I have just been granted citizenship through the foreign birth register. 🙂 I want to apply for my first Irish passport but my situation is not standard so I’m struggling to find info online. I am a UK citizen and resident but currently working in Estonia and not due back in UK until Christmas. As a ...

Well it has taken one year and one day but the email stating ‘you are an Irish citizen’ arrived yesterday. Now to wait on the paperwork and get my passport application in.

Ultimately there is no need for urgency on the DFAs side. They been paid so they can afford to take their time. And to be honest, I’m not worried that it is taking a long time as I do not need the FBR for anything urgent. What does frustrate me is that they openly admit they received the application...

I submitted my FBR in August via the embassy in London. On 28-08-18, I received an email stating my application had been received and processing would take up to 6 months. On 17 December I began to get a little impatient so completed a request for an update via the DFA online contact form. To date I...