British Passport application processing timelines (only)

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For my 3 years old daughter.

Passport for: Minor
Application Type: New
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 26/03/2015
Date application received by IPS: 27/03/2015

Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

[Husssain79]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First adult passport (naturalisation)
Method of application: On-line Application
Date of application: 17/03/2015
Date application received by IPS: 18/03/2015
Date of return of documents: 26/03/2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 26/03/2015
Date of Passport Appointment:02/04/2015
Date of Passport Receipt: .....

[jaweb]

Application Type: First time adult (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: special delivery (not check and send)
Date of application: 26/02/2015
Royal mail delivery confirmation:27/02/2015
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: N/A
Date of return of documents: 18/03/2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 13/03/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 20/03/2015
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting


10 days after I sent my application they asked new pictures. Then I attended the interview. Nothing was told.
On 23th they sent a letter asking a new photo. AGAIN. Today I called them as they must have received it and now they said I needed to send a new form as well. It is utterly ridiculous! I do not understand why it takes 10 days for some people. The most ridiculous is they have not said anything at the interview, then they asked new pictures a few days later and when they received it they found out they want new form and new countersigner too...
Not to forget they sent back my documents with 2nd class when I asked it to be delivered secure and they just put the blame on me as I have not paid for it despite I have.s
I am sooooo fed up...

[britishenglish]

Application Type: First time adult (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: special delivery (not check and send)
Date of application: 26/02/2015
Royal mail delivery confirmation:27/02/2015
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: N/A
Date of return of documents: 18/03/2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 13/03/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 20/03/2015
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting


10 days after I sent my application they asked new pictures. Then I attended the interview. Nothing was told.
On 23th they sent a letter asking a new photo. AGAIN. Today I called them as they must have received it and now they said I needed to send a new form as well. It is utterly ridiculous! I do not understand why it takes 10 days for some people. The most ridiculous is they have not said anything at the interview, then they asked new pictures a few days later and when they received it they found out they want new form and new countersigner too...
Not to forget they sent back my documents with 2nd class when I asked it to be delivered secure and they just put the blame on me as I have not paid for it despite I have.s
I am sooooo fed up...

May i ask you why they want new photos ,what was wrong with photo you already provided.
i am gona apply on 1/4/15 and my photo and my application sign by my referee on 26/2/15 do you think that can be a problem.

[jaweb]

[quote="britishenglish"][quote="jaweb"]Application Type: First time adult (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: special delivery (not check and send)
Date of application: 26/02/2015
Royal mail delivery confirmation:27/02/2015
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: N/A
Date of return of documents: 18/03/2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 13/03/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 20/03/2015
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting


10 days after I sent my application they asked new pictures. Then I attended the interview. Nothing was told.
On 23th they sent a letter asking a new photo. AGAIN. Today I called them as they must have received it and now they said I needed to send a new form as well. It is utterly ridiculous! I do not understand why it takes 10 days for some people. The most ridiculous is they have not said anything at the interview, then they asked new pictures a few days later and when they received it they found out they want new form and new countersigner too...
Not to forget they sent back my documents with 2nd class when I asked it to be delivered secure and they just put the blame on me as I have not paid for it despite I have.s
I am sooooo fed up...[/quote]

May i ask you why they want new photos ,what was wrong with photo you already provided.
i am gona apply on 1/4/15 and my photo and my application sign by my referee on 26/2/15 do you think that can be a problem.[/quote]

the first one was too light. The second one I didn't remove my glasses and my eyes were not clearly seen

I do not know what is good what is wrong as you can see I am struggling myself. But what I dont understand why they didnt tell me they wouldn't accept my referee at the first time. Why they let me go to the interview then new pics THEN new form...

[amjad6226]

Friends

I applied on 19th of this month but I did not hear anything from them no text to confirm that my application been received. Anyhow i phoned them on 26th of March and agent told me that my application received by HMPO by 23rd march after 4 days by check and send. Agent told me that my application is with the IAB, if i did not misunderstand that means interview attendance board. He advised me to wait for few days to get my interview letter.

my one friend in this thread said his picture been signed by the counter signature on 26th February and he is applying on 01/04/2015, it means his pictures are already more than one month old, please don't give them chances to delay your application, what I have known so far they just gather excuses to delay the application. It will be waist of time and nothing else. Its my advice please change the dates on your form and picture otherwise you would definitely be on hold for more than 2 months. make sure your picture and form should not be signed older than 5 days when you apply.

And please make sure your Form's & picture's dates are same, otherwise check and send post office member will refuse to send your application.

[Rahel1984]

Application Type: First time adult (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: special delivery (not check and send)
Date of application: 26/02/2015
Royal mail delivery confirmation:27/02/2015
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: N/A
Date of return of documents: 18/03/2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 13/03/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 20/03/2015
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting


10 days after I sent my application they asked new pictures. Then I attended the interview. Nothing was told.
On 23th they sent a letter asking a new photo. AGAIN. Today I called them as they must have received it and now they said I needed to send a new form as well. It is utterly ridiculous! I do not understand why it takes 10 days for some people. The most ridiculous is they have not said anything at the interview, then they asked new pictures a few days later and when they received it they found out they want new form and new countersigner too...
Not to forget they sent back my documents with 2nd class when I asked it to be delivered secure and they just put the blame on me as I have not paid for it despite I have.s
I am sooooo fed up...

You have to pay 3 pound extra with ur passport fee to get ur documents back securely.

[jaweb]

[quote="Rahel1984"][quote="jaweb"]Application Type: First time adult (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: special delivery (not check and send)
Date of application: 26/02/2015
Royal mail delivery confirmation:27/02/2015
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: N/A
Date of return of documents: 18/03/2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 13/03/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 20/03/2015
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting


10 days after I sent my application they asked new pictures. Then I attended the interview. Nothing was told.
On 23th they sent a letter asking a new photo. AGAIN. Today I called them as they must have received it and now they said I needed to send a new form as well. It is utterly ridiculous! I do not understand why it takes 10 days for some people. The most ridiculous is they have not said anything at the interview, then they asked new pictures a few days later and when they received it they found out they want new form and new countersigner too...
Not to forget they sent back my documents with 2nd class when I asked it to be delivered secure and they just put the blame on me as I have not paid for it despite I have.s
I am sooooo fed up...[/quote]
You have to pay 3 pound extra with ur passport fee to get ur documents back securely.[/quote]

I know. They did not take the money despite I asked.

It is not the first time I have filled in this kind of form as my children are British already with British passports...

[Rahel1984]

Application Type: First time adult (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: special delivery (not check and send)
Date of application: 26/02/2015
Royal mail delivery confirmation:27/02/2015
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: N/A
Date of return of documents: 18/03/2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 13/03/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 20/03/2015
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting


10 days after I sent my application they asked new pictures. Then I attended the interview. Nothing was told.
On 23th they sent a letter asking a new photo. AGAIN. Today I called them as they must have received it and now they said I needed to send a new form as well. It is utterly ridiculous! I do not understand why it takes 10 days for some people. The most ridiculous is they have not said anything at the interview, then they asked new pictures a few days later and when they received it they found out they want new form and new countersigner too...
Not to forget they sent back my documents with 2nd class when I asked it to be delivered secure and they just put the blame on me as I have not paid for it despite I have.s
I am sooooo fed up...

You have to pay 3 pound extra with ur passport fee to get ur documents back securely.

I know. They did not take the money despite I asked.

It is not the first time I have filled in this kind of form as my children are British already with British passports...

Did u add it with ur passport fee? I mean pay 75.50 altogether on payslip

[jaweb]

I added £88.50 as I requested a jumbo passport

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Update:

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Adult
Method of application: Online Application
Date of application: 12-03-2015
Date Documentation Sent: 17-03-2015
Date application received by IPS: 18-03-2015
Date of return of documents: 26-03-2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 24-03-2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 31-03-2015
Date of Passport Receipt:

Had passport interview this morning, just awaiting passport now!

Overall very impressed with the timescales given a first passport.

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Please Help Overseas child Application Interview:
Dear members I know this is the right forum but may be someone might have help.
I have got an interview for overseas british passport for my baby in Africa. Please can anyone help me with kind of questions they do ask during the interview?
Many thanks

Hi, they ask the basics about where you live,who you live with etc. They also asked me about my house and my parents, how I travelled to the interview and how long it took.

They are just general questions specific to yourself which you should know the answers to. The interviewer was friendly and informal and there is really nothing to be nervous about.

[Gringo]

Application Type: First Adult British Passport (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 18 March 2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 25 March 2015
Date of return of documents: 28 March 2015
Date of Passport Interview: 27 March 2015 @ Bristol via video link to Birmingham
Date of Passport Receipt: 31 March 2015

Naturalised in 18 days
Got passport in 14 days

Follow the guidelines to the hilt and your application won't get stuck gathering dust somewhere. Goodluck!

[jaweb]

[quote="Gringo"]Application Type: First Adult British Passport (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 18 March 2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 25 March 2015
Date of return of documents: 28 March 2015
Date of Passport Interview: 27 March 2015 @ Bristol via video link to Birmingham
Date of Passport Receipt: 31 March 2015

Naturalised in 18 days
Got passport in 14 days

Follow the guidelines to the hilt and your application won't get stuck gathering dust somewhere. Goodluck![/quote]


Congratulations but don't say this. My husband's naturalisation application is very straightforward with no driving points, 1 workplace for over 5 years now and applied on 2 March and still no news from them.
Anyway there are people who have been waiting for 6 months or a year and their application are straightforward too
So it's not up to us! You were lucky, good for you! Enjoy it!

[T51820]

Application Type: First Adult British Passport (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 18 March 2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 25 March 2015
Date of return of documents: 28 March 2015
Date of Passport Interview: 27 March 2015 @ Bristol via video link to Birmingham
Date of Passport Receipt: 31 March 2015

Naturalised in 18 days
Got passport in 14 days

Follow the guidelines to the hilt and your application won't get stuck gathering dust somewhere. Goodluck!

Congratulations but don't say this. My husband's naturalisation application is very straightforward with no driving points, 1 workplace for over 5 years now and applied on 2 March and still no news from them.
Anyway there are people who have been waiting for 6 months or a year and their application are straightforward too
So it's not up to us! You were lucky, good for you! Enjoy it!

Agree jaweb.

[fqvision]

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Application type: First adult passport (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: 1st Class Signed For
Date of application: 28/03/2015
Payment method: D-Card
Royal mail delivery confirmation: 30-03-2015
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 01-04-2015
Date of return of documents: waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: waiting
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

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[T51820]

Passport for: Adult (Naturalised Citizen)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: March 25, 2015
Date application received by IPS: March 27, 2015 (I phoned them today April 1st to check if they received it).
Date of return of documents: April 1, 2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: April 1, 2015 (dated March 31, 2015)
Date of Passport Appointment: April 2, 2015
Date of Passport Receipt:

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In retrospect, I found the Check and Send service so pointless. I paid almost £20 (as I also renewed my daughter's passport) and nothing on the form needed correcting. I used the service it as I thought I wouldn't have to send my documents off - I assumed it would have been the same as NCS.

You live an you learn. I wouldn't use them again.

[jaweb]

[quote="T51820"]Passport for: [color=#BF0000]Adult (Naturalised Citizen)[/color]
Application Type: [color=#BF0000]New [/color]
Method of application: [color=#BF0000]Check & Send[/color]
Date of application: [color=#BF0000]March 25, 2015[/color]
Date application received by IPS: [color=#BF0000]March 27, 2015 [/color](I phoned them today April 1st to check if they received it).
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter: [color=#BF0000]April 1, 2015[/color] (dated March 31, 2015)
Date of Passport Appointment: [color=#BF0000]April 2, 2015[/color]
Date of Passport Receipt:

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In retrospect, I found the Check and Send service so pointless. I paid almost £20 (as I also renewed my daughter's passport) and nothing on the form needed correcting. I used the service it as I thought I wouldn't have to send my documents off - I assumed it would have been the same as NCS.

You live an you learn. I wouldn't use them again.[/quote]


I used it 4 years ago at the first time for my older boy and it was incorrect. The passport office sent it back for correction. The post office lady asked those information which were not needed and did not ask which were. So I have never will and not used3d since then. I prefer send it by check and send

[avinaasi]

My timelines,

Passport for: Child Registered as British Citizen Under Sec 1(3)
Application Type: First Passport
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 20/03/2015
Royal mail delivery confirmation: 23/03/2015
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 25/03/2015
Date of return of documents: 30/03/2015
Date of Passport Receipt: 01/04/2015

[fqvision]

Passport for: Adult (Naturalised Citizen)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: March 25, 2015
Date application received by IPS: March 27, 2015 (I phoned them today April 1st to check if they received it).
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter: April 1, 2015 (dated March 31, 2015)
Date of Passport Appointment: April 2, 2015
Date of Passport Receipt:

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In retrospect, I found the Check and Send service so pointless. I paid almost £20 (as I also renewed my daughter's passport) and nothing on the form needed correcting. I used the service it as I thought I wouldn't have to send my documents off - I assumed it would have been the same as NCS.

You live an you learn. I wouldn't use them again.

I used it 4 years ago at the first time for my older boy and it was incorrect. The passport office sent it back for correction. The post office lady asked those information which were not needed and did not ask which were. So I have never will and not used3d since then. I prefer send it by check and send

Hi Jawab,

no offence but this is not a rocket science to fill passport forms, just need personal details, parents details , naturalisation details, current passport, and counter Signs, and two pic, one attested; and naturalisation letter, and current passport, along with fee.

thats it.


Post office just make money for noting 20 pounds for just looking all fields filled. that it. ridiculous ..

but ............................ no worry bro ...

just think you are British now.

[jaweb]

[quote="fqvision"][quote="jaweb"][quote="T51820"]Passport for: [color=#BF0000]Adult (Naturalised Citizen)[/color]
Application Type: [color=#BF0000]New [/color]
Method of application: [color=#BF0000]Check & Send[/color]
Date of application: [color=#BF0000]March 25, 2015[/color]
Date application received by IPS: [color=#BF0000]March 27, 2015 [/color](I phoned them today April 1st to check if they received it).
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter: [color=#BF0000]April 1, 2015[/color] (dated March 31, 2015)
Date of Passport Appointment: [color=#BF0000]April 2, 2015[/color]
Date of Passport Receipt:

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In retrospect, I found the Check and Send service so pointless. I paid almost £20 (as I also renewed my daughter's passport) and nothing on the form needed correcting. I used the service it as I thought I wouldn't have to send my documents off - I assumed it would have been the same as NCS.

You live an you learn. I wouldn't use them again.[/quote]


I used it 4 years ago at the first time for my older boy and it was incorrect. The passport office sent it back for correction. The post office lady asked those information which were not needed and did not ask which were. So I have never will and not used3d since then. I prefer send it by check and send[/quote]


Hi Jawab,

no offence but this is not a rocket science to fill passport forms, just need personal details, parents details , naturalisation details, current passport, and counter Signs, and two pic, one attested; and naturalisation letter, and current passport, along with fee.

thats it.


Post office just make money for noting 20 pounds for just looking all fields filled. that it. ridiculous ..

but ............................ no worry bro ...

just think you are British now.[/quote]


It was not that easy. When my children got their passports I was not British. They were not naturalised, not registered to be British. They earned it by me. So needed to send a lot of payslips, wrs paper, temporary residency card then permanent one, etc.
So I needed help to make sure what you really need to send as it was not in the booklet!

[T51820]

Why do [some] people on here assume that other peoples cases are just the same as theirs? That it will just as 'easy' or 'quick' for someone else because it was for them. It's so damn arrogant. Yuck.

[rohangk_83]

[quote="rohangk_83"][quote="rohangk_83"]Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 18-03-2015
Date application received by IPS:
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter: 26-03-2015 (Letter dated 24-03-2015)
Date of Passport Appointment: 30-03-2015
Date of Passport Receipt:01-04-2015

[kunmun23]

Passport for: 2 Adults and 2 Children (Naturalised citizen)
Application Type: First Passport
Method of application: Postal Application (NOT check and send, I picked up the forms from the post office and sent them special delivery after filling and checking it myself)
Date of application: 24-03-2015
Date application delivered to Passport Office : 25-03-2015
Date application receipt acknowledgement received : 30-03-2015 through Text message
Date of return of documents: 01-04-2015 through DX
Date of receipt of interview letter: Waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

..I missed the delivery so rescheduled for 07-04-2015...btw DX does deliver on Saturday but we are away..they require each named person to be present or give a signed authorization with a photo id to the receiver....luckily due to Easter holidays, kids would be home..otherwise I'm not sure how I would have had them to miss school....they don't have a photo id other than the passport and they can't sign an authorization form ...also, DX can deliver at a specific time for an extra charge...else the delivery is between 9-5

[jaweb]

[quote="kunmun23"][quote="kunmun23"]Passport for: 2 Adults and 2 Children (Naturalised citizen)
Application Type: First Passport
Method of application: Postal Application (NOT check and send, I picked up the forms from the post office and sent them special delivery after filling and checking it myself)
Date of application: [color=#FF0000]24-03-2015[/color]
Date application delivered to Passport Office : [color=#FF0000]25-03-2015[/color]
Date application receipt acknowledgement received : [color=#FF0000]30-03-2015[/color] through Text message
Date of return of documents:[color=#FF0000] 01-04-2015 [/color] through DX
Date of receipt of interview letter: Waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting[/quote]

..I missed the delivery so rescheduled for 07-04-2015...btw DX does deliver on Saturday but we are away..they require each named person to be present or give a signed authorization with a photo id to the receiver....luckily due to Easter holidays, kids would be home..otherwise I'm not sure how I would have had them to miss school....they don't have a photo id other than the passport and they can't sign an authorization form ...also, DX can deliver at a specific time for an extra charge...else the delivery is between 9-5[/quote]


They will just put it into your letter box without signing anything. I have never signed for my children's passports