I made it through the FBR process in 8 months from docs arrival to certificate in my hand, all went very smooth. However, getting the passport is turning out to be tricky * Got estimate 4 weeks out for when passport would be sent out, a week after that date I get an email saying they could not cont...
Here's my tale of woe. For those of you in the US, I'm afraid the shit show that is the USPS is going to be your main source of concern. I applied for my PP on Nov 4th, docs were received Nov 9th. I got my first "we can't contact your witness" around mid January, due to my dentist not bein...
Application form & Docs posted: 05/05/2023 Confirmation email: 31/05/2023 Address Verification: 07/02/2024 Congrats email: 14/02/2024 Cert received: ——- I'm in the USA and got my congrats email over a month ago (yay!) but no cert yet. When I've been checking the spreadsheet and a month is on th...
Hi everyone - looking for some recent insights. Out of curiosity does anyone know if first-time passport applications are taking longer than the 'estimated' 20 working days? :| Oh yes, they certainly are. My docs were received Nov 4th 2023. My passport book and card were issued Feb 26th 2024. I had...
Hi everyone - looking for some recent insights. Out of curiosity does anyone know if first-time passport applications are taking longer than the 'estimated' 20 working days? :| Oh yes, they certainly are. My docs were received Nov 4th 2023. My passport book and card were issued Feb 26th 2024. I had...
Hi everyone - looking for some recent insights. Out of curiosity does anyone know if first-time passport applications are taking longer than the 'estimated' 20 working days? :| Oh yes, they certainly are. My docs were received Nov 4th 2023. My passport book and card were issued Feb 26th 2024. I had...
Question about additional documents/clarification: Original application June 2020 (during pandemic) Documents received June 27, 2020 (confirmed from courier not FBR) November 22, 2022 - requested proof of address documentation (yes, I included them in original package and I have scanned copies of w...
So I applied in April 2022, got confirmation of receipt of documents ~10 days later. I heard nothing until March this year, when I got a request to send a notarized copy of my mothers birth certificate. Which I did and that was received 21 days later... actually it was received 4 days laters, but th...
