British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[obelix1]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Passport(Naturalisation)
Method of application: online
Date of application: 05/05/2016
Date application received by IPS:06/05/2016
Date of return of documents: 13/05/2016
Date of receipt of interview letter: 13/05/2016
Date of Passport Appointment: 20/05/2016 in Portsmouth
Date of Passport Receipt: 09/06/2016

[flashingmoon]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Passport (Naturalized Citizen)
Method of application: Check and Send
Date of application: 24/5/2016
Date application received by IPS: 25 May 2016 (Called HMO 4 days later)
Location of IPS Office involved: London
Date of receipt of interview letter: 03/06/2016
Date of Passport Appointment: 07-June-2016
Date of return of documents: 08/06/2016
Date of SMS received: 08/06/2016
Date of Passport Receipt: 09/06/2016

[srkv03]

Update

Passport for: Child
Application Type: First Child Passport
Method of application: Check and Send (Reading)
Date of application: 31-05-2016
Date application received by IPS: 02-06-2016
Location of IPS Office involved: London
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of SMS received: 08-06-2016
Date of Passport Receipt:Waiting

[Arsal385]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Passport (Naturalized Citizen)
Method of application: Check and Send
Date of application: 20/5/2016
Date application received by IPS: 24 May 2016
Location of IPS Office involved: Belfast
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: 01-June-2016
Date of Passport Appointment: 07-June-2016
Date of SMS received: 08-June-2016
Date of Passport Receipt:09-June-2016

[doconner]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Passport (Naturalized Citizen)
Method of application: Check and Send (London)
Date of application: 2016-05-23
Date application received by IPS: 2016-05-26
Location of IPS Office involved: Belfast
Date of return of documents: 2016-06-06
Date of receipt of interview letter: Waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: Waiting
Date of SMS received: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt:Waiting

[SKJMR]

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Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New First Passport ( naturalisized citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send @ post office
Date of application: 01/06/2016
Date application received by IPS: 03/06/2016 ( didnot get any sms or email confirmation,i rang them for info)
Location of IPS Office involved: Petersborough
Date of return of documents: waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: waiting
Date of SMS received: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

[dereal2003]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult (wifes)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Postal (not check n send)
Date of application: 25th May 2016
Date application received by IPS: 27th May 2016 / Payment Came out this day too.
Location of IPS Office involved: Liverpool
Date of return of documents: 3rd June 2016
Date of receipt of interview letter: 03 June 2016
Date of Passport Appointment: 6th June 2016 @ Liverpool, Otherwise Manchester(closest) on the 16th.
Date of SMS Passports Been Sent: 7th June 2016
Date of Passport Receipt: Awaitng
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Passport for: Child x 4 (1straight forward with both parrents/Grandparrets) 3 others with no father details 1 entered with deed pool change.)
Application Type: First Passport
Method of application: Postal (not check n send)
Date of application: 25/5/2016 posted 27/5/2016 (delayed awaiting resent birth certs)
Date application received by IPS: 1st June 2016 (Liverpool)
Request of Mothers Birth Cert: which they had an arrived same day in another envelope.. lol.
Date of info requested given: 6th June 2016 (post box inside IPS office in liverpool)
Date of return of documents: awaiting
Date of SMS Passports Been Sent: Awaiting.
Date of Passport Receipt: Awaiting

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Passport for: Adult (mine) / 3 X other family members sent +1 day then mine.
Application Type: Renew
Method of application: Postal (not check n send) (Sent with the wifes above, not the kids ones)
Date of application: 25/5/2016
Date application received by IPS: 27th May (Liverpool) / Joint Payment with my wifes Above.
Date of return of documents: 4th June 2016
Date of SMS Passports Been Sent: 2nd June 2016
Date of Passport Receipt: 5th June 2016 (Sunday!!) / Other: 7th June 2016

[ady85]

Passport: Adult
Application type: First passport (Naturalisation)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11/05/2016
Supporting documents received by HM Passport: 17/05/2016
IPS Office: Newport
Interview letter received: 25/05/16
Return of documents: 25/05/16
Interview: 01/06/2016 (booked on 25/05/2016)
Interview Office: Peterborough
SMS received: 02/06/16
Passport received: 03/06/16

[ukguyinlondon]

Method of application: Post office Check and Send - London
Date of application: 18th April
Date application received by IPS: 20th April
Location of IPS Office involved: Belfast
Date of return of documents: Last week of May
Date of receipt of interview letter: Last Week of May
Date of Passport Appointment: 1st June (Victoria)
Date of SMS received: 2nd June
Date of Passport Receipt: 4th June

There was delay due to my name issue in the Indian Passport – I have summarized the details in the below post

http://www.immigrationboards.com/britis ... 10360.html

[dereal2003]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult (wifes)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Postal (not check n send)
Date of application: 25th May 2016
Date application received by IPS: 27th May 2016 / Payment Came out this day too.
Location of IPS Office involved: Liverpool
Date of return of documents: Awaiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: 03 June 2016
Date of Passport Appointment: 6th June 2016 @ Liverpool, Otherwise Manchester(closest) on the 16th.
Date of Passport Receipt: Awaitng
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Passport for: Child x 4 (1straight forward with both parrents/Grandparrets) 3 others with no father details entered with deed pool change.)
Application Type: First Passport
Method of application: Postal (not check n send)
Date of application: 25/5/2016 posted 27/5/2016 (delayed awaiting resent birth certs)
Date application received by IPS: 1st June 2016 (Liverpool)
Date of return of documents: awaiting
Date of SMS Passports Been Sent: Awaiting.
Date of Passport Receipt: Awaiting

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Passport for: Adult (mine)
Application Type: Renew
Method of application: Postal (not check n send) (Sent with the wifes above, not the kids ones)
Date of application: 25/5/2016
Date application received by IPS: 27th May (Liverpool) / Joint Payment with my wifes Above.
Date of return of documents: awaiting
Date of SMS Passports Been Sent: 2nd June 2016
Date of Passport Receipt: Awaiting

We are flying to Turkey on 7th July, so we changed the IPS appointment to Liverpool as they have the next working day available, compared to Manchester which is in 2 weeks, was considering it which left 3 weeks before the holiday but didn't fancy the risk, and the time at Manchester was at 9am, and Liverpool ones at 11:15, time ive traveled up from Cheshire i could be in Liverpool which is double mileage then getting into Manchester before 9!. and the fuss of sorting the kids out at that time is bad enough for school lol..

My dads sent some renewal passports out a day later and they have followed the above like mine +1 day.

just hoping the kids aint too complicated but sent plenty of letters in and proof!

[nzvinokona]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 25th May 2016
Date application received by IPS: 28th May 2016
Date Money taken from account: 31st May 2016
Location of IPS Office involved: DURHAM
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter: 3rd June 2016
Date of Passport Appointment:8th June 2016
Date of Passport Receipt:

[nikpar]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New First Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 06/05/2016
Date application received by IPS: N/A
Location of IPS Office involved: N/A
Date of return of documents: 12/05/2016
Date of receipt of interview letter: 14/05/2016
Date of Passport Appointment: 27/05/2016
Date of SMS received: 28/05/2016
Date of Passport Receipt: 03/06/2016

[matkirk]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Passport (Registered Citizen)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 30/05/2016
Date application received by HM Passport: 01/06/2016
Date of receipt of interview letter: NA
Date of Passport Appointment: NA
Date of SMS received:
Date of return of documents:
Date of Passport Receipt:

[ady85]

Passport: Adult
Application type: First passport (Naturalisation)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11/05/2016
Supporting documents received by HM Passport: 17/05/2016
IPS Office: Newport
Interview letter received: 25/05/16
Return of documents: 25/05/16
Interview: 01/06/2016 (booked on 25/05/2016)
Interview Office: Peterborough
SMS received: 02/06/16
Passport received: waiting

[noajthan]

TIMELINES ONLY.
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We thank you for your understanding and co-operation.

[scarymulen]

UPDATE

Passport: Adult
Application type: First passport (Naturalisation)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 20/04/2016
Supporting documents received by HM Passport: 21/04/2016
IPS Office: Durham
Interview letter received: 28/04/2016
Return of documents: 29/04/2016
Interview: 06/05/2016 (booked on 21/04/2016)
Interview Office: London Victoria
SMS received: waiting
Passport received: waiting

How did you ask for interview before receiving interview letter please ?
Thank you in advance

[nzvinokona]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 25th May 2016
Date application received by IPS: 28th May 2016
Date Money taken from account: 31st May 2016
Location of IPS Office involved: DURHAM
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

[Arsal385]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Passport (Naturalized Citizen)
Method of application: Check and Send
Date of application: 20/5/2016
Date application received by IPS: 24 May 2016
Location of IPS Office involved: Belfast
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: 01-June-2016
Date of Passport Appointment: 07-June-2016
Date of SMS received: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt:Waiting

[srkv03]

Passport for: Child
Application Type: First Child Passport
Method of application: Check and Send (Reading)
Date of application: 2016-05-31
Date application received by IPS: Waiting
Location of IPS Office involved: London
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of SMS received: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt:Waiting

[doconner]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Passport (Naturalized Citizen)
Method of application: Check and Send (London)
Date of application: 2016-05-23
Date application received by IPS: 2016-05-26
Location of IPS Office involved: Belfast
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: Waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: Waiting
Date of SMS received: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt:Waiting

[ajdILL]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Passport (Naturalized Citizen)
Method of application: Brighton Check and Send
Date of application: 10/5/2016 posted 10/5/2016
Date application received by IPS: 13 May 2016
Location of IPS Office involved: Belfast
Date of return of documents: 19 May
Date of receipt of interview letter: 19 May
Date of Passport Appointment: 25 May - Portsmouth
Date of SMS received: 26 May
Date of Passport Receipt:27 May (not at home to sign - arriving 31 May)
All done and dusted then !!!! Thanks for the info along the route - much appreciated

[nzvinokona]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 25th May 2016
Date application received by IPS: Signed for on 26th May and text message confirmation of receipt on 28th May 2016
Location of IPS Office involved:
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

[Mudera]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Passport (Naturalized Citizen)
Method of application: Check and Send
Date of application: 4/5/2016
Date application received by IPS: 9 May 2016
Date of return of documents: 17 May
Date of receipt of interview letter: 14 May
Date of Passport Appointment: 24 May - London Victoria
Date of SMS received: 25 May
Date of Passport Receipt: 26 May

[msm99]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 05/05/2016
Date application received by IPS: 09/05/2016
Date of return of documents: 14/05/2016
Date of receipt of interview letter: 12/05/2016
Date of Passport Appointment: 18/05/2016
Date of Passport Receipt: 21/05/2016

[Arsal385]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Passport (Naturalized Citizen)
Method of application: Check and Send
Date of application: 20/5/2016
Date application received by IPS: 24 May 2016
Location of IPS Office involved: Belfast
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: Waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: Waiting
Date of SMS received: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt:Waiting