Has anyone had a passport application sent off and come back since they started processing FBR certificates again, and has some experience of turnaround times? I did my passport online application the day I got the address confirmation email and had the identification form witnessed and ready to go...
Has anyone had a passport application sent off and come back since they started processing FBR certificates again, and has some experience of turnaround times? I did my passport online application the day I got the address confirmation email and had the identification form witnessed and ready to go...
I'm happy to say that my daughter's application is now complete! Application received email: 21st of May 2019. Request for new photographs: 27th of August 2020. Confirmation of address: 4th of September 2020. Congratulations email: 9th of September 2020. FBR certificate received: 14th of September 2...
Hi Pipefish, Congrats on your progress! I'm curious if you can can why new photographs were requested? And did you need to have them stamped by the same person that stamped the first set? I'm not 100% sure - they didn't say why it was. But I think it's because she was only three weeks old at the ti...
Just got my congratulations email! Application received email: 21st of May 2019. Request for new photographs: 27th of August 2020. Confirmation of address: 4th of September 2020. Congratulations email: 9th of September 2020. It says my daughter's certificate has been posted, so I expect it'll only t...
Just to update: Application submitted online: 12 May 2019 Email acknowledging receipt of documentation Balbriggan: 21 May 2019 Confirmation of address email: 31 August 2020 Congrats email: 1 September 2020 FBR certificate received: 5 September 2020 Seems like they're fast with the certificates now!...
Application received email: 21st of May 2019. Request for new photographs: 27th of August 2020. Confirmation of address: 4th of September 2020. So my daughter's application is almost done! I replied to the confirmation of address email within a minute of seeing it! I had the new photos sent direct f...
Yeah, I think they only do it with babies and very small children - because obviously she was only 3 weeks old in the originals and looks absolutely nothing like that now, she's up and running about and starting to talk! Thanks for the info! Maybe I should be prepared then to take photos of her just...
Mind sharing the age of your daughter? I applied for mine around your time (she was barely 1 month old at that time), but still didnt receive any contact from them. Also, if you ask them, verify if they need to be witnessed or not. Cheers She's nearly 18 months old. I filled in the application when...
There has been movement on my daughter's application! (From May 2019.) I've received an email asking for updated photos! Does anyone know if they accept electronic photos? Obviously I'll email and ask, but wondered if anyone here knew? We've just got back from Spain (we had to go due to a death in m...
Ye it’s pretty annoying. Hopefully they’ll redo the photo free of charge. They made out like the photo is sort of pre approved/check in some sort of online Irish passport computer system. Now I’m just thinking it’s checked by eye against the requirements. They have software where they select the co...
I tried searching but didn't find too much on what counts as "personally knowing" for a witness. Does my old physcial therapist or denist count? Can I just use a Notary? Or the Bank mgr where I bank at? Has anyone had difficulties with that? As far as I'm aware they don't have to personally know yo...
I tried searching but didn't find too much on what counts as "personally knowing" for a witness. Does my old physcial therapist or denist count? Can I just use a Notary? Or the Bank mgr where I bank at? Has anyone had difficulties with that? As far as I'm aware they don't have to personally know yo...
In USA-at first I had no idea about a "stamp" Stamps are a very UK/Ireland thing I think - it's basically a rubber stamp with their name, address, phone number, etc on. I was surprised they asked for it, it's very retro. Not that common these days, but then business cards are quite old fashioned too.
In the hope my certificate arrives soon I have started to look at the passport application. It says the witness has to stamp the photo. I work in a hospital so surrounded by suitable people but none of them will have a stamp! What do I do. The Medical Director witnessed my passport copy for the fbr...
We appear to have no choice but to follow the British path first, and then we will be left with the decision of whether the Irish application is even worth the hassle thereafter, given current 1+ year processing times. We also want to be able to travel and take baby to see family during the first y...
