Hi guys. I need help and i would really appreciate if someone can help me Me = pakistani national. Wife =polish national Married in Ireland =april 2007 Moved to uk =15 november 2007 Wife granted WRS =12 feb 2008 Our daughter was born in UK = 14 august 2012 (she will be 6 years old in 3 days) I was g...

Date of Application: 15/07/2014 Application type: Check & Send Post office Date of SMS Received: 18/07/2014 Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: 11/08/2014 Date of Return of Documents: 14/08/2014 Date of Interview booked: 16/08/2014 SMS received passport printing: 18/08/2014 Date of Passports receiv...

Hi everyone. the forum has gone quiet and the few last posts are not very upbeat to say the least. just contacted home office and spoke to a nice guy waiting time was not too bad was informed that the application is still in progress. as its a first time application i have to wait full 6 weeks peri...

I haves applied for my First British Passport on the 29 MAY 2014 (NATURALISATION) received the interview letter on the 11 july 2014 after almost 50 called to the Passport Office requesting 1000 called back with no accurate information (made me feel stupid and silly) went to the interview on the 14....

Hi everyone. the forum has gone quiet and the few last posts are not very upbeat to say the least. just contacted home office and spoke to a nice guy waiting time was not too bad was informed that the application is still in progress. as its a first time application i have to wait full 6 weeks perio...

Hi Guys, Im about to apply for my first British passport and I just realised my current passport (my native country) is no longer valid as I have not renewed it. Do you know if all passports sent along with the application have to be valid? Thanks I think you need to only send valid passports. howe...

Looking at the timeliness here it appears that waiting times are somewhere from 6-8 weeks. We had few quick processing weeks when home office hit headlines in need but now again I think delays are growing. 6 weeks to get a 1st passport in this modern day age I think is very unfair. We live in modern...

Sorry to hear that mate. Let's hope they accept the evidence you provide them. I have emails from 2 recruitment companies asking me to contact them asap once I have a passport. You will be lucky if they take the trouble and accept other documents. Normally they think it's risky and at the risk of no...

Don't think there is a way unless you widthdraw your application which will reset the whole timing again. You can try with showing them citizenship invitation letter from home office and see if they for the time being accept it. In my case nothing would satisfy recruitment people expect British pass...

Here you go. Passport office staff and home office have gone on strike. Just when you thought this mess cannot get any worse.. More delays for us Passport crisis: now civil servants go on strike risking people's holidays http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10992089/Passport-crisis-now-civil-ser...

I feel your pain in exactly same situation. I don't know why the naturalization certificate is not a valid document. I guess all we can do is wait. News out of Durham office is looking good just few more weeks and we will look at all this waiting and huffing and puffing with a grin on our faces I th...

wow 4 weeks turnaround with interview is impressive (considering the op didn't hassle or chased them.) :D Lets hope Durham office is quick and we all hear something quick. I think once 3 weeks have passed one should contact them as suggested here by people but some of the horror stories here are rea...

looks like home office are now working on Saturdays as well which is a good news ! received a reply yesterday lets hope Durham office is in good processing speed. The bottom part of the email is drafted by someone who is not very sure as mentioning same thing 2 times . anyone with any experiences wi...

Yes mate same here worked for 5 years in finance but then i Left job at the end of my EEA permit and tried to get another job and its impossible to get you need eea visa stamp on passport which is valid which mine is expired or passport and I haven't got any passport yet. British citizenship certifi...

anyone know how to find out which "office" my application for passport went to ? can you do it online or do i have to call them ? I sent the application on 15th July i got a text this morning acknowledging the application. They also asked me in text not to contact them for next 6 weeks :shock: :( :...

anyone know how to find out which "office" my application for passport went to ? can you do it online or do i have to call them ? I sent the application on 15th July i got a text this morning acknowledging the application. They also asked me in text not to contact them for next 6 weeks :shock: :( :s...

Looks they are hiring more people. Let's hope they are able to bring the backlog down quick. How many people have their whole life on hold because of this passport saga

Not very well paid jobs. I guess they make their money on "overtime". I think they deserve to get better pay. Very undervalued job.

Looks like most people are getting it sorted in 6 weeks time. Theresa May has kept her job in the re shuffle i don't know if its a good news or bad news :lol: it appears that home office is hiring extra staff to deal with applications but it will be some time before it makes impact due to "training"...

Date of Application: 15/07/2014 Application type: Check & Send Post office Date of SMS Received: awaiting Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: Awaiting Date of Return of Documents: Awaiting Date of Interview booked: Awaiting SMS received passport printing: Awaiting Date of Passports received: Awaiti...

Have you missed your holiday because a passport has not arrived on time? Email: newsonline.wales@bbc.co.uk

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-28250584

7r0y wrote:Could not resist to call HO to only find out that my application form has not been assigned to any case worker.
That's two month my papers are sat there with no progress.
Looks like it will take some time......

give it 10 more days 72 days is the magic number .

hmm now thats a bit tricky . as i think they "can" ask you the dates during the interview. you should have made a copy of the application form your sent for your naturalization. do you not remember what dates you put ? even if you guessed you must have some recollection of it like roughly same year ...

Hi Everyone. Hope approvals are coming in for everyone and those who don't have yet will get theirs soon too. I have received the approval for my naturalization. I am waiting for the ceremony date which is next month on 9th. In order to save time I am completing the passport application form. (i int...

"Knock Knock!!! Who's there? :| Me! Me who? :? Special Delivery mate! Oh :mrgreen: " You can guess the rest. I believe this is where the journey ends. Thanks to all who have been a great help here, best wishes for the ones still waiting for the special envelope. And as the poster above said, see yo...

[quote="runie80"]Eligibility criteria: EEA route . 5 +1 Years English Language Criteria: Completed life in the UK + English test Current nationality: Pakistani Method of application: NCS Poole Date of application: 02/04/2014 Payment method CC/DC, Personal cheque, Bankers cheque etc: CC Date of recei...