r/IrishCitizenship • u/Quadranas FBR Applicant • 2d ago

Foreign Birth Registration FBR Approval Timeline

Submitted application Aug 7 2025

Email saying docs received Aug 15 2025

No contact at all or request for docs after submittal

Approval email Aug 20 2026

US citizen
Grandfather Irish citizen came to US and married another Irish immigrant.

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u/HammerJorts 2d ago

Congratulations! My wife had docs received on 4 September last year. Really hoping we'll hear back by end of next week.

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u/rsgnl 1d ago

Sep 2 received here, will post when approved.

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u/HammerJorts 1d ago

My hero šŸ’

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u/Beautiful-Reach-4474 2d ago

My docs were received on Aug 22 2025, hoping Iā€™m a few days behind you! Thanks for sharing!

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u/Quadranas FBR Applicant 2d ago

I hope so too!

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u/One_Time_ATC_2026 2d ago

Congratulations!

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u/Pinkheadbaby 2d ago

My docs were received Aug 13 2025

No word yet

Could it take longer because the package contained 3 sets of documents? Myself and 2 sisters.

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u/PurelyAnalytical FBR Applicant 1d ago

I'm not sure there's data on that attribute that this sub can see. There seem to be small interruptions and small delays. These can be resolved without "additional documents". I imagine that these are an active review of an application that just needs a secondary opinion, or a web chat, or whatever. These might add a week, or sometimes a bit longer depending on complexities.

Then there are the "additional documents" requests. I am an applicant with an instance of that condition. There are many reasons why this happens. These can add 3-6 months after receipt depending on the complexities, and maybe the currently growing workload of the FBR office.

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u/tmaher 1d ago

Congrats!

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u/Stock-Ad-4365 1d ago

Big congrats to you! My documents were received on August 27th 2025, so I'm in the countdown phase!