On the passport application it states to send your current passport if you have one from another country. Does anyone know if that is required? With a 40 workday turn around time for first time applicants, I can't be without my US passport that long. Yes I can confirm a certified by your witness co...
Hi I will apply for irish passport but i am not sure if I have to send the original documents or copy (certified)because a lot of documents. Could you help me please. Where possible they advise sending originals. We sent originals of both birth certificates needed, and the only certified copy we di...
Hi I will apply for irish passport but i am not sure if I have to send the original documents or copy (certified)because a lot of documents. Could you help me please. Where possible they advise sending originals. We sent originals of both birth certificates needed, and the only certified copy we di...
Sounds like operations normal then if you are 1 week past due date and they are saying check back in two weeks. For most of us they were going 2-3 weeks past due date. Four weeks late for my husbands. I don't think Omicron and Christmas helped. But they seem to be getting much faster now. Hopefully...
Amazing, congrats to him. A perfect demonstration of sod's law. :D Haha thank you! It was a very straightforward application via his Irish Father, so no real idea why it took this long. After a 4 week overdue verifying time, that has to be a record for processing time! It was about 1 hour haha! I a...
My husbands first time Irish passport (done online) had an estimated date of the 28/1/22. Its now 4 weeks overdue. I am so nervous whether or not we should use the webchat to chase it up... I was fine before, as a few people stated theirs were 4 weeks or 5 weeks late. But now seeing people who appl...
My husbands first time Irish passport (done online) had an estimated date of the 28/1/22. Its now 4 weeks overdue. I am so nervous whether or not we should use the webchat to chase it up... I was fine before, as a few people stated theirs were 4 weeks or 5 weeks late. But now seeing people who appl...
My husbands first time Irish passport (done online) had an estimated date of the 28/1/22. Its now 4 weeks overdue. I am so nervous whether or not we should use the webchat to chase it up... I was fine before, as a few people stated theirs were 4 weeks or 5 weeks late. But now seeing people who appli...
Hi All, I'm in a bit of a confusing situation and I'm wondering if you can help. I'm applying for FBR through my Irish grandfather, he was a quirky character and tended to fabricate things a bit. On his birth and marriage certificate just his first and last name are written, however on his death ce...
Hello All, Here is my daughter's application timeline: Application Submitted Online: 16th December, 2021 Application and supporting documentation posted: 20th December, 2021 at 13:33:57 Supporting documentation delivered to Balbriggan: 21st December, 2021 at 07:52 Email acknowledging receipt of doc...
Application submitted online and posted to Ireland: 10/12/2021 Supporting documentation delivered to Balbriggan: 13/12/21 Email acknowledging receipt of documentation from Balbriggan: 14/12/21 I'm amazed I got confirmation so fast, as I see some people have waited up to a month! Maybe things are im...
Also, two of the four passport photos need to be witnessed. How are people doing this? There’s not much space on the back of a passport photo, so I’m not sure how they are expecting a certified as true statement, name, date, signature, official stamp and address etc. Handy tip for anyone with pets ...
Update on husbands first time passport: ======================= His Timeline for reference: ======================= Online application : 28/10/2021 Tracking shows documents delivered: 18-11-2021 Passport processing date started: 24/11/2021 Estimated issue date: 28/01/2022 Current Status: "Processing...
Hi, Im looking to apply through the FBR as I have a grandparent who is Irish. This makes my mum an automatic Irish Citizen. When applying I select Foreign Birth Register and the grandparents field gets greyed out. Then I have to add my mums FBR registration number which she doesn't have? How do I g...
Thought I would submit my husbands first time passport application for info. His father was Irish, so no FBR needed. ======================= His Timeline for reference: ======================= Online application : 28/10/2021 Tracking shows documents delivered: 18-11-2021 Documents marked as received...
Following a surge of Covid cases in Ireland the government are asking people to work from home. No confirmation on impact to services like FBR, but it's been clearly communicated in the past that FBR processing cannot be done remotely, so there's a strong chance this could impact the reopening. htt...
Long (and I mean loooooooooooooong as in years long) time lurker, first time poster here! I have had my documents ready to go for a while, but was nervous to send until hearing that the FBR was open again. So.... application submitted: 15/11/2021 docs received in IRE: email address confirmation: co...
Long (and I mean loooooooooooooong as in years long) time lurker, first time poster here! I have had my documents ready to go for a while, but was nervous to send until hearing that the FBR was open again. So.... application submitted: 15/11/2021 docs received in IRE: email address confirmation: con...
