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British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by northernwanderer2 » Mon Apr 01, 2019 11:14 am

Application Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of Application: 21/03/2019
Date Identity Verified: N/A
Date Documents Sent: 21/03/2019
Date Documents Received: N/A - No tracking
Date Application Received by HMPO: N/A - No tracking
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 27/03/2019
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: 01/04/2019 (stating "You should receive your new passport within a few working days. we'll send your supporting documents separately")
Date of Text from Courier: AWAITING
Date of Return of Documents: AWAITING
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: AWAITING
Date of Passport Appointment: AWAITING
Date of Passport Receipt:AWAITING

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Alien2017 » Mon Apr 01, 2019 12:37 pm

Application Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Online + Documents Sent by Special Delivery (Liverpool)
Date of Application: 21/03/2019
Date Identity Verified: 21/03/2019
Date Documents Sent: 22/03/2019
Date Documents Received: 25/03/2019
Date of Text Approval from HMPO: 01/04/2019
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch:
Date of Text from Courier:
Date of Return of Documents:
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 Alien2017 » Tue Apr 02, 2019 12:31 pm

Alien2017 wrote:
Mon Apr 01, 2019 12:37 pm
Application Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Online + Documents Sent by Special Delivery (Liverpool)
Date of Application: 21/03/2019
Date Identity Verified: 21/03/2019
Date Documents Sent: 22/03/2019
Date Documents Received: 25/03/2019
Date of Text Approval from HMPO: 01/04/2019
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: 01/04/2019
Date of Text from Courier:
Date of Return of Documents:
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 savage87 » Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:34 pm

savage87 wrote:
Tue Mar 26, 2019 4:43 pm
My application:
Application Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Online + Royal Mail 1st Class Signed for to Liverpool
Date of Application: 25/03/2019
Date Identity Verified: 25/03/2019
Date Documents Sent: 26/03/2019
Date Documents Received: 27/03/2019
Date Application Received by HMPO: 25/03/2019
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 27/03/2019
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: 31/03/2019
Date of Text from Courier: 01/04/2019
Date of Return of Documents: Pending (paid extra £5 for secure delivery)
Date of Passport Receipt: 02/04/2019 :o 8 days

My wife's application:
Application Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Online + Royal Mail 1st Class Signed for to Newport
Date of Application: 25/03/2019
Date Identity Verified: 25/03/2019
Date Documents Sent: 26/03/2019
Date Documents Received: N/A
Date Application Received by HMPO: 25/03/2019
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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British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by northernwanderer2 » Wed Apr 03, 2019 8:41 am

Application Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of Application: 21/03/2019
Date Identity Verified: N/A
Date Documents Sent: 21/03/2019
Date Documents Received: N/A - No tracking
Date Application Received by HMPO: N/A - No tracking
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 27/03/2019
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: 01/04/2019 (stating "You should receive your new passport within a few working days. we'll send your supporting documents separately")
Date of Text from Courier: 03/03/2019 (stating delivery date as 04/04/2019)
Date of Return of Documents: AWAITING
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: AWAITING
Date of Passport Appointment: AWAITING
Date of Passport Receipt:AWAITING

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Mev19 » Wed Apr 03, 2019 12:08 pm

Application type: First Adult Passport After Naturalisation
Method Of Application: Online + Royal 1st Class Delivery (Glasgow)
Date Of Application: 21/03/2019
Date of Application Received By HMPO: 21/03/2019
Date Of Identity Verified: 21/03/2019
Date of Documents Sent: 21/03/2019
Date of Documents Received: 26/03/2019
Date Of Acknowledgment From HMPO: 27/03/2018 Application is in the queue
Date of confirming Passport Dispatch: Waiting
Date of text from courier: Pending
Date of receipt of Interview: Pending
Date of Return Documents: Pending

Alien2017
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Alien2017 » Wed Apr 03, 2019 7:59 pm

Alien2017 wrote:
Tue Apr 02, 2019 12:31 pm
Alien2017 wrote:
Mon Apr 01, 2019 12:37 pm
Application Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Online + Documents Sent by Special Delivery (Liverpool)
Date of Application: 21/03/2019
Date Identity Verified: 21/03/2019
Date Documents Sent: 22/03/2019
Date Documents Received: 25/03/2019
Date of Text Approval from HMPO: 01/04/2019
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: 01/04/2019
Date of Text from Courier: 03/04/2019
Date of Return of Documents: 03/04/2019
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt: 03/04/2019

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Junior305 » Wed Apr 03, 2019 8:06 pm

Junior305 wrote:
Thu Mar 14, 2019 12:54 pm
This is my British Passport Renewal sent from Miami, FL, USA currently in progress...
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: Renewal
Method of application: Online/Postal
Date of application: 06/03/2019 (Postal Date From USA)
Date application received by IPS: Checked 14/03/2019 "Declaration form received, being processed"
Location of IPS Office involved: N/A
Date of return of documents: 03/04/2019
Date of receipt of interview letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Passport Receipt: 03/04/2019

Those guys worked fast! I would've received my passport much sooner if they did not request additional info and if my passport cleared customs in the US a few hours earlier last Friday. Very impressed with the HM Passport Office!

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by northernwanderer2 » Thu Apr 04, 2019 9:54 am

Application Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of Application: 21/03/2019
Date Identity Verified: N/A
Date Documents Sent: 21/03/2019
Date Documents Received: N/A - No tracking
Date Application Received by HMPO: N/A - No tracking
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 27/03/2019
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: 01/04/2019 (stating "You should receive your new passport within a few working days. we'll send your supporting documents separately")
Date of Text from Courier: 03/04/2019 (stating delivery date as 04/04/2019)
Date of Return of Documents: AWAITING
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: NO INTERVIEW WAS NEEDED
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Passport Receipt: 03/04/2019

NB : if you want to track your passport delivery they Use DX courier and the DX tracking number is the same number you get when you apply for your passport (if you use check & send : its the number you get on the receipt, for paper forms it is the barcode number at the top).

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British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by northernwanderer2 » Fri Apr 05, 2019 8:27 am

Application Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of Application: 21/03/2019
Date Identity Verified: N/A
Date Documents Sent: 21/03/2019
Date Documents Received: N/A - No tracking
Date Application Received by HMPO: N/A - No tracking
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 27/03/2019
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: 01/04/2019 (stating "You should receive your new passport within a few working days. we'll send your supporting documents separately")
Date of Text from Courier: 03/04/2019 (stating delivery date as 04/04/2019)
Date of Return of Documents: 04/04/2019 (secured Delivery- dropped through the letterbox)
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: NO INTERVIEW WAS NEEDED
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Passport Receipt: 03/04/2019 (dropped through the letterbox)

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by kmlenna » Fri Apr 05, 2019 2:47 pm

Application Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of Application: 27/03/2019
Date Identity Verified: 27/03/2019
Date Documents Sent: 27/03/2019
Date Documents Received: N/A
Date Application Received by HMPO: N/A
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 30/03/2019
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: 05/04/2019
Date of Text from Courier: 05/04/2019
Date of Return of Documents: Pending (paid extra for secure delivery)
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Passport Receipt:05/04/2019

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by hamza12345 » Fri Apr 05, 2019 11:57 pm

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult (first passport after registration)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 22/03/19
Date application received by IPS: 25/03/19
Date of text received: 26/03/19 “we’ll let you know by 16/04 if any more info or an interview is required”
Location of IPS Office involved: London
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: Waiting
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: Waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Raj_ravi_uk » Mon Apr 08, 2019 9:23 am

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (first passport after Naturalisation)
Method of application: Check & Send Postoffice
Date of application: 15-03-2019
Date application received by IPS: N/A
Date of text received: 20-03-2019 “we’ll let you know by 10/04 if any more info or an interview is required”
Location of IPS Office involved: N/A
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: 04-04-2019
Date of Text from Courier: 05-04-2019
Date of Passport Receipt: 05-04-2019 (dropped through the letterbox)

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by StarShar » Mon Apr 08, 2019 4:44 pm

Application Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of Application: 21/03/2019
Date Documents Sent: 21/03/2019
Date Documents Received: N/A - NO TRACKING
Date Application Received by HMPO: N/A - NO TRACKING
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 23/03/19 (We'll contact you by 13/04/19.....)
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: 02/04/2019 ("You should receive your new passport within a few working days. We'll send your supporting documents separately")
Date of Text from Courier: 03/04/2019 (delivery date due by: 04/04/2019)
Date of Passport Receipt: 03/04/2019 (Secure delivery)
Date of Return of Documents: 08/04/2019 (Secure delivery)
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: NO INTERVIEW WAS NEEDED
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A - NO APPOINTMENT WAS NEEDED

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by abello78 » Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:25 pm

Application Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Online and Secure delivery
Date of Application: 28/03/2019
Date Identity Verified: 28/03/2019
Date Documents Sent: 28/03/2019
Date Documents Received: 29/03/2019
Joined processing queue (HMPO BELFAST): 01/04/2019
Application approved: 05/04/2019
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: 08/04/2019
Date of Text from Courier: 08/04/2019
Date of Return of Documents:(paid extra for secure delivery) Pending
Date of Passport Receipt: 08/04/2019

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by basicdiagrams » Tue Apr 09, 2019 3:47 pm

Application Type: First Adult Passport after Registration
Method of Application: Online, from abroad
Application submitted: 20/03/2019
Use paper form to confirm identity chosen: 20/03/2019
Date paper form to confirm identity sent: 01/04/2019 (registered mail)
Date paper form to confirm identity received by HMPO: 06/04/2019
Date supporting documents sent: 08/04/2019 (DHL)
Date supporting documents received by HMPO: 09/04/2019
Joined processing queue: 08/04/2019


Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO:
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch:
Date of Text from Courier: AWAITING
Date of Return of Documents: AWAITING
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: AWAITING
Date of Passport Appointment: AWAITING
Date of Passport Receipt:AWAITING

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by JACKQ66 » Tue Apr 09, 2019 10:47 pm

Passport for: First passport after naturalisation
HMPO Office: Liverpool
Application Type: New
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of application: Online + Royal Mail
Date of Application: 26/03/2019 (submission date)
Date Identity Verified: 26/03/2019
Date documents sent: 27/03/2019
Date Documents Received: 29/03/2019
Date Application added to HMPO queue: 29/03/2019
Text: “We've received your documents. If we need more information, we'll contact you.”
Date of Text Approval from HMPO: 05/04/2019
Text:“We've approved you're new passport and photo. We'll let you know when your passport is ready to dispatch.”
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: 05/04/2019
Date of Text from Courier: 06/04/2019 (Saturday)
Date of Return of Documents: 09/04/2019 (paid extra £5 for secure delivery)
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: NA
Date of Passport Appointment: NA
Date of Passport Receipt: 08/04/2019
Finally! Good luck to everyone! :D

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by AniaUK » Wed Apr 10, 2019 11:43 am

Application Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office Check & Send in London
Date of Application: 03/04/2019
Date Identity Verified: N/A
Date Documents Sent: 03/04/2019
Date Documents Received: N/A - No tracking
Date Application Received by HMPO: N/A - No tracking
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 09/04/2019 at 9.04 am (stating "We'll contact you by 30/04 if more info or an interview is required....
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: 09/04/2019 at 9.07 am (stating "You should receive your new passport within a few working days. We'll send your supporting documents separately")
Date of Text from Courier: 10/04/2019 at 8.12 am (actually 2 texts stating delivery by tomorrow)
Date of Return of Documents: 10/04/2019 (just before 12 am) - signed for it
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Passport Receipt: 10/04/2019 (just before 12 am) - signed for it

Turnover = 1 week!

Even DX Delivery message said 'delivery by tomorrow' the Passport and the Supporting Documents arrived today in 2 separate envelopes - only 3.5 hours after the texts. Note: My passport still has the EU mention, which I am happy about as apparently from March 31st they supposed to remove it from the cover.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by codem2013 » Wed Apr 10, 2019 9:21 pm

Application Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of Application: 26/03/2019
Date Documents Sent: 26/03/2019
Date Documents Received: N/A
Date Application Received by HMPO: N/A
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: N/A
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: 09/04/2019 (stating "You should receive your new passport within a few working days. we'll send your supporting documents separately")
Date of Text from Courier: 10/04/2019
Date of Return of Documents: 10/04/2019
Date of Passport 10/04/2019

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by hamza12345 » Thu Apr 11, 2019 6:57 pm

Passport for: Adult (first passport after registration)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Postal Check & Send
Date of application: 22/03/19
Date application received by IPS: 25/03/19
Date of text received: 26/03/19 “We’ll contact you by 16/04 if any more info or an interview is required”
Location of IPS Office involved: London
Date of receipt of interview letter: 10/04/19
Date of return of documents: 10/04/19
Date of Passport Appointment: 17/04/19
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by stoofie » Sun Apr 14, 2019 2:58 pm

Very few applications from abroad on here, so I hope this is useful to someone.

Application Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
HMPO Office: Liverpool
Method of Application: Online and secured delivery (overseas)
Date of Application: 2019/03/26
Date of Fees taken (CC): 2019/03/27
Date Documents Sent: 2019/03/29
Date Application Received by HMPO: 2019/04/02
Date Acknowledgement receipt (web): 2019/04/03
Date Asking for additional docs (e-mail): 2019/04/07
Date Additional docs sent (e-mail): 2019/04/07
Date Dispatched (web): 2019/04/09
Date of Text from Courier: 2019/04/10
Date of Return of Documents: 2019/04/12
Date of Passport Receipt: 2019/04/12

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by stoofie » Sun Apr 14, 2019 3:23 pm

For interest's sake, I started gathering my docs and preparing my application, I have been tracking the timelines here and plugging it into a spreadsheet. Here's the list from the start of the year until today.

Please note:
  • I omitted overseas applications, as they are vulnerable to delays in postage, and other logistical issues. Their timelines are all over the map.
  • There's a slight upward trend overall.
I hope this is helpful, and good luck to all!

+---------------------+-------------+------------+------+
| User                | Date of App |   Received | Days |
+---------------------+-------------+------------+------+
| gemini24            |  2019/01/03 | 2019/01/15 |   12 |
| waffles             |  2019/01/08 | 2019/01/23 |   15 |
| onemoreguy          |  2019/01/14 | 2019/01/24 |   10 |
| Chris19             |  2019/02/01 | 2019/02/09 |    8 |
| Pulcina89           |  2019/01/31 | 2019/02/11 |   11 |
| fjv90               |  2019/02/04 | 2019/02/14 |   10 |
| Ewaz                |  2019/01/30 | 2019/02/14 |   15 |
| ONas16              |  2019/02/08 | 2019/02/21 |   13 |
| avatar16            |  2019/02/11 | 2019/02/23 |   12 |
| Nitch               |  2019/02/05 | 2019/02/16 |   11 |
| citizenearth        |  2019/02/18 | 2019/02/25 |    7 |
| AnotherUUID         |  2019/02/12 | 2019/02/28 |   16 |
| narenj              |  2019/02/13 | 2019/02/28 |   15 |
| cosgee              |  2019/02/19 | 2019/03/01 |   10 |
| citizenearth's wife |  2019/02/18 | 2019/03/05 |   15 |
| fahad346            |  2019/02/25 | 2019/03/07 |   10 |
| Rockefeller         |  2019/02/27 | 2019/03/13 |   14 |
| m4v3r1ck            |  2019/02/18 | 2019/03/18 |   28 |
| Samanghani          |  2019/02/24 | 2019/03/18 |   22 |
| sebgei              |  2019/02/24 | 2019/03/20 |   24 |
| jafarkuku           |  2019/02/25 | 2019/03/21 |   24 |
| Konsog              |  2019/03/08 | 2019/03/22 |   14 |
| Maryam63            |  2019/03/15 | 2019/03/27 |   12 |
| Zinger22            |  2019/03/15 | 2019/03/28 |   13 |
| adazion             |  2019/03/07 | 2019/03/28 |   21 |
| blackamericano      |  2019/03/12 | 2019/03/28 |   16 |
| seansilva           |  2019/03/13 | 2019/03/29 |   16 |
| savage87            |  2019/03/25 | 2019/04/02 |    8 |
| Alien2017           |  2019/03/21 | 2019/04/03 |   13 |
| Junior305           |  2019/03/06 | 2019/04/03 |   28 |
| northernwanderer2   |  2019/03/21 | 2019/04/03 |   13 |
| kmlenna             |  2019/03/27 | 2019/04/05 |    9 |
| Raj_ravi_uk         |  2019/03/15 | 2019/04/05 |   21 |
| StarShar            |  2019/03/21 | 2019/04/03 |   13 |
| abello78            |  2019/03/28 | 2019/04/08 |   11 |
| basicdiagrams       |  2019/03/20 | 2019/04/08 |   19 |
| JACKQ66             |  2019/03/26 | 2019/04/08 |   13 |
| AniaUK              |  2019/04/03 | 2019/04/10 |    7 |
| codem2013           |  2019/03/26 | 2019/04/10 |   15 |
+---------------------+-------------+------------+------+

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Anama » Wed Apr 17, 2019 8:42 am

Passport for: First passport after naturalisation
HMPO Office: Durham
Application Type: New
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of application: Online + Royal Mail
Date of Application: 26/03/2019 (submission date)
Date Identity Verified: 26/03/2019
Date documents sent: 28/03/2019
Date Documents Received: 29/03/2019
Date Application added to HMPO queue: 29/03/2019
Text: “We've received your documents. If we need more information, we'll contact you.”
Date of Text Approval from HMPO: 03/04/2019
Text:“We've approved you're new passport and photo. We'll let you know when your passport is ready to dispatch.”
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: 04/04/2019
Date of Text from Courier: 05/04/2019
Date of Return of Documents: 09/04/2019 (paid extra £5 for secure delivery)
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: NA
Date of Passport Appointment: NA
Date of Passport Receipt: 05/04/2019

I am so happy and extremely excited that I have come to the end of my immigration journey lasting 9 years. I am now a full British citizen. I am so grateful for the help and support I received from this platform. Thanks All!

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Wanderingrooh » Wed Apr 17, 2019 9:12 am

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online+ documents sent by post -next day delivery
Date of application: 15 April 2019
Date application received by IPS: 17 April 2019 ( received email confirmation)
Location of IPS Office involved: Newport
Date of return of documents: waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

Hopefully not long to go before I get my swanky Red passport! :)

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by ryanbarrett » Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:44 pm

Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method of Application: Online, from Ireland
Application submitted: 10/04/2019
Use paper form to confirm identity chosen: 10/04/2019
Date paper form to confirm identity sent: 16/04/2019 (An Post Registered Post)
Date paper form to confirm identity received by HMPO: ... (shows as received on postage tracker)
Date supporting documents sent: 16/04/2019 (An Post Registered Post)
Date supporting documents received by HMPO: ... (shows as received on postage tracker)
Joined processing queue: ...

Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: ...
Date of Text Confirming Passport Dispatch: ...
Date of Text from Courier: ...
Date of Return of Documents: ...
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: ...
Date of Passport Appointment: ...
Date of Passport Receipt: ...

Hoping for the non-EU passport, fingers crossed!

EDIT: Want to specify that the PO that was given to me was Belfast, so maybe a quick processing time?

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