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First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by DAFL » Thu Dec 22, 2022 9:10 am

Online application: 06 Dec 2022
Documents posted: 06 Dec 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): 07 Dec 2022
Documents Received: 07 Dec 2022
Status - verifying documents: 07 Dec 2022
Status - application processing: 15 Dec 2022
Status - printing: 16 Dec 2022
Status - dispatched: 16 Dec 2022
Date Received (passport book): 17 Dec 2022
Date Received (passport card): 22 Dec 2022
Documents Returned: 22 Dec 2022

Estimated issue date: 09 Jan 2023

Very efficient.

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by NPLC » Thu Dec 22, 2022 12:51 pm

NPLC wrote:
Sat Dec 17, 2022 12:33 pm
NPLC wrote:
Fri Dec 16, 2022 9:20 pm
Online Application: 05 Dec 2022
Documents Posted: 06 Dec 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): 07 Dec 2022
Status - Processing: Now Verifying Documents 07 Dec 2022
Processing Application: Your Application Is Being Processed 15 Dec 2022
Passport Book Printing/Dispatched: 16 Dec 2022
Passport Card Printing: 16 Dec 2022
Passport Received: 17 Dec 2022
Passport Card Received:
Documents Returned: 22 Dec 2022

Estimated Issue Date: 09 Jan 2023

Couldn't believe the speed at which DFA worked on my first time Passport application!

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by TheCalling2022 » Thu Dec 22, 2022 2:28 pm

TheCalling2022 wrote:
Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:06 pm
Online Application: Dec 07
Document submitted: Dec 07
Documents received and under verifying: Dec 09
Application is being processed: Dec 15
Passport book printed: Dec 21
Passport book dispatched: Dec 21
Passport book received: Dec 22
Passport card printed: Dec 22
Passport card dispatched:
Passport card received:
Documents returned:

Estimated issue date: Jan 11, 2023
The efficiency is really out of my expectation. :D

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by NPLC » Fri Dec 23, 2022 2:32 pm

NPLC wrote:
Thu Dec 22, 2022 12:51 pm
NPLC wrote:
Sat Dec 17, 2022 12:33 pm
NPLC wrote:
Fri Dec 16, 2022 9:20 pm
Online Application: 05 Dec 2022
Documents Posted: 06 Dec 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): 07 Dec 2022
Status - Processing: Now Verifying Documents 07 Dec 2022
Processing Application: Your Application Is Being Processed 15 Dec 2022
Passport Book Printing/Dispatched: 16 Dec 2022
Passport Card Printing: 16 Dec 2022
Passport Received: 17 Dec 2022
Passport Card Received: 23 Dec 2022
Documents Returned: 22 Dec 2022

Estimated Issue Date: 09 Jan 2023

Couldn't believe the speed at which DFA worked on my first time Passport application!

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by dballing » Tue Jan 03, 2023 2:18 pm

Online application: 22 Dec 2022
Documents posted: 23 Dec 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): 24 Dec 2022
Status - Processing: Now Verifying Documents: 03 Jan 2023
Status - Processing Application:
Status - Printing:
Status - Dispatched:
Date Received (passport book):
Date Received (passport card):
Documents Returned:
Date Received (Documents):
Estimated Delivery Date: 31 Jan 2023

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by TheCalling2022 » Thu Jan 05, 2023 12:35 pm

TheCalling2022 wrote:
Thu Dec 22, 2022 2:28 pm
TheCalling2022 wrote:
Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:06 pm
Online Application: Dec 07
Document submitted: Dec 07
Documents received and under verifying: Dec 09
Application is being processed: Dec 15
Passport book printed: Dec 21
Passport book dispatched: Dec 21
Passport book received: Dec 22
Passport card printed: Dec 22
Passport card dispatched: pending
Passport card received: pending
Documents returned: Jan 05, 2023

Estimated issue date: Jan 11, 2023

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by XiMi » Sat Jan 07, 2023 2:33 am

Online Application: 05 Dec 2022
Documents Posted: 06 Dec 2022
Documents Delivered to DFA using AnPost: 07 Dec 2022
Status: Verifying Supporting Documents 07 Dec 2022
Status: Application is being processed 19 Dec 2022
Printing: 21 Dec 2022
Estimated Issue Date: 09 Jan 2023
Passport Received: 23 Dec 2022
Passport Card Received: 04 Jan 2023
Return Of Documents: 05 Jan 2023

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by vzlanfrog » Mon Jan 09, 2023 9:56 pm

Online Application: Dec 15 2022
Document Posted: Dec 19 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): Dec 20 2022
Status - Verifying documents: Dec 22 2022
Processing application: Jan 9 2023
Printing:
Estimated Issue Date: 23 Jan 2023
Passport Received:
Passport Card Received:
Return Of Documents:

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by TheCalling2022 » Wed Jan 11, 2023 11:55 am

TheCalling2022 wrote:
Thu Jan 05, 2023 12:35 pm
TheCalling2022 wrote:
Thu Dec 22, 2022 2:28 pm
TheCalling2022 wrote:
Mon Dec 19, 2022 10:06 pm
Online Application: Dec 07
Document submitted: Dec 07
Documents received and under verifying: Dec 09
Application is being processed: Dec 15
Passport book printed: Dec 21
Passport book dispatched: Dec 21
Passport book received: Dec 22
Passport card printed: Dec 22
Passport card dispatched: Jan 10
Passport card received: Jan 11
Documents returned: Jan 05, 2023

Estimated issue date: Jan 11, 2023
Happy ending. Best luck to everyone.

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by dballing » Wed Jan 11, 2023 5:23 pm

dballing wrote:
Tue Jan 03, 2023 2:18 pm
Online application: 22 Dec 2022
Documents posted: 23 Dec 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): 24 Dec 2022
Status - Processing: Now Verifying Documents: 03 Jan 2023
Status - Processing Application: 11 Jan 2023
Status - Printing:
Status - Dispatched:
Date Received (passport book):
Date Received (passport card):
Documents Returned:
Date Received (Documents):
Estimated Delivery Date: 31 Jan 2023

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by vzlanfrog » Thu Jan 12, 2023 1:07 pm

Online Application: Dec 15 2022
Document Posted: Dec 19 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): Dec 20 2022
Status - Verifying documents: Dec 22 2022
Processing application: Jan 9 2023

12 Jan 2023: received email that they need the garda vetting to be resubmitted because apparently the garda station did not process this correctly and there is no entry for it in the garda log book :-(

Printing:
Estimated Issue Date: 23 Jan 2023
Passport Received:
Passport Card Received:
Return Of Documents:

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by siseñor » Fri Jan 13, 2023 1:27 pm

Online application: 10 Dec 2022
Documents posted: 12 Dec 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): 13 Dec 2022
Status - Verifying Documents: 14 Dec 2022
Status - Processing Application: 23 Dec 2022
Status - Passport Book Printing: 13 Jan 2023

Estimated Delivery Date: 16 Jan 2023

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by vzlanfrog » Fri Jan 13, 2023 5:43 pm

Online Application: Dec 15 2022
Document Posted: Dec 19 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): Dec 20 2022
Status - Verifying documents: Dec 22 2022
Status - Processing application: Jan 9 2023

12 Jan 2023: received email that they need the garda vetting to be resubmitted because apparently the garda station did not process this correctly and there is no entry for it in the garda log book :-(
13 Jan 2023: submitted the identify verification form after it's been signed by a Gardai again, hopefully this time they did it right

Printing:
Estimated Issue Date: 23 Jan 2023
Passport Received:
Passport Card Received:
Return Of Documents:

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by vzlanfrog » Mon Jan 16, 2023 8:31 pm

Online Application: Dec 15 2022
Document Posted: Dec 19 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): Dec 20 2022
Status - Verifying documents: Dec 22 2022
Status - Processing application: Jan 9 2023

12 Jan 2023: received email that they need the garda vetting to be resubmitted because apparently the garda station did not process this correctly and there is no entry for it in the garda log book :-(
13 Jan 2023: submitted the identify verification form after it's been signed by a Gardai again, hopefully this time they did it right

Status - Verifying documents (again): Jan 16 2023
Printing:
Estimated Issue Date: 23 Jan 2023
Passport Received:
Passport Card Received:
Return Of Documents:

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by vzlanfrog » Wed Jan 18, 2023 1:15 pm

Online Application: Dec 15 2022
Document Posted: Dec 19 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): Dec 20 2022
Status - Verifying documents: Dec 22 2022
Status - Processing application: Jan 9 2023

12 Jan 2023: received email that they need the garda vetting to be resubmitted because apparently the garda station did not process this correctly and there is no entry for it in the garda log book :-(
13 Jan 2023: submitted the identify verification form after it's been signed by a Gardai again, hopefully this time they did it right

Status - Verifying documents (again): Jan 16 2023
Return of original passport and documents: Jan 18 2023
Printing:
Estimated Issue Date: Updated to 7 Fed 2023 :-(
Passport Received:
Passport Card Received:
Return Of Documents:

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by dballing » Wed Jan 18, 2023 6:28 pm

dballing wrote:
Wed Jan 11, 2023 5:23 pm
Application #1 (me):
Online application: 22 Dec 2022
Documents posted: 23 Dec 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): 24 Dec 2022
Status - Processing: Now Verifying Documents: 03 Jan 2023
Status - Processing Application: 11 Jan 2023
Status - Passport Book Printing:
Status - Dispatched:
Date Received (passport book):
Date Received (passport card):
Documents Returned:
Date Received (Documents):
Estimated Delivery Date: 31 Jan 2023

Application #2 (spouse):
Online application: 22 Dec 2022
Documents posted: 23 Dec 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): 24 Dec 2022
Status - Processing: Now Verifying Documents: 03 Jan 2023
Status - Processing Application: 11 Jan 2023
Status - Passport Book Printing: 18 Jan 2023
Status - Dispatched:
Date Received (passport book):
Date Received (passport card):
Documents Returned:
Date Received (Documents):
Estimated Delivery Date: 31 Jan 2023

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by siseñor » Thu Jan 19, 2023 9:26 am

Online application: 10 Dec 2022
Documents posted: 12 Dec 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): 13 Dec 2022
Status - Verifying Documents: 14 Dec 2022
Status - Processing Application: 23 Dec 2022
Status - Passport Book Printing: 13 Jan 2023
Status - Passport Book Dispatched: 13 Jan 2023
Status - Passport Card Printing: 13 Jan 2023

Passport book received: 16/Jan/2023
Documents returned: 17/Jan/2023

Estimated Delivery Date: 16 Jan 2023


Finally done. 2 years and 6 months in total. Thanks to everyone on here for sharing, definitely this forum has made the experience much more bearable. Best wishes to everyone.

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by dballing » Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:36 am

dballing wrote:
Wed Jan 18, 2023 6:28 pm
dballing wrote:
Wed Jan 11, 2023 5:23 pm
Application #1 (me):
Online application: 22 Dec 2022
Documents posted: 23 Dec 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): 24 Dec 2022
Status - Processing: Now Verifying Documents: 03 Jan 2023
Status - Processing Application: 11 Jan 2023
Status - Passport Book Printing: 19 Jan 2023
Status - Dispatched:
Date Received (passport book):
Date Received (passport card):
Documents Returned:
Date Received (Documents):
Estimated Delivery Date: 31 Jan 2023

Application #2 (spouse):
Online application: 22 Dec 2022
Documents posted: 23 Dec 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): 24 Dec 2022
Status - Processing: Now Verifying Documents: 03 Jan 2023
Status - Processing Application: 11 Jan 2023
Status - Passport Book Printing: 18 Jan 2023
Status - Dispatched:
Date Received (passport book):
Date Received (passport card):
Documents Returned:
Date Received (Documents):
Estimated Delivery Date: 31 Jan 2023

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by vzlanfrog » Thu Jan 19, 2023 10:43 pm

Online Application: Dec 15 2022
Document Posted: Dec 19 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): Dec 20 2022
Status - Verifying documents: Dec 22 2022
Status - Processing application: Jan 9 2023

12 Jan 2023: received email that they need the garda vetting to be resubmitted because apparently the garda station did not process this correctly and there is no entry for it in the garda log book :-(
13 Jan 2023: submitted the identify verification form after it's been signed by a Gardai again, hopefully this time they did it right

Status - Verifying documents (again): Jan 16 2023
Return of original passport and documents: Jan 18 2023
Status - processing application (again): Jan 19 2023
Printing:
Passport Received:
Passport Card Received:
Estimated Issue Date: Initially Jan 23 2023 ; Updated to 7 Feb 2023 :-(

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by dballing » Fri Jan 20, 2023 1:46 pm

dballing wrote:
Fri Jan 20, 2023 12:53 pm
dballing wrote:
Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:36 am
dballing wrote:
Wed Jan 18, 2023 6:28 pm
dballing wrote:
Wed Jan 11, 2023 5:23 pm
Application #1 (me):
Online application: 22 Dec 2022
Documents posted: 23 Dec 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): 24 Dec 2022
Status - Processing: Now Verifying Documents: 03 Jan 2023
Status - Processing Application: 11 Jan 2023
Status - Passport Book Printing: 19 Jan 2023
Status - Passport Card Printing: 20 Jan 2023
Date Received (passport book): 20 Jan 2023
Date Received (passport card):
Documents Returned:
Date Received (Documents):
Estimated Delivery Date: 31 Jan 2023

Application #2 (spouse):
Online application: 22 Dec 2022
Documents posted: 23 Dec 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): 24 Dec 2022
Status - Processing: Now Verifying Documents: 03 Jan 2023
Status - Processing Application: 11 Jan 2023
Status - Passport Book Printing: 18 Jan 2023
Status - Passport Card Printing: 20 Jan 2023
Date Received (passport book): 20 Jan 2023
Date Received (passport card):
Documents Returned:
Date Received (Documents): 20 Jan 2023
Estimated Delivery Date: 31 Jan 2023

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by dballing » Mon Jan 23, 2023 12:11 pm

dballing wrote:
Fri Jan 20, 2023 1:46 pm
dballing wrote:
Fri Jan 20, 2023 12:53 pm
dballing wrote:
Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:36 am
dballing wrote:
Wed Jan 18, 2023 6:28 pm
dballing wrote:
Wed Jan 11, 2023 5:23 pm
Application #1 (me):
Online application: 22 Dec 2022
Documents posted: 23 Dec 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): 24 Dec 2022
Status - Processing: Now Verifying Documents: 03 Jan 2023
Status - Processing Application: 11 Jan 2023
Status - Passport Book Printing: 19 Jan 2023
Status - Passport Card Printing: 20 Jan 2023
Date Received (passport book): 20 Jan 2023
Date Received (passport card):
Date Received (Documents): 23 Jan 2023
Estimated Delivery Date: 31 Jan 2023

Application #2 (spouse):
Online application: 22 Dec 2022
Documents posted: 23 Dec 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): 24 Dec 2022
Status - Processing: Now Verifying Documents: 03 Jan 2023
Status - Processing Application: 11 Jan 2023
Status - Passport Book Printing: 18 Jan 2023
Status - Passport Card Printing: 20 Jan 2023
Date Received (passport book): 20 Jan 2023
Date Received (passport card):
Date Received (Documents): 20 Jan 2023
Estimated Delivery Date: 31 Jan 2023

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by dballing » Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:44 pm

dballing wrote:
Mon Jan 23, 2023 12:11 pm
dballing wrote:
Fri Jan 20, 2023 1:46 pm
dballing wrote:
Fri Jan 20, 2023 12:53 pm
dballing wrote:
Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:36 am
dballing wrote:
Wed Jan 18, 2023 6:28 pm
dballing wrote:
Wed Jan 11, 2023 5:23 pm
Application #1 (me):
Online application: 22 Dec 2022
Documents posted: 23 Dec 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): 24 Dec 2022
Status - Processing: Now Verifying Documents: 03 Jan 2023
Status - Processing Application: 11 Jan 2023
Status - Passport Book Printing: 19 Jan 2023
Status - Passport Card Printing: 20 Jan 2023
Date Received (passport book): 20 Jan 2023
Date Received (passport card): 25 Jan 2023
Date Received (Documents): 23 Jan 2023
Estimated Delivery Date: 31 Jan 2023

Application #2 (spouse):
Online application: 22 Dec 2022
Documents posted: 23 Dec 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): 24 Dec 2022
Status - Processing: Now Verifying Documents: 03 Jan 2023
Status - Processing Application: 11 Jan 2023
Status - Passport Book Printing: 18 Jan 2023
Status - Passport Card Printing: 20 Jan 2023
Date Received (passport book): 20 Jan 2023
Date Received (passport card): 25 Jan 2023
Date Received (Documents): 20 Jan 2023
Estimated Delivery Date: 31 Jan 2023
And we're done here. Thanks, and good luck to everyone else!

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by GoingBackBackToEire » Thu Feb 02, 2023 7:08 pm

FBR cert received: 31 Oct 2022
Online application: 2/11/2022
Supporting Documents received: 10/11/2022
Application Processing: 10/11/2022
Application Processing 29/11/2022
Witness Contacted: 2/12/2022
Passport Book Printing: 5/12/2022
Passport Book Dispatched: 7/12/2022
Passport Book Received: 16/12/2022
Passport Card Printing: 9/12/2022
Passport Card Dispatched: 5-01-2023
Passport Card Received: 31-01-2023
Supporting Documents Returned: 10/12/2022
Estimated issue date: 8/12/2022

Passport card was slow. Long time between when they said it was mailed and when it showed up in the An Post tracking system. 20 days.
But it eventually arrived and all is well.

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by vzlanfrog » Tue Feb 07, 2023 7:46 pm

Online Application: Dec 15 2022
Document Posted: Dec 19 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): Dec 20 2022
Status - Verifying documents: Dec 22 2022
Status - Processing application: Jan 9 2023

12 Jan 2023: received email that they need the garda vetting to be resubmitted because apparently the garda station did not process this correctly and there is no entry for it in the garda log book :-(
13 Jan 2023: submitted the identify verification form after it's been signed by a Gardai again, hopefully this time they did it right

Status - Verifying documents (again): Jan 16 2023
Return of original passport and documents: Jan 18 2023
Status - processing application (again): Jan 19 2023
Printing: February 3rd 2023
Passport Received:
Passport Card Received:
Estimated Issue Date: Initially Jan 23 2023 ; Updated to 7 Feb 2023 :-(

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Re: First Time Passport Application Timelines - 2022

Post by vzlanfrog » Wed Feb 08, 2023 7:09 pm

Online Application: Dec 15 2022
Document Posted: Dec 19 2022
Documents Delivered (AnPost): Dec 20 2022
Status - Verifying documents: Dec 22 2022
Status - Processing application: Jan 9 2023

12 Jan 2023: received email that they need the garda vetting to be resubmitted because apparently the garda station did not process this correctly and there is no entry for it in the garda log book :-(
13 Jan 2023: submitted the identify verification form after it's been signed by a Gardai again, hopefully this time they did it right

Status - Verifying documents (again): Jan 16 2023
Return of original passport and documents: Jan 18 2023
Status - processing application (again): Jan 19 2023
Printing: February 3rd 2023
Passport Received: February 8th 2023
Passport Card Received:
Estimated Issue Date: Initially Jan 23 2023 ; Updated to 7 Feb 2023

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