British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Time line for my daughter (6 months old)

Passport for: Child
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send ( MN1 route)
Date of application: 24/03/2014
Date application received by IPS: 26/03/2014 (Text received)
Date of return of documents: 16/04/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: 16/04/2014 ( Dated 14.04.2014)

[quote="itsahmedawan"][quote="itsahmedawan"][quote="itsahmedawan"]Method of Application: check and send throughpost office
Date of Application: 17/03/2014
Date of Application Received by IPS: 19/03/14l
Date of SMS Received: N/A
Date of Fees deduction: N/A
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: 4/04/14 (DATED 02/04/14)
Date of Return of Documents: 07/04/14
Date of Interview booked: 13/04/14(AT VICTORIA office
Date of Passport receipt:received today 16/4/14
i have been for interview today at victoria office only took 15 minutes and i was early by 20 minutes and they called me early so nothing was serious just normal questions as n this forum mentioned by alot of ppl so hope so get my British Passport soon InshAllah.
with the grace of Almighty Allah i got my red passport today and my journey is over.
big thnx to every single person on this forum,administration and wish u very best all of u.
Allah bless all of u.

[quote="itsahmedawan"][quote="itsahmedawan"][quote="itsahmedawan"]Method of Application: check and send throughpost office
Date of Application: 17/03/2014
Date of Application Received by IPS: 19/03/14l
Date of SMS Received: N/A
Date of Fees deduction: N/A
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: 4/04/14 (DATED 02/04/14)
Date of Return of Documents: 07/04/14
Date of Interview booked: 13/04/14(AT VICTORIA office
Date of Passport receipt:reveived today 16/4/14
i have been for interview today at victoria office only took 15 minutes and i was early by 20 minutes and they called me early so nothing was serious just normal questions as n this forum mentioned by alot of ppl so hope so get my British Passport soon InshAllah.
with the grace of Almighty Allah i got my red passport today and my journey is over.
big thnx to every single person on this forum,administration and wish u very best all of u.
Allah bless all of u.

Application Type: first adult passport
Method of application: Post Office Check and send
Date application sent : 11/04/2014
Date of receipt of application by IPS :
Date of deduction of fees : N/A
Date of receipt of SMS: 16/04/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter : pending
Date of return of documents : pendin
Date of interview appointment : pending
Date of receipt of passport: pending

Method of Application: Post Office check & send
Date of Application: 20/03/2014
Date of Application Received by IPS: 21/03/14
Date of SMS Received: 26/03/2014
Date of Fees deduction: N/A
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: 08/04/14 (Dated 06/04/14)
Date of Return of Documents: 12/04/14
Date of Interview booked: 13/04/14 - Victoria.
Date of Passport Receipt: 16/04/14

Update - received SMS

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised)
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 11/04/2014
Date application received by IPS (post tracking): 14/04/2014
SMS received: 17/04/2014
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

would rather edit my original post and avoid re-posting but the Edit option seems to become unavailable after a certain period.

Method of Application: Post Office check & send
Date of Application: 28/03/2014
Date of Application Received by IPS: 31/03/14
Date of SMS Received: 01/04/2014
Date of Fees deduction: N/A
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: 16/04/14 (Dated 14/04/14)
Date of Return of Documents: 17/04/14
Date of Interview booked: 24/04/14
Date of Passport Receipt:

Passport for: 1 Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Post Office Check and send
Date application sent : 20.03.14
Date of receipt of application by IPS : 21.03.14
Date of deduction of fees : N/A
Date of receipt of SMS: 24.03.14
Date of receipt of interview letter : 10.04.14
Date of return of documents : 17.04.14
Date of interview appointment : 13.04.14 (London)
Date of receipt of passport : 17.04.14

Thanks for everything..... Good Luck everyone

I wish more people would talk about their interview process.

Method of Application: Check & Send
Date of Application: 12/3/14
Date Application Received by IPS: unknown
Date SMS Received: 14/3/14
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: 27/3/14 (dated 25/3/14)
Date of Return of Documents: 27/3/14
Date of Passport Interview Appointment: 12/4/14
Date of Passport Receipt: 15/4/14

Hello,

Please could you let me know if you received your original passport and the new British passport together in the same post, or separately? I originally applied via Check & Send and have paid extra for the return delivery of my original passport via Royal Mail.

the reason why I am wondering is because I went for an interview last Saturday, still have not received back my original passport yet
I got a note from DX earlier today about unsuccessful delivery. I have arranged a redelivery for next Tuesday. I was wondering if the DX will only include my British passport, or my original passport as well? I would expect to receive my original passport separately from Royal Mail but getting so concerned now that I haven't received it yet?? it's been a week, I would expect to have received the original docs already.

Any advice/opinion appreciated!!

Am I the only one who has yet to receive Passport after Interview then, Seems most people get theirs few days after, I had my interview on the 12th April and yet to receive the passport. I sent my application to Durham office and didnt get interview letter until about 3 weeks later.

saayinla wrote:Am I the only one who has yet to receive Passport after Interview then, Seems most people get theirs few days after, I had my interview on the 12th April and yet to receive the passport. I sent my application to Durham office and didnt get interview letter until about 3 weeks later.

I had interview on 10 th April and still no
passport received. I had a call from hmpo Peterboroug.they wanted to clarify my name .. They got confused between my surname and first name during the interview. After clarifying my name they said the passport will be ordered for print soon. I am expecting it on Tuesday/Wednesday. Very disappointed by the whole process

Just wondering whether anyone had their passport delivered on a Saturday by DX?

blueclouds1234 wrote:Hello,

Please could you let me know if you received your original passport and the new British passport together in the same post, or separately? I originally applied via Check & Send and have paid extra for the return delivery of my original passport via Royal Mail.

the reason why I am wondering is because I went for an interview last Saturday, still have not received back my original passport yet
I got a note from DX earlier today about unsuccessful delivery. I have arranged a redelivery for next Tuesday. I was wondering if the DX will only include my British passport, or my original passport as well? I would expect to receive my original passport separately from Royal Mail but getting so concerned now that I haven't received it yet?? it's been a week, I would expect to have received the original docs already.

Any advice/opinion appreciated!!

British passport and original pp/docs comes separately. Both will deliver by DX. Sometime it takes time don't worry u will get these soon

Updating SMS receipt.

baji15 wrote:Application Type: New (Adullt, through Naturalisation)
Method of application: Post Office Check and send (London)
Date application sent : 15/04/2014
Date of receipt of application by IPS - N/A
Date of deduction of fees : N/A
Date of receipt of SMS: ? 18/04/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter :Waiting
Date of return of documents : Waiting
Date of interview appointment : Waiting
Date of receipt of passport:Waiting

tchy wrote:Passport for: 2 Adult + 1 Child
Application Type: New
Method of application: Post Office Check and send
Date application sent : 25/03/2014
Date of receipt of application by IPS : Not known
Date of deduction of fees : N/A
Date of receipt of SMS: 31/03/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter : 15/04/2014
Date of return of documents : 16/04/2014 Childs docs received on 17/04/2014
Date of interview appointment : 17/04/2014 (Leicester)
Date of receipt of passport : Waiting
Date of receipt of child passport: 15/04/2014

Interview went well. following questions were asked:

name with spelling
date of birth
mothers n fathers name n date of birth
current n prev address
mobile n home tel number including providers name
why i applied for passport
how did i get to the pp office
weather
what docs i sent with my application
how many bank a/c n credit cards
how many loans n providers name
where i parked the car
wifes name
sons age
counter signatories age, profession, name
describe abt ceremony
house layout n garden size
any travel plan
mortgage provider name
place of birth
where will i go after interview.

similar questions were asked to my wife but there were some extra questions like:
about our town
childs age
car reg, make n colour
voting
family planning
childs school name
etc.

Hi Has anyone applied for OCI yet? There are no updates on OCI Blog yet.

If anyone has applied recently then please update for more info. This will help immensely

Thanks

Jag

My passport application timeline below:

• Passport for: Adult
  Application Type: New
  Method of application: Check & Send
  
  Date of application: 22/04/2014
  Date of receipt by IPS: -
  Date of return of documents: -
  Date of receipt of interview letter: -
  Date of passport appointment: -
  Date of passport receipt: -

Application Timeline

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 22/04/2014
Date application received by IPS:
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

By the grace of Allah - an update.

t0mmy wrote:

t0mmy wrote:Passport for: 1 Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Post
Date application sent : 19-March-2014
Date of receipt of application by IPS : 20/03/2014
Date of deduction of fees :
Date of receipt of SMS:
Date of receipt of interview letter : 05/04/2014
Date of return of documents : 07/04/2014
Date of interview appointment : 10/04/2014
Date of receipt of passport :22 April 2014

Update. I called hmpo today to enquire whether
my passport has been posted. Was advised
it's with the 'examiner'. Not sure what it meant!!
Nazmus what's the number for dx to enquire
abt delivery .

Phew immigration journey over! Good luck everyone.
Hmpo made a mess of my interview hence the week extra delay. In hindsight I wouldn't have chosen reading hmpo .. But all is well that ends well

Passport for: 1 Adult (self)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Post Office Check and send (Swindon)
Date application sent : 12/04/2014
Date of receipt of application by IPS : Not known
Date of deduction of fees : N/A (at PO)
Date of receipt of SMS: 15/04/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter : waiting ....
Date of return of documents : waiting ....
Date of interview appointment : waiting ....
Date of receipt of passport : waiting ....
Date of receipt of child passport: waiting ....

I hope this application doesn't take longer than average timescale (as my Naturalization application did )

Method of Application: Post Office check & send
Date of Application: 22/03/2014
Application for: Myself, Spouse and Child (3yrs)
Date of SMS Received: 26/03/2014
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: 09/04/14 (Dated 07/04/14)
Date of Return of Documents: 10/04/14
Date of Interview booked: 19/04/14 - Reading.
Date of Child Passport Receipt : 08/04/14
Date of Adult Passports Issue: 19/04/14
Date of Adult Passports Receipt: 23/04/14

Now its time to Surrender my Indian Passport and Apply for OCI cards.

Further update - payment taken

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised)
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 11/04/2014
Date application received by IPS (post tracking): 14/04/2014
SMS received: 17/04/2014
Payment taken: 17/04/2014
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

t0mmy wrote:

saayinla wrote:Am I the only one who has yet to receive Passport after Interview then, Seems most people get theirs few days after, I had my interview on the 12th April and yet to receive the passport. I sent my application to Durham office and didnt get interview letter until about 3 weeks later.

I had interview on 10 th April and still no
passport received. I had a call from hmpo Peterboroug.they wanted to clarify my name .. They got confused between my surname and first name during the interview. After clarifying my name they said the passport will be ordered for print soon. I am expecting it on Tuesday/Wednesday. Very disappointed by the whole process

Interestingly I am still waiting, not in a hurry to be honest just wondering out loud... Interviewed on the 12th April by the way.