Application Timeline Passport for: Adult Application Type: New Method of application: Online (overseas / from outside the UK) Date of application: 13.04.16 Date application received by IPS: 18.04.16 Location of IPS Office involved: Durham Date of return of documents: 25.04.16 Date of receipt of inte...

your certificate will only be dated when after you take your oath. please,i need advice on what to do since the home office have refused to do my passport because of no evidence of address of which i had sent enough with my application. thanks, Keji! well, I haven't applied for passport yet, but wh...

your certificate will only be dated when after you take your oath. please,i need advice on what to do since the home office have refused to do my passport because of no evidence of address of which i had sent enough with my application. thanks, Keji! well, I haven't applied for passport yet, but wh...

An enquiry to ones who have already attended the citizenship ceremony: which is the date stamped on your certificate? Is this the citizenship ceremony date? I am asking because I will have my ceremony next week and, as I will need British passport soon, I would like to send the passport application ...

nk148 wrote:When did you apply? How long after the approval letter you got the email?

Thanks,

they received my application on January 11st and got the e-mail 8 days after receiving the approval letter.

Hi, I applied for a citizenship back in early November but still waiting for a decision. A few days ago I got an email from UKVI asking me to fill out a short survey about the service. The email does not say whether a decision has been made or not, only that "The aim of this survey is to find ...

Hey guys, I live in Brazil and will apply for my first British passport soon. I was reading about the countersignature to overseas applicants and got the following information: "Your countersignatory must have a current British, Irish or other EU, US or Commonwealth passport." The problem ...

JJL wrote:

bright_star wrote:Guys who have already applied for passport, any news about it?

Hi Bright Star

I applied on a Tuesday and received my passport the following week Wednesday. It is so quick.

thanks for your reply, JJL.

did you have a British countersignatory?

hey guys, my timeline is pretty similar to yours, but i applied using UKF form. i've got the approval letter saying i shouldnt e-mail them before 12 weeks. so, i am a bit confused, because the deadline to attend the ceremony is 12 weeks.

Guys who have already applied for passport, any news about it? unfortunately none yet. I intend to mail them in the week ahead though cos they said you can contact them after 4weeks. sincerely ,everything about the UK system sucks. :( it seems its practically impossible to have a stress free applic...

Guys who have already applied for passport, any news about it?

Oh great! I've just checked the table Keji sent showing the supporting documents to passport application. it seems they changed the rules making possible to send copies of our passports which is great! ps. as UKF applicants, in passport application, we don't need a countersignatory? Antsmall, i feel...

hi all, just a short query... i got biometrics letter on 02.02.16, but without my documents. i was going through your posts and some people got their documents back with biometrics letter. should i e-mail them about my documents or it is normal receiving biometrics letter without the supporting doc...

hi all, just a short query... i got biometrics letter on 02.02.16, but without my documents. i was going through your posts and some people got their documents back with biometrics letter. should i e-mail them about my documents or it is normal receiving biometrics letter without the supporting docu...

I'm super happy about Keji and Ceelocsta :D :D :D :D :D !!!!! Hoping we all have positive answers soon. Both of you applied from overseas? Update in my application: biometrics done - 3/2/16 Thanks bright_star, yours is on the way. Yea,I applied from Nigeria ,first week in August, biometrics - Nov e...

I'm super happy about Keji and Ceelocsta !!!!! Hoping we all have positive answers soon.

Both of you applied from overseas?

Update in my application: biometrics done - 3/2/16

bfrenchfry and antsmall, thanks for your answers. I am less nervous now. It sounds a bit messy, but I hope we succeed in the end.

Hey guys, just received a letter from home office saying my application "raises exceptionally complex issues", so it will take more than 6 months to be processed!!?? I read it is not uncommon, but I am worried and can't understand which complex issues my application raises. My father was B...

Guys!!!!! I just got back my passport from Liverpool! My application is still being processed but now I can fly to Canada to do my biometrics. In case you're wondering how: 1) I called 011443001232253 multiple times to request it back 2) I was told to fill out the passport return form here https://...

Morning guys I have some great news - i have recieved my letter of approvel dated 16th January on friday 22nd january ! I initially sumbmited my application some time in november and did my biometrics sometimes in december. In the letter of approval they said they would write back within 2 weeks in...

CR001 wrote:Are you aware that the application for a passport from abroad can take 6 to 12 months.

CR001, in these cases, it would be recommendable to travel to UK as a tourist and apply from there?

Hi all, I am making an application from outside the UK. The guide says, if I want my documents to be returned in a safer way, I should send, with my application, the royal mail special delivery envelope. However, I live in Brazil, so I am not sure if the royal mail special delivery is also guaranted...

CR001 wrote:Members and users in this thread should please take note of point 5 in the Terms & Conditions of the Forum (click)

The forum is very public and open to genuine users and spammers.

Oh, I am sorry, CR001!

bright_star, saw that you sent me a private message, but when I try to read it here is what happens: "You are not authorised to read private messages." Can you email me at email address removed by moderator ? Hey Ana, thanks for your reply. Sent u an email yesterday. My email is email add...

torikelly91 wrote:As long as it's a certified translation it should be fine.
I had my marriage certificate translated the embassy of the country where I married and it was accepted no problem.

Thanks, torikelly91!

Yes, it's a certified translation.