My FBR journey has come to an end! I received the FBR certificate in the post yesterday, so my timeline as follows: Tue 15th Jan 2019 - Application signed for at London Embassy Mon 25th Feb 2019 - Confirmation email from Balbriggan that application received Fri 1st Nov 2019 - Email from DFA requesti...

Email for address received in spam 1/10/19 Certificate delivered 7/11/19 dated 1/10 Congratulations Jacqui309! Your long FBR journey is finally over! Out of interest, how long did the email sit in your spam before you noticed it / responded? I received the confirmation of address email a week ago (...

Got my email yesterday (30th Oct 2019) to notify that my application will be approved soon and to confirm my address. My application was received by them on 30th Jan 2019. Soooooon Congratulations! Out of interest, is that receieved date at an Embassy (e.g. London) or in Ireland (i.e. with DFA at B...

Got my email yesterday (30th Oct 2019) to notify that my application will be approved soon and to confirm my address. My application was received by them on 30th Jan 2019. Soooooon Congratulations! Out of interest, is that receieved date at an Embassy (e.g. London) or in Ireland (i.e. with DFA at B...

It looks like the timescales are improving a bit for FBR; maybe 11 months instead of 12 months. Despite my application being received at the London Embassy in mid-January 2019, I am still working on a worst case assumption of 12 months from receipt in Balbriggan late February 2019. That way, any new...

I am hoping for Scottish independence, I would love to have a Scottish passport too!! I hear there might be another referendum because of Brexit and most of the Scottish voted to stay in the EU, your thoughts? A second Scottish 'IndyRef' is pretty much guaranteed after Brexit. It's an inevitable ou...

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Thu Sep 26, 2019 10:09 am

Does anyone have a phone number or email address that they know to be patrolled please, so that I might enquire as to progress?

Contact details for FBR are available here. Telephone only, open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (Irish time).

I never received confirmation of receipt from the London Embassy to the best of my recollection. but I sent it via recorded post so I know they got it the day after I sent it off, i.e. 9th October 2019. I have added you in as an October 2018 applicant. Is the general consensus that the 6-12 months ...

Please help me out by telling me your received dates if you do not already appear. Sulla, thanks for compiling this. My timeline as follows: 15th Jan 2019 - Signed for at London Embassy 25th Feb 2019 - "Your application has now been received" email (received at Balbriggan, presumably) I'm uncertain...

Further to my previous post, you may be able to get urgent assistance from the British Embassy in Dublin:

If you’re not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact us to apply for an emergency travel document

For the background info: -My granny was born in Ireland, is currently an irish citizen. -My dad was born in England, is currently an irish citizen. -I was born in America. Based on this, one potential resolution is British citizenship. Depending on dates/circumstances, you are likely already a Brit...

My application was received by London Embassy mid-Jan 2019 and transferred to / received by Balbriggan in mid-Feb 2019. I understand 6 months is now an unlikely timeframe which, for me personally, is no issue. If my application is straightforward, it will probably (hopefully) be November or December...

... can anyone who has not recieved the FBR cert as if yet repost their timelines? My timeline, updated from my post on the previous FBR thread: Monday 14th Jan 2019: Application in the post, via Royal Mail Special Delivery. Tuesday 15th Jan 2019: Tracked mail arrived at Irish Embassy in London, si...

Hello again all, my timeline so far: Monday 14/1/2019 : Application in transit, via Royal Mail Special Delivery. Tuesday 15/1/2019 : The tracked mail arrived at Irish Embassy in London, signed for at reception. Monday 21/1/2019 : I sent an email to London DFA seeking confirmation of receipt of my FB...

Hi everyone, Thanks for all of the advise so far! I have a very simple question - the application form I printed has space for 2 photos. I have photos, which have been signed on the back by a witness. Did you stick the photos to the form or just attach with a paper clip? If signed on the back Im no...

Did you stick the photos to the form or just attach with a paper clip? If signed on the back Im not sure how they can see that if I stick them to the paper ... I used a paperclip to attach the 2 photos, and did the same for my solicitor friend's business card as it was double-sided. After I had sub...

Would also be interested to hear how anyone in the UK received their FBR certificate and originals in the post. Although, thinking about it, my mother-in-law recently received her FBR so I could just ask her! For anyone else interested, my mother-in-law still had the envelope which she received her...

Emlyn, I submitted my application by hand, but in Beijing not London. That's the only way you can do it in China. I had to contact the embassy and make an appointment to see a consular official. The documents were then checked in front of me and ticked off on a list. That was a reassuring aspect - ...

Hello all. The posts in this thread have been very informative, so thanks for that. I now have everything together for the FBR application and ready to submit to the Irish Embassy in London. First question: Has anyone hand-delivered their application to the embassy? If so, what is the process? Is th...