Thanks Maddeningbike for the link to the article. Useful to get a handle on the number of FBR applications. But the sting of the tale was towards the end of the article. The British guy states that, whilst he did not vote in the 2016 EU referendum (because he lives in Ireland), if he could have vot...
Exercising your right/entitlement to citizenship and exercising your right to vote/thoughts about voting are two entirely different concepts. Is one not permitted to believe the EU is a dictatorship of unelected and unaccountable individuals whilst also holding dual nationality? Imagine how many dua...
Your case just goes to show that what people are told over the phone when they call the FBR section is of dubious reliability. To be candid, I think some of the call handlers there just say whatever comes into their head to get us off the phone. Could you clarify what you mean? Surely Ben's case is...
You apply online, pay the fee and one of the last pages you see is basically a summary of your lineage you-parent-grandparent which you print, sign, witness and add into an envelope with all your certificates to send off.
Has anyone applied for first time via the London embassy? I am pre emptively tempted to book an appointment, pending the arrival of my FBR certificate. However on the website it keeps referring to 'proof of travel' but then contradicts itself to say during the process of attempting to book an appoi...
As of today I am 10 months 23 days. No queries. Ian Ian, you seem one of the closest applicants on here to me, I sent off in September via London. Are you via London too? I have a good feeling it is imminent, hoping it is the case! I'd be shocked if this spills into a full 12 months. Here's hoping,...
September 2018 applicant still clinging on here, hope to see some end of August/start of September approvals and certificates sent out very shortly reported here!
Last call to DFA was not promising, mid-June told should be 'final approval' by end of the month. Yesterday, told will be the full 12 months. No consistency and appears DFA have no accurate timescale to work from. Disappointing considering when I applied I was told 6 months, this changed to up to 9 ...
Glad to see that a more accurate 'applications will take 6 to 12 months' has been edited on the DFA's FBR website page. Although 6-12 months remains a wildly wide ranging estimate, we all know it is closer to 9-12 months currently.
Has anyone applied for first time via the London embassy? I am pre emptively tempted to book an appointment, pending the arrival of my FBR certificate. However on the website it keeps referring to 'proof of travel' but then contradicts itself to say during the process of attempting to book an appoin...
Anyone else got updates on their FBR application ? I’m nearly at 8 months (applied early Nov 18). Any Sept/Oct 2018 applicants getting approval yet??? I applied early September 2018 via London, 'sent for final approval' email in December 2018, obviously meant nothing. Recent calls for updates have ...
Michael, how did you get the tracking number for your certificate? Was this provided via email by the DFA? Haven't seen this before, hope it happens for my certificate sometime soon although some have mentioned here that certificates to UK get sent in standard post.
You’re lucky to even get through to them today! I tried every other hour since 9am opening today to get an update and every time greeted by ‘unfortunately due to high number of calls we are unable to take any calls’.
To those who have applied from the UK via passport express in Liverpool or Glasgow, how much was the service charge? The DFA website states the fee for a first time passport is 80 euros, however no where seems to state if the passport express service has an additional/extra charge, I assume it does...
To those who have applied from the UK via passport express in Liverpool or Glasgow, how much was the service charge?
The DFA website states the fee for a first time passport is 80 euros, however no where seems to state if the passport express service has an additional/extra charge, I assume it does!
Sorry me again. I know I’m being a right pain with my questions but I’m trying to get all our ducks in a row before my son completes his online FBR form. On the very first page of the online form, it says: Did parent (through who Irish citizenship is said to be derived) acquire Irish citizenship by...
I called at the end of last week on Thursday and was told my application has been sent to a manager for approval... Hi Court, I was advised on November 29th 2018 that my application had been sent for approval by management. However, in my case, this was later shown to be wrong / meaningless because...
I called at the end of last week on Thursday and was told my application has been sent to a manager for approval... Think I recall some other applicants saying they reached this stage in their timelines a while back in this thread. Can’t seem to find them. How long is it for me now? I’m hoping withi...
Hi all, I received my FBR certificate today. Application received: 6th July 2018 Sent for final Approval: 21st November Received certificate: 17th May 2019 (Nearly 10.5 months) Also, rather worryingly, they delivered two envelopes to my address. One containing my FBR+Docs and another containing som...
Before you get on your high horse once again, I will not let your points go unchallenged either. Namely, you are responsible for the closure/lock out of the previous thread on this forum. Add something as an applicant or approved applicant to answer questions or leave. I do not want another thread t...
September applicant still here waiting. Timeanddate.com has helpfully worked out the following is how long I've been waiting: 34 weeks aka '65% of a common year' It's starting to really grate on me, especially as they have also now missed their own deadline for a FOI request I submitted recently. :r...
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 ...
I’m currently at 8 months since my documents were signed for at the London embassy. Are we now thinking it’s about 12 months for the process? I’ve tried calling and no one can tell me anything. I'm at 7.5 months, applied start of September 2018 via London. Not holding out any hope any longer, it wi...
Congrats Sulla on finally getting the certificate! Hope you enjoyed that feeling :lol: It is incredibly frustrating to hear the dates of entry to the register are vastly different to when an actual certificate is produced and then printed. It further serves to show the randomness of the process as i...
