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by Celtic67
Wed Mar 30, 2022 12:13 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Ireland - First time passport applications timelines -2021
Replies: 618
Views: 76620

Re: Ireland - First time passport applications timelines -2021

Great news I remember your posts on the FBR forum it’s been a journey :D
by Celtic67
Tue Mar 29, 2022 6:16 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Ireland - First time passport applications timelines -2021
Replies: 618
Views: 76620

Re: Ireland - First time passport applications timelines -2021

Passport application 04/12/21 Documents received 20/12/21 Application processing 09/03/22 Passport book printed 16/03/22 Passport book dispatch 21/03/22 Passport card printed 21/03/22 Passport card received UK 25/03/22 Passport book received UK 26/03/22 After what seemed an eternity of application t...
by Celtic67
Mon Mar 14, 2022 10:25 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Ireland - First time passport applications timelines -2021
Replies: 618
Views: 76620

Re: Ireland - First time passport applications timelines -2021

Hi, the press state there are 113k applicants and not enough staff, I had an estimate of 24th February for a first time application and it’s only just started to be processed by someone in the office now I had everything delivered by the 17th December 21 and it just a resource issue. You just have t...
by Celtic67
Fri Nov 26, 2021 9:10 am
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Foreign Birth Registration
Replies: 7481
Views: 997313

Re: Foreign Birth Registration

Good luck everyone, I received my congratulations email onto my passport now🥳
Application 4oct19
Documents received 14oct19
Address confirmation 16Nov21
Congratulations email 25Nov21
by Celtic67
Wed Nov 17, 2021 6:19 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Foreign Birth Registration
Replies: 7481
Views: 997313

Re: Foreign Birth Registration

Confirmation of address email 17th November 2021 *typo
by Celtic67
Wed Nov 17, 2021 5:52 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Foreign Birth Registration
Replies: 7481
Views: 997313

Re: Foreign Birth Registration

Finally I am having contact after 2 years and 6 weeks I have had the confirmation of address email today at 5.28 pm GMT. Now onto waiting and getting my Irish passport at last! Good luck to all those still awaiting contact Timeline Application online 4th October 2019 Document received email 14th Oct...
by Celtic67
Wed Nov 17, 2021 1:02 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Foreign Birth Registration
Replies: 7481
Views: 997313

Re: Foreign Birth Registration

Has anyone been able to contact the FBR team yet as I have been trying and the status is that passport office are pretending they don’t realise that they are open 🙁
by Celtic67
Wed Nov 17, 2021 1:02 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Foreign Birth Registration
Replies: 7481
Views: 997313

Re: Foreign Birth Registration

Has anyone been able to contact the FBR team yet as I have been trying and the status is that passport office are pretending they don’t realise that they are open 🙁
by Celtic67
Tue Nov 09, 2021 5:59 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Foreign Birth Registration
Replies: 7481
Views: 997313

Re: Foreign Birth Registration

Yes exactly what is strict date order🤷‍♂️
by Celtic67
Tue Nov 09, 2021 4:56 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Foreign Birth Registration
Replies: 7481
Views: 997313

Re: Foreign Birth Registration

My wife’s application has just received address confirmation email and it was sent a full 6 weeks after mine. 😂🤷‍♂️
by Celtic67
Thu Nov 04, 2021 1:59 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Foreign Birth Registration
Replies: 7481
Views: 997313

Re: Foreign Birth Registration

Hi Just contacted the very unhelpful webchat team and got this response on my application they are an utter joke! 2021-11-04 13:44:45 | System: You are now connected to xxxxx. 2021-11-04 13:45:04 | Agent: Thank you for contacting the Passport Office. My name is xxxx. How may I help you today? 2021-1...
by Celtic67
Fri Oct 22, 2021 2:08 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Foreign Birth Registration
Replies: 7481
Views: 997313

Re: Foreign Birth Registration

Spoke to passport office today and when I asked when the FBR processing is restarting the response was ‘it is not part of the passport office they work in a different building’ and even though they are no COVID restrictions with regards to the processing they are not! It is an excuse they have taken...
by Celtic67
Thu Oct 07, 2021 12:08 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Foreign Birth Registration
Replies: 7481
Views: 997313

Re: Foreign Birth Registration

Just spoke with passport office and they stated they are planning to reopen FBR on the 22nd October finally! I feel really pleased someone replied with an answer at last
by Celtic67
Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:31 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Foreign Birth Registration
Replies: 7481
Views: 997313

Re: Foreign Birth Registration

I got thru on webchat today and requested a stud update on my application dated 4.10.19 and was told to contact the FBR team. When I explained that it stated on their website to contact them for urgent enquiries they stated keep an eye on the FBR site it is ludicrous that we are all in limbo with no...
by Celtic67
Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:01 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Foreign Birth Registration
Replies: 7481
Views: 997313

Re: Foreign Birth Registration

Applied online 4th October 2019
Documents received email 14th October 2019
Confirmation of address :Awaiting
FBR certificate : Awaiting
by Celtic67
Wed Aug 04, 2021 8:25 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Foreign Birth Registration
Replies: 7481
Views: 997313

Re: Foreign Birth Registration

Yes, from months of seeing posts it definitely appears that US applications are being managed as a priority over all others.
by Celtic67
Tue May 11, 2021 8:55 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Foreign Birth Registration
Replies: 7481
Views: 997313

Re: Foreign Birth Registration

The FBR team is working on other tasks as only a 1/3 rd of the floor staff are on the floor working due to social distancing measures in the workplace. So 2/3rds of the staff are working remotely from home and cannot access documents to process applications. Only passports on line is being progresse...
by Celtic67
Thu May 06, 2021 2:53 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Foreign Birth Registration
Replies: 7481
Views: 997313

Re: Foreign Birth Registration

Went on Webchat with passport office and they state they have no plans as yet as staff to restart FBR on the 10th May even the their website states Foreign Births Registration/Citizenship The processing of Foreign Birth Registrations will resume at Level 3 of the National Framework for Living with C...
by Celtic67
Tue Apr 20, 2021 7:10 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Foreign Birth Registration
Replies: 7481
Views: 997313

Re: Foreign Birth Registration

That’s great news! I am October 2019 so hopefully it will not be long before they’re completing mine.It might be level 3 on May 4th at last with news from Dublin
by Celtic67
Sun Mar 28, 2021 8:56 pm
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Foreign Birth Registration
Replies: 7481
Views: 997313

Re: Foreign Birth Registration

Hi, does anyone know the current submission timestamp that the FBR office where processing on December 26 2020 before they paused. I submitted all my documents in october 2019 and wondering whre i am as the 18 month timeline is almost upon us... thanks :?: Before the last lockdown they seemed to be...
by Celtic67
Fri Mar 26, 2021 11:55 am
Forum: Ireland
Topic: Foreign Birth Registration
Replies: 7481
Views: 997313

Re: Foreign Birth Registration

Hi, does anyone know the current submission timestamp that the FBR office where processing on December 26 2020 before they paused. I submitted all my documents in october 2019 and wondering whre i am as the 18 month timeline is almost upon us...

thanks :?:
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