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ppharish92
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Post by ppharish92 » Tue Feb 12, 2013 6:21 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 12/02/2013
Date application received by IPS: 15/02/2013
Date of return of documents: 26/02/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter: 23/02/2013
Date of Passport Appointment: 27/02/2013
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting
Last edited by ppharish92 on Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:37 pm, edited 1 time in total.

TTOE
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Post by TTOE » Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:42 pm

Passport for: Child x 3
Application Type: First british passport after Reg.
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 13/02/13
Date application received by IPS:14/02/13
Date payment taken: Paid at the PO
Date of return of documents: 01/03/13
Date of Passport Receipt : 28/02/13 (Exactly 2 weeks + 1 day of sending the applications - Including the Countersignatory verification process the applications had to go through).

Interim update:
- Application confirmed by IPS staff was received on 14/02/13
- Verification letters 1 for each of the 3 kids were sent on 19/02/13 to the family friend that countersigned the application forms. Received by him on 22/02/13 (second class post).
- Countersignatory responded to the verification letters 25/02/13 (Special delivery - delivered 26/02/13)
- Called IPS - Application passed and Passport printed for all the kids on 26/02/13 (13 days after application forms were checked & sent at the PO)
- 28/02/13 - Kids all sorted as per passports!!! Thank God!
- For the list of people that can countersign your form, please refer to the IPS website and conform to the list.
Last edited by TTOE on Fri Mar 01, 2013 7:28 pm, edited 8 times in total.

furqankarim
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Post by furqankarim » Thu Feb 14, 2013 6:58 pm

Hi guys,

Can anybody please let me know the process of applying British passport for the first time. I have just been granted British citizenship and i need to get British passport asap as i will be flying to other country for my new job.
I have read that i can go for check & send but i tried to find a form which i can download from but no luck there as well. Also do we need to get it signed again from a British citizen or a professional like we have to get it done for citizenship application?

Thanks in advance

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British Passport Application processing timeline

Post by GoanG » Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:36 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Passport application after Naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 13/02/2013
Date application received by IPS: Not known
Date of fee deduction: Paid at the Post Office.
Date of return of documents: 20/02/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter: 21/02/2013
Date of Passport Appointment: 27/02/2013
Date of Passport Receipt:01/03/2013

Very please with the IPS Service, thank you to all the board members here for support and wish all the ones waiting may you have your documents soon!
Last edited by GoanG on Fri Mar 01, 2013 7:59 pm, edited 2 times in total.

Tra2003
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Post by Tra2003 » Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:56 pm

furqankarim wrote:Hi guys,

Can anybody please let me know the process of applying British passport for the first time. I have just been granted British citizenship and i need to get British passport asap as i will be flying to other country for my new job.
I have read that i can go for check & send but i tried to find a form which i can download from but no luck there as well. Also do we need to get it signed again from a British citizen or a professional like we have to get it done for citizenship application?

Thanks in advance
You will need to go to a post office to get a form (if you don't want to fill it online). Take passport photos that conforms to the photo requirements, fill the form, sign and date; get a countersignatory to fill, sign and date your form and also countersign one of your passport photos. You then take it to the post office (if you want to use check and send), with your recent country passport, any old/uncancelled passport and your naturalization certificate. The staff at the post office will check if it has been filled in properly and check if you have included the neccessary documents. If everything is okay, you then pay for the application and if you want your documeents returned recorded delivery you pay £3 (you will need to tick a box on the form, if you want this service).
I hope this explanation helps you?

Tra2003
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Post by Tra2003 » Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:09 pm

Had my interview today, at the reception before signing me in, the guy there told me that i wont get my passport today (not that i was expecting to walk out with it straight from the interview :-), that it takes a "couple of weeks" :shock:
Looking at the passport timelimes, others have received their passport two to seven days after the interview, so i just wonder why the guy told me this. Has anyone been told this or is it a normal procedure with the IPS to marry with their six weeks timeline? :o

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Post by rod_p » Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:25 pm

Passport is queued for printing when the IPS interviewer clicks on verified ( I was told this at the end of my interview ).

2 or 3 days later, your passport is unceremoniously drooped through your front door mail slot, other secure mail delivery. Failing that, your postman ( alternatively, it may be a courier service ) will knock on your front door and hand you your passport.

It's all over before you know it.

Tra2003
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Post by Tra2003 » Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:48 pm

rod_p wrote:Passport is queued for printing when the IPS interviewer clicks on verified ( I was told this at the end of my interview ).

2 or 3 days later, your passport is unceremoniously drooped through your front door mail slot, other secure mail delivery. Failing that, your postman ( alternatively, it may be a courier service ) will knock on your front door and hand you your passport.

It's all over before you know it.
Hopefully i won't have to wait for a couple of weeks to get mine through the mail. I just wonder what they would be doing for a couple of weeks just to print a passport, do they need to carry out more checks after the interview? :?

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Post by rod_p » Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:06 pm

Tra2003 wrote: I just wonder what they would be doing for a couple of weeks just to print a passport, do they need to carry out more checks after the interview? :?
What checks? Those have all been done before you got your interview letter.

2-3 days ( not counting weekends and holidays ) maximum unless you live somewhere real remote like a Scottish Island ( in that case 5 or 6 ).

Civil servants like the one you spoke to are instructed to lower your expectations - just in case the printer breaks or there is a strike or natural disaster.

Tra2003
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Post by Tra2003 » Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:09 pm

rod_p wrote:
Tra2003 wrote: I just wonder what they would be doing for a couple of weeks just to print a passport, do they need to carry out more checks after the interview? :?
What checks? Those have all been done before you got your interview letter.

2-3 days ( not counting weekends and holidays ) maximum unless you live somewhere real remote like a Scottish Island ( in that case 5 or 6 ).

Civil servants like the one you spoke to are instructed to lower your expectations - just in case the printer breaks or there is a strike or natural disaster.

Thanks rod_p, this has really put my mind at rest. Thanks for your reassurance :D

spedds
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Passport Application clarification

Post by spedds » Fri Feb 15, 2013 7:47 pm

Appreciate if someone could provide clarification.

There are four boxes to check in Section 4 of passport application form.
Any idea what is the basis for the four boxes and which ones to check under what conditions?

Thanks.

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Post by jagshari » Fri Feb 15, 2013 7:55 pm

Passport for: Adult(2)/ Minor(2)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 31/01/2012
Date application received by IPS:01/02/2013
Date of return of documents: 06/02/2013(Minor) & 07/02/2013 (Adult)
Date of receipt of interview letter: 07/02/2013
Date of Passport Appointment: 12/02/2013
Date of Passport Receipt: 06/02/2013 - Printed on 04/02/2013 (Minor) 15/02/2013 (Adult) Printed on 12/02/2013

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Re: Passport Application clarification

Post by hsmp28122006 » Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:21 pm

spedds wrote:Appreciate if someone could provide clarification.

There are four boxes to check in Section 4 of passport application form.
Any idea what is the basis for the four boxes and which ones to check under what conditions?

Thanks.
Read the subject line of this thread: "Passport applications tmeline". Post your query elsewhere.

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Post by InUkOnHsmp » Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:26 pm

Passport for: 1 minor
Application Type: New
Method of application: Fast track 1 week service
Date of application: 13/02/2013 15:00 appointment
Date application received by IPS: Dont know
Date of return of documents: Waiting (only BC certificate)
Date of receipt of interview letter: NA
Date of Passport Appointment: NA
Date of Passport Receipt: 16/02/2013 - Printed on 15/02/2013
Challenges make life worth it!

M2008
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Post by M2008 » Mon Feb 18, 2013 12:11 pm

Passport for: Minor
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 18/02/2012
Date application received by IPS: 19/02/2012
Date of return of documents: 22/02/2012
Date of Passport Receipt:25/02/2012

very quick: got passport in 1 week
Last edited by M2008 on Mon Feb 25, 2013 1:00 pm, edited 2 times in total.

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Post by keepsim » Mon Feb 18, 2013 1:44 pm

Passport for: Minor
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 15/02/2012
Date application received by IPS:
Date of return of documents:
Date of Passport Receipt:25/02/2012
Last edited by keepsim on Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:50 am, edited 1 time in total.

marwanb
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Post by marwanb » Mon Feb 18, 2013 8:55 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send (Islington)
Date of application: 13/02/2013
Date application received by IPS: 14/02/2013
Date of return of documents: 25/02/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter: 23/02/2013
Date of Passport Appointment: 07/03/2013 (London)
Date of Passport Receipt:
Last edited by marwanb on Mon Feb 25, 2013 1:05 pm, edited 2 times in total.

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Post by solospy » Tue Feb 19, 2013 11:13 am

Passport for: Minor
Application Type: New
Method of application: Post (Special Delivery)
Date of application: 30/01/2013
Date application received by IPS: 31/01/2013
Date of fee deduction: 04/02/2013
Date of return of documents: 19/02/2013
Date of Passport Receipt: 19/02/2013

malayanayak
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Post by malayanayak » Tue Feb 19, 2013 2:51 pm

Passport for: Adult (2)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send (Liverpool Street)
Date of application: 19/02/2013
Date application received by IPS: 20/02/2013
Date of return of documents: 27/02/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter: 27/02/2013
Date of Passport Appointment: 01/03/2013
Date of Passport Receipt: 05/03/2013 (printed on 02/03/2013)
Last edited by malayanayak on Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:49 pm, edited 2 times in total.

craja444
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Re: First Passport application

Post by craja444 » Tue Feb 19, 2013 7:17 pm

craja444 wrote:
ranji82 wrote:Passport for: Adult Application
Type: First passport after naturalization.
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 23/01/2013
Date of debit fees: 23/01/2013 (Paid at Post office).
Date application received by IPS: Not Confirmed.
Date of return of documents: 02/02/2013(SPECIAL DELIVERY SING IN)
Date of receipt of interview letter:31/01/2013(LETTER DATED 29/01/2013)
Date of Passport Appointment:14/02/2013(LONDON OFFICE) RECEIVED A LETTER MENTIONING APPOINTMENT WAS CANCELED (08/02/2013) BOOKED AGAIN CHELMSFORD OFFICE 16/02/2013
Date of Passport Receipt:
19/02/2013 VERY QUICK WITHIN 3 DAYS GOT THE PASSPORT

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Post by unxepktylwvhl » Wed Feb 20, 2013 1:50 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 13/02/2012
Date application received by IPS: N/A
Date of return of documents: N/A
Date of receipt of interview letter: 20/02/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 05/03/2013
Date of Passport Receipt:
Last edited by unxepktylwvhl on Thu Feb 21, 2013 1:35 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Post by skstorm » Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:48 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 19/2/13
Date application received by IPS: 21/02/2013
Date of return of documents: 04/03/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter: 02/03/2013
Date of Passport Appointment: 06/03/2013
Date of Passport Receipt:09/03/2013
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Post by barnaby » Wed Feb 20, 2013 8:13 pm

Passport for: Adult (my wife)
Application Type: First
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 09/02/2013
Date application received by IPS: No idea
Date of return of documents: 20/02/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter #1: 16/02/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter #2: 19/02/2013
Date of Passport Appointment: 26/02/2013
Date of Passport Receipt: 28/02/2013 (dumped in mailbox without signature)
Last edited by barnaby on Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:55 am, edited 1 time in total.

spedds
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Post by spedds » Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:35 pm

Passport for: Joint adults & two children
Application Type: First Passport application after Naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 21/02/2013
Date application received by IPS: 22/02/2013
Date of fee deduction: Paid at the Post Office.
Date of return of documents: 01/03/2013 (along with childrens passports)
Date of receipt of interview letter: 02/03/2013
Date of Passport Appointment: 13/03/2013
Date of Passport Receipt:15/03/2013
Last edited by spedds on Fri Mar 15, 2013 6:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Post by ravikd » Thu Feb 21, 2013 12:44 pm

Passport for: An Adult
Application Type: First Passport application after Naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send -Special Delivery
Date of application: 16-Feb-2013
Date application received by IPS:- Don't Know
Date of fee deduction: Paid at the Post Office.
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

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