British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[Kibria]

Can Can anyone advise what should I do rather than waiting for the acknowledgement to come through? Looking at time line of other people it's taking way to long for my application considering home office haven't even deducted the application fee for over a month

[Ayyubi72]

Can Can anyone advise what should I do rather than waiting for the acknowledgement to come through? Looking at time line of other people it's taking way to long for my application considering home office haven't even deducted the application fee for over a month

can you please read and work out where you need to post? This is passport application timeline.

[Derivaz]

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.

You got it? bloody fast, pal; I would have had time to get time, but no biggie.

So they send it by special delivery and you have to sign it right? same for your other passport and cert?

[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?

Child passport don't need interview.

Ah, I thought, they'd interview the parents....

[neoseal]

Ha ha...thanks Derivaz, it is fast now a days.

[Derivaz]

Ha ha...thanks Derivaz, it is fast now a days.

so I see; you got your docs back too?

[rajapatel]

Hello , I have not receievd letter for passport interview, but i called the number and i was given reference number and number to call toa rrange appointment fo rinterview. but it keeps saying its incorrect number

can somone pelase urgently confirm the numebr we get send to make an appointment for passport interview
if easier you can text me numebr on 07947258645

many thanks in advance.

[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: never receievd but they said they send it out on 18/10/13 ( i called the office to say i have not receievd letter but all other applicants after me have receievd teh letter so he provdied me the reference number through which i was able to book an appoinntment )

Date of passport interview appointment: 28/10/13 @ 4:45
date of passport received :TBC

[Derivaz]

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: never receievd but they said they send it out on 18/10/13 ( i called the office to say i have not receievd letter but all other applicants after me have receievd teh letter so he provdied me the reference number through which i was able to book an appoinntment )

Date of passport interview appointment: 28/10/13 @ 4:45
date of passport received :TBC

so the letter got lost, you phoned them and you were able to make an appointment for the interview, anyway?

what number did you ring?

[neoseal]

You just need a reference number on the letter to book interview even if you dont have one they are not really fussy about reference number, if you give your name, dob, address they will still book interview if your are on their system.

[cordelio]

Dear All,

Quick question on Send and Check and apologies if the answer was covered somewhere else before. I am currently out of the country and cannot physically check post office, I couldn't see any online form or booking option for the post office.

Do I need to go to post office, pick-up an application and come back at a later time/date to submit it or as long as I go with my signed photo can I just fill the form there and submit it.

They also gave us the passport application form at the end of the ceremony, can we fill it and use it for check and send?

Many thanks for the response

[gtx2010]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: 1st Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 15/10/2013
Date application received by IPS: 17/10/2013 (SMS Confirmation)
Date of return of documents: 21/10/2013 (DX Secure)
Date of receipt of interview letter: 18/10/2013 (Dated 17/10/2013)
Date of Passport Appointment: 28/10/2013
Date of Passport Receipt: 30/10/2013

End of Journey .....

Thanks to this forum and all members of this forum.
Very helpful indeed I have to say.

[Derivaz]

You just need a reference number on the letter to book interview even if you dont have one they are not really fussy about reference number, if you give your name, dob, address they will still book interview if your are on their system.

ah that's good, because letters get lost some times; so you can just call them and sort it out over the phone?

[Derivaz]

Dear All,

Quick question on Send and Check and apologies if the answer was covered somewhere else before. I am currently out of the country and cannot physically check post office, I couldn't see any online form or booking option for the post office.

Do I need to go to post office, pick-up an application and come back at a later time/date to submit it or as long as I go with my signed photo can I just fill the form there and submit it.

They also gave us the passport application form at the end of the ceremony, can we fill it and use it for check and send?

Many thanks for the response

I think you can use that form yes

[Adam77]

Update;

Application type: First Adult Passport
Method of Application: Post check & send
Date of application:18/10/13
Date of application acknowledged by IPS: 23/10/13 (via text)
Date of return of documents: 25/10/13
Date of interview Letter: 23/10/13
Date of passport interview appointment: 28/10/13 ( I chose the earliest date between three offices)
Passport received : TBC

[walidukdz]

Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method Of Application: Post Office Check and Send post office didn't want to send it because countersignature was outside the box plus he misspelled my name on section 10.I did not listen and sent it anyway
Date Of Application: 17/10/2013
Date Of Application Acknowledged By IPS: 22/10/2013 text message
Date Of Return Of Documents: 26/10/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Interview Letter: 25/10/2013
Date Of Passport Interview Appointment: 5/11/2013 (Victoria)
Date Of Passport Receipt:

[neoseal]

Dear All,

Quick question on Send and Check and apologies if the answer was covered somewhere else before. I am currently out of the country and cannot physically check post office, I couldn't see any online form or booking option for the post office.

Do I need to go to post office, pick-up an application and come back at a later time/date to submit it or as long as I go with my signed photo can I just fill the form there and submit it.

They also gave us the passport application form at the end of the ceremony, can we fill it and use it for check and send?

Many thanks for the response

For check & send, you will need to pick up form from the post office, fill it in and hand it to post office staff to check it and send it. You can go to any post office and pick up form and hand it in at later date.

If you want to fill and send the form then and there, you will have to take your referee (counter signatory) with you, as they need to fill a part on the application and sign.

So if you are out of country you can't go personally. There is online version, you will need to fill it, then passport office will send it to your address, you will need to sign it and return it along with all the documents.

In short you will need to be in country to do this. Or online here

https://passports.ips.gov.uk/epa1r1a/index.aspx?c=1

You can send the form to passport office even if you are out of country, however you will need to attend interview for your first adult passport.

[Derivaz]

Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method Of Application: Post Office Check and Send post office didn't want to send it because countersignature was outside the box plus he misspelled my name on section 10.I did not listen and sent it anyway
Date Of Application: 17/10/2013
Date Of Application Acknowledged By IPS: 22/10/2013 text message
Date Of Return Of Documents:
Date Of Receipt Of Interview Letter: 25/10/2013
Date Of Passport Interview Appointment: 5/11/2013 (Victoria)
Date Of Passport Receipt:

Why not just fill in the form again?

[neoseal]

Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method Of Application: Post Office Check and Send post office didn't want to send it because countersignature was outside the box plus he misspelled my name on section 10.I did not listen and sent it anyway
Date Of Application: 17/10/2013
Date Of Application Acknowledged By IPS: 22/10/2013 text message
Date Of Return Of Documents:
Date Of Receipt Of Interview Letter: 25/10/2013
Date Of Passport Interview Appointment: 5/11/2013 (Victoria)
Date Of Passport Receipt:

They have given you interview, hence no probs with your application.

[Amber]

Application type: First PP (after naturalisation), 2 adult +1 adult child+1 minor child
Method of Application: PO Check and Send
Date of application: 07/10/2013
Date of application acknowledged by IPS: 09/10/2013
Date of return of documents: 12/10/2013
Date of interview Letter: 11/10/2013
Date of passport interview appointment: 14/10/2013
Date of passport receipt: 16/10/2013

[Derivaz]

Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method Of Application: Post Office Check and Send post office didn't want to send it because countersignature was outside the box plus he misspelled my name on section 10.I did not listen and sent it anyway
Date Of Application: 17/10/2013
Date Of Application Acknowledged By IPS: 22/10/2013 text message
Date Of Return Of Documents:
Date Of Receipt Of Interview Letter: 25/10/2013
Date Of Passport Interview Appointment: 5/11/2013 (Victoria)
Date Of Passport Receipt:

They have given you interview, hence no probs with your application.

Right, so it's ok to write outside the box, then, it seems

[maya26]

Application type: First adult passport
Method of application:Postoffice check and send
Date of application :21/10/2013
Date of application acknowledgement:23/10/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter:26/10/2013
Date of passport interview:30/10/2013 Chelmsford
Date of return of documents:28/10/2013
Date of passport receipt:01/11/2013. Printed 30 october

[jack_seth]

Application type: First adult passport (wife)
Method of application:Post Office Check & Send
Date of application :30/09/2013
Date of application acknowledgement:05/10/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter:11/10/2013
Date of passport interview:18/10/2013
Date of return of documents:04/10/2013
Date of passport receipt:26/10/2013

[Ayyubi72]

Application type: First adult passport (wife)
Method of application:Newham NCS
Date of application :30/09/2013
Date of application acknowledgement:05/10/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter:11/10/2013
Date of passport interview:18/10/2013
Date of return of documents:04/10/2013
Date of passport receipt:26/10/2013

Since when did NCS start handling passport applications?

[Derivaz]

Application type: First adult passport (wife)
Method of application:Newham NCS
Date of application :30/09/2013
Date of application acknowledgement:05/10/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter:11/10/2013
Date of passport interview:18/10/2013
Date of return of documents:04/10/2013
Date of passport receipt:26/10/2013

Since when did NCS start handling passport applications?

Good shout, they don't it's the check and send service at post offices