All done!! Passport and supporting docs came on the same day. 43 days in total. 40 days from receipt of SMS. Glad I gave it a full 8 week buffer before we needed to travel, even though the delay scandal only broke after my daughter's application was submitted. Passport for: Child Application Type: 1...

I am not sure if "examination process" means that it is laying in an untouched pile or if it is on someone's desk being looked at. Note "going through the". Examination is one thing, but "going through the" may include sitting on a pile in a locked room first. If it wa...

Update: Passports printed Passport for: Child Application Type: 1st passport Basis: Settled status of parent (EEA Permanent Residency) Method of application: Postal Date of application: 27/05/2014 Date application received by Passport Office (post tracking): 28/05/2014 (Durham office) SMS received (...

Update - Payment taken Passport for: Child Application Type: 1st passport Basis: Settled status of parent (EEA Permanent Residency) Method of application: Postal Date of application: 27/05/2014 Date application received by Passport Office (post tracking): 28/05/2014 (Durham office) SMS received: 30/...

Update - SMS received Passport for: Child Application Type: 1st passport Basis: Settled status of parent (EEA Permanent Residency) Method of application: Postal Date of application: 27/05/2014 Date application received by Passport Office (post tracking): 28/05/2014 (Durham office) SMS received: 30/0...

Passport for: Child Application Type: 1st passport Basis: Settled status of parent (EEA Permanent Residency) Method of application: Postal Date of application: 27/05/2014 Date application received by Passport Office (post tracking): 28/05/2014 (Durham office) SMS received: Payment taken: Date of ret...

Hi all, I would like to double check a few points regarding what I need to provide for my daughter's 1st passport application. Grateful if any expert can confirm whether I've misunderstood anything: 1. For Section 4/8 I believe I need to provide the grandparents full details (birth, marriage dates, ...

lauren25 wrote:Has anyone appiled end of April at Durham office for first adult passport and got a interview yet?

Hi, see my post above. My application reached Durham on April 14th and I got my interview letter just last Thursday.

All done!! Passport for: Adult Application Type: New (Naturalised) Method of application: Postal Date of application: 12/04/2014 Date application received by IPS (post tracking): 14/04/2014 (Durham office) SMS received: 17/04/2014 Payment taken: 17/04/2014 Date of receipt of interview letter: 15/05/...

Further update - supporting documents returned by DX Secure (paid the £3 for secure delivery - not sure whether I needed to - whatever) Passport for: Adult Application Type: New (Naturalised) Method of application: Postal Date of application: 12/04/2014 Date application received by IPS (post trackin...

Received my interview letter and booked my interview. Passport for: Adult Application Type: New (Naturalised) Method of application: Postal Date of application: 12/04/2014 Date application received by IPS (post tracking): 14/04/2014 (Durham office) SMS received: 17/04/2014 Payment taken: 17/04/2014 ...

Further update - payment taken Passport for: Adult Application Type: New (Naturalised) Method of application: Postal Date of application: 11/04/2014 Date application received by IPS (post tracking): 14/04/2014 SMS received: 17/04/2014 Payment taken: 17/04/2014 Date of return of documents: Date of re...

Update - received SMS Passport for: Adult Application Type: New (Naturalised) Method of application: Postal Date of application: 11/04/2014 Date application received by IPS (post tracking): 14/04/2014 SMS received: 17/04/2014 Date of return of documents: Date of receipt of interview letter: Date of ...

Application Timeline Passport for: Adult Application Type: New (Naturalised) Method of application: Postal Date of application: 11/04/2014 Date application received by IPS: 14/04/2014 Date of return of documents: Date of receipt of interview letter: Date of Passport Appointment: Date of Passport Rec...

As requested in the October topic, here is the full list that I have that are outstanding from November. Date given is the date I believe the app was received by the HO (not the date the application was sent): Nov 2 - londonboulevard, Harmonica Nov 4 - sameeer Nov 5 - rishahid Nov 6 - ah_kassem, ane...

I think the following are still left: Here is the full list that I have that are outstanding from October (note that many of these I've not heard from since before Christmas, so no idea whether they are really outstanding or the poster never got around to updating us). Date given is the date I beli...

I have heard that people had to sit for an interview before they got the approval. Is that for everyone or just a few and what's the criteria of selecting people for interview ? ~~ thanks i never ever heard this thing from any 1 even on this forum that interview before approval. i think so its tota...

Re-posting as we don't seem to be able to edit at the moment. My ceremony is booked. The reason for later ceremony is not the council, it's me. I have travel booked for late March and didn't want to travel between the ceremony and applying for a passport. Application Timeline Eligibility criteria: E...

Thanks Belkhir, This is a great forum and does wonders for the sanity so it's good to give something back. p2kin and I have normally been putting out the tables on a Monday. I'll have to check with him but hopefully we'll keep it up for at least a few more weeks. @amthekkel, Good stuff. We are now u...

Approved. :) Application Timeline Eligibility criteria: EEA4 + PR sticker 12+ months Language criteria met: Exempt country Current nationality: Australian Date of application: Nov 14th Method of application: NCS (Nottingham) Payment method: DC Date of receipt by UKBA: Nov 15th (Royal Mail tracking) ...

Latest approvals table in brief for September-November: APPs = Applications that I have found in this forum thus far. APPROVED = Percentage of these applications that posters have informed us have been approved (rounded to nearest full percent) WEEK APPS (APPROVED) Sept 1-8 = 24 (87%) Sept 9-15 = 19...

Congrats Dr, Thanks for the brilliant work. Go for the bingo now. Your luck is in.

here you go on my timelines.. *Council : Redbridge * Method of application: Solicitor * Date of application: 29-Nov-2013 * Date of debit of fees: 17-Jan-2014 * Date of approval : Letter received on 07-Feb-2014 dated 05-Feb-2014 * Date of Ceremony: To be arranged. Finally the wait is OVER!!!! I have...

Tangail will mean 15/01/2014.

Hi England135, Please open a separate new topic for this. The current topic is for posting timelines only. I'm sure someone will respond quickly to the new topic. Thanks.