Just for sending.

The return of documents by normal post is free however if you want them returned securely, you need to add £3 to the passport application fee

Check and Send just ensures that you have sent the correct documents and that your photos are adequate etc. It costs £8 and that includes special delivery. I sent mine postal while my husband sent his check and send (as my husband needed his passport in a hurry). My application took faster strangel...

Yes, you have to send original passport regardless of whether you use Check and Send or Postal

Has anyone known of others having their certificate sent to a local authority other than the one they requested? I requested one specifically and it was sent to where we live instead of what we requested. The problem is where we live has very few ceremonies scheduled and nothing private. Trying to ...

My passport interview questions: 1. Spell full name. 2. Date, place and country of birth. 3. When and where was citizenship ceremony? 4. Supporting documents submitted for passport application. 5. Have supporting docs been received back and confirmation of delivery address? 6. Mother's full name, d...

One more thing to add, the passport does not appear to be the new version that was supposed to come out in October.

Final Timeline: NCS or Postal: NCS Westminster Nature of Applicattion: 5 years resideince (Ancestry) Date of submission: 20 July 2010 Date of receipt of application at UKBA Liverpool: 21 July 2010 Date of debit card :23 July 2010. Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 28 July 2010 (Dated 23 Jul...

NCS or Postal: NCS Westminster Date of submission: 20 July 2010 Date of receipt of application at UKBA Liverpool: 21 July 2010 Date of debit card :23 July 2010. Date of receipt of acknowledgment letter: 28 July 2010 (Dated 23 July 2010) Date UKBA made decision: 6 August 2010 Date approval letter rec...