I called them once about this, they said it would be good for them to keep the passports for a couple of weeks, no idea how long that means.
raume wrote:In my case it took them less than 10 working days to return documents. I got them last week.
Hi fokus,
Noticed that you have requested your passport back before receiving the COA. That's what we're planning to do as well, so wanted to find out if you received your COA after getting the passports back? Or are you still waiting for it? Trying to figure out if doing this affects the application process in any way. (Not asking for the docs back, but asking for them before receiving COA.)[/quote]