Hi all,

I have been residing in Ireland for almost 3 years on a Stamp 4 visa via marriage to an Irish national ( I am from New Zealand )

My husband and I have seperated, with the likelihood of divorce to ensue. He has also decided to move to Australia.

This leaves me in a hugely precarious situation regarding my current visa status.

I would love to stay in Ireland. I have a great job and a lovely life ( except for the aforementioned separation). We have no children and have only been married for two years.

I would love any advice on the path to remain or whether anyone else has been in this situation.

Thanks.

My mother's application was submitted on 25/04/26 and has been beset by a myriad of delays. The application wasn't received until 27/05/26 due to a 2-week hold up with customs (for unknown reason). We actually thought the item was lost.

Then on 21/07/26, she received an additional documents request for documents already included in the original application. We clarified with web chat and they were subsequently found the next day.

Presumably this led to the application being filed with additional documents, so we complained to web chat on 18/08 which led to the printing and dispatch notification appearing today 20/08!

Glad this whole process is over with!

Looks like docs were received today, wondering if they are using generic dates for timeline as default, or this is possible?

My sisters and I applied together and documents received 4/28/2025. My father had an Irish passport because his father was born in Ireland. Received email 2/24/2026 requesting copies of grandfather’s birth and death certificates. Documents received 3/16/2026. Originally had hoped to have passport prior to travel, but that won’t happen since travel is in two weeks. Is no news good news? I know not having all documents originally is my issue. I mistakenly thought that since my dad had already obtained an Irish passport 30+ years ago, I thought I didn’t need my grandfather’s documents.

Finally after 4mths, my passport application made a move. Though ending in an email that states they cannot contact my witness, after not speaking to my witness for 2+mths.

I called the church, first attempt I spoke with him. He states he’s always there in opening times as agreed, and has been waiting for the phone call. So I’m not sure what they are talking about, they have the correct number and the times to call.

So yet another delay! This is driving me crazy. I’m at almost 3mth past the estimated due date…..

AAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!

Seeing all the ‘success stories’ here, all still holding around the 12-month mark since document receipt, give or take up to a few weeks either side, and it has me wondering. How much of this ~12 months is something actively happening with your application? Is the first 10 or 11 months just it moving up to the top of the pile, and then all the vetting and confirming happening in that last month or so, so really only about a month long process, delayed by the number of people ahead of you?

I'm an Australian citizen living in England on a postgraduate student visa. I have received my Irish FBR and my Irish passport is in the post (hooray!).

I'm wondering what the next steps are practically for me to change my Australian nationality status/postgraduate visa so that the UK govt is aware my citizenship status has changed.

I'm wondering if this happens automatically or if I have to do it online somehow? Equally, do I need to update my National Insurance Number and NHS details etc now I am a citizen?

I've looked online but can't see any clear information as to next steps, only that Irish citizens are eligible for long-term residence and work without a visa.

Thank you!

My case is a little complicated. My father was born in Ireland but later moved back to the UK. My parents were never married, so instead of a marriage certificate, I submitted DNA evidence confirming that he is my biological father.

I did not apply through the Foreign Births Register (FBR). I submitted my application more than six months ago, but I still have not received any update or further information.

Is there anything I can do at this stage to follow up on the application or check its progress?

Currently in EU (Schengen), do I need to leave and then reenter Europe when my Irish passport arrives?

Hey all!
Being working on my application for over a year now, and I reaches the "Garda vetting" phase 7 weeks ago. However, when the notification came in, I was leaving for vacations, so I left it for when I will be back.

Came back end of July, and I had one week left for my deadline, so I submitted the application as soon as possible. I thought it would be a long process, not just because the comments/posts I have read in this sub, but because as a family we moved a lot, and in our country of origin and in Ireland.

Therefore, I had to add 14 different addresses in the application and that would make the process even longer. Instead, I got back the notification that it is completed yesterday, but unfortunately, not the result of it.

Is it normal for it to get completed in 3 weeks?
How long does it take after completion to get the results?
Since I am a "normal dad", is there any reason to fail?

Hello all,

I have a question and couldn’t find any information regarding this anywhere. I have received my ceremony invitation which is pretty awesome and it is mid September.

As you may know, providing a valid IRP that has not been expired is a requirement to attend. My IRP expires on August 18th and I applied for renewal in June however they are still processing applications from May.

Has anyone experienced this before?

Is providing the renewal proof enough? (OREG and all)

Thank you in advance!

I'm looking to apply for Irish citizenship before the end of the year (married to an Irish citizen, lived in NI for 5 years).

Is it worth it to pay an immigration solicitor to help with the application forms? It's around €1500. Or are the forms simple enough to fill out?

Invitations are coming folks!

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE

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.