British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Passport for: Child born in the UK to EEA settled father
Application Type: First passport
Method of application: Online/postal
Date of application: 13/08/2017
Date application received by IPS: 15/08/2017
Location of IPS Office involved: Peterborough
Date of return of documents: not yet received
Date of receipt of interview letter: -
Date of Passport Appointment: -
Date of Passport Receipt: 24/08/2017

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 17 Aug 2017
Date application received by HMPO: 18 Aug2017

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: 22 Aug 2017
Text confirming passport dispatched: 23 Aug 2017
Date of return of documents: 24 Aug 2017
Date of receipt of interview letter: no interview
Date of Passport Appointment: no interview
Date of Passport Receipt:24 Aug 2017

All in 1 week from start to finish! Quite impressed!!!

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 23/08/2017
Date application received by HMPO:

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: 26/08/2017 ("We'll contact you by 16/09...")
Text confirming passport dispatched:
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 17th May 2017
Date application received by IPS: 19th May 2017
Date of return of documents: 9th June 2017
Date of receipt of interview letter: 24th May 2017 (Never received! Got a reminder email on 24th June 2017)
Date of Passport Appointment: 21st August 2017
Date of Passport Receipt: 23rd August 2017

Guys, I had an absolute nightmare getting my passport! I never received the interview invitation by post, so after I received my supporting documents back, I assumed I don't need to attend an interview. I moved to Cyprus for the summer on 6th June and was expecting my parents to tell me that I've received my passport soon.
Then I randomly receive this email on 24th June saying that they sent me a letter by post inviting me for an interview and that I should book it by 24th July. Obviously you can imagine my surprise, since I'm in bloody Cyprus and had no plans in returning soon. I called them at least 6 times in total and every time got a different answer: we will keep you application open, just have you're interview when you're back in UK ; you can have your interview in Cyprus in the British embassy; eerrrr.... I don't know.... errr... I have to ask, someone will get in touch with you. Obviously no one ever got back to me, so had to chase them myself. Then in August I booked a week's holiday in UK, called them to say that I'll be in UK and can have my interview in UK. Their answer? "Oh.. you're coming back? ..but you already told us that you're in Cyprus... the interviewing team are investigating your case in Cyprus... I'll have to ask them if you're allowed to have you're interview in UK" .
What the hell? IF I'm allowed? Obviously I wasn't happy with the answer, so called them the next day, determined to get my interview. I had this whole speech prepared, about how I'm a British citizen now, and I deserve my passport etc. So anyway, this nice Irish lady picked up the phone, she didn't question my situation with Cyprus at all and my interview was booked within a couple of minutes!

So yeah, thankfully they kept my application open and from then on everything went smoothly - went to my interview and received my long awaited passport 2 days later. Hope no one else has to go through this, make sure you give them a call for updates after you apply for the passport. Also as you can see from my experience - it depends who picks up the phone, cause some of them are more knowledgeable than others. So if you're not happy with the answer you receive, just be persistent and keep calling/asking for a supervisor etc.

[quote=Kitty82 post_id=1522763 time=1503076255 user_id=176982]
Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New  
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 10/08/2017
Date application received by IPS: 15/08/2017
Location of IPS Office involved: unknown
Date of return of documents: 18/08/2017
Date of receipt of interview letter: 17/08/2017
Date of Passport Appointment: 26/08/2017
Date of Passport Receipt: 30/08/2017

Application Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 22 Aug 2017
Date application received by HMPO: 23 Aug 2017 (Newport)

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: never received
Text confirming passport dispatched: never received
Date of return of documents: 2 Sep 2017
Date of receipt of interview letter: no interview
Date of Passport Appointment: no interview
Date of Passport Receipt: 1 Sep 2017

Application Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Check and Send
Date of application: 04 Sep 2017
Date application received by HMPO: (in progress)

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: (in progress)
Text confirming passport dispatched: (in progress)
Date of return of documents: (in progress)
Date of receipt of interview letter: (in progress)
Date of Passport Appointment: (in progress)
Date of Passport Receipt: (in progress)

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 24 Aug 2017
Date application received by HMPO: 28 Aug 2017

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: 30 Aug 2017
Text confirming passport dispatched: 06 Sep 2017
Date of return of documents: waiting...
Date of receipt of interview letter: no interview
Date of Passport Appointment: no interview
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting...

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 05 Sep 2017
Date application received by HMPO: tbc

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: tbc
Text confirming passport dispatched: tbc
Date of return of documents: tbc
Date of receipt of interview letter: tbc
Date of Passport Appointment: tbc
Date of Passport Receipt: tbc

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 23/08/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 24/08/2017

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: 26/08/2017
Text confirming passport dispatched: 01/09/2017
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: No interview needed
Date of Passport Appointment: No interview needed
Date of Passport Receipt: 04/09/2017

Very efficient service - 6 working days from application! Still waiting for supporting documents to be returned.

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Self
Date of application: 23/08/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 29/08/2017
Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: 31/08/2017
Text confirming passport dispatched: 02/09/2017
Date of return of documents: 06/09/2017
Date of receipt of interview letter: No interview needed
Date of Passport Appointment: No interview needed
Date of Passport Receipt: 06/09/2017

Good luck to all those who are still waiting. 6 working days from receipt of my application to arriving with me.

Application type: First passport (after Naturalisation from Tier 1)
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: posted 24/08/2017
Supporting documents received by HMPO: 25/08/2017
Interview letter received: no interview
Return of documents: 02/09/2017
Passport received: 02/09/2017

9 days including a bank holiday!

Update

juggurnaut wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 07, 2017 2:39 pm

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 05 Sep 2017
Date application received by HMPO: 06 Sep 2017

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: 09 Sep 2017
Text confirming passport dispatched: tbc
Date of return of documents: tbc
Date of receipt of interview letter: tbc
Date of Passport Appointment: tbc
Date of Passport Receipt: tbc

Application Timeline


Passport for: Adult / Minor - First Adult Passpor (3 applications together - parents plus 18 year old son)
Application Type: New / Replacement / Renewal : First adult passports
Method of application: Check & Send or Postal
Date of application: 1st September 2017
Date application received by IPS: dont know
Location of IPS Office involved: dont kn ow
Date of return of documents: 11th September 2017
Date of receipt of interview letter: Only for my 18 year old son 8th September 2017
Date of Passport Appointment:14th September 2017 (for our son only)
Date of Passport Receipt: 11th September 2017 (for us the Parents)

Note our son went for the passport interview today. He casually asked as to why only he was sent
letter for interview while we the parents our passports without an interview . The lady informed him that anyone who applied for passport at 18 has to have an interview. Hope this bit of information is helpful to other members!
On the whole the HMPO very efficient - 10 days including two weekends

Shanaz Ali wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:02 pm

Application Timeline


Passport for: Adult / Minor - First Adult Passpor (3 applications together - parents plus 18 year old son)
Application Type: New / Replacement / Renewal : First adult passports
Method of application: Check & Send or Postal
Date of application: 1st September 2017
Date application received by IPS: dont know
Location of IPS Office involved: dont kn ow
Date of return of documents: 11th September 2017
Date of receipt of interview letter: Only for my 18 year old son 8th September 2017
Date of Passport Appointment:14th September 2017 (for our son only)
Date of Passport Receipt: 11th September 2017 (for us the Parents)

Note our son went for the passport interview today. He casually asked as to why only he was sent
letter for interview while we the parents our passports without an interview . The lady informed him that anyone who applied for passport at 18 has to have an interview. Hope this bit of information is helpful to other members!
On the whole the HMPO very efficient - 10 days including two weekends

My son wanted to share his experience at the HMPO Dallas court Salford interview today so it can guide anyone else who would interested:

He arrived 10 minutes early and was seen immediately. Escorted by a lady to the interview officer who asked him the following questions:

Full name plus asked him to spell the full name
Address
How long it took him to get there and how he got there
Parents names and DOBs
Parents professions and what they were doing now
His Education and work history ( O levels and A levels)
Counter signatory name and profession
How he applied check and send
Local post office details.
In the end he was asked to sample his signature on a paper.

The whole process took less than 10 minutes.

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 08/09/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 11/09/2017 (I assume, didn't get a tracking number or anything to check)

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: 12/09/2017 (The message said, "We'll contact you by 03/10 if more info or an interview is required. If not, expect your passport by this date. No further update on progress will be given.")
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: 14/09/2017 (The message said, "You should receive your new passport within a few working days. We'll send your supporting documents separately.")
Date of return of documents: 18/09/2017 (posted through the door by DX Secure—this was something I had requested when I applied)
Date of receipt of interview letter: No interview.
Date of Passport Appointment: No interview.
Date of Passport Receipt: 15/09/2017 (through the letter slot in the door; the postman did knock, my neither I nor my husband got to the door in time to catch him)

Exactly one week from application submission to receiving the passport. 10 days (6 working days) from application submission to receiving my supporting documents.

date applied for passports: 13/09/2017

received info from hmpo : 18/09/17. that my passport was printed today 18th sep 2017. i should recived it with 4 working days

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 15/09/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 19 Sep 2017

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: Not yet received.
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: Waiting
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: Waiting, if applicable
Date of Passport Appointment: NA
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting

I called HMPO on 19th & 20th Sep. to check, if they received the application, as there is no text I received. HMPO confirmed, application is with examiner, however text should have been received by 19th Sep. He put a note on file. Same stats informed on 20th Sep as well. No text received yet.
I am expecting passports, as per earlier posts in this forum i.e. week or 10 days.

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New Application after Naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send JCAP
Date of application: 19/09/2017 (date of becoming naturalised)
Date application received by IPS: 28/04/2017 (jcap)

Date of receipt of interview letter: none received
Date of Passport Appointment: no appointment needed Jcap
Date of Passport Receipt: 25/09/17

Passport received 4 working days after my citizenship cermony. No interview required text received 21/09 to say delivery should be within 4 working days , 23/09 received courier details for delivery Monday 25/09 today received 7am this morning had to sign for from courier. Good luck all. My travels with my family can now begin .

[quote=kaydee2016 post_id=1538938 time=1506085012 user_id=147960]
Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 15/09/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 19 Sep 2017

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: Not yet received.
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: Not received
Date of return of documents: Waiting...........
Date of receipt of interview letter: Not needed
Date of Passport Appointment: Not needed
Date of Passport Receipt: 26.Sep.2017

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 27/09/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 29.09.2017

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: 30.09.2017
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: TBC
Date of return of documents:TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 27/09/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 29.09.2017

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: 30.09.2017
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: TBC
Date of return of documents:TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt: TB

Good luck all

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 26/09/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 27.09.2017

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: 28.09.2017
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: TBC
Date of return of documents:TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 27/09/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 29.09.2017

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: 30.09.2017
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: Didn’t get
Date of return of documents:Sill waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Passport Receipt: 06.10.17

Good luck all