u/firewoodrack

My town recently installed a handful of cameras. We’re a small town, so it flew under the radar in the approval process. I did a whole bunch of research via FOIA requests and made a post on our local FB page detailing what the town had purchased and things to consider. Most people were up in arms, but there is always someone asking “what are you worried about if you have nothing to hide?”

I understand apprehension towards the scooter offerings, but why don't we have the rentable e-assist bikes that these companies offer? I know Loantaka has like 5 bikes, but can't we do any better than that? I live over in Morris Plains, and it would be far more enjoyable to commute on one of these bikes.

Hello all,

Back again with a timeline report.

Generated 16 June 2026

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FBR

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Applications tracked: 1673

Completed (certificate received): 550

Average processing times (outliers over 15 months excluded):

- Application → Documents accepted: 42 days — based on 1494 applications

- Documents accepted → Congrats email: 300 days (about 9.9 months) — based on 666 applications

- Congrats email → Certificate received: 12 days — based on 535 applications

- Full journey (Application → Certificate): 335 days (about 11.0 months) — based on 328 applications

Blended forecast (Documents accepted → Congrats email):

- Community average: 9.9 months (300 days, from reported data)

- Official estimate: 12 months

- Blended forecast: 10.7 months (60% community data + 40% official estimate)

Where tracked applications currently stand:

- Reached documents accepted: 96%

- Reached address check: 37%

- Reached congrats email: 57%

- Certificate received: 33%

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PASSPORT

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Applications tracked: 470

Applied in the last 12 months: 425

First-time: 453 | Renewals: 17

Average processing times (outliers over 4 months excluded):

- Documents received → Book printing: 43 days — based on 272 applications

- Book printing → Book received: 10 days — based on 270 applications

- Witness contacted → Book printing: 5 days — based on 139 applications

- Card printing → Card received: 10 days — based on 56 applications

- Documents received → Book received (full book journey): 54 days — based on 263 applications

Top countries (applications received in the last 12 months):

1. United Kingdom — 175 (41%)
2. United States of America — 120 (28%)
3. Ireland — 54 (13%)
4. Canada — 26 (6%)
5. Australia — 22 (5%)
6. Switzerland — 4 (1%)
7. New Zealand — 4 (1%)
8. Spain — 3 (1%)
9. South Korea — 2 (0%)
10. France — 2 (0%)

Average wait by country (Documents received → Book received):

- United Kingdom: 46 days (about 1.5 months) — based on 104 applications

- United States of America: 63 days (about 2.1 months) — based on 90 applications

- Ireland: 31 days (about 1.0 months) — based on 28 applications

- Canada: 74 days (about 2.4 months) — based on 18 applications

- Australia: 76 days (about 2.5 months) — based on 8 applications

- New Zealand: 50 days (about 1.6 months) — based on 4 applications

- Spain: 44 days (about 1.4 months) — based on 1 application

- South Korea: 143 days (about 4.7 months) — based on 1 application

- France: 43 days (about 1.4 months) — based on 1 application

Note: "United Kingdom" combines England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and older applications tagged as just "United Kingdom".

Data source: https://irish-passport-helper.replit.app/

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Hello all,

I pushed a bigger-than-usual update to the passport timeline. If your application gets deferred for whatever reason (photo issues, extra docs, etc), you can now add those details and the new estimated print date. This update also added a deferred application analytics section.

There are some formatting issues I need to handle, but I wanted to push the update sooner rather than later to capture the data.

Happy trails!

I need some masonry done, and I am having trouble getting a contractor to show up or return calls. I have tried 2 guys so far that have been highly recommended, yet can't seem to nail them down. The first dragged things on for months before he stopped returning calls. Now this second guy said he'd show up, but didn't on the day we agreed, and now won't answer the phone.

The spring is usually a busy time for the passport office, and this spring is proving to be quite a busy one. There is apparently quite a backlog. If you have not heard anything from the passport office and your tracker just says "processing," you are just in it for however long it takes.

I have linked the passport timeline (as always). Please explore it, filter by your country, etc. and please contribute your timeline information. More data = better results.