A section for posts relating to applications for Naturalisation or Registration as a British Citizen.
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jimin95
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by jimin95 » Wed Sep 30, 2020 10:00 am
Type: First passport after naturalisation (December 2019 ceremony)
From: UK
Method: online/digital passport photo
Office: HMPO Peterborough
No interview.
Online Application: 1/09/2020
Identity Verified: 11/09/2020 (paper form)
Documents Sent: 15/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 16/09/2020 (Royal Mail)
Documents Received status: 21/09/2020
Application being processed: 21/09/2020
Application Approved: 30/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:
Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:
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TheDon
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by TheDon » Tue Sep 29, 2020 10:21 pm
Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: online/digital passport photo
Office: HMPO Newport
No interview.
Online Application: 10/09/2020
Identity Verified: 11/09/2020
Documents Sent: 12/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 15/09/2020
Documents Received status: 21/09/2020
Application being processed: 22/09/2020
Application Approved: 24/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 24/09/2020
Passport Received: 29/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Date of Return of Documents: Pending
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preetham2103
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by preetham2103 » Tue Sep 29, 2020 4:48 pm
[quote=preetham2103 post_id=1936271 time=1600163044 user_id=98959]
Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 02/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 05/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 07/ 09 /2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Documents delivered and signed: 08 / 09 /2020
Date Documents Received status: 10/09 / 2020
Application being processed: 15 / 09/2020
Application Approved: 24/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 25/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 29/09/2020
Date Docs received: 28/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
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max7
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by max7 » Tue Sep 29, 2020 11:54 am
Type: First Child Passport
From: UK
Method: Online
Date of Online Application: 19/08/2020
Date Documents Sent: 25/08/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Durham
Documents delivered and signed: 26/08/2020
Date Documents Received status: 26/08/2020
Application being processed: 01/09/2020
Additional documents required letter received: 14/09/2020
Additional documents sent: 17/09/2020
Application Approved: 21/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 22/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 24/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Date of Return of Documents: Pending
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jimin95
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by jimin95 » Tue Sep 29, 2020 10:07 am
Type: First passport after naturalisation (December 2019 ceremony)
From: UK
Method: online/digital passport photo
Office: HMPO Peterborough
No interview.
Online Application: 1/09/2020
Identity Verified: 11/09/2020 (paper form)
Documents Sent: 15/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 16/09/2020 (Royal Mail)
Documents Received status: 21/09/2020
Application being processed: 21/09/2020
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:
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jimin95
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by jimin95 » Tue Sep 29, 2020 10:03 am
Type: First passport after naturalisation (December 2019 ceremony)
From: UK
Method: online/digital passport photo
Office: HMPO Newport
No interview.
Online Application: 1/09/2020
Identity Verified: 11/09/2020 (paper form)
Documents Sent: 15/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 16/09/2020
Documents Received status: 17/09/2020
Application being processed: 21/9/2020
Application Approved: 22/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 23/9/2020
Passport Received: 25/9/2020
Passport Colour: Bluish Black??
Date of Return of Documents: 25/9/2020 (Arrived at the same time as the passport. Naturalisation certificate was wrinkled.)
7 days of processing from the day the documents were received from the status.
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learner29
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by learner29 » Mon Sep 28, 2020 6:28 pm
learner29 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:21 am
learner29 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 2:46 pm
Type: First passport after Naturalisation
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 04/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 04/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 05/09 /2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Documents delivered and signed: 07/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 09/09/2020
Application being processed: 11/09/2020
Application Approved: 23/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 24/09/2020
Date of Return of Documents: 25/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 28/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
All the best to whoever is waiting to end his/her long tiring exhausting journey to become a British Citizen and have a British Passport.
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shaggie44
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by shaggie44 » Sat Sep 26, 2020 10:44 am
Type: First passport after Naturalisation
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 24/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 24/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 24/09 /2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Peterborough
Documents delivered and signed: 25/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 25/09/2020
Application being processed: 25/09/2020
Application Approved: waiting...
Passport Printed and Sent: waiting...
Date Passport Received: waiting...
Passport Colour: waiting...
Date of Return of Documents: waiting.
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jimin95
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by jimin95 » Fri Sep 25, 2020 8:07 pm
jimin95 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2020 3:03 pm
jimin95 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:55 am
Type: First passport after naturalisation (December 2019 ceremony)
From: UK
Method: online/digital passport photo
Office: HMPO Newport
No interview.
Online Application: 1/09/2020
Identity Verified: 11/09/2020 (paper form)
Documents Sent: 15/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 16/09/2020
Documents Received status: 17/09/2020
Application being processed: 21/9/2020
Application Approved: 22/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 23/9/2020
Passport Received:
25/9/2020
Passport Colour: Bluish Black??
Date of Return of Documents:
7 days of processing from the day the documents were delivered and signed via Royal Mail track.
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rozearo
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by rozearo » Fri Sep 25, 2020 2:52 pm
rozearo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:35 am
Type: First passport after naturalisation & First Child passport
From: UK
Method: online
Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application: 5/09/2020
Identity Verified: 5/09/2020
Documents Sent: 7/09 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 8/09/2020
Documents Received status: 16/09/2020
Application being processed: 18/9/2020
Application Approved: 22/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 23/9/2020
Passport Received: 25/9/2020
Passport Colour:blue
Date of Return of Documents:
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baybars1
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by baybars1 » Thu Sep 24, 2020 2:50 pm
Type: Renewal
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 10/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 10/09 /2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Durham
Documents delivered and signed: 11/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 15/09/2020
Application being processed: 16/09/2020
Application Approved: 18/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 21/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 23/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Date of Return of Documents: 24/09/2020
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munirabid
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- Posts: 430
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by munirabid » Wed Sep 23, 2020 3:29 pm
ype: First Child passport
From: UK
Method: online
Passport office: HMPO Glasgow
Date of Online Application: 25/08/2020
Date Identity Verified:25/08/2020
Date Documents Sent: 26/08 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 27/08/2020
Date Documents Received status: 28/08/2020
Application being processed: 02/9/2020
Application Approved: 10/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:10/9/2020
Date Passport Received: 15/9/2020
Passport Colour:blue
Date of Return of Documents: 23/09/2020
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jimin95
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by jimin95 » Wed Sep 23, 2020 3:03 pm
jimin95 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:55 am
Type: First passport after naturalisation (December 2019 ceremony)
From: UK
Method: online/digital passport photo
Office: HMPO Newport
No interview.
Online Application: 1/09/2020
Identity Verified: 11/09/2020 (paper form)
Documents Sent: 15/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 16/09/2020
Documents Received status: 17/09/2020
Application being processed: 21/9/2020
Application Approved: 22/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:
23/9/2020
Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:
7 days of processing from the day the documents were delivered and signed via Royal Mail track.
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learner29
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by learner29 » Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:21 am
learner29 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 11, 2020 2:46 pm
Type: First passport after Naturalisation
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 04/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 04/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 05/09 /2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Documents delivered and signed: 07/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 09/09/2020
Application being processed: 11/09/2020
Application Approved: 23/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: waiting...
Date Passport Received: waiting...
Passport Colour: waiting...
Date of Return of Documents: waiting.
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SidiBou
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by SidiBou » Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:11 am
Type: First passport after Naturalisation (For my wife)
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Newport
Online Application: 04/09/2020
Identity Verified: 04/09/2020
Application Received: 04/09/2020
Documents Sent: 05/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 08/09/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 09/09/2020
Application Being processed:10/09/2020
Application Approved: 23/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: pending
Date Passport Received: pending
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jimin95
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by jimin95 » Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:55 am
Type: First passport after naturalisation (December 2019 ceremony)
From: UK
Method: online/digital passport photo
Office: HMPO Newport
No interview.
Online Application: 1/09/2020
Identity Verified: 11/09/2020 (paper form)
Documents Sent: 15/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 16/09/2020
Documents Received status: 17/09/2020
Application being processed: 21/9/2020
Application Approved: 22/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:
Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:
7 days of processing from the day the documents were delivered and signed via Royal Mail track.
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rozearo
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- Joined: Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:12 pm
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by rozearo » Tue Sep 22, 2020 2:21 pm
rozearo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:35 am
Type: First passport after naturalisation & First Child passport
From: UK
Method: online
Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application: 5/09/2020
Identity Verified: 5/09/2020
Documents Sent: 7/09 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 8/09/2020
Documents Received status: 16/09/2020
Application being processed: 18/9/2020
Application Approved: 22/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:
Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:
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rozearo
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- Joined: Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:12 pm
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by rozearo » Tue Sep 22, 2020 2:20 pm
rozearo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:36 am
Type: First Child passport (one application sent to Newport, the others to Peterborough)
From: UK
Method: online
Passport office: HMPO Newport
Online Application: 5/09/2020
Identity Verified: 5/09/2020
Documents Sent: 7/09 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 8/09/2020
Documents Received status: 9/9/2020
Application being processed: 10/9/2020
Application Approved: 17/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 18/9/2020
Passport Received: 22/9/2020
Passport Colour: blue
Date of Return of Documents:
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jojo1984
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by jojo1984 » Mon Sep 21, 2020 2:56 pm
jojo1984 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 21, 2020 2:55 pm
jojo1984 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 15, 2020 7:34 pm
jojo1984 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 14, 2020 11:27 am
Type: First passport after Naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application: 18/08/2020
Identity Verified: 18/08/2020
Application Received: 18/08/2020
Documents Sent: 19/08/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 20/08/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 21/08/2020
Application Being processed:26/08/2020
Application Approved: 15/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: PENDING
Date Passport Received: 21/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
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jojo1984
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by jojo1984 » Mon Sep 21, 2020 2:55 pm
jojo1984 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 15, 2020 7:34 pm
jojo1984 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 14, 2020 11:27 am
Type: First passport after Naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application: 18/08/2020
Identity Verified: 18/08/2020
Application Received: 18/08/2020
Documents Sent: 19/08/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 20/08/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 21/08/2020
Application Being processed:26/08/2020
Application Approved: 15/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: PENDING
Date Passport Received: 21/09/2020
Passport Colour:
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Numbu66
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by Numbu66 » Mon Sep 21, 2020 2:50 pm
Numbu66 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 4:06 pm
Type: First Child Passport (registration)
From: UK - HMPO Newport
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 02/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 02/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 03/09/2020
Documents delivered on/to: 04/09/2020 ( tracked delivery online)
Date Documents Received: 07/09/2020
Application being processed: 09/09/2020
Application Approved: 15/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 17/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 21/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Date of Return of Documents: 21/09/2020
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mpandey
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by mpandey » Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:50 pm
Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalization (Spouse)
From: UK - HMPO Newport
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 25/08/2020
Date Identity Verified: 25/08/2020
Date Documents Sent: 26/08/2020
Documents delivered on/to: 27/08/2020 - HMPO Newport ( tracked delivery online)
Date Documents Received: 28/08/2020
Application being processed: 01/09/2020
Application Approved: 15/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 16/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 18/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Date of Return of Documents: 18/09/2020 (Both document & passport received together)
Total 3.5 weeks. All the best everyone.
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rozearo
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by rozearo » Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:36 am
rozearo wrote: ↑Thu Sep 17, 2020 5:54 pm
Type: First Child passport (one application sent to Newport, the others to Peterborough)
From: UK
Method: online
Passport office: HMPO Newport
Online Application: 5/09/2020
Identity Verified: 5/09/2020
Documents Sent: 7/09 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 8/09/2020
Documents Received status: 9/9/2020
Application being processed: 10/9/2020
Application Approved: 17/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 18/9/2020
Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:
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rozearo
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by rozearo » Sun Sep 20, 2020 8:35 am
rozearo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 16, 2020 4:59 pm
Type: First passport after naturalisation & First Child passport
From: UK
Method: online
Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application: 5/09/2020
Identity Verified: 5/09/2020
Documents Sent: 7/09 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 8/09/2020
Documents Received status: 16/09/2020
Application being processed: 18/9/2020
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:
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Sous49
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by Sous49 » Sat Sep 19, 2020 9:32 pm
Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application: 03/09/2020
Identity Verified: 04/09/2020
Application Received: 04/09/2020
Documents Sent: 05/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 08/09/2020
Date Documents Received Status:15/09/2020
Application Being processed: 16/09/2020
Application Approved: 17/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:17/09/2020
Date Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
documents received:19/09/2020