If I were the Republic of Ireland and I was annoyed about Brexit and the number of English citizens who suddenly decided to become Irish, I would probably shut down Foreign Birth Registration. You know, because of COVID. :roll: Haha! I've been shot down for saying as much in the past, but I think y...

I'm not sure how much others can edit this, but I'd like to suggest you add a column for the FBR Team number . In earlier posts, it seemed some teams were processing many more applications than other teams. I added a title to the blank column between input and calculations (Data sheet), but don't h...

(snip) Out of curiosity can anyone explain why the process takes so long and why the need to provide so much information? My father was born in Ireland and holds a passport. I was born in the U.K. and have a passport so all documentation and links have been checked previously. You would have though...

Four more data points for you: for myself: (snip) FBR certificate received: 15/11/2019 my wife (took longer to assemble her paperwork): (snip) FBR certificate received: 25/01/2020 My two kids (submitted separately electronically, but mailed together and using the same documents): Application submit...

Looking through the list of documents required for FBR based on an Irish Grandparent, I have everything to hand except proof of ID for my mother. She is 82 years old, hasn't had a passport for 20+ years, gave up her driving licence a few years ago and we don't have National ID cards in the UK. Does...

Hello all. Long time lurker here (very long time… 2 years!) Thought I’d join the party and share my status since I’m now on my two year application anniversary - albeit like many here there’s not much of an update. Application Submitted: 9 August 2019 Supporting Documents sent: late September 2019 ...

Hello all. Long time lurker here (very long time… 2 years!) Thought I’d join the party and share my status since I’m now on my two year application anniversary - albeit like many here there’s not much of an update. Application Submitted: 9 August 2019 Supporting Documents sent: late September 2019 ...

… as soon as he got his FBR certificate he calmed right down, and In place of the political stuff, he started collating a list of how people's applications were progressing. This list was actually a very useful service to members of this forum as it showed the steady progress in FBR processing, and...

I do agree with you that the DFA’s handling of FBR applications beyond a joke! But at the same time your constant posts about your personal situations really don’t need to be posted on here! You only applied for your FBR in June of this year so won’t be getting anything back regarding You being gra...

As much as it is mightily inconvenient for those of us waiting for an FBR I'm not sure we should be criticising the way the Irish government are handling it, especially here. Pretty much every government in the world has faced criticism for the way they have handled things, whether it's doing too mu...

Looks like level 5 lockdown until May https://www.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/level-5-covid-restrictions-could-remain-in-place-until-may-40107667.html Yup. Looking like a two-year FBR wait for those caught at the wrong end of this, my kids' applications went in mid-November 2019 and befor...

What’s the current wait time these days. I’m coming up to a year shortly. I’m sure I submitted mine Mid March 2020, it was confirmed as received prior to the initial main lockdown Would Another 6-9 months be fair to say ? And then some, I would guess. My children were mid-Nov ‘19 applicants and I h...

Frustrating to have another closure. I can't help feeling it's a little ironic that a lot of us are here because of the UK's decision and handling of Brexit, and now it's likely the UK's handling of their variant of Covid is going to keep us here even longer! Fingers crossed it's a short one. If the...

ronaldbutterbean wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 19, 2020 11:36 am

Mailed document from usa on Oct 12 2020
FBR Documents Accepted: Dec 1 2020
FBR Confirmation of Address Email:
FBR Congratulations Email:
FBR Certificate Received:

A long wait ahead for you, but welcome to the forum!

I wonder if the majority of the Brexit related flood of apps are already submitted - perhaps with less demand, the wait times will reduce as they catch up? I think now that the Brexit transition period is over I would expect another rush unfortunately. There are hundreds of thousands/millions of el...

I know I’m not the only one in this situation, but it is frustrating when you see August submissions moving on when you are being told things are moving on in strict date order…… That said, I guess there are much bigger issues in the world right now. I know what you mean. I've not seen anyone who a...

Congrats JaneKnits and ReturningIrish, really good to see them progressing again. And credit to the Irish government for how they are managing it all. It's an annoying wait, but I suspect the way they are controlling the virus means it is actually going to be shorter than it would be than if they tr...

Corkythecat wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 03, 2020 11:09 am

They seem to update this passport page only. It includes a paragraph for FBR and it was changed on the 1st December to say they are now processing FBRs again.

https://dfa.ie/passports/

I won't believe it until I see someone post some progress on their application!

I am not sure how I feel about this info since I am now over 515 days since my documents were received in June 2019. It is a bit concerning to hear about responses from August 2019 applicants, especially since they are following “strict” process order. Not sure I can offer any reassurance. Oddly th...

A while since I've posted my obsessive watching of the stats, partly because I've been on my back with Covid for a few weeks (and having had that experience, have no issue whatsoever with the closure of their processing centre). I guess it's all back to square one now, since there will be at least a...

If you go into the not too distant past on this thread Sulla was very good at collating everyone's timelines and putting them all into one post. It seems Sulla is no longer active here so you might be taking on his mantle! I have a vague recollection of that when I was waiting for my passport (I wa...

The wee countdown timer atop my computer monitor now reads 430 days (I took 456 days or 15 months as the starting point). Tick tock! This is good news! I calculate this as 450 days , so just a bit lower than JuniorBatman’s 451-483 range from Receipt of Documentation to Confirmation of email. This i...

Congratulations to everyone who has got their certificates recently. I'm still a long way back in the queue (or more precisely my children are) but, to help pass the time I've been noting the waits. Based on those who've given dates starting the in Covid period the average wait from confirmation or ...

What did your passport tracker look like during that time? Mine's been on "processing" the whole time and I also submitted early August, received in Dublin on the 10th. Did you send your actual UK passport or just a photocopy? When I applied for my passport last year (I'm first generation, so only ...

I've been lurking too, but given my obsessive collection of data from here tells me I'm going to be lurking for a good while longer I felt I should participate. I am due to get married in a few months and given the timeline is so unclear at the moment, would I need to submit any new documents in my ...