Thanks,Dalton for replying. I remember you. We were in the Feb/March 2020 group. I'm in California also. So, your story makes further mystifying what the hold up is on my passport. You received yours in October? I'm green with envy, Yea that is very strange. your documents were received about 2 wee...
Anyone from west coast USA receive their passport any time near the estimated issue date? HOW do they reach our witnesses by phone? My dentist /witness opens at 9PT USA. That's after business hours in Dublin -5pm. Is this the delay? FBR certificate received August 2022 Passport Application received...
On FB page someone posted article from the Minister of Foreign Affairs stating that they have increased staffing and processed nearly 5,000 applications in October! Glad they finally increased the staff! They are moving along very quickly, but that stat can't be right. They're closed on the weekend...
On FB page someone posted article from the Minister of Foreign Affairs stating that they have increased staffing and processed nearly 5,000 applications in October! Glad they finally increased the staff! They are moving along very quickly, but that stat can't be right. They're closed on the weekend...
Finally after 31 months... I received my congratulations Email!! I have updated the google spreadsheet. This forum has kept me sane! Thank you everyone! During the time I waited, We bought and completed a full renovation of our Italian retirement house! Now just the EU passport and I good to go! Sw...
Hello everyone, Just checking but between what months did the FBR completely close between? I know they reopened in Nov 2021 but I'm struggling to find on google when they closed for some reason lol I can't give you the exact dates, but approximately they closed around March/early April 2020. They ...
I got them back the day after receiving my passport card Thanks for answering, how long did it take to get your passport back? I got my passport about a month ago. I actually received my documents back before I got the passport. Passport came a few days later. Depending where you are tho, seems to ...
Surely the processing time of 2 years has vastly come down now then? I mean if there is people from Feb 2021 reporting that they are hearing back then by this point it must have come down quite drastically? It seems to have. I was a Feb 2020 applicant, and when I got my cert it was just over 2 1/2 ...
Help! Adoption issues Hey all! Longtime lurker. Just heard back from FBR. Unfortunately it's not good news. Submitted my application — 19th October 2020 Docs received — 12th December 2020 I applied on the basis of both paternal grandparents who were born in Ireland. Unfortunately both have document...
hey guys i am officially irish if it weren't though ma granda louie from newrry co down this would not been possible 2.5 months of waiting { i think ) applied on 26/04/2020 i got the congrats email today 9/11/22 { early birthday pressie aye ) now i cant wait to get ma harp passport less stressful a...
Apologies if this has been answered before but I don't see a definitive answer in the thread. My FBR certificate is on it's way to me and I am gathering documents for my passport application. If I use a bank statement as a proof of address, does it need to be an official copy of the statement, mail...
Apologies if this has been answered before but I don't see a definitive answer in the thread. My FBR certificate is on it's way to me and I am gathering documents for my passport application. If I use a bank statement as a proof of address, does it need to be an official copy of the statement, mail...
Getting nervous that I missed something, since my documents were received Oct 15, 2020, and seeing December. I know others feel the same way who are probably still waiting from before my dates. It makes me worry that I missed something or they lost it. I’ve checked my junk and deleted messages but ...
hey just another update i spoke to fbr on the phone , they were not helpful, i get there busy and each application or person doing it has its processing time scale. i am an April 2020 application - is anyone else an april application ? and yes i had to resend my id copys and get it noterised again....
Yeah, that'd be nice, but no, there's no shortcut. You have to send it back. Ideally, wouldn't it be nice if you could pay for the passport up front with the FBR application fee and get them both done at the same time? Simon Coveney, if you're reading this, here's another way to streamline the proc...
As business hours have well and truly finished, it’s another week for me with no word on my application. Whilst I’m extremely happy to see that more and more people are starting to see movement on theirs, I can’t help but start getting a bit impatient to receive my address check email, especially a...
I am also from the US and just got my passport about a week ago. Here is what I provided: Birth certificate Certified copy of my US passport. Proof of address: Bank Statement, Cable bill, I also provided a downloaded copy of a pay slip from my company's payroll port, ADP. Proof of Name: Bank Statem...
I recently got my Irish citizenship through the FBR and while I'm waiting for that certificate to arrive (along with the rest of the documents I sent) I want to get things ready for my passport application. I'll be applying from the US, so I can use PassportOnline. What documents to I need? I'm goi...
Need some help, Got this reply today Up-to-date Proof of Address, (a recent utility bill , bank statement or correspondence issued by a Government Department) – only required if address supplied has changed since application was submitted. If your home address remains the same please confirm your a...
With the FBR office now processing October applications from 2020, and assuming that they keep up their current pace of review, it seems to me that those of us who submitted out applications and documents in October 2022 could feasibly our applications reviewed and (hopefully) approved in well unde...
Hi all, long time lurker. I finally received my address check after 26 months! I never received an email saying explicitly that my documents were received, only that my application was received. Online Application: 15 August 2020 Application (docs?) Received: 25 August 2020 Address Check: 19 Oct 20...
Finally completely done! passport and card in hand. Seems this process has sped up. Less than 5 weeks from Evidence received in Dublin to my passport and card received in US. This includes an extra week for resubmitting Identity Verification Form. Applied Date: 08/17/2022 Supporting Documents receiv...
It was signed off with a first and last name and the email address was fbrclarification@dfa.ie. Hmmm. They must have changed the process or are testing changes? Mine came at the very end of the process and was from an individual's .dfa.ie email address, not fbrclarification@dfa.ie or the like. Perh...
Hi all, I'm curious about the wording people are getting in their address check email. I remember a while back the address check was a formality just prior to the congratulations email. but I had the following paragraph in mine: "Receiving this email is in no indication of a successful outcome of y...
