September 26th / (Added to FBR 18th September 2019)
Kkjak - received September 27th / Pending (address confirmed)
Sqimandy - received September 27th / (Added to FBR September 19th 2019)
LesMalouinettes- received September 27th / (Added to FBR September 19th 2019) Australian case
Aion - received September 27th / (Added to FBR September 11th 2019)
MaryO – received September (unspecified date) / Pending

October 2018 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2018.
GennartMeehan – received October 1st / (Added to FBR September 20th 2019)
Edwards02 – received October 1st / Pending (additional docs request September 30th 2019)
Shaunier – received October 4th / Pending
Theonlyh- received October 9th / (Added to FBR September 26th 2019)
Ross12222999- received October 9th / Pending (address confirmed)
PMartin44 – received October 9th / Pending (address confirmed)
Mkeel - received October 10th / (Added to FBR October 17th 2019)
Marwin – received October 15th / (Added to FBR June 18th 2019) German Case
Macdo_Macdo - received October 16th / (Added to FBR September 19th 2019)
Bellcurvechaos – received October 22nd / Pending
KHC7968CZ – received October 22nd / Pending (address confirmed)
Miles892 - received October 22nd / Pending
MRRodrigues – received October 30th / Pending (Address Confirmed)

November 2018 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2018.
Joolz1- received November 3rd 2018 / (Added to FBR October 7th 2019)
Mori68 - received November 4th (Added to FBR October 8th 2019)
Alicg – received November 6th / (Certificate received October 15th 2019)
Cheeseontoast - received November 6th / (Added to FBR October 2nd 2019)
Luke125Swalker- received November 9th / (Added to FBR May 25th 2019 (South African Case)
Ezza received November 2nd / (Added to FBR December 2nd 2019)
Cooter - received November 14th / (Added to FBR October 4th 2019)
Moodor – received November 15h / Pending (address confirmed)
Eowyn- received November 20th / (confirmation of citizenship E-Mail received October 17th 2019)
Zimbot – received November 20th / (Added to FBR October 3rd 2019)
MasterCaution – received November 28th / (Added to FBR September 18th 2019). German case

December 2018 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2018.
Asdf1234- received December 4th / (Added to FBR October 17th 2019) Canadian case
Larran2019 – received December 4th 2019 / (Added to FBR October 24th 2019)
Jimdal86 – received December 7th / Pending
Besha - received December 14th / (Added to FBR October 18th 2019)
Quondam – received December 18th / Added to FBR July 4th 2019) New Zealand Case

January 2019 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2019.
Bridgette – received January 9th / (Added to FBR October 30th 2019)
DebF – received January 9th / (added to FBR October 25th 2019)
Kmosfet – received January 10th / (Added to FBR November 6th 2019) Canadian case
BillyHicks – received January 14th (official acknowledgement date. September 2018 postal receipt) / (Added to FBR 25th September 2019)
Jri51 – received January 14th / Pending (address confirmed)
Emyln – received January 15th / (Added to FBR) Certificate received November 23rd2019
Bluegill – received January 16th / (Added to FBR November 7th 2019)
SamJakeChloe – received January 21st / (Added to FBR End April 2019) Malaysian Case
ChrisBKC – received January 22nd / (Added to FBR) Address Confirmed
DanaMarie – received January 29th / (Added to FBR 26th November 2019)
Mikekally – received January 30th / (Added to FBR October 31st 2019)

February 2019 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2019.
Lee – received February 6th / (Added to FBR November 11th 2019)
Lenny1463 – received February 6th official receipt. Actual postage Unknown / (Added to FBR) Certificate received December 14th 2019.
Jaxx -received February 11th / (Added to the FBR July 22nd 2019) Finnish Case
MikeyLondon – received February 12th / (Address Confirmed)
Buyer7 – received February 15th official receipt. Actual postage November 2018/ Pending (address confirmed)
Jcampbell05 – received February 15th (confirmation March 15th) / pending (address confirmed)
Iamsouthy – received February 17th / Pending
Moodor – received February 20th official receipt. Actual postage November 2018/ (Added to FBR) Certificate received November 13th 2019.
Accountname - received February 26th / (Added to FBR October 2nd 2019)
Jacqui19641 – received February 27th / Pending

March 2019 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2019.
Roxannelc – received March 8th / (Added to FBR) Citizenship confirmation call received December 19th2019.
Tom_bcfc -received March 12th / (Added to FBR December 31st 2019)
Monthehoops – received March 15th / Pending (Address confirmed)
Seanhodges – received March 19th / pending
Mayorob - received March 20th / Pending (address confirmed)
Spelga50 – received March 20th date of confirmation of receipt. Actual postage November 2018/ (Added to FBR October 7th 2019)
Rob9 – received March 21st date of confirmation of receipt. Actual postage December 2018/ Certificate received November 5th.
CatieElise – received March 21st / (added to FBR waiting on certificate)
Kernzy - received March 26th / Pending
Chrisinpm- received March 28th / Pending
Olispence – received March 2019 (not specified - application sent Nov 2018) / (Added to FBR January 18th 2020)

April 2019 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2019.
KAR110 - received April 9th / Pending
Brexit Irishman – received April 14th / Pending
Faull_Guy – received April 16th / Pending
LA8887 – received April 24th / Pending
Fvigaud – received April 26th 2019 / Pending

May 2019 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2019
Pipefish – received May 21st / pending
IrishNJUSAman -Received May 27th 2019 / Pending

June 2019 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2019.
Daddyod – received June 4th 2019 / Pending
Dth- received Mid/Late June (unspecified) / Certificate printed and ready for collection August 12th 2019 – Hong Kong Case expedited due to pregnancy
Powerbook1 – received June 26th / (Added to FBR July 25th 2019) Hong Kong Case
JgClancy – received June 27th / Pending
DouggieB – received June 27th / Pending
Neilk83 – received June 27th / Pending (South African Case)

July 2019 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2019.
BigDaddy100 - received July 1st / Pending
CATG – received July 8th / Pending
Lainyb – received July 15th / Pending. New Zealand Case
Rhughes – received July 15th 2019 / pending
Flyingmum – received July 19th / Pending
EmmaWilliams- received July 26th / Pending

August 2019 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2019.
AndyK – received August 1st / Pending
Luna2019 – received August 6th / Pending
Obrienlj – received August 9th / Pending
ReturningIrish – received August 14th / Pending
Brent28 – received August 23rd / Pending

September 2019 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2019.
ShellySA – received September 16th / Pending
PD9 – received September 24th / pending

November 2019 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2019.
Jaybourne – received November 15th / Pending (Canadian Case)


December 2019 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2019.
Rinefitz– received December 16th / Pending
JeremyNYC – received December 19th 2019 / Pending

January 2020 applicants and date FBR applications received / added. All received dates 2020.
Barainiacghost – received January 10th / Pending
Con_Philips – received January 21st / Pending
Ornafives – received January 30th / Pending

Valiant – Received August 16th 2018 / Transferred to Adoption Route January 2020

Technically I wasn't transferred to the Adoption Route, but told that I never need have applied for FBR in the first place and had from the start been entitled to apply directly for a passport, which I have since done and received. I got my FBR application fee back, too, which was a nice touch.

Just in case it helps with timing estimates, the above information (that I could apply directly for a passport) was actually delivered by the FBR exec on 21/12/19.

Got the 'application received' email today, Feb 3.

Very glad to get this email so quickly, didn't want to be worrying whether it had arrived for the next few months.

Hi everyone -- My grandmother was born/lived in Ireland and myself and my siblings have just mailed our applications and docs to Dublin for citizenship (should arrive today). Leading up to to this moment has been an extremely difficult process. My Irish grandmother gave birth to my dad in NYC and placed him for adoption (she was unwed and you know the times). We found her via DNA testing 2 and a half years ago and discovered my dad is a citizen from birth and that we're eligible for citizenship. We had to petition the court in NY to get my dad's pre-adoption birth cert linking him to his Irish mother because they were sealed here- which took a very long time and a lot of money but we won and got it.

I have a few questions if there is anyone who can help:
1) Has anyone gone through the FBR process before who had a similar situation re. adoption? Wondering if there was any difference or a longer wait time because of it. Luckily we were able to get a certified copy of my grandmother's Irish passport, as well as her other required docs but curious to know if there is anything I should be aware of as they are reviewing (flagging I already spoke to FBR last year and they said we're eligible regardless of my dad being given up for adoption).

2) The current estimate says 9 to 12 months, wanted to see if that sounds right to folks who have gained their citizenship post-Brexit (e.g. is it even longer or shorter)?

3) Because of this long documentation process I went through, I am terrified our apps will get lost in the shuffle somewhere. Do they proactively send a confirmation email that the apps were received?

Thanks in advance for any insight.