My certificate is date 5th July, which is the same day I received an email asking me to confirm if my postal address is the same as on my initial application. Certificate was delivered on 11th July so less than a week later. Hope that helps everyone! :-) Good luck to those still waiting. Not long no...

Well guys, my wait is over. I received my FBR certificate and documents this morning. So it would appear August 2018 applications are being processed and it’s quite quick once you make it to the top of the pile. Finding this forum was a massive comfort when I’d sent off my application but not heard ...

This is Sulla's list for August. I've removed Michael from it as he is the only August applicant through the process. LeifRNR – received August 14th / Pending Laurie – received August 15th / Pending Upliam _ received August 22nd / Pending USczkat – received August 23rd / Pending Pumps100 – received...

Just spoke to the FBR team so thought I’d give an update. He said my application (sent 1st week in August) has yet to be checked so hasn’t been processed at all. But that they have moved on to August 2018 applications now so he’d hope for some news for me in the next few weeks and said to give them ...

Today is the day! Myself and my cousin both recieved this... Congratulations you are now an Irish Citizen. Your recent application for Foreign Birth Registration has been successful and your certificate is currently awaiting printing. Your original documentation and your certificate will either be ...

Have not been through the whole board but seen a few recent posts with wait times in the region of 10 months+ I posted my application to the Irish Embassy in The Hague (I am a British citizen living in the Netherlands) in the 1st week of January 2019. Not heard anything back yet, nor confirmation/r...

Spoke to DFA on the phone yesterday they informed me that I'm now an Irish citizen. They said my certificate will be printed and arrive within a few weeks. Application received: 6th July 2018 Application sent for final approval: 21st November 2018 Told I'm Irish citizen over phone :2nd May 2019 (al...

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.

Longtime lurker, first time poster. My timeline is below Application submitted: July 2018 Documents received by London embassy: 10th August 2018 (confirmed by Royal Mail tracking, not an embassy communication) Email confirming application and documents received: 8th January 2019 I tried emailing to ...