That's useful to know, thanks.

The website continues to say processing is paused due to Covid, is there any reason to believe anyone is working on these applications at all?

I'm worried about the 'address confirmation' people are talking about here. I applied 23 months ago, and got an email dated October 2019 saying 'Your application and supporting documentation for your application for Foreign Birth Registration has now been received', but there's been nothing at all ...