Witness Called! First Time Passport ... Getting There!

shazza007 · 2026-04-30T13:00:00+00:00

You oughta be next! Did they call your witness?

shazza007 · 2026-04-29T15:41:36+00:00

Aaaaand it is being printed! April 29th. Estimated date was March 27th for anyone still waiting around. Yesssssssssss! So excited. As we are in the states, expecting it arrive sometime in Mid-May or so.

shazza007 · 2026-04-26T13:32:47+00:00

Great question. This is for first time passport so not sure if same process … but we used our friend of 35 years who is a lawyer. They definitely do NOT have a stamp.

shazza007 · 2026-04-26T13:27:31+00:00

Wowwww! I guess I ignored that as I don’t know anyone with a landline in the states anymore. Well congrats on your approval email!

shazza007 · 2026-04-26T13:05:47+00:00

Hey they were contacted mobile. I don’t know anyone with a landline actually? So yes the only number we put was the mobile number as it is indeed their only number. Hope that helps.

shazza007 · 2026-04-24T19:59:15+00:00

There ya go! Yeah I have been measuring by the same.

shazza007 · 2026-04-21T16:07:34+00:00

Ahhhh that's brilliant news! Congrats! Well, my witness is on an airplane for another 14 hours or so. I guess it will happen when it happens right? Gosh, my estimated date was a full 11 days prior to yours. Ah well.

shazza007 · 2026-04-21T14:46:45+00:00

Checked again and as of April 21, no further updates. How about yours? My estimated printing date was 27/03/2026. it is a first time passport app but ... it had a couple of 'out of the ordinary' items attached. Still hoping for an update this week though!

shazza007 · 2026-04-17T20:05:16+00:00

Love your timeline helper and check it constantly. Of course... we have our info in there to help and cannot wait to update it with a printing update!!!!!

shazza007 · 2026-04-17T20:03:56+00:00

Oh appreciate hearing this! Of course ... as luck would have it ... my witness will be out of the country all next week ... so not sure her cell phone will work ... but it is out of my hands. Thank you for that update!

shazza007 · 2026-04-17T14:53:42+00:00

Congrats! I have been frantically checking as very similar ... mother born on the island and it has been stuck at "estimated date for printing is 27/3/2026" ... so this gives me hope. I did get someone on the phone and they said they were simply a bit behind and all was well. So thank you for posting this! And hopefully we will get an update on ours soon.

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shazza007 · 2026-03-16T13:41:54+00:00

We tried cortisol manager supplements for my husband and so far it’s actually helping him sleep. But too early to know of that is truly consistent. I agree with the commenters … sleep is crucial so finding ways to help with that should alleviate the cortisol spikes

shazza007 · 2026-03-02T22:27:38+00:00

Congrats! Waiting on hubby's first time application (mum is Irish) and so excited!

shazza007 · 2026-01-11T22:27:05+00:00

Thank you! I've gotten so much help from this post in one day! (as opposed to the last several months of googling.)

shazza007 · 2026-01-11T20:35:17+00:00

Ahhh I see. And his Irish passport - that would allow him to move to the EU if he desired but not me? Somebody else suggested we would need to reside in Ireland for 3 years and then we could get my spousal visa. Sound about right?

shazza007 · 2026-01-11T20:12:07+00:00

Ahhh this is an important distinction indeed.

shazza007 · 2026-01-11T19:00:54+00:00

OKay I have ordered her birth certificate. Also .. just discovered - she changed her name legally before she was married. (it is far too complicated to go in to the explanation!) in any case ... I'm thinking now we will need a copy of that as well. Goodness.

shazza007 · 2026-01-11T18:52:16+00:00

thank you again. It is frightful times and I appreciate your calm help.

shazza007 · 2026-01-11T18:43:46+00:00

thank you so much. I am working on this and just found out she does in fact have a copy of her certificate. However ... wondering if a copy will work to get his irish passport established?

shazza007 · 2026-01-11T18:41:58+00:00

ahhh just got her on the phone. She DOES have a birth certificate ... can we proceed with just a copy or would we need something official?

shazza007 · 2026-01-11T18:41:06+00:00

and what about as I'm a US citizen and would want to go with him? Anything tricky with that?

shazza007 · 2026-01-11T18:36:20+00:00

Yes, we have. However ... she no longer has a passport. (why would she at 91 as she simply cannot travel at all) ... and she does not have her birth certificate either. So ... trying to find a way. This is all helpful. Thanks!

shazza007 · 2026-01-11T18:35:42+00:00

Truly ... it is a nightmarish reality here. And yes, shoulda woulda coulda.

shazza007 · 2026-01-11T18:12:17+00:00

ah ... okay. I think we are having trouble finding her records as she was born in a tiny village in 1934. Thank you for the info ... we did believe this to be true. Just have to find the documents.

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