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What country are you from?greentea2004 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 12:49 amHello,
My brother and I have been waiting since August 2019, so over 2 years now, for our FBR applications to be processed. Can anyone shed light as to whether FBR applications are getting processed yet in 2021? I see that the DFA office is still closed however I noted that some people seem to have gotten processed.
Appreciate any information you may provide including a contact that I should make to inquire.
Thank you,
Teresa
Congrats!Corkythecat wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 11:00 amGood news - I have received the confirmation of address email- Thanks to everyone for posting supportive advice and info and keeping hopes up over many months.
It has been a very long wait over 2 years, but the day has arrived as so many have said it would.
So as others have said - the longing and waiting will end - don't despair and try to keep positive even when it seems hopeless.
Application online date: 18/08/19
Documents received email: 25/08/19
Confirmation of address email: 14/09/21
Will post updates.
Good luck to everyone.
Congratulations!Corkythecat wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 11:00 amGood news - I have received the confirmation of address email
It has been a very long wait over 2 years, but the day has arrived as so many have said it would.
So as others have said - the longing and waiting will end - don't despair and try to keep positive even when it seems hopeless.
Application online date: 18/08/19
Documents received email: 25/08/19
Confirmation of address email: 14/09/21
Will post updates.
Good luck to everyone.
I'll add my thanks - I'm not sure I could do this in 90 min, so I thank you for taking the time to create a single list.alittlelate wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 9:57 amNo worries all! It took about 90min, I didn't actually realise how many timelines had been given until i started! I am not as organised as Sulla with a spreadsheet.
Feel free to add me:alittlelate wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 1:37 pmI have found this forum useful as many other appear to over the past year or so in working out what the current status is with regards to FBR timelines. Previously a forum member collated all the available timelines periodically and posted them in a succinct manner. Below is my attempt at this, although I think they were more proficient in it than myself. Apologies for a lengthy post.
How you managed to contact them? They never reply to emails. Care to share the address? Cheersbrainiacghost wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:27 amFeel free to add me:alittlelate wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 1:37 pmI have found this forum useful as many other appear to over the past year or so in working out what the current status is with regards to FBR timelines. Previously a forum member collated all the available timelines periodically and posted them in a succinct manner. Below is my attempt at this, although I think they were more proficient in it than myself. Apologies for a lengthy post.
brainiacghost
Application submitted online: 29/12/2019
Email acknowledging receipt of documentation Balbriggan: 10/01/2020
Contacted FBR Team due to difficulty replacing an original document (birth certificate from zimbabwe) that is needed for other purposes: 13/08/2021
Reply from FBR Team: 16/08/2021
birth certificate dispatched by post, and application placed back in queue: 25/08/2021
birth certificate recieved in post: 31/08/2021
Whilst my application hasn't yet been processed, it's clear there is some activity going on in the FBR department and the letter I recieved with the returned document indicated further investment into the FBR process.
Congrats fish fry. I got an email too saying “as we starting to process your application, can you confirm you address etc etc”.. looked strange to me as I thought they only confirm to sending and not to “start to process”, I replied but they never came back to me afterwards (that was 2 months ago)Fish Fry wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 12:25 amMy certificate came in the mail today so I am now officially an Irish citizen after waiting nearly 28 months. I'm cracking open a new bottle of Redbreast tonight to celebrate! Here are the particulars:
Application submitted online: 26/05/2019
Email acknowledging receipt of documentation Balbriggan: 06/06/2019
Confirmation of address email: 18/08/2021
Congrats email: 08/09/2021
Certificate arrives in mail: 16/09/2021 (dated 18/08/2021]
Turns out I didn't have to be home to sign for the package. The mailman just left it in the mailbox, and I was glad to see it. Next step, Passport!
I don't think my father's birth certificate shows the birth date of my grandparents. Nor does mine show the DOB of my parents, why would it? It sounds like there's either been some crossed wires or you need to get hold of your grandparents birth certificates.maishun wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 12:48 amToday, I encountered a problem. I'll tell you that my father's birth certificate only has the names of my grandparents and does not show the birth date of my grandparents. FBR said: there is insufficient evidence and failed to pass the application for the time being. I would like to ask ~ is there anyone who has the same difficulties as me?
Through the passport webchat, where I was provided with a specific email address which is the same one that they use for pregnancy criteria.Fbrlad wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:59 amHow you managed to contact them? They never reply to emails. Care to share the address? Cheersbrainiacghost wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:27 amFeel free to add me:alittlelate wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 1:37 pmI have found this forum useful as many other appear to over the past year or so in working out what the current status is with regards to FBR timelines. Previously a forum member collated all the available timelines periodically and posted them in a succinct manner. Below is my attempt at this, although I think they were more proficient in it than myself. Apologies for a lengthy post.
brainiacghost
Application submitted online: 29/12/2019
Email acknowledging receipt of documentation Balbriggan: 10/01/2020
Contacted FBR Team due to difficulty replacing an original document (birth certificate from zimbabwe) that is needed for other purposes: 13/08/2021
Reply from FBR Team: 16/08/2021
birth certificate dispatched by post, and application placed back in queue: 25/08/2021
birth certificate recieved in post: 31/08/2021
Whilst my application hasn't yet been processed, it's clear there is some activity going on in the FBR department and the letter I recieved with the returned document indicated further investment into the FBR process.
This is very strange. I asked FBR and it was very difficult to communicate with them. I don't know when they will reply to my informationjamiepompey wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 9:37 amI don't think my father's birth certificate shows the birth date of my grandparents. Nor does mine show the DOB of my parents, why would it? It sounds like there's either been some crossed wires or you need to get hold of your grandparents birth certificates.maishun wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 12:48 amToday, I encountered a problem. I'll tell you that my father's birth certificate only has the names of my grandparents and does not show the birth date of my grandparents. FBR said: there is insufficient evidence and failed to pass the application for the time being. I would like to ask ~ is there anyone who has the same difficulties as me?
When you apply you should provide your parents birth certificate and your grandparents birth certificate as these documents provide the paper trail for eligibility. That should contain the information you need. So long as you haven't submitted some kind of short form certificate like they issue in the UK. It really sounds like you haven't supplied enough documents but it's not entirely clear.
I've just checked my parents' birth certificates and, same as Jamiepompey said, they don't include my grandparents' dates of birth. I've got a few different versions of UK birth certificates as they've changed the format over time, but the only details any of them would include about your grandparents are:maishun wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 12:48 amToday, I encountered a problem. I'll tell you that my father's birth certificate only has the names of my grandparents and does not show the birth date of my grandparents. FBR said: there is insufficient evidence and failed to pass the application for the time being. I would like to ask ~ is there anyone who has the same difficulties as me?
Hello, FBR said that my father's birth certificate only has the names of my grandparents, and there is no other detailed information. There is not enough contact between the information on my father's birth certificate and the information on my grandfather's birth certificate. What are the details on your father's birth certificate?jamiepompey wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 9:37 amI don't think my father's birth certificate shows the birth date of my grandparents. Nor does mine show the DOB of my parents, why would it? It sounds like there's either been some crossed wires or you need to get hold of your grandparents birth certificates.maishun wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 12:48 amToday, I encountered a problem. I'll tell you that my father's birth certificate only has the names of my grandparents and does not show the birth date of my grandparents. FBR said: there is insufficient evidence and failed to pass the application for the time being. I would like to ask ~ is there anyone who has the same difficulties as me?
When you apply you should provide your parents birth certificate and your grandparents birth certificate as these documents provide the paper trail for eligibility. That should contain the information you need. So long as you haven't submitted some kind of short form certificate like they issue in the UK. It really sounds like you haven't supplied enough documents but it's not entirely clear.
My parent birth certificate only has the name, occupation and nationality (shows British, not even Irish) of the grandparents. No date of births etc. the one I have submitted to the Irish is the original and only copy available so hopefully they don't come back with the same query as youmaishun wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 12:20 pmHello, FBR said that my father's birth certificate only has the names of my grandparents, and there is no other detailed information. There is not enough contact between the information on my father's birth certificate and the information on my grandfather's birth certificate. What are the details on your father's birth certificate?jamiepompey wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 9:37 amI don't think my father's birth certificate shows the birth date of my grandparents. Nor does mine show the DOB of my parents, why would it? It sounds like there's either been some crossed wires or you need to get hold of your grandparents birth certificates.maishun wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 12:48 amToday, I encountered a problem. I'll tell you that my father's birth certificate only has the names of my grandparents and does not show the birth date of my grandparents. FBR said: there is insufficient evidence and failed to pass the application for the time being. I would like to ask ~ is there anyone who has the same difficulties as me?
When you apply you should provide your parents birth certificate and your grandparents birth certificate as these documents provide the paper trail for eligibility. That should contain the information you need. So long as you haven't submitted some kind of short form certificate like they issue in the UK. It really sounds like you haven't supplied enough documents but it's not entirely clear.
Thanks so much for this and getting us back on track after the interludes of the past while. I took your list and had some fun (for me) and put it all in a spreadsheet, please let me know if anyone wants anything added but feel free to check add your own dates as they come through.alittlelate wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 1:37 pmI have found this forum useful as many other appear to over the past year or so in working out what the current status is with regards to FBR timelines. Previously a forum member collated all the available timelines periodically and posted them in a succinct manner. Below is my attempt at this, although I think they were more proficient in it than myself. Apologies for a lengthy post.
It's an interesting question, but it's not going to help you resolve the refusal of your FBR application. Someone at the DFA seems to have decided that they're unable to verify parental lineage between your Irish grandparent and your parent. If you're going to resolve this, you'll need to have a clear understanding of what expected information they are failing to see on your parent's birth certificate. If, as you say, it's your grandparent's date of birth that is missing, then you'll need to find out whether that's normally included on birth certificates from that country. If it is, then you'll have to rectify that via that country's issuing authority. If that country, like the UK and Ireland, don't include parents' birth dates on birth certificates, you'll need to bring this to the attention of DFA and question/appeal their decision. From what other people have reported on here, it looks like your only real option for doing this at the moment is to send email or written correspondence and wait a long time for an answer.
Much gratitude to you for your note of encouragement. Sadly, we still have nothingFish Fry wrote: ↑Wed Sep 08, 2021 9:25 pmDon't give up DK. I was in the same boat and was also reaching the point of despondency. I filed online in late May 2019, received confirmation my documents were received in Balbriggan on June 6, 2019, and then ... nothing for 27 months, give or take. I finally received my confirmation of address email on August 19 and then just this morning received my congratulatory email saying my certificate has been printed and mailed. I'll believe it when I see it, but it is all looking good for me, as I am sure it will for you too, and soon.DKCalifornia wrote: ↑Mon Sep 06, 2021 7:23 pmDespondent is the exact word for my feelings right now. Still nothing at all… June 2019 application and documents confirmed in Balbriggan.
Seeing everyone else in this (now 2years and 3 months) group now getting approvals, even if mail is slow to arrive, have me feeling more like this is never going to happen. Despondent- yep. Really just need the original documents back at this point and we can give up. Sigh.
I just wish there was someone we could talk to. It’s the complete wall of silence that makes this beyond frustrating. We will keep waiting and hope that phone lines open soon. I appreciate you and everyone on this forum for being here. It’s the only thing that has eased the frustration over the past 2 years! Thank you, thank you, thank you all!Congratulations! You have given me a renewed hope that we may soon hear some news. You certainly deserved to hear before me (June 2019 confirmation). Maybe this actually will happen after all? So happy for you!Countrychicken wrote: ↑Fri Sep 10, 2021 7:53 pmWell. I’m a newbie but have been following all you news in the hopes mine will get sorted soon and now can confirm the following:
application : 30th May 2019
Confirmation docs received: 4th June 2019
Confirmation of address email: 16th August 2021
Congratulations email : 10 September 2021
Cert received: TBC
So 28 months altogether and if I hadn’t chased I don’t think I would still have received anything! Don’t give up!
Flatcap- Every single one of your posts keep me sane! Please keep “dominating”(lol) as I am very appreciative of the time you take to wonder, research, and share with all. Keep it upFlatcap_Julius wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 11:36 am"Julius. Since you wrote this..., The fact remains that you only put in your FBR application 3 months ago so, even before Brexit or Covid, would still have had at least 12 months waiting in the queue. Yet you've taken up residence here, filling every page with posts, most of which are your own campaign and don't actually provide any assistance or information to users with the FBR application process. With regards to your campaign to put pressure on the Irish Government to allocate more resource to FBR processing, I think most of us realise it's just naïve. Like you, I listened to the RTE radio phone-in show but what I heard were lots of frustrated Irish citizens complaining about the problems they are having with the processing of their passport applications or renewals. FBR was not mentioned once. There is no political pressure from Irish voters over FBR because it is of negligible importance to them, unlike the processing of their own passports.
I'm sure that, regardless of what I or anyone else says, you are going to spend the next 2 years filling these pages with your abstract thoughts. So can I make one small request:...."
I can absolutely cut them short, and take this point, and some others, on board. That said, I do not appreciate the tone of your post which manages to be both condescending and patronising at the same time. When I joined this forum several weeks ago I was bordering on the hysterical, and yes, probably naive on certain points. Thanks to the people on this forum and also to my own enquiries I have learnt a lot about the FBR process and the DFA's modus operandi. Having been to Dublin, visited their offices and seen first-hand what is happening in Ireland has crystallised certain things, thereby bringing my vision more sharply into focus. Far from naive and abstract, I probably see things about as clearly as anyone can with the information currently available - much of which was not easily come by. I will not list all the things I have done to inform, assist and encourage people, as the posts are there and speak for themselves. IF I were in it only for myself I would not have bothered to share these. Some of the things I have done and the questions I have asked have not even been done by the people whose rightful job it is to do them! FBR is a thorny wood for many and each applicant has their reasons for applying, and I have mine. I understand and accept that I will have to wait some considerable time, and rightly so given how long others have been waiting and also given their more pressing circumstances in some cases. I do not need reminding as to when I applied - I am perfectly aware of this, thank you. Though somewhat resigned to waiting, this does not mean that we cannot question certain points purported by the DFA. I know from experience that politicians are not to be trusted, and although Irish politicians appear to be of a slightly higher calibre, the bar is set generally very low. If you do not wish to read what to consider to be my "naive and abstract thoughts", then you are quite free not to read them. Good day to you.
For those that don’t want to read Flatcap’s post just keep scrolling! It’s pretty straightforward…
