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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by danyangdan » Thu Mar 13, 2014 5:15 pm

Finally all mess is over. I got my passport today ....
Passport for: First Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: By Post (C&S)
Date application sent : 18-02-2014
Date of receipt of application by IPS : forgot to check
Date of SMS confimration received: 21/02/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter : 06/03/2014
Date of interview appointment : 11/03/2014 (Reading office)
Date of return of documents :06/03/2014
Date of receipt of passport : 13/03/2014

I went to the Reading office on 11.03.2014, the lady I had interview with was quite nice. She asked me how to get to the office, where I parked the car, my name, address, my parents name and age. I told her that I just moved the house about 4 weeks ago. She didn't have any questions about that. The purpose of the interview is just to ensure that the passport is issued to the right person. Nothing to worry about. Just answer honestly.
All bests.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Philips » Thu Mar 13, 2014 5:45 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 10/03/2014
Date application received by IPS: TBC
Date SMS received: 13/03/2014
Date of return of documents: TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by sianlouise94 » Thu Mar 13, 2014 8:22 pm

Method of Application: self sent
Date of Application: 18/2/14
Date of Application Received by IPS: 19/2/14
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: 13/3/14
Date of Passport Interview Appointment: 15/3/14
Date of Return of Documents: Pending
Date of Passport Receipt: Pending

on the 24/2/14 received at letter dated 20/2/14 that I had only sent my short birth certificate rather than my full one, this then took 4 days to send off for the full certificate received 28/2/14, sent to passport office same day for guaranteed next day delivery being Monday.
on the 8/3/14 received a letter dated 5/3/14 that my mothers birth certificate was a copy which I had no knowledge of this being a copy, sent original 10/3/14.
received interview letter today (13/3/14) dated 11/3/14 phoned as soon as it arrived and have my interview date for Saturday. Such a long stressful process but glad it's almost over for my holiday on the 23/4/14

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by loveandbeloved » Thu Mar 13, 2014 9:11 pm

InUkOnHsmp wrote:Congratulations Ramaven, and special congratulations to loveandbeloved, look at those timelines! :).
Thank you so much InUKOnHsmp. I was literally jumping up and down. 10 days from when I applied! :) wow.
Just a little note: I applied through Check and Send and it was absolutley fine. I know some of you have experienced issues with it, but mine seems to have gone smoothly so I wouldn't rule it out completely. God Speed to you all!

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by HSMPLOCHA » Thu Mar 13, 2014 9:45 pm

Method of Application: PO Check & Send (Aylesbury) completely useless btw.. Very annoyed
Date of Application: 13/02/2014 - 2A +1C
Date of Application Received by IPS: 15/02/2014-called passport office and they confirmed
Date of SMS Received: did not get one
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: 26/02/2014
Date of Return of Documents: 26/02/2014 -collected personally from HMPO due to an emergency.
Date of Passport Interview Appointment: 11/03/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: 13/03/2014

InUkOnHsmp
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by InUkOnHsmp » Thu Mar 13, 2014 10:11 pm

Congratulations HSMPLOCHA. Glad to know everything worked out for you, after the glitch with the documents.

Good luck.
Challenges make life worth it!

Koska
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Koska » Fri Mar 14, 2014 6:23 am

Guys, soon i will apply for first British passport which documents do i need to send with application form?
1.naturalization certificate
2.old passports
anything else?
many thx

loveandbeloved
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Post by loveandbeloved » Fri Mar 14, 2014 8:27 am

Koska wrote:Guys, soon i will apply for first British passport which documents do i need to send with application form?
1.naturalization certificate
2.old passports
anything else?
many thx
Yes, Koska, you just need your naturalization certificate and your other passport.

All the best!

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by lendosing » Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:16 am

I've not been that lucky guys - want to book flights for the end of April and still no news about my documents.

I've applied with my husband who is originally British and had to renew his passport and seems like it takes longer to renew a passport than to issue a new one. Really fed up I have to say. Anyway timeline is as follows:

Method of Application: Post
Date of Application: 24/02/2014
Date of Application Received by IPS: fee debited on 27/04/2014
Date of SMS Received: did not get one
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter:
Date of Return of Documents:
Date of Passport Interview Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

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Post by raya » Fri Mar 14, 2014 9:48 am

lendosing wrote:I've not been that lucky guys - want to book flights for the end of April and still no news about my documents.

I've applied with my husband who is originally British and had to renew his passport and seems like it takes longer to renew a passport than to issue a new one. Really fed up I have to say. Anyway timeline is as follows:

Method of Application: Post
Date of Application: 24/02/2014
Date of Application Received by IPS: fee debited on 27/04/2014
Date of SMS Received: did not get one
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter:
Date of Return of Documents:
Date of Passport Interview Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:
lendosing, don't worry, I too posted on 26th Feb and got the letter for interview on 13th march. The letter should be with you today or monday, fingers crossed.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by raya » Fri Mar 14, 2014 10:17 am

My timeline...
Method of Application: Post Office - Check and Send
Date of Application: 24/02/2014
Date of Application Received by IPS: Did not check
Date of SMS Received: 03/03/2014
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: 13/03/2014
Date of Return of Documents:13/03/2014
Date of Passport Interview Appointment: 20/03/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting...

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by sam800 » Fri Mar 14, 2014 12:18 pm

Feeling quite confused :evil:, have never been able to edit my original post with updates, but see repeated posts by the admin saying we should be editing original post. Anyway ...

Application Timeline

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (By Naturalization)
Method of application: By Post
Date application sent : 06-MAR-2014 (By Special Delivery)
Date of receipt of application by IPS : 07-MAR-2014 (By tracking on Royal Mail website)
Date of deduction of fees : 14-MAR-2014
Date of receipt of interview letter :
Date of interview appointment :
Date of return of documents :
Date of receipt of passport :

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British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by peach » Fri Mar 14, 2014 1:15 pm

Passport for: Adult ( self and partner )
Application Type: New (By Naturalization)
Method of application: By Post
Date application sent : 03-MAR-2014 (By Special Delivery)
Date of receipt of application by IPS : 04-MAR-2014 (By tracking on Royal Mail website)
Date of deduction of fees : 07-March 2014
Date of receipt of interview letter :
Date of interview appointment :
Date of return of documents :
Date of receipt of passport
Last edited by peach on Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:08 pm, edited 1 time in total.

InUkOnHsmp
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by InUkOnHsmp » Fri Mar 14, 2014 1:40 pm

HI Peach,

The fees is mostly debited within a couple of days of their receiving the application, the SMS does not happen for many people so thats not so scary.

you might want to call them and confirm whatd going on with your application.

Regards
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Post by Tangail » Fri Mar 14, 2014 2:06 pm

Method of Application: Post Office(High Holborn , London) - Check and Send
Date of Application: 11/03/2014
Date of SMS Received: 14/03/2014
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: Waiting
Date of Return of Documents:Waiting
Date of Passport Interview Appointment: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting...

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by peach » Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:10 pm

Thanks, Just checked it has been deducted now, apparently was deducted on 7th but did not show up for long time.
Waiting for interview letter now .
InUkOnHsmp wrote:HI Peach,

The fees is mostly debited within a couple of days of their receiving the application, the SMS does not happen for many people so thats not so scary.

you might want to call them and confirm whatd going on with your application.

Regards

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Koska » Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:27 pm

loveandbeloved wrote:
Koska wrote:Guys, soon i will apply for first British passport which documents do i need to send with application form?
1.naturalization certificate
2.old passports
anything else?
many thx
Yes, Koska, you just need your naturalization certificate and your other passport.

All the best!
Thank you loveandbeloved,

Guys,
Can the same referee sign your passport application who sign for naturalisation application?
Thanks
Last edited by Koska on Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:58 pm, edited 1 time in total.

alex68
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by alex68 » Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:42 pm

last Update
Date of Passport Receipt:14 Mar 2014

Koska
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Koska » Fri Mar 14, 2014 4:48 pm

alex68 wrote:last Update
Date of Passport Receipt:14 Mar 2014
Hi Alex,
Can we have your timeline if you don't mind?

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by chrischris » Fri Mar 14, 2014 6:30 pm

My timeline

Application sent: 18-Feb-2014
SMS confirmation: 21-Feb-2014
Documents returned: 8-Mar-2014
Interview letter received: 10-Mar-2014
Interview date: 14-Mar-2014
Passport received: ??????

I have a question. I had my interview today and I think I messed up. When I was asked about the date of my ceremony I gave the wrong date. And I mumbled some answers like my parents names. Plus I completely forgot about one of my bank accounts. Are these show stoppers? If so, what happens next? Do I have to repeat the whole thing? I am so worried after waiting so long I go and mess the last bit up.

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Post by Monika_33 » Fri Mar 14, 2014 7:52 pm

chrischris wrote:My timeline

Application sent: 18-Feb-2014
SMS confirmation: 21-Feb-2014
Documents returned: 8-Mar-2014
Interview letter received: 10-Mar-2014
Interview date: 14-Mar-2014
Passport received: ??????

I have a question. I had my interview today and I think I messed up. When I was asked about the date of my ceremony I gave the wrong date. And I mumbled some answers like my parents names. Plus I completely forgot about one of my bank accounts. Are these show stoppers? If so, what happens next? Do I have to repeat the whole thing? I am so worried after waiting so long I go and mess the last bit up.
Just relax! I' ve read here that many people messed up their answers and they still got the passports.
Yours will be there on Monday or Tuesday at the latest.
Enjoy your weekend! :D

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Post by mmohame1 » Fri Mar 14, 2014 10:43 pm

This is an earlier update. of timeline

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 19th February 2014
Date application received by IPS: ( not checked )
Date of return of documents: 06th March 2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 06th March 2014
Date of Passport Interview: 12th March ( Luton passport interview office)
Date of Passport Receipt: 14th Marc h 2014

The journey is over. This forum was wonderful and very helpful. Wishing all other members all the best in their applications. Just hang on. I'm looking forwartd in booking my first holiday.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Koska » Sat Mar 15, 2014 4:39 am

Guys,
Can the same referee be used to sign passport application who signs for naturalization application?
Any assistance would be much appreciated.
Thanks

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by joy2006 » Sat Mar 15, 2014 9:25 am

Koska wrote:Guys,
Can the same referee be used to sign passport application who signs for naturalization application?
Any assistance would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Yes

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Post by loveandbeloved » Sat Mar 15, 2014 11:17 am

Hey guys! I had my interview this morning and I'm just wondering when I can expect my passport to arrive? I'm anticipating Tuesday, but just wondering if any of you who have had a Saturday interview got it on the Monday?
Thanks!

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