ESC

Click the "allow" button if you want to receive important news and updates from immigrationboards.com


Immigrationboards.com: Immigration, work visa and work permit discussion board

Welcome to immigrationboards.com!

Login Register Do not show

British Passport application processing timelines (only)

A section for posts relating to applications for Naturalisation or Registration as a British Citizen. Naturalisation

Moderators: Casa, push, JAJ, ca.funke, Amber, zimba, vinny, Obie, EUsmileWEallsmile, batleykhan, meself2, geriatrix, John, ChetanOjha, archigabe

deejay
Newly Registered
Posts: 24
Joined: Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:47 am

Post by deejay » Sat Oct 27, 2012 2:16 pm

Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 04/09/2012
Date application received by IPS: 06/09/2012
Date of return of documents: 17/09/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 19/09/2012 (dated 17/09/2012)
Date of Passport Appointment: 18/10/2012
Date of Passport Receipt:25/10/2012 (missed delivery on 23/10/2012)

VoipGuru
Newly Registered
Posts: 27
Joined: Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:45 pm

Passport Application

Post by VoipGuru » Mon Oct 29, 2012 2:50 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (First passport)
Method of application: Check & Send (after naturalisation)
Date of application: 29/10/2012
Date application received by IPS: 31-Oct-2012
Date payment taken by IPS : N/A
Date of return of documents: 09-Nov-12 ( Standard Secure Delivery )
Date of receipt of interview: 08-Nov-12
Date of Passport Appointment: - 20-Nov-12 (London)
Date of Passport Receipt: - 24-Nov-12 ( 4 days after the interview!)

Journey Over.... ummm

Wish you all the best for Everyone in this Forum.
Last edited by VoipGuru on Sun Nov 25, 2012 1:35 pm, edited 3 times in total.

addh
- thin ice -
Posts: 114
Joined: Sun Jun 05, 2011 5:34 pm

Post by addh » Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:15 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 29/10/2012
Date application received by IPS: 30/10/2012
Date of return of documents: 2/11/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 3/11/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 7/11/2012
Date of Passport Receipt: 9/11/2012

12 days in total
Last edited by addh on Fri Nov 09, 2012 9:38 pm, edited 3 times in total.

Due4ILR
Newly Registered
Posts: 28
Joined: Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:12 pm

Post by Due4ILR » Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:49 am

Passport for: Adult & Child after Naturalisation
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 26/10/12 (London Liverpool Street Post Office)
Date application received by IPS:29/10/12 (assumed)
Date of return of documents: TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt:TBC

hopefulme
Newly Registered
Posts: 4
Joined: Fri Aug 05, 2011 1:39 pm
Location: UK

Got mine today!

Post by hopefulme » Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:32 pm

Application Type: First passport after naturalization
Method of application: Check & Send from Post Office in Nottingham
Date of application: 08/10/2012
Reached to IPS: 11/10/2012
Scanned into IPS System: 12/10/2012
Letter asked to fill new form: 17/10/2012
New Form sent: 17/10/2012
Interview letter: 26/10/2012 (Dated: 23-10-2012)
Interview: 27/10/2012 (Manchester, earliest availability)
Date of return of documents: 25/10/2012
Date of Passport Receipt:30/10/2012 (Printed on 27-10-2012)

WorldTarveller
Newly Registered
Posts: 4
Joined: Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:17 pm

Just applied.

Post by WorldTarveller » Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:28 pm

Passport for: Adult

Application Type: New

Method of application: Check & Send (Greater London)

Date of application: 29/10/12

Date application received by IPS: Between 30/10 and 31/10

Date of return of documents: 2/11/12 (secure delivery)

Date of receipt of interview letter: 3/11/12 (Royal Mail)

Date of Passport Appointment: 27/11/12 (earliest)

Date of Passport Receipt: 29/11/12
Last edited by WorldTarveller on Thu Nov 29, 2012 12:15 pm, edited 6 times in total.

pepene
Newbie
Posts: 46
Joined: Sat Jan 16, 2010 3:54 pm

Post by pepene » Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:26 am

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 05/10/12
Date application received by IPS: ?
Date of return of documents: 19/10/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: ?
Date of Passport Appointment: 27/10/12
Date of Passport Receipt: 30/10/12

desiworld
Newly Registered
Posts: 16
Joined: Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:40 pm
Location: Newcastle, GB

Passport Timeline

Post by desiworld » Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:46 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New/ First
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 10/09/12
Date application received by IPS: 12/09/12 (Royal mail tracking)
Date of return of documents: 26/09/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 28/09/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 26/10/12, 4pm (Victoria, London)
Date of Passport Receipt: 31/10/12

kel
- thin ice -
Posts: 222
Joined: Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:13 pm

Post by kel » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:24 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 31/10/2012
Date application received by IPS: 01/11/2012

Date of return of documents: 09/11/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 10/11/12
Date of Passport Appointment: 20/11/12 (London Victoria)

Date of Passport Receipt: 23/11/2012

*IPS requested a letter from me on my company headed paper because I requested for my passport to be sent to be work address. This letter was faxed to them on 08/11/2012.
Last edited by kel on Fri Nov 23, 2012 2:13 pm, edited 4 times in total.

arkitect
Newly Registered
Posts: 5
Joined: Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:35 am
Location: UK

Post by arkitect » Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:23 pm

Passport for: Adult

Application Type: First Passport

Method of application: Check & Send

Date of application: 25 October 2012

Date application received by IPS: 26 October 2012

Date of return of documents: 05 November 2012

Date of receipt of interview letter: 02 November 2012 (Dated 01/11/2012)

Date of Passport Appointment: 29 November 2012 (First date available in London, Reading or Crawley. :()

Date of Passport Receipt: 03 December 2012 .

Just arrived by Special Delivery.
:D
Last edited by arkitect on Mon Dec 03, 2012 3:17 pm, edited 3 times in total.

staines123
Newly Registered
Posts: 3
Joined: Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:56 pm
Location: Staines

Post by staines123 » Fri Nov 02, 2012 2:01 pm

Passport for: Adult X 2
Application Type: First Passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send (Staines)
Date of application: 02/11/12
Date application received by IPS: Not known
Date of return of documents: 07/11/12 (Secure Delivery)
Date of receipt of interview letter: 08/11/12 (Royal Mail - dated 06/11/12)
Date of Passport Appointment: 09/11/12 @ Newport Wales - earliest available office
Date of Passport Receipt: 13/11/12

The lady on the IPS Appointment booking line was amazingly helpful, polite and patient.

The interview was so friendly and all questions are the ones already published on this board.

Passport application process took 11 days and total time from Naturalisation to Passport is 11 weeks which is fairly quick.

I would like to wish good luck to everyone. Thank you all amazing people helping each other. Cheerio....
Last edited by staines123 on Tue Nov 13, 2012 2:13 pm, edited 4 times in total.

ash210
Member
Posts: 108
Joined: Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:26 pm

Post by ash210 » Fri Nov 02, 2012 2:01 pm

Passport for: Adult

Application Type: First Passport

Method of application: Check & Send -Post Office

Date of application: 25 October 2012

Date application received by IPS: 26 October 2012

Date of return of documents: 01 November 2012

Date of receipt of interview letter: 01 November 2012

Date of Passport Appointment: 16 November 2012

Date of Receipt of Passport;- n/a

KarenYucel
Newly Registered
Posts: 12
Joined: Wed Jun 01, 2011 8:55 pm
Location: uk

Post by KarenYucel » Mon Nov 05, 2012 7:15 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Postal (1st class recorded)
Method of payment: Cheque
Date of application: 21.09.2012
Date application received by IPS: 24.09.2012 (assumed)
Date payment taken: 02.10.2012
Date of return of documents: 08.10.2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 06.10.2012 (dated 05.10.2012)
Date of Passport Appointment: 05.11.2012 (first appointment available in London when called on 08.10.2012)
Date of Passport Receipt: 08.11.2012
Last edited by KarenYucel on Thu Nov 08, 2012 5:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.

helpmepleasee
Newly Registered
Posts: 27
Joined: Fri Jul 06, 2012 8:21 pm

Post by helpmepleasee » Tue Nov 06, 2012 3:10 pm

Passport for: Adult

Application Type: First Passport

Method of application: Check & Send -Post Office

Date of application: 5th November 2012

Date application received by IPS:

Date of return of documents: 13/11/2012

Date of receipt of interview letter: 13/11/2012 (dated 9th November)

Date of Passport Appointment: 15 /11/2012

Date of Receipt of Passport:
Last edited by helpmepleasee on Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:23 pm, edited 1 time in total.

GreatMechEngr
Newly Registered
Posts: 22
Joined: Thu Sep 13, 2012 3:43 pm

British Passport Application Timeline

Post by GreatMechEngr » Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:18 pm

Date of Passport Application - 16th October 2012 (By Royal Mail Special Delivery)
Date of Receipt by IPS: 17th October 2012 8:01 am
Fee deducted (Credit card): 18th October 2012 ~noon time
Date of Receipt of original documents: 25th October 2012 (Letter Dt. 22nd Oct 2012)
Date of Receipt of Passport Interview Letter: 24th October 2012 (Letter Dt.22nd Oct 2012)
Interview booked on: 25th October 2012
Date of Passport Interview: 3rd November 2012 (at 100 miles away from home)
Date of Receipt of British Passport: 7th November 2012

VogelVomOst
Newly Registered
Posts: 14
Joined: Mon Apr 16, 2012 1:43 pm
Location: London

Post by VogelVomOst » Tue Nov 13, 2012 11:32 am

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 13/11/2012
Date of return of documents: 19/11/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 17/11/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 29/11/2012 (Reading. First available appointment. The earliest in London was 05/12/2012)
Date of Passport Receipt: 03/12/2012
Last edited by VogelVomOst on Tue Dec 04, 2012 1:04 pm, edited 3 times in total.

Zuperman
Newly Registered
Posts: 2
Joined: Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:16 pm

Post by Zuperman » Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:43 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send (Ipswich)
Date of application: 24/10/12
Date of return of documents: 31/10/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 31/10/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 08/11/12 (Manchester)
Date of Passport Receipt: 12/11/12

myegin11
Junior Member
Posts: 99
Joined: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:24 pm

Post by myegin11 » Thu Nov 15, 2012 3:09 pm

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 01 Nov 2012
Date application received by IPS: -Not known-
Date of return of documents: 14 Nov 2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 12 Nov 2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 24 Nov 2012
Date of Passport Receipt: -to be updated later-

umb
Junior Member
Posts: 61
Joined: Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:30 pm
Location: London

Post by umb » Fri Nov 16, 2012 10:20 am

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send - Post office
Method of payment: Card
Date of application: 02 Nov 2012
Date application received by IPS: Not known
Date payment taken: 02 Nov 2012
Date of return of documents: 08 Nov 2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 08 Nov 2012 (dated 07 Nov 2012)
Date of Passport Appointment: 13 Nov 2012 (London Victoria)
Date of Passport Receipt: 15 Nov 2012

niljaipong
Newly Registered
Posts: 3
Joined: Sat Sep 01, 2012 2:41 pm

First passport after naturalisation

Post by niljaipong » Fri Nov 16, 2012 3:35 pm

Passport for: Adult X 2
Application Type: First passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send - Post Office
Date of application: 05/11/2012
Date application received by IPS: 06/11/2012
Date payment taken: 06/11/2012
Date of return of documents: 15/11/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 09/11/2012 (date:07/11/12)
Date of Passport Appointment: 4/12/12 (my wife), 11/12/12 (myself)
Date of Passport Receipt: 7/12/12 (my wife) 13/12/12 (myself)

Mistake by IPS, incorrect spell my surname in invitation interview letter, my wife letter correct. I'm call adviceline to send new letter but not receive yet. I'm call again today 16/11/12 ask for new letter, Lady on the phone said the new letter already sent out on 14/11/12

I'm call to adviceline again today (17/11/12) ask for new letter not receive yet, man in the phone said wait until monday

Received letter from IPS (Tue:20/11/12) but not new invitation letter, request naturalisation certificate again, I'm send by special delivery to Belfast Passport Office.

Received new invitation interview letter today (23/11/12)(date 21/11/12) then call to interview appointment on 11/12/12
Last edited by niljaipong on Fri Dec 14, 2012 12:52 am, edited 10 times in total.

bansal82
Newly Registered
Posts: 17
Joined: Wed Aug 17, 2011 7:32 pm
Location: Halifax

British Passport Application

Post by bansal82 » Fri Nov 16, 2012 8:33 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send - Darnall Sheffield Post office
Method of payment: Credit Card
Date of application: 13 Nov 2012
Date application received by IPS: 15 Nov 2012
Date payment taken: 13 Nov 2012
Date of return of documents: 21 Nov 2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 21 Nov 2012 (dated 19 Nov 2012)
Date of Passport Appointment: 24 Nov 2012 (Sheffield)
Date of Passport Receipt: 27 Nov 2012
Last edited by bansal82 on Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:05 pm, edited 3 times in total.

nassarmk
Newbie
Posts: 34
Joined: Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:53 pm

Post by nassarmk » Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:56 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Passport
Metod of application: Check & send Kilburn post office
Date of application 07/11/12
Date of application Received by IPS 12/11/12
Date of return of Document 16/11/12
Date of receipt of interview Letter 16/11/12 (date 15/11/12)
Date of passport Appointment 17/11/12 at Luton Office
Date of passport Receipt 20/11/12

alireza007
Newly Registered
Posts: 4
Joined: Tue Oct 02, 2012 11:10 pm
Location: LONDON
Contact:

Re: Passport timeline

Post by alireza007 » Fri Nov 23, 2012 12:55 am

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First passport after naturalization
Method of application: Check & Send from Post Office
Date of application: 22/11/2012
Date application received by IPS
Date payment taken: 22/11/102
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

nabzy
Newly Registered
Posts: 3
Joined: Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:38 pm

Post by nabzy » Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:48 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First passport after naturalization
Method of application: Check & Send from Post Office
Date of application: 12/11/2012
Date application received by IPS
Date payment taken: 12/11/2012
Date of return of documents: 22/11/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 16/11/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 20/11/2012
Date of passport print: 20/11/2012
Date of Passport Receipt: 23/11/2012

jacqui78
Newly Registered
Posts: 15
Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2012 2:16 pm

Post by jacqui78 » Sat Nov 24, 2012 9:09 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Passport
Method of application: Check & Send - Post Office
Date of application: 29th October 2012
Date application received by IPS: 30th Oct 2012

P.s: I was requested to supply two more photos, taken within 1 month as the ones sent did not appear to them as recent.

Date of return of documents: 10/11/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 13/11/2012 (dated 9th November)
Date of Passport interview: 21/11/2012
Date of Receipt of Passport: 24/11/2012

Post Reply
cron