I thought I would add my timeline detail as it might help others in the future: Application Date: 15th January 2020 Documents Received: 27th January 2020 Address Confirmation: 9th May 2022 Congratulations Email: 30th May 2022 My process was slightly longer as I am step-parent adopted (the adopter h...

I thought I would add my timeline detail as it might help others in the future: Application Date: 15th January 2020 Documents Received: 27th January 2020 Address Confirmation: 9th May 2022 Congratulations Email: 30th May 2022 My process was slightly longer as I am step-parent adopted (the adopter ha...

Hi, My sister and I applied for FBR on 26/01/20 and our documents and application were received on 03/02/20. I remember that I had to send in an additional document for my sister's proof of address but that was in Feb 2020, and I phoned them to ask that was okay and they said to just send it record...

Wahoo! I'm officially Irish! Will be enjoying a Guinness tonight! Application submitted: Jan 2020 Documents accepted: Feb 24 2020 Address verification: Mar 1 2022 Congratulations email: March 9 2022 Now to wait for my docs to be returned to Australia... so I can send them back as part of my Irish p...

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Wed Feb 16, 2022 8:26 pm

Is it wishful thinking or do other people agree it does seem to be speeding up again?
So close to the 2020 applications now!

Definitely seems to be speeding up John, exciting

I am now worrying that the emails I got are just that they received payment not that they received the actual documents. Christ, I cannot spend another couple of years doing this again! Hi Sooze, you should have had an email with the subject "Application for Foreign Birth Registration <your unique ...

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...

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 ...

@Valiant24 - so now I'm really confused as I appear to be in the same position as you. My Nan was born in Ireland and my adoptive father was born in the UK (he has an Irish passport now). I registered my adoption in the Register for Intercountry Adoptions (RICA) last year and have now applied for FB...

Hi Aidan, The reply I had was: The only matter which would be open to the Adoption Authority to consider would be the recognition under Irish law of an adoption. The recognition of an adoption may be required by the relevant Department in considering an application from you for Irish citizenship and...

I have emailed intercountry adoptions for advice as my adoption is the same as a step-parent domestic adoption and it's unclear whether this should be in the RICA or not.

Once I have a response I'll post back here.

Thanks Katie, I have read both already. I see from the Register of Intercountry Adoption (RICA) the following though on their FAQs: I would like to have an Irish passport but was adopted outside of Ireland? How can I do this? The Adoption Authority of Ireland has no involvement in the issue of passp...

I hope someone could please take the time to answer my questions; it will be much appreciated. I am from the UK and my father (by adoption) has an Irish mother. He was born and raised in England and has an Irish passport. Am I able to register as a foreign birth? If so, would my adoption by him have...

Thought I'd say a final thank you to John and all the posters on the forum as my wife received her British passport on Friday. :) Here's the complete timeline: * 12th May 2005 - Applied for Certificate of Approval (COA) * 5th June 2005 - COA arrived * 15th June 2005 - Gave notice of marriage * 2nd J...

a COA is a Certificate of Approval, which you need if you marry or register a civil partnership in the UK if one or both of you are from overseas This is actually a matter of debate at the moment. The Home Office has recently lost a case in the Court of Appeal relating to whether the whole CoA regi...

The current cost is £750 by post and £950 same-day at a PEO.

Hi Shaffi, Don't worry about the COA comment - a COA is a Certificate of Approval, which you need if you marry or register a civil partnership in the UK if one or both of you are from overseas. This is what we had done, so they were just checking this on the system. According to the SET(M) applicati...

Oh yes, she followed all your advice. We have an NCS appointment booked in Northampton (I know it's not necessary, but she wants to hold on to her passport in case she needs to travel). Also, as you suggested, she passed her Life in the UK test last year (why wait) before it became part of ILR, whic...

I booked a couple of weeks before for Solihull (went on Monday).

The booking system is now centralised and all the PEOs are handled via a mini-call centre at Croydon (i.e. the same rule applies to all PEOs).

I forgot to say yesterday, many thanks to John for his advice, especially two years ago, when we were waiting for the COA to arrive

Doesn't feel like almost 2 years since I posted FLR(M) success... :shock: Anyway, my wife received her ILR on Monday from PEO Solihull. Fairly painless procedure. Yet again, they weren't interested in statements for savings accounts or payslips, just 3 months bank statements. When it came to evidenc...

Congrats

True! It does appeal to logic. But I don't think the Schengen visa form asks whether the EEA family national is travelling with you or not. No compulsion to fill in the details if you are an EEA national's family member, that's all. Should we disclose the information just because the EEA national i...

As he's not travelling with you, you will not be excercising his rights, so you'll have to fill in the full details.

It does say in the PEI Process document:

http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/6353/1 ... rocess.pdf

Please note that we only accept original documents and any printouts must be validated (eg. bank statements by your bank).