British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[anear]

Passport for: First Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 25 May 2012
Date application received by IPS: 29 May 2012
Date of return of documents: 22 Jun 2012 (DX is slower than snails. Waited for 1 week to receive my old passport)
Date of receipt of interview letter: 15 Jun 2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 23 Jun 2012 (Glasgow)
Date of Passport Receipt: 29 Jun 2012 (issued on 23 Jun)

12 years' of long journey comes to the end, finally!

[Ohoneohone]

Passport for: 1 Adult
Application Type: First adult after Naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 24/04/2012
Date application received by IPS: 25/04/2012
Date of return of documents: 18/05/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 17/05/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 23/05/2012
Date of Passport Receipt: 26/05/2012

[sidshekhar]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 26/04/2012
Date application received by IPS: 30/04/2012
Date of return of documents: 21/05/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 16/05/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 25/05/2012
Date of Passport Print:25/05/2012(Friday@ London Victoria Office)
Date of Passport Receipt:29/05/2012

[sheryar.uk]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 15/05/2012
Date application received by IPS: 17/05/2012
Date of return of documents: 31/05/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 31/05/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 07/06/2012 (london Victoria)
Date of Passport Print:07/06/2012
Date of Passport Receipt:12/06/2012

[at_ja]

Passport for: 2 Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 11/05/2012
Date application received by IPS: 15/05/2012
Date of return of documents: 29/05/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 29/05/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 07/06/2012
Date of Passport Receipt:11/06/2012

[lumera]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New and First British Passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 12/06/2012
Date application received by IPS: 14/06/2012 (received in Peterborough confirmed via email feedback upon online enquiry)
Date of return of documents: 17/07/2012 (returned via SecureDX)
Date of receipt of interview letter: dated 13/07/2012 but received on 18/07/2012 by Second Class Post
Passport Interview Booked on : 18/07/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 20/07/2012 (IPS Chelmsford)
Date of Passport Print: 20/07/2012 (Informed on 21/07/2012)
Date of Passport Receipt: 24/07/2012 (The end or is it the beginning?!)
(The journey for the most beautiful woman in the world begins today!)

Passport for: Child
Application Type: First British Passport after registration
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 12/06/2012
Date application received by IPS: 14/06/2012 (received in Peterborough confirmed via email feedback upon online enquiry)
Date of return of documents:17/07/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: Not applicable
Date of Passport Appointment: Not applicable
Date of Passport Print / Issued: 13/07/2012
Date of Passport Receipt: 17/07/2012

[josepha]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First British Passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 17/05/2012
Date application received by IPS: 22/05/12
Date of return of documents: 09/06/12
Date of receipt of interview letter: 07/06/12
Date of Passport Appointment: 08/06/12
Date of Passport Print: 08/06/12
Date of Passport Receipt: 13/06/12

[lastlap]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First British Passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office check and send
Date of application: 22/05/2012
Date application received by IPS: 23/05/12
Date of receiving the interview letter: 09/06/12
Date of return of documents: 11/06/12
Date of Passport interview: 11/06/12
(took the reference number on the
phone, so booked the interview even
before receiving the interview letter)
Date of Passport Print: 11/06/12
Date of receiving the Passport: 13/06/12

The entire process took approx. 3 weeks.

[MdotGMG]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New First British Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 25/05/12
Date application received by IPS: 28/05/12
Date of return of documents: 13/06/12
Date of receipt of interview letter: 14/06/12
Date of Passport Appointment: 22/06/12 ( Leeds Passport Interview Office)
Date of Passport Receipt:26/06/12

[dream77boy]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New First British Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 30/5/2012
Date application received by IPS: 31/05/12
Date of return of documents: awaited
Date of receipt of interview letter: awaited
Date of Passport Appointment: awaited
Date of Passport Receipt: -

[Eastender14]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 16/05/2012
Date application received by IPS: 21/05/2012 - App went to Belfast !!!
Date of return of documents: 19/6/12
Date of receipt of interview letter: Sent on 3/6/2012, received on 7/6/12
Date of Passport Appointment: 12/6/12
Date of Passport Receipt: 18/6/12

My dates are odd because I was not home to take delivery of docs and passport. Good luck to the rest and will keep in touch when possible.

[AlexS]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send - London City
Date of application: 31/05/2012
Date application received by IPS: 06/06/2012 (most likely, I had no way to check)
Date of return of documents: 21/06/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 20/06/12 (Sent on 19/06/2012)
Date of Passport Appointment: 23/06/12 @ London Victoria
Date of Passport Print: 23/06/12
Date of Passport Receipt: 02/07/12

Passport was first delivered on 26/06, but I wasn't home, and they didn't leave a card. I only got a letter on 29/06 asking me to call them to rearrange delivery which finally happened on 02/07

[niku_saurabh]

Application Timeline

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (First Adult)
Method of application: Check & Send (Windsor)
Date of application: 06/06/2012
Date application received by IPS: 07/06/2012
Date of return of documents: 27/06/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 26/06/2012 (Sent on 22/06/2012)
Date of Passport Appointment: 28/06/2012 (Leicester)
Date of Passport Receipt: 02/07/2012 (Date of Issue: 28/06/2012)

[pbtmb]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult (2)
Application Type: First British Passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 25/06/2012
Date application received by IPS: I don't know, didnot send mail to IPS
Date of return of documents: 11/07/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 11/07/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 23/07/2012
Date of Passport Print: 23/07/2012
Date of Passport Receipt: 26/07/2012

Got both passports today overall 1 month to get passport, total time from the day I applied for naturalisation: 4 months

[atukflrn]

Passport for: Child
Application Type: New First British Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 26-JUN-2012
Date application received by IPS: 27-JUN-2012
Date of return of documents: Awaiting
Date of Passport Receipt:10-JUL-2012

[Anna Ustinova]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult(2) + Minor(2)
Application Type: New First British passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send at the post office
Date of application: 21/06/2012
Date application received by IPS: 26/06/2012
Date of return of documents: 02/07/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 30/06/2012 (dated 27/06/2012)
Date of Passport Appointment: 11/07/2012 (London-Victoria)
Date of Passport Receipt:13/07/2012 (dated/printed 11/07)



Dates above are for my husbands documents, my dates and our kids dates are below (even though we sent all documents together)

My:
Passport for: Adult(2) + Minor(2)
Application Type: New First British passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send at the post office
Date of application: 21/06/2012
Date application received by IPS: 26/06/2012
Date of return of documents: 12/07/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 12/07/2012 (dated 10/07/2012)
Date of Passport Appointment: 22/07/2012 (London-Victoria)
Date of Passport Receipt:25/07/2012

Minors:
Passport for: Adult(2) + Minor(2)
Application Type: New First British passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send at the post office
Date of application: 21/06/2012
Date application received by IPS: 26/06/2012
Date of return of documents:
Date of Passport Receipt:

[bebe2011]

Application Timeline

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First British Passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Postal by Special Delivery
Date of application: 07/06/2012
Date application received by IPS: 08/06/2012 (received in Durham)
Date of return of documents: 2nd July
Date of receipt of interview letter: 30th June (Dated 28th June)
Date of Passport Appointment: 3rd July
Date of Passport Print: 3rd July
Date of Passport Receipt: 5th July (early morning )

Some people may say this is the end of the journey, but for me the journey has only just began!

[den777]

Passport for: 2 Minors
Application Type: New
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 02.07.2012
Date application received by IPS: 04.07.2012
Date of return of documents: 09.08.2012
Date of Passport Receipt: 10.08.2012

Passport for: 2 adults
Application Type: New
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 02.07.2012
Date application received by IPS: 04.07.2012
Date of return of documents: 07.08.2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: wife - 03.08.2012 / me- 04.08.2012
Date of Passport Interview: 09.08.2012 (London-Victoria IPS)
Date of Passport Receipt: 10.08.2012

[Kam348]

Passport for: 1 Adult
Application Type: New after naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 28/06/2012
Date application received by IPS:
Date of return of documents: 16.7.2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 13.7.2012
Date of Passport Interview: 17.7.2012
Date of Passport Receipt:19.7.2012

[manoj123]

Passport for: 1 Adult
Application Type: New after naturalisation
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 04/07/2012
Date application received by IPS: 05/07/2012
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter: 26/07/2012
Date of Passport Interview: 01/08/2012
Date of Passport Receipt: 03/08/2012

[hanenyo]

Passport for: Minor
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 03/07/2012
Date application received by IPS: 05/07/2012
Date of return of documents:06/08/2012
Date of Passport Receipt:31/07/2012

[Mow12345]

passport for Adult guys?

[goonzilla]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 24/05/2012
Date of return of documents: 27/06/2012 (originally delivered 21/06/2012, redelivery arranged to work address)
Date of receipt of interview letter: 19/06/2012
Date of Passport Interview: 25/06/2012 - London Victoria
Date of Passport Receipt: 05/07/2012 (originally delivered 27/06/2012, redelivery arranged to work address)

[ekzecuive]

Passport for: Child
Application Type:First Child Passport
Method of application: Check and Send (London)
Date of application:18/06/12
Date application received by IPS:21/06/12
Date of return of documents:06/07/12
Date of Passport Receipt:09/07/12

[Jambo]

Passport for: Child
Application Type: First Child Passport
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 26/06/12
Date application received by IPS: 27/06/12
Date of Passport Receipt: 11/07/12