Hi all. Long time lurker, first time poster here. I’m a UK applicant from early January 2020. Up to now I’ve just had the confirmation of receipt of documents sent email and nothing else. I’ve probably still got a long wait ahead of me but I thought I would ask if anyone has been in a similar situa...

how do you all stay patient? I'm worried that because my dear mother lied about her age on official documents, and that her birth certificate reads "baby" Rock ( my grandfather was away and my grandmother did not pick a name without him there I suppose. Rock is the surname) and does not actually ha...

And my FBR certificate has arrived. Application : 24 Jun 2019 Confirmation docs received: 27 Jun 2019 Confirmation of address email: 14 December 2020 2nd Confirmation of Address email: 12 July 2021 Congratulations email : 12 August 2021 Cert received: Aug 23 2021/ with original documents. Came last...

"Congratulations, your application for Irish citizenship through entry on the Foreign Births Register has been successful. A certificate has now been printed and posted to the address provided by you. Please note that your application will be sent via Registered post and someone will need to be ava...

Your application is going through the Foreign Birth Registration process and this can take some time due to the complex nature of the process. You will be contacted by us when there is an update regarding your application. That's what they said to me。I wonder if I will miss the application Did you ...

The day has finally come! FedEx delivered my passport and docs this morning. Best of luck to all who are waiting for FBR or passport. Thanks for your comments over the past 2 years. Not sure if there is an advantage to getting the passport card, but thinking about it... Cheers, BigDaddy100 My timel...

I think you didn’t need to send in all those documents aside from your parents FBR certificate. As in, did you send in previous generation certificates from grandparents and great grandparents? From my understanding if the previous generation is on the FBR then they don’t need to go further generat...

Hi, just recently discovered these boards. Live in the US, 2nd generation, Irish grandparents. Timeline: Applied for FBR, sent fees and documents in October 2019. Received email: pending approval and address verification request June 13, 2021. Received email: formal congrats and registered mail not...

Congrats to Ansah & Fogg - happy for you. Two pints for ya tonight. Now I just copy & paste people's successes and send reply after reply to my address confirmation email from Dec 15th 2020! Still nothing and I doubt anyone reads my emails but it makes me feel better. October & November applicants ...

My 1st-time paper passport application is finally showing a status of "Processing" in the Passport Tracker. However, the estimated issue date is 17 months away. Really hoping the system will recalibrate and shorten that time estimate. Good luck to all who are waiting. My timeline: FBR: Application/...

I think you have misunderstood the reason that applications are fast-tracked due to pregnancy. It's not a reward for having had sex, it's because if the prospective parent is not granted citizenship before their baby is born, that baby loses their entitlement to Irish citizenship forever. Well, per...

Yes I have complained about the delays, and yes I have tried to do something about it. The attitude of the Irish Government over FBA has been contemptuous beyond belief. They are now apparently only giving consideration to those having had sexual intercourse. This is both unfair and strange - for a...

Hello everyone, I am Julius in UK. I was panicking because I didn't realise I wasn't supposed to send my documents in - and I sent them all on 5th June! I sent them International Recorded Delivery and they were received on 11th June in Balbriggan - I have a copy of the signature - so I know that th...

maishun wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 18, 2021 5:35 am

Can someone tell me that your pregnancy certificates are all in English? After all, I live in China, and the pregnancy certificates in hospitals are all in Chinese.

Yes mine was in English. You'll have to get a verified translation sorted out before you send it.

Hi all! I am wondering if there are any other expectant parents waiting to hear back about their FBR application and/or any expectant parents that have successfully obtained their FBR during the Covid-19 restrictions. I sent in my documents / application in August 2019 and we are hoping that we wil...

Yeah this is what I feared to be honest. If you don't mind answering, what are the details they would require? Birth Certificate, Death Certificate, and Marriage? Can I get official copies sent to me or do I have to have the original documents, i don't know if that will be possible. Thanks regardle...

I thought my situation fell under this definition: "Adult applicant whose parent is an Irish citizen through entry on the Foreign Births Register" As my dad became an Irish citizen I imagine on the foreign births register or am I missing something? Was he not put on through Foreign Births when he d...

Nilbog wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:39 pm

Thanks for the reply!

Was it accepted and all went well or are you still waiting?

Also, just looking at your post again. You should send off your grandparents documents as well as your dad wasn't born in Ireland so your claiming on the basis of a grandparent being born in Ireland.

Nilbog wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 09, 2021 5:39 pm

Thanks for the reply!

Was it accepted and all went well or are you still waiting?

I have an Irish passport now so I guess you could say they accepted it yes haha.

Hi all. Brand new to this website, I'm a british citizen looking to become an irish one as I live in Greece normally but have now found in thrown into turmoil because of brexit. I'm not sure if this is the correct forum to ask questions about Foreign Birth Registry but here goes. I understand the p...

Hello, I am just wondering if anyone else is in this situation and has gone through the process. My grandfather was an irish citizen. He grew up there as did his family as far back as we know. But he was born in England because his father was working in a munitions factory in Nottingham during the ...

At the end of the day nobody knows anything because there has been zero communication regarding their thought process on how and when to reopen processing, so your advice to just sit tight and accept the situation is indeed a reasonable suggestion. But so is sending in documentation early, because ...

Hi Everyone! I received my FBR 2 years ago. Mine took 12 months. First, I am SO incredibly sorry for the unbelievable Covid hurdle you have all had to deal with it. After gathering all the necessary documents... a process on its own...to have to wait so long. Hang in there, this has to end eventual...

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...

Hello all! Good news! I just submitted my online application for the passport through the online system. I believe today is the first day you can do so from the United States as a first time applicant. Didn't take very long, but will have to secure a witness to my application tomorrow. Best of luck...