I too am applying for my first UK passport after my citizenship ceremony (citizenship by descent via UKM) on Nov 10, using a Registration certificate. I live in Canada & also go through Washington DC UKBA like everyone else in North America. 3 months is the longest I've heard. Although the website s...

All applications for Citizenship & UK Passports for people living in Canada, USA & The Carribean are now sent through the BA in Washington DC & sent to the HO in Liverpool (as gaz8080 said above) from there. This system is fairly new... maybe a couple years old. they've been so kind as to post a vid...

Hi I applied for British Citizenship with the UKM form Canada which goes through the BA in Washington DC. Has anyone been through this experience & can tell me when I should expect my documents returned? After calling the HO, he stated that all documents are returned in one big bundle with the decis...

greendaze,

where did you end up having your ceremony?
Very curious where Canadians have their ceremony as I will be doing the same!

Application timeline Eligibility criteria: British mother Method of Application: UKM form Date of Receipt by UKBA: 24/6/11 Date of debit of fees: 21/7/11 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: N/A Date of receipt of approval: N/A Date of Ceremony: N/A Interim Updates Aug 8: Called HO, application not ...