While I'm waiting for my fbr to arrive in the post, does it make sense to do the passport application online now? I''ll put the passport docs off in the mail just as soon as the fbr arrives as I want to wrap up this whole process asap! You could apply now, but they will not start the process until ...

Passport Documents Received-Sept. 27, 2022 Estimated Printing Date Oct. 25, 2022 Engaged with WebChat on 12/03/22- Said my app was still in progress and "hopefully", I'd receive an update soon. Received email the photo was not acceptable on Dec. 14, 2022 -60 working days after docs received! Engage...

Yes...no problems with it

Foreign Birth Register is the only option

It sounds like you have little to no chance, unfortunately, and that can be gauged by the outcome of your father's application decision . To gain approval, the onus is on yourself to prove citizenship through descent but if the available official records contradict what you have then it would be imp...

You would have to apply to have your daughter's name added to the FBR as she is basing it on an Irish born grandparent

Hi! I've got a question similar to the original post. I'm seeking to apply for Irish citizenship through descent (FBR). I'll try to sum it up below: 1. Great-grandparents born on the island of Ireland 2. Grandparent born abroad, registered as a foreign birth, returned to Ireland to live permanently...

This may be a silly question, but I've heard reference to it. I submitted my first passport application recently after FBR approval. Are applications prioritized based on citizenship sources? In other words are passport applications of FBR citizens prioritized below other citizens? Doesn't really m...

It's not a waste of time. You have lived in Ireland since 2009 and are married to a citizen, so you should apply. Although you have a conviction (which should be spent by now), it will be at the discretion of the DFA to ascertain if you meet their citizenship requirements. If you don't go for it you...

A question for anyone who finished the process: Does your paperwork that you sent in get returned with your passport card or does it come under seperate cover later on? And if it get sent seperately, does the tracking number get added to the passport tracking page? Thanks in advance. The Irish pass...

The issue I have with this is that the Irish passport card is really only valid for travel within the EU as an identity document. Whilst it is possible to enter the UK by showing a passport card given the special travel relationship between Ireland and the UK, the passport card will not be accepted ...

Hi all, just recently moved over to this thread from the FBR thread. I have a question I hope someone can answer. My name was changed legally when I was kid, basically my first and middle names were swapped. In the passport application online it asks: "My birth certificate name or naturalised name ...

Breakthrough today - my passport was dispatched! But, there's not tracking number on the online tracker. All it says is "Dispatched: Your Passport Book was posted on 04/08/2022" Didn't they used to include the tracking number in the past? Mine took about a day to update from dispatched and display ...

On what basis did you acquire Irish citizenship and in which country do you live? Is the request to supply an original passport consistent with the document requirements at https://www.dfa.ie/passports/documentary-requirements/anadult/firsttimeapplicantbornabroad/ ? Irish citizenship through natura...

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Thanks Hannah! Just to check - do you mean after you receive the Irish passport? So they keep it during the entire processing time?

I got my passport two weeks ago. The original documents were all sent back at the same time - they hold on to it all until the whole process is completed

Been requested to send my original passport for my application 5 days after estimation due date, as it seems the certified copy of the passport which I sent, was not accepted, my application passed the verify documents status stage and it was on Process doc status. This is quite strange as there ar...

At the moment, it appears that passports typically get printed 4 - 6 weeks after the estimated issue date. The DFA say the passport backlog is reducing but the wait times betray that. Plenty of first time passports have recently been printed only a few days after the status changed to processing an...

At the moment, it appears that passports typically get printed 4 - 6 weeks after the estimated issue date. The DFA say the passport backlog is reducing but the wait times betray that. If that's the case, then why did they reduce the advertised turnaround time from 30 to 25 working days in June? And...

At the moment, it appears that passports typically get printed 4 - 6 weeks after the estimated issue date. The DFA say the passport backlog is reducing but the wait times betray that.

My application has been 'In Processing' since 04/07. Have just been told it's done nothing since then other than sit in a queue waiting to be allocated to someone. So frustrating. It would be much better if they managed people's expectations by being honest about current processing times. It will s...

Further to my witness question further up the thread: I asked the same question to the live chat. They said to get another form and get a police officer to sign as if they miss the witness they'll request another form with other witness details. What occupation were your witnesses? Mine was a headt...

Hi all, hope you’re well. I’m going to apply for my first Irish passport and I’m reading from the post above about a witness? Can you explain to me how it works? When you apply you will supply photographs and the form sent to Dublin. The witness is to confirm your identity and that the person on th...

Hello, How long does it take to get your original passport back? Do they send with the acknowledgment receipts? Thank you I got my Irish passport last week, and all of the original documents were returned the same day, but posted separately. They don't send them back until the process is complete.

Well...it's been a long and frustrating journey, but now it's finally over for me. After my online first time application on 23/09 last year and being in the system since then, I'm now sat here with my Irish passport book and card in my hand. Now it's time to sort out FBR for my daughters. Best of l...

23/09 : Application received 11/10 : Supporting documents received. Processing and verifying. 14/12 : Estimated issue date. 22/12 : Additional documents requested. (Original documents already in Dublin and confirmed via webchat, but still had to send in replacements) 22/12 : Replacements sent to Ba...