How long for passport

[shoeswith]

Hi

My wife got indefinite leave to remain in 2013. We have been married for over 10 years and have a Child born in UK. Her UK resident card has a date that runs out in October 2024. She has a job etc. We should have applied for a British passport long ago but didn't until this November. So she has 11 months until the end date on her residency card.

My question is first how long is the process of issuing her first passport likely to take. On the government web site it says around 6 months. Is this accurate? What would happen if her passport didn't arrive in time. Can we get a new residency Id card with a new end date. Is there anything else we can do?

[shoeswith]

By residency card I mean her BRP. Should she apply for a new BRP as well as applying for the passport.

[CR001]

Can you clairfy you have applied for her naturalisation to becone british, not just for a british passport direcly?

A brp card expires like a drivers license, it is the card that expires not her ILR status.

Any new brp card eill expire on 31 dec 2024 when a digital status will be implemented.

[shoeswith]

Yes we have applied for naturalisation. We have finished the online process got references had new biometric info taken and paid the £1500 fee. Should we apply for new BRP anyway. I was worried about BRP running out because I think she can't work if it does.

[meself2]

Yes we have applied for naturalisation.

Then there's no certain timelines, each application is different. The standard timeline is six months.

Should we apply for new BRP anyway.

You will only get a BRP valid for another month and a bit! I don't think there's a point in renewing it.
https://www.gov.uk/biometric-residence- ... rt-problem

You will not need a BRP from 1 January 2025. You’ll be able to prove your immigration status online, without a BRP.