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go2khurram
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by go2khurram » Thu Nov 13, 2014 9:25 am

Final Update...
go2khurram wrote:Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 22/10/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 24/10/2014
Date of return of documents: 11/11/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 05/11/2014
Date of Passport Appointment: 07/11/2014
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: 11/11/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: 12/11/2014
Journey Started in 12th july 2008 finally end in 12th Nov 2014 - After 6 years and 4 month :P

This forum is great .. Full of lovely people ... To be Honest I am addicted and visit this forum every day , every hours :)

Thanks to all ..
*please do not take this as professional advice**

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Ind2 » Thu Nov 13, 2014 11:08 am

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 05/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: None
Date of return of documents: 11/11/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 11/11/2014 (dated 07/11/2014)
Date of Passport Appointment: 14/11/2014
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by aajohn2 » Thu Nov 13, 2014 11:28 am

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 12/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: TBC
Date of return of documents: TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

Peeru11
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Peeru11 » Thu Nov 13, 2014 12:59 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 11/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: TBC
Date of return of documents: TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

pkris.k
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by pkris.k » Thu Nov 13, 2014 1:51 pm

pkris.k wrote:Passport for: 1 Adult, 1 Child
Application Type: New (Naturalised & Registered)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 11/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 13/11/2014
Date of return of documents: To Be Updated
Date of receipt of interview letter: To Be Updated
Date of Passport Appointment: To Be Updated
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: To Be Updated
Date of Passport Receipt: To Be Updated

puhcho83
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by puhcho83 » Thu Nov 13, 2014 5:17 pm

Update
Passport for: Adult 2 Passports
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send PO
Date of application: 12/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 14/11/2014
Date of return of documents: TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC[/color]
Last edited by puhcho83 on Fri Nov 14, 2014 10:28 am, edited 1 time in total.

perfectionist
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by perfectionist » Thu Nov 13, 2014 9:39 pm

Passport Type: Child (first time)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 02/11/2014
Awaiting information from the applicant: 03/11/2014
Declaration form received, being processed: 04/11/2014
Dispatched: 07/11/2014
Date of return of documents: 11/11/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: N/A
Date of passport appointment: N/A
Date of passport printing SMS: 07/11/2014
Date of passport receipt: 10/11/2014

rahim_dad
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by rahim_dad » Thu Nov 13, 2014 10:43 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - First Adult Passport
Method of application: Check & Send (Hounslow)
Date of application: 06/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: pending
Date of return of documents: pending
Date of receipt of interview letter: pending
Date of Passport Appointment: pending
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: pending
Date of Passport Receipt: pending

I am a little annoyed as its been a week and no confirmation sms/text or return of documents.
When we did it for my spouse and son last year, we got a text within 2 days and documents returned within a week

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by SP-LND » Fri Nov 14, 2014 9:02 am

SP-LND wrote:
UPDATE on Progress of Application
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - First Adult Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 05/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 11/11/2014
Date of return of documents: 13/11/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 13/11/2014
Date of Passport Appointment: 14/11/2014
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: pending
Date of Passport Receipt: pending

aajohn2
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by aajohn2 » Fri Nov 14, 2014 11:07 am

Update
aajohn2 wrote:Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 12/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 14/11/2014
Date of return of documents: TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by sangop02 » Fri Nov 14, 2014 12:50 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - First Adult Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 05/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 10/11/2014
Date of return of documents: pending
Date of receipt of interview letter: 11/11/2014
Date of Passport Appointment: 13/11/2014
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: 14/11/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: pending

rahim_dad
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by rahim_dad » Fri Nov 14, 2014 3:09 pm

UPDATE
rahim_dad wrote:Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - First Adult Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 06/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: pending
Date of return of documents: 14/11/2014 (arrived after interview letter)
Date of receipt of interview letter: 14/11/2014
Date of Passport Appointment: 20/11/2014
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: pending
Date of Passport Receipt: pending

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by khurram.arif » Fri Nov 14, 2014 4:44 pm

Peeru11 wrote:Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 11/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: TBC
Date of return of documents: TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC
Any update or SMS yet, I applied on the same day but nothing yet :(

krisbal
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by krisbal » Fri Nov 14, 2014 7:52 pm

krisbal wrote:
krisbal wrote:Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - First Adult Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 06/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 12/11/2014
Date of return of documents: 14/11/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: pending
Date of Passport Appointment: pending
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: pending
Date of Passport Receipt: pending

Nutella2014
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Nutella2014 » Fri Nov 14, 2014 8:44 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - First Adult Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 10/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 12/11/2014
Date of return of documents: pending
Date of receipt of interview letter: pending
Date of Passport Appointment: pending
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: pending
Date of Passport Receipt: pending

Peeru11
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Peeru11 » Fri Nov 14, 2014 9:52 pm

khurram.arif wrote:
Peeru11 wrote:Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 11/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: TBC
Date of return of documents: TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC
Any update or SMS yet, I applied on the same day but nothing yet :(
Nop, nothing as of today :(

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Nutella2014 » Sat Nov 15, 2014 12:43 pm

Update


Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - First Adult Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 10/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 12/11/2014
Date of return of documents: pending
Date of receipt of interview letter: 15/11/2014
Date of Passport Appointment: 20/11/2014
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: pending
Date of Passport Receipt: pending

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by dks100 » Sat Nov 15, 2014 3:20 pm

Updates
dks100 wrote: 1) Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send PO
Date of application: 01/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 04/11/2014 (Enquired with HMPO, No SMS received)
Date of receipt of interview letter: 13/11/2014 (Dated: 11/11/2014)
Date of Passport Appointment: 15/11/2014
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: XXXXXXXX
Date of Passport Receipt: XXXXXXXXX
Date of return of documents: XXXXXXXXX

2) Passport for: Child
Application Type: New (Naturalised)
Method of application: Check & Send PO
Date of application: 01/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 04/11/2014 (Enquired with HMPO, No SMS received)
Date of receipt of interview letter: Not Applicable
Date of Passport Appointment: Not Applicable
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: No SMS Received
Date of Passport Receipt: 07/11/2014
Date of return of documents: 12/11/2014 (Redelived on 15/11/2014)
DKS

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by shaik719 » Sun Nov 16, 2014 1:03 am

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - First Adult Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 05/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 07/11/2014
Date of return of documents: 13/11/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 11/11/2014
Date of Passport Appointment: 13/11/2014
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: 14/11/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: pending

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by fgrun » Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:07 am

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - First Adult Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 4/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 6/11/2014
Date of return of documents: pending - apparently DX tried to deliver on Monday, 10 November. I rearranged it for 18/11/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 8/11/2014
Date of Passport Appointment: 12/11/2014
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: 13/11/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: 15/11/2014

I was incredibly impressed with the efficiency and friendliness of the service from the Passport Office. Not so impressed with the courier service (DX): they apparently tried to deliver my supporting documents on Monday, 10 November and even though I was at home all day, they somehow missed me. Instead of simply leaving a "we missed you" note to rearrange delivery, they wrote a letter sent through second class mail to advise me of the failed delivery which took five days to arrive. No way of speaking to a real person, the phone number they provide is an automated service to arrange re-delivery. I paid extra to secure an afternoon delivery for tomorrow and here is hoping that they do in fact deliver tomorrow.

All in all, however, I think the passport application process was fantastic - 11 days from submitting the application to having my beautiful new British Passport.

Thanks to all on the forum for keeping everybody in the loop - incredibly useful to set expectations correctly. Good luck to those still waiting.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Peeru11 » Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:03 am

UPDATE
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 11/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 17/11/2014
Date of return of documents: TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by nm » Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:36 am

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - First Adult Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 04/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 06/11/2014
Date of return of documents: 11/11/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 13/11/2014
Date of Passport Appointment: 14/11/2014
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: 17/11/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: pending

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by smlink3din » Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:50 am

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - First Adult Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 13/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 17/11/2014
Date of return of documents: TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by bqjt » Mon Nov 17, 2014 2:14 pm

Passport for: Adult x 2 and Child
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - First Adult Passport x 2
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 05/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 07/11/2014
Date of return of documents: 13/11/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 12/11/2014
Date of Passport Appointment: 13/11/2014
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: 14/11/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: 17/11/2014

Child
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 07/11/2014
Date of return of documents: 13/11/2014
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: 11/11/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: 12/11/2014

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by krisbal » Mon Nov 17, 2014 6:57 pm

krisbal wrote:
krisbal wrote:
krisbal wrote:Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - First Adult Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 06/11/2014
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 12/11/2014
Date of return of documents: 14/11/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 17/11/2014
Date of Passport Appointment: 21/11/2014
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: pending
Date of Passport Receipt: pending
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