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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by waffles » Tue Jan 22, 2019 12:35 pm

waffles wrote:
Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:12 pm
Application Type:First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office check & send
Date of Application: 08/01/2019
Date Application received by HMPO: 09/01/2019
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 11/01/2019 We'll contact you by 01/02 if more info or an interview is required. Do not book travel until your passport is received.
Letter received 12/01/2019, dated 10/01/2019 asked for 2 recent pictures taken within the last month.
Pictures sent to Passport office: 14/01/2019
Passport office received pictures: 15/01/2019
Called on 17/01/2019 to check for update, they confirmed pictures got scanned on their system on 17/01/2019 and now application is under process.
Text from HMPO: 22/01/2019 You should receive your new passport within a few working days. We'll send your supporting documents separately.
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched:
Date of Text from Courier:
Date of Return of Supporting Documents (paid £5 for secured delivery):
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by waffles » Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:35 am

waffles wrote:
Tue Jan 22, 2019 12:35 pm
waffles wrote:
Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:12 pm
Application Type:First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office check & send
Date of Application: 08/01/2019
Date Application received by HMPO: 09/01/2019
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 11/01/2019 We'll contact you by 01/02 if more info or an interview is required. Do not book travel until your passport is received.
Letter received 12/01/2019, dated 10/01/2019 asked for 2 recent pictures taken within the last month.
Pictures sent to Passport office: 14/01/2019
Passport office received pictures: 15/01/2019
Called on 17/01/2019 to check for update, they confirmed pictures got scanned on their system on 17/01/2019 and now application is under process.
Text from HMPO: 22/01/2019 You should receive your new passport within a few working days. We'll send your supporting documents separately.
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: None
Date of Text from Courier: 23/01/2019 Your delivery from HM Passport Office is due by tomorrow. We'll try to post it through your door.
Date of Return of Supporting Documents (paid £5 for secured delivery):
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: None
Date of Passport Appointment: None
Date of Passport Receipt: 23/01/2019
Finally the journey is over!!! Good luck to everyone else! :D

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by onemoreguy » Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:57 am

onemoreguy wrote:
Fri Jan 18, 2019 10:08 am
onemoreguy wrote:
Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:54 pm
Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office Chech & Send
Date of Application: 14/01/2019
Date Application received by HMPO: 18/01/2019 (Will contact me by 08/02 if more info or an interview)
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: NA
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: 23/01/2019
Date of Text from Courier:
Date of Return of Documents:
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter:NA
Date of Passport Appointment: NA
Date of Passport Receipt:

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by auris23 » Thu Jan 24, 2019 10:16 am

Passport for: Adult
HMPO Office: Liverpool
Application Type: New
Applying from: Australia (citizen by descent)
Method of application: Online
Date documents sent from Australia: 31 Oct 2018
Date tracking number indicated documents received by HMPO: 6 Nov 2018
Date marked 'Declaration form received, being processed': 7 Nov 2018
Receipt of letter requesting further documents: 21 Nov 2018
Further documents sent: 11 Dec 2018
Further documents received by HMPO (based on tracking info): 18 Dec 2018
Date Marked 'Dispatched': 19 Jan 2019
Date tracking info was received (via text from DHL): 22 Jan 2019
Date of return of documents: 24 Jan 2019
Date of Passport Receipt: 24 Jan 2019

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by waffles » Sat Jan 26, 2019 12:56 am

waffles wrote:
Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:35 am
waffles wrote:
Tue Jan 22, 2019 12:35 pm
waffles wrote:
Thu Jan 17, 2019 10:12 pm
Application Type:First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office check & send
Date of Application: 08/01/2019
Date Application received by HMPO: 09/01/2019
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 11/01/2019 We'll contact you by 01/02 if more info or an interview is required. Do not book travel until your passport is received.
Letter received 12/01/2019, dated 10/01/2019 asked for 2 recent pictures taken within the last month.
Pictures sent to Passport office: 14/01/2019
Passport office received pictures: 15/01/2019
Called on 17/01/2019 to check for update, they confirmed pictures got scanned on their system on 17/01/2019 and now application is under process.
Text from HMPO: 22/01/2019 You should receive your new passport within a few working days. We'll send your supporting documents separately.
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: 21/01/2019
Date of Text from Courier: 23/01/2019 Your delivery from HM Passport Office is due by tomorrow. We'll try to post it through your door.
Date of Return of Supporting Documents (paid £5 for secured delivery): 25/01/2019
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: None
Date of Passport Appointment: None
Date of Passport Receipt: 23/01/2019
Finally the journey is over!!! Good luck to everyone else! :D

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by aakashbasu2 » Wed Jan 30, 2019 7:30 pm

Application type: First passport, descent claim (father born in UK, I was born in India).
Applying from: United States
Method of application: Online, followed by the mailing of documents.
Date of online application: July 12, 2018
Date of mailing of declaration form and supporting documents to Durham: Oct 1, 2018
Email received from HMPO asking for family photographs: Nov 8, 2012
Photos received by HMPO: Nov 12, 2018
Interview invitation letter asking me to select a date and place: Dec 10, 2018
Interview conducted: Jan 4
Passport printed: Jan 7
Passport received: Jan 10.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by onemoreguy » Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:59 pm

onemoreguy wrote:
Fri Jan 18, 2019 10:08 am
onemoreguy wrote:
Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:54 pm
Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office Chech & Send
Date of Application: 14/01/2019
Date Application received by HMPO: 18/01/2019 (Will contact me by 08/02 if more info or an interview)
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: NA
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: 23/01/2019
Date of Text from Courier: 24/01/2019
Date of Return of Documents: 24/01/2019
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: NA
Date of Passport Appointment: NA
Date of Passport Receipt: 24/01/2019
It's just amazing!

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Casa » Sat Feb 09, 2019 5:17 pm

@Junior305 @Love_GB Please respect that this a TIMELINE ONLY THREAD and post any questions in your own topic.
(Casa, not CR001)
Please don't send me PMs asking for immigration advice on posts that are on the open forum. If I haven't responded there, it's because I don't have the answer. I'm a moderator, not a legal professional.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Love_GB » Sun Feb 10, 2019 9:03 am

Casa wrote:
Sat Feb 09, 2019 5:17 pm
@Junior305 @Love_GB Please respect that this a TIMELINE ONLY THREAD and post any questions in your own topic.
my apology , I did not find any relevant threads relating to the question i had so i thought this thread would be the closet one i could use to post my question

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Cris19 » Sun Feb 10, 2019 6:24 pm

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of Application: 01/02/2019
Date Application received by HMPO: don’t know
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 06/02/2019
“We'll contact you by 26/02 if more info or an interview is required. Do not book travel until your passport is received.”
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: 07/02/2019
“You should receive your new passport within a few working days. We'll send your supporting documents separately.”
Date of Text from Courier: 08/02/2019
Date of Return of Supporting Documents (paid £5 for secured delivery): 09/02/19
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Passport Receipt: 09/02/2019

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Pulcina89 » Tue Feb 12, 2019 10:44 pm

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 31/01/19
Date Application received by HMPO:01/02/19
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 01/02/19
Documents sent to HMPO: 02/02/19 by tracked Royal Mail and signed for on 05/02/19 at 08:00
Text ‪1: 06‬/02/19 08:50 - We’ve received your documents. If we need more information, we’ll contact you
Text ‪2: 07‬/02/19 15:20 – We’ve approved your application and new photo. We’ll let you know when your passport is ready to dispatch
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: 08/02/19
Date of Text from Courier: 08/02/19
Date of Return of Documents (paid extra £5 for secured delivery): 12/02/19
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Passport Receipt: 11/02/19

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by fjv90 » Thu Feb 14, 2019 2:47 pm

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of Application: 04/02/2019
Date Application received by HMPO: don’t know
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 08/02/2019
“We'll contact you by 26/02 if more info or an interview is required. Do not book travel until your passport is received.”
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: 12/02/2019
“You should receive your new passport within a few working days. We'll send your supporting documents separately.”
Date of Text from Courier: 14/02/2019
Date of Return of Supporting Documents (paid £5 for secured delivery):14/02/19
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Passport Receipt: 14/02/2019

Finally journey ends! Good Luck to all those who are waiting

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Ewaz » Fri Feb 15, 2019 3:21 pm

Application Type:First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office check & send
Date of Application: 30/01/2019
Date Application received by HMPO: 04/01/2019
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 05/01/2019 We'll contact you by 26/02 if more info or an
Text from HMPO: 12/02/2019 You should receive your new passport within a few working days. We'll send your supporting documents separately.
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched:
Date of Text from Courier: 13/02/2019
Date of Return of Supporting Documents (paid £5 for secured delivery): 14/02/2019
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt: 14/02/2019

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Sapphiraelupa » Mon Feb 18, 2019 6:34 pm

Application Type: First Passport after Registration
Method of Application: Online + documents couriered from South Africa
Date of Application: 23/01/2019 (online) docs sent 24/01/2019
Date Application received by HMPO: 28/01/2019
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: N/A
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: N/A
Date of Text from Courier: 12/02/2019
Date of Return of Documents: 14/02/2019
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter:NA
Date of Passport Appointment: NA
Date of Passport Receipt:15/02/2019 (in Joburg)
Email from HMPO to clarify delivery address: 07/02/2019 - they wanted a letter from my employer to say it would be ok for the courier to deliver at the office.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by AnotherUUID » Wed Feb 20, 2019 10:17 am

Application Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Online + Royal Mail special delivery
Date of Application: 12/02/2019 (submission date)
Date Identity Verified: 15/02/2019
Date Documents Sent: 15/02/2019
Date Documents Received: 16/02/2019 (HMPO Glasgow)
Date Application Received by HMPO: 15/02/2019
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 20/02/2019 ("We've received your documents. If we need more information, we'll contact you.")
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: pending
Date of Text from Courier: pending
Date of Return of Documents: pending (paid extra £5 for secure delivery)
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: pending
Date of Passport Appointment: pending
Date of Passport Receipt: pending

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by ONas16 » Thu Feb 21, 2019 3:40 pm

Passport for: Adult/First UK Passport after naturalisation
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online & send
Date of application: 08th Feb 2019
Date application received by IPS: 10th Feb 2019
Location of IPS Office involved: Peterborough HMP
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Application and photo approved on: 18th Feb 2019
New passport sent: 19th Feb 2019
Contacted by DX delivery: 20th Feb 2019
Date of Passport Receipt: 21st Of Feb 2019

I’ve received emails and txt messages to update me about the application all along. Great service. Very Consistent. I’d always apply online.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Curious1985 » Thu Feb 21, 2019 7:48 pm

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office Chech & Send
Date of Application: 12/02/2019
Date Application received by HMPO:N/A
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: N/A
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: N/A
Date of Text from Courier: N/A
Date of Return of Documents: N/A
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter:NA
Date of Passport Appointment: NA
Date of Passport Receipt: N/A

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Casa » Thu Feb 21, 2019 11:22 pm

Casa wrote:
Sat Feb 09, 2019 5:17 pm
@rsk1 Please respect that this a TIMELINE ONLY THREAD and post any questions in your own topic.
(Casa, not CR001)
Please don't send me PMs asking for immigration advice on posts that are on the open forum. If I haven't responded there, it's because I don't have the answer. I'm a moderator, not a legal professional.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by avatar16 » Mon Feb 25, 2019 8:08 am

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: NDRS + JDR
Date of Application: 10/11/2018
Date of Ceremoney: 11/02/2019
Date Application received by HMPO:N/A
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: N/A
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: N/A
Date of Text from Courier: N/A
Date of Return of Documents: N/A
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter:NA
Date of Passport Appointment: NA
Date of Passport Receipt: 23/02/2019

I called the HMPO for couple times to push my application and accelerate the process as over 10 days they didn't get any information from HO or Town hall that i already attended the ceremony. Dx delivery didn't notified me at all about the devilry date till i got the information from the HMPO, so is better to keep tracking the progress of your application with HMPO. finally happy day was come on the 23/02/19. wish you all the best ans the same end

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Nitch » Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:16 am

Application Type: First child passport after registration (for ILR Parents)
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 05/02/19
Passport Office: Peterborough
Declaration Form Sent HMPO: 06/02/19
Application Received HMPO: 07/02/19 (special next day delivery)
Online status change to Dispatched: 14/02/19
Date Text Received from HMPO: 15/02/19
Date Text Received from DX: 16/02/19
Date of Return of Documents: 18/02/19 (paid £5 extra for secure delivery)
Date of Passport Received: 16/02/19

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by adazion » Mon Feb 25, 2019 9:09 pm

AnotherUUID wrote:
Wed Feb 20, 2019 10:17 am
Application Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Online + Royal Mail special delivery
Date of Application: 12/02/2019 (submission date)
Date Identity Verified: 15/02/2019
Date Documents Sent: 15/02/2019
Date Documents Received: 16/02/2019 (HMPO Glasgow)
Date Application Received by HMPO: 15/02/2019
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 20/02/2019 ("We've received your documents. If we need more information, we'll contact you.")
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: pending
Date of Text from Courier: pending
Date of Return of Documents: pending (paid extra £5 for secure delivery)
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: pending
Date of Passport Appointment: pending
Date of Passport Receipt: pending
hello, received your passport yet? just wanna know which way is faster. online or post office.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by jafarkuku » Mon Feb 25, 2019 10:33 pm

Passport for: First passport after naturalisation
HMPO Office: Glasgow
Application Type: New
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of application: Online + Royal Mail special delivery
Date of Application: 25 Feb 2019 (submission date)
Date documents sent: 26 Feb 2019
Date Documents Received: Pending
Date Application Received by HMPO: 25/02/2019
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: Pending
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: pending
Date of Text from Courier: pending
Date of Return of Documents: pending (paid extra £5 for secure delivery)
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: pending
Date of Passport Appointment: pending
Date of Passport Receipt: pending

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by fahad346 » Wed Feb 27, 2019 10:30 am

Passport for: First passport after naturalisation
HMPO Office: Online
Application Type: New
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of application: Online + Royal Mail special delivery
Date of Application: 25 Feb 2019 (submission date)
Date documents sent: 25 Feb 2019
Date Documents Received: 26 Feb 2019
Date Application Received by HMPO: 25/02/2019
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: Pending
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: pending
Date of Text from Courier: pending
Date of Return of Documents: pending (paid extra £5 for secure delivery)
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: pending
Date of Passport Appointment: pending
Date of Passport Receipt: pending

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Smanghani » Wed Feb 27, 2019 8:31 pm

Passport for: First child passport after registration
HMPO Office: Online
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of application: Online + Royal Mail special delivery
Date of Application: 24 Feb 2019 (submission date)
Date Application Received by HMPO: 24 Feb 2019
Date documents sent: 25 Feb 2019
Date Documents Received: 26 Feb 2019
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: Pending
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: pending
Date of Text from Courier: pending
Date of Return of Documents: pending (paid extra £5 for secure delivery)
Date of Passport Receipt: pending

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by wahi66 » Wed Feb 27, 2019 11:49 pm

Passport for: First passport after naturalisation
HMPO Office: Online
Application Type: New
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of application: Royal Mail special delivery
Date of Application: 25 Feb 2019 (submission date)
Date documents sent: 25 Feb 2019
Date Documents Received: 26 Feb 2019
Date Application Received by HMPO: 25/02/2019
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 26/2/19
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: pending
Date of Text from Courier: pending
Date of Return of Documents: pending (paid extra £5 for secure delivery)
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: pending
Date of Passport Appointment: pending
Date of Passport Receipt: pending

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