Hi @Chanti1211 I’ve been following this thread and found the information very useful. So I wanted to share my own personal experience. I have just received my baby’s passport after a long 5 months of processing. We made the application from Nigeria. I am british and my husband is Nigerian. Baby was born in September 2020 during COvid when I couldn’t travel back to the UK. Here’s a timeline of when we applied to when passport was received.
1. Application was sent via Dhl at the end of April 2021. I had to send all our original documents to the UK because you cannot apply via vsf from Nigeria.
2. I heard absolutely nothing from HMPO until June 2021 requesting further evidence. (Ultrasounds pictures, additional family photos and a letter confirming that my husband and I have not been married previously)
3. Towards the end of July, I had a Skype interview with HMPO
4. I heard nothing from them until October 6 when the passport and documents where returned.
Note that I was calling them in between to ask for an update and it was always the same - it’s been processed and nothing else. If you need to go to the UK or you’re in a hurry passport application is not the best route it’s a very frustrating process. Consider applying for the certificate instead. I did not go through that route so I’m not sure how hard or easy it is. All the best everyone on deciding they best route.