PLEASE HELP

[ILR_Queries]

Hi Guys,

I submitted my original passports to the Passport and Identity office.
Now i need to travel to India very urgently, immediately.

When i called the IPS office last week, they said, they will issue an
urgent passport for an year.

I am confused, Guys, Can you please help me with my situation. Whom to approach and where for my urgent travel?

[thsths]

I submitted my original passports to the Passport and Identity office.
Now i need to travel to India very urgently, immediately.

When i called the IPS office last week, they said, they will issue an
urgent passport for an year.

I am confused

So am I - why would you send a passport to the IPS - I thought they send passports to you? Are you British? Is this your first British passport?

In any case check with the airline, they often do not accept "emergency" passports, especially if they do not have biometrics.

[Jambo]

I think IPS didn't understand your question. They thought you want emergency British passport.

I presume this is a first passport application. You should receive the documents back around 2 weeks after submitting the application. When did you apply for the passport?

[ILR_Queries]

Yes, this is the first British Passport Application. But i need my original Indian passport immediately.

[Jambo]

Call IPS and ask for the documents back. Tell them you want them back now even if this means you will have to withdraw the application and lose the fee.

[ILR_Queries]

I called them now. They said its in their Durham office. I would need to call them through their contact number and reach them tomorrow morning.

I am thinking of going to the office tomorrow and tell them my circumstances to retrieve my passports back.

[ILR_Queries]

I am wondering if any body had a similar situation and were successful in getting their passports back. Please reply.