** ALL ** Passport Queries take.two. **! Mod-note in post#1288

Losing hope here. On to them again this morning. The girl I was speaking to said she'll do all she can to move it along but no guarantees etc.

We posted on the 13th and docs were noted on tracker received 16th which was a Saturday . They were updated on tracker on Easter Sunday 17th to processing . Then nothing until yesterday sent to print

I'm delighted for you Prospector1989! So what was that turnaround in totally for you? Did the passport office contact the TD first? Do you think the TD helped in it moving? Mine moved from “Processing application- We have received your supporting documents. We are now verifying these documents.” TO  “Processing application - Your application is being processed” so i am still holding on hope!!

This arrived in the post this morning. So we're good to go now.

I can't say if these are the proper postal addresses, or which of these three offices is the one you need, but the actual locations of the buildings are as follows:

The Passport Office, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Knockmaun House, 42-47 Mount St. Lower, Dublin 2, D02 TN83.

The Passport Office, Fingal Bay Business Park, Harry Reynolds Road, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, K32 H425.

The Passport Office, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Irish Life Building, 1A South Mall, Cork, T12 TA46.

I was going to give you the old Molesworth St address which I was familiar with, but after checking I was surprised to find that it is no longer there, and has moved to Mount St. Lower. It seems I was years out of date.

This attachment is an address which I was given recently, intended for returning the form signed by a Garda for a child's passport. It would translate as:

The Passport Service, Guardian's Consent Form, P.O. Box 13437, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin.

I don't know if this P.O. Box number is specifically for those forms only, or if it is a general P. O. Box for all passport matters.

So sorry to hear that your passport didn't come on time :( ... May I ask - when did you apply for your first time infant passport? ... I have also applied for one and the estimated date for completion is 26/5/22. Not hopeful of receiving it on time.

As far as I can tell, from reading the Passport Application site, they tell you that your supporting documents will be returned to you separately from the passports and not until about 20 days after you get the new passports. That's why we didn't send our current UK passports but instead sent copies of them, certified by a solicitor, as we didn't want to be left with no passport whatever, possibly for months. The 4th of May is our estimated issue date but our witness hasn't been contacted yet. Other people on here say that all witnesses are contacted so I can't see the estimated issue date being met in our case.

Yes, I'm hoping the certified copy of the passport will be ok as it does say you can submit photo id certified by a solicitor. However, it does clearly say you must submit the full original civil birth certificate.

The progress bar of my application is nearer the end than the beginning but, from all I've read on here, I believe that doesn't mean much. You would think that Stage 3 of the process, which is called Processing Application (We have received your supporting documents. We are now verifying these documents) would be the stage at which they would be checking all the documents you've sent and getting in touch with you if they weren't happy with them. And logically, then, stage 4, which is called Processing Application (Your application is being processed) would be something like them uploading your accepted documents onto their systems to get ready for printing. But I've seen people on here say that theirs got to stage 4 and then they were contacted to say they needed different documents. And some people here have said that one of the last things they do is contact your witness. Anyway, there's not much we can do about it but wait.

Hi Homer1982, sorry to hear you are so stressed, in the same boat in regards to my travel dates versus my due date. I guess they will be closed till Tuesday now, but if you just keep calling the number on Tuesday until you hear a male voice (the female one just says to call back) I just literally sit there re-dailing until I hear him and then just wait in the que. Feel that can be better than the webchat. Tell them your dates , they will note them & hopefully escalate it for you. I have tried the TDs too....it can't hurt as it's just a form they fill in seemingly. I have everything crossed for you.

Thanks Bindyboo, I'll just have to harrass them all day Tuesday. I'm not confident really but hopefully I'm wrong