British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[neoseal]

Congrats Derivaz, good to know no mistakes.

You can wait until January for your passport as it does not make any difference to you, but then I would say just get it done now itself while you are in the citizenship spirit, also then you can tuck away the citizenship certificate safely. It just takes a week to get an interview now a days, as you know I had mine today, and the lady said that they are not busy at all.

[neoseal]

Using post office check and send is a matter of preference. As such it does not make any difference, the things they check is the details you filled on form matches your current passport and name and number on citizenship certificate, if your referee has filled form correctly and signed a photo, and if the photo meet their criteria. All these thing you can check yourself as well, which I did, and still used check & send, don't know why.....

The advantage of check & send is that if passport office request any further documentation or asks to resubmit the photos or application etc, then post office will send it again for free provided it is within one month. But then with only two documents required nothing much to go wrong.

Someone here who used check & send and the application got lost by Royal Mail.

Nothing can be certain.

[neoseal]

I had my passport interview today. She started with cursing the weather today...with general chat about the road conditions, she went to drop husband to work today morning and got stuck in traffic so didn't get time for breakfast and ended up munching up salted peanuts she had in car as breakfast...so on...
Then casually she informed that this is informal and nothing to worry about, we are not here to catch you out and I don't have access to your application or credit or crime report, this is just to protect you from identity fraud and also for us to ensure we are sending the passport to the right person. She said that she will take notes as it will then help her write the report. It was like chatting with an intelligent nosy friend

She started with usual security questions
Name, DOB, Address
Spell full name so as to confirm the spelling that will appear on the passport.
She confirmed DOB again...
Do you own your home or rent....
Describe the locality we leave in....
Who else lives with you
Which school children go to
How far is the school.
Did you drive.
How much time it took.
Where do you work.
How long have you been working with same company.
What do you do.
Describe your route to work from home.
Who is your line manager.
Describe the people you work with.
When did you come to UK
For what reasons you came to UK
What all places you lived in UK
How many bank accounts do you have
Do you have mortgage, who with
What was previous address.
Why did you choose this center for interview.
Do you have any plans to go once you get passport.
Can you still use your country's passport.
Few question related to dual nationality.
When and where did you have citizenship ceremony.
Was it public or private.
How many people were there in ceremony.
What nationalities were they? This was bit odd, I replied we were no told nationalities, she replied it would be good to know.

There were quite a few other questions along the lines of the above.....the interview was about 20-25 minutes long, I think the lady had all the time in the world as no one else to interview.

The interview is not structured, they like to jump the topic and come back, kind of weaving spider web...I think to make out if your answers are consistent...

Finally asked to sign on electronic pad and was told passport will be sent in 3 days.

Good luck to everyone.

[rajapatel]

Application type: Passport
Method of Application: check & send
Date of application:12/10/13
Date of application acknowledged by IPS:
Date of return of documents: 21/10/13
Date of interview Letter: TBC
Date of passport interview appointment: TBC
date of passport received :TBC

[Derivaz]

Congrats Derivaz, good to know no mistakes.

You can wait until January for your passport as it does not make any difference to you, but then I would say just get it done now itself while you are in the citizenship spirit, also then you can tuck away the citizenship certificate safely. It just takes a week to get an interview now a days, as you know I had mine today, and the lady said that they are not busy at all.

Yeah, I'll do that; I kinda wanted to get it right away to travel on my new passport, but the passport office people confirmed that I won't have any problem entering the UK on another EU passport; so I can test my new passport on my next holiday

How did your interview go? they seem to ask funny questions haha

[neoseal]

Interview went well, very relaxed casual chat...
they do ask funny questions...so it may seem to us but they cannot be fooled..

Get it done...

[Derivaz]

Interview went well, very relaxed casual chat...
they do ask funny questions...so it may seem to us but they cannot be fooled..

Get it done...

Yeah, I don't mind the questions, better than having my identity stolen; I just think that taking people's finger prints would be more effective, but other than that, it's fine.

Yeah, I'll get it done; this is just a passport application; it shouldn't be a big deal

[PontyGuy]

Application Type :First Adult Passport
Method of Application: Post Office Check and Send
Date of Application: 21.10.2013
Date Application Acknowledged by IPS: 23.10.2013
Date of Return Documents: TBC
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter : TBC
Date of Passport Interview Appointment: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

[jogeg]

Application Type :First Adult Passport for me, spouse and also 2 children
Method of Application: Royalmail Special Delivery. Did not see any value added by post office check and send
Date of Application: 25-09
Date of Reciept by IPS:26-09 Tracked on Royalmail website.
Date Application Acknowledged by IPS: 27-09
Date of Return Documents: 11-10
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter : 12-10
Date of Passport Interview Appointment: 19-10 Got offered earlier date but preferred saturday.
Date of Passport Receipt: 22-10 Passport was dropped through the letterbox. (Passports printed on the 19th)

We are finally at the end of the immigration road, came into the UK as student 10 years ago and went on to HSMP. Thanks to all who contribute on here as it is such a rich source of information.

Good luck to all who are still on the journey. God is definitely definitely good.

[akg1]

Passport for: Minor
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 22/10/2013
Date application received by IPS: 24/10/2013
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:NA
Date of Passport Appointment: NA
Date of Passport Receipt:

[sameeer]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First adult passport after naturalisation .
Method of application: Postal Special Delivery (Self)
Date of application: 07th October 2013
Date application received by IPS: 08th October 2013 (Royal mail tracking)
Date Fees deducted: 08th October 2013
Date application acknowledged by IPS: 09th October 2013(SMS)
Date of interview letter: 10th October 2013 Received on 12th October 2013
Date of return of documents: 15th October 2013
Date of Passport Appointment: 19th October 2013
Date of Passport receipt: 21st October 2013 Printed on 19th October 2013

[sameeer]

Phew ... mine all done ... now gearing up to tackle the same route for my spouse ....

[Derivaz]

Phew ... mine all done ... now gearing up to tackle the same route for my spouse ....

looks like it went pretty fast

[Nat2013]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New - First passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 23 Oct 2013
Date application received by IPS: 25 Oct 2013
Date of return of documents: 04 Nov 2013
Date of receipt of interview letter: 29 Oct 2013
Date of Passport Appointment: 11 Nov 2013
Date of Passport Receipt: 13 Nov 2013

[Derivaz]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 23 Oct 2013
Date application received by IPS:
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

Good luck

[fiqbal]

Application type.adult after naturalization
method of application. Check&send
date of application.14/10/2013
Date of interview letter.19/10/2013
Date of passport appointment.21/10/2013
Date of documents return.21/10/2013
Date of passport receive. 23/10/2013

[Derivaz]

Application type.adult after naturalization
method of application. Check&send
date of application.14/10/2013
Date of interview letter.19/10/2013
Date of passport appointment.21/10/2013
Date of documents return.21/10/2013
Date of passport receive. 23/10/2013

congrats

[tki_eve]

Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method Of Application: Post Office Check and Send
Date Of Application: 04/10/13
Date Of Application Acknowledged By IPS: don't know (never received a text)
Date Of Return Of Documents: 14/10/13
Date Of Receipt Of Interview Letter: 11/10/13 (dated 09/10/13)
Date Of Passport Interview Appointment: 22/10/2013 (next available at Victoria)
Date Of Passport Receipt:24/10/13 (printed 22/10/2013)

My passport arrived today, so I'm all done! I'm so happy to be at the end of this journey! Good luck to everyone still in the midst of it!

[Derivaz]

Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method Of Application: Post Office Check and Send
Date Of Application: 04/10/13
Date Of Application Acknowledged By IPS: don't know (never received a text)
Date Of Return Of Documents: 14/10/13
Date Of Receipt Of Interview Letter: 11/10/13 (dated 09/10/13)
Date Of Passport Interview Appointment: 22/10/2013 (next available at Victoria)
Date Of Passport Receipt:24/10/13 (printed 22/10/2013)

My passport arrived today, so I'm all done! I'm so happy to be at the end of this journey! Good luck to everyone still in the midst of it!

quite fast as well

[akhurshid]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Child first passport after registration
Application Type: New/First
Method of application: Post office Check & Send Glasgow
Date of application: 17/10/2013
Date application received by IPS: (text msg) 21/10/2013
Date of return of documents: 24/10/2013
Date of Passport Receipt: 24/10/2013 dated 22/10/2013

[Derivaz]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Child first passport after registration
Application Type: New/First
Method of application: Post office Check & Send Glasgow
Date of application: 17/10/2013
Date application received by IPS: (text msg) 21/10/2013
Date of return of documents: 24/10/2013
Date of Passport Receipt: 24/10/2013 dated 22/10/2013

No interview?

[Kibria]

PostPosted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 11:08 pm Post subject: update on application
Application type: Adult British Citizenship Application
Method of Application: Royal Mail Tracked, Guarantee Next Day Delivery
Date When Fees Was Deducted: Fee not deducted yet
Date of application:18/10/13
Date of Receipt of application: 19/10/13
Date of application acknowledged by IPS: Not acknowledged
Date of return of documents: Not received yet
Date of interview Letter: N/A
Date of passport interview appointment: N/A
date of passport received : N/A

[neoseal]

Update

Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method Of Application: Post Office Check and Send
Date Of Application: 14/10/2013
Date Of Application Acknowledged By IPS: 16/10/2013 text message
Date Of Return Of Documents: 21/10/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Interview Letter: 18/10/2013
Date Of Passport Interview Appointment: 22/10/2013
Date Of Passport Receipt: 24/10/2013

Passport office is not busy now a days.

Thanks everyone for their support.

[Kibria]

I am quite concerned about my application as it's been over a month andvI haven't received any acknowledgement from home office nor the fee has been deducted from the bank account.

I have tracked my post and it has definitely been received home office

[neoseal]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Child first passport after registration
Application Type: New/First
Method of application: Post office Check & Send Glasgow
Date of application: 17/10/2013
Date application received by IPS: (text msg) 21/10/2013
Date of return of documents: 24/10/2013
Date of Passport Receipt: 24/10/2013 dated 22/10/2013

No interview?

Child passport don't need interview.