British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[danski]

Congratulations, have you received it by Royal Mail or some other courier. I also received sms yesterday. stil wiaiting for delivery

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 07/DEC/2015
Date application received by IPS: Unknown
Date of return of documents: 11/DEC/2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 18/DEC/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 18/DEC/2015 (booked on 16/DEC/2015 using post office reference number)
Date Passport printed (SMS): 21/DEC/2015
Date of Passport Received: 22/DEC/2015

Passports are delivered by DX secure - mine was drooped through letter box - so no signature required.

[leonya2015]

Application Type: First Adult Passport (Naturalisation)
Method of application: online
Date of application: 09/12/2015
Date of documents posted: 09/12/2015
Date of interview letter: 11/12/2015 (received 19/12/2015)
Date of interview booked: 13/12/2015
Date of interview: 17/12/2015
Date of return of documents: 15/12/2015
Date of passport receipt: 21/12/2015

[erdogan1]

Application Timeline for Mrs


Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 19 Dec-2015
Date of receipt: 21st Deember
Date of Fees Debited: 22nd December( with sms)
Date of interview letter: TBA
Date of interview booked: TBA
Date of interview: TBA
Date of return of documents: TBA
SMS received : TBA
Date of Passport received: TBA [/quote]

[rajamahbub]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult (two)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 17-Dec-2015
Date of interview letter: Haven't Received
Date of interview booked: 21/12/15
Date of interview: 23/12/15
Date of return of documents: 22/12/15
SMS received :
Date of Passport received:

[rsa707]

Congratulations, have you received it by Royal Mail or some other courier. I also received sms yesterday. stil wiaiting for delivery

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 07/DEC/2015
Date application received by IPS: Unknown
Date of return of documents: 11/DEC/2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 18/DEC/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 18/DEC/2015 (booked on 16/DEC/2015 using post office reference number)
Date Passport printed (SMS): 21/DEC/2015
Date of Passport Received: 22/DEC/2015

[fielddrive]

Can those who have recently received their passport confirm if they are still receivng the old style passport (with birds) or the new style passport (creative Britain)?

[danski]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 07/DEC/2015
Date application received by IPS: Unknown
Date of return of documents: 11/DEC/2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 18/DEC/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 18/DEC/2015 (booked on 16/DEC/2015 using post office reference number)
Date Passport printed (SMS): 21/DEC/2015
Date of Passport Received: 22/DEC/2015

[erdogan1]

If applying by post how long after they receive do they take payment

[bonasoares]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 08-Dec-2015
Date of interview letter: Haven't Received
Date of interview booked:
Date of interview:
Date of return of documents:17/12/2015
Phone today for booking interview without letter but the lady on phone you can't book without letter and letter is send to you on16/12/2015. She said letter come any time when you get letter then book your interview
SMS received :
Date of Passport received:

Try calling them again. You might get lucky this time....

[bayraktar]

Application Type: New (Naturalised)
Method of application: Check and send post office
Date of application: 05/12/2015
Date of documents posted: 05/12/2015
Date of interview letter: 11/12/2015
Date of interview booked: 16/12/2015
Date of interview: 17/12/2015
Date of return of documents: 15/12/2015
Date of SMS received: None Received
Date of passport receipt: 21/12/2015

[azanpk786]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 08-Dec-2015
Date of interview letter: Haven't Received
Date of interview booked:
Date of interview:
Date of return of documents:17/12/2015
Phone today for booking interview without letter but the lady on phone you can't book without letter and letter is send to you on16/12/2015. She said letter come any time when you get letter then book your interview
SMS received :
Date of Passport received:[/quote]

[erdogan1]

If applying by post how long after they receive do they take payment

[rajamahbub]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult (two)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 17-Dec-2015
Date of interview letter: Haven't Received
Date of interview booked: 21/12/15
Date of interview: 23/12/15
Date of return of documents:
SMS received :
Date of Passport received:

[bayraktar]

today at 10.25 , they delivered my passport,

its a new desing one and very different than old one they just dropped it from mailbox..........

[bayraktar]

Hello

I got 2 questions here, and really hope somebody can answer.

Can I simply make an appointment for interview even before I receive the invitation letter, like several have done as shown in this forum?

I sent out the applications through Check & Send last Friday, and today (only 4 working days) DX has sent back all supporting documents. But no sign of an invitation letter. I also received a text today saying "Your new passport should arrive within a few working days...". As it does not mention whose application it refers to (adults or the child), I guest perhaps it is for my child not myself. Have you heard of this type of text at all?

Thanks very much.

Thanks for replies especially of bayraktar. Before interview I did feel a bit nervous - how if they refused to interview?

I called anyway without having the interview invitation letter. As the supporting documents were retured with a note saying my applications are being processed, I believe the info has been in their system. The reception did ask for the letters, and I just gave her the receipts by Post Office Check & Send, which have the ref. no. on. She did not say much and simply ask us to wait upon call for interview. That was it. Now waiting for the text and new passport.

no problem )

i saw one of this letter that my friend applied and it doesnt say anything on the letter apart from

reference number and call this number bla bla bla.

so when i called the telephone they asked me did you receive the letter i said yes which i didnt ))

funny enough after 2 days of interview i received the letter..

i am also waiting for the text message, normally people receiving it right after the interview but

i havent received anything so far........

[xmhexm]

Hello

I got 2 questions here, and really hope somebody can answer.

Can I simply make an appointment for interview even before I receive the invitation letter, like several have done as shown in this forum?

I sent out the applications through Check & Send last Friday, and today (only 4 working days) DX has sent back all supporting documents. But no sign of an invitation letter. I also received a text today saying "Your new passport should arrive within a few working days...". As it does not mention whose application it refers to (adults or the child), I guest perhaps it is for my child not myself. Have you heard of this type of text at all?

Thanks very much.

Thanks for replies especially of bayraktar. Before interview I did feel a bit nervous - how if they refused to interview?

I called anyway without having the interview invitation letter. As the supporting documents were retured with a note saying my applications are being processed, I believe the info has been in their system. The reception did ask for the letters, and I just gave her the receipts by Post Office Check & Send, which have the ref. no. on. She did not say much and simply ask us to wait upon call for interview. That was it. Now waiting for the text and new passport.

[rajamahbub]

Sorry to post this on Timeline.
My interview invitation letter has been sent out on Friday but passport office won't book an appointment until I receive my letter.
I know a lot of members called and booked appointment before receiving letter, I just wanted to know what option did you choose and what did you say?
I tried twice with no luck. Any suggestions will be much appreciated.

[bayraktar]

i just received interview letter today dated 11 december and i just received 19 december, after 8 days

its coming from liverpool to my adress after 8 days.. bravoooo

still no news from passport, no text nothing..

[valw]

Passport for: Adult (husband and wife applied at same time)
Application Type: New first adult passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 30/11/2015
Date application received by IPS: 01/12/2015. YET received confirmation from HM Passport office that the application was received by then on 08/12/2015 - suppose that was when they opened the post / envelopes. (one week after actually receiving)....

Date of return of documents: Husband - 09/12/2015, Wife - 11/12/2015.

Date of receipt of interview letter: 17/12/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 17/12/2015 - booked on 15/12/2015, two days before received letter.
Date of Passport Received: 19/12/2015 for husband and wife. Did not have to sign for it, just put through door. Delivered by someone in a white van...

YAY....... and they all lived happily ever after... The End

[bayraktar]

Hi Bayraktar

I dont think they are asking silly questions. The whole idea for me seems that they are checking your English skills and thats why they indulge you in an conversation.

May be I am wrong but this is what I can decipher from the posts on the forum

Fay

no thats not about it, interview officer told me that , this is not checking your english level, its all about your identity, we dont want to send passport to wrong person, and then she started to bombard me questions.

plus when you are booking you can request interpreter. so thats explains everything.

[rajamahbub]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult (two)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 17-Dec-2015
Date of interview letter:
Date of interview booked:
Date of interview:
Date of return of documents:
SMS received :
Date of Passport received:

[bayraktar]

strange normally people receiving txt message next day after the interview but i didnt receive anything so far,
maybe i failed interview )))

[rayclark]

Hi Bayraktar

I dont think they are asking silly questions. The whole idea for me seems that they are checking your English skills and thats why they indulge you in an conversation.

May be I am wrong but this is what I can decipher from the posts on the forum

Fay

It’s NOT about your English skills. It’s about your identity.

If you are who you claim to be on the application, you will answer those questions very confidently and comfortably. If you are not the person on the form and are stealing someone else’s identity, you will fumble and your answers will be incoherent.

I got asked to describe my walk to work from home. The guy didn’t even know the area because I live in York and the interview was in Leeds but he was observing my answer and my behaviour. He would have general conversation with me about all sorts of matter and then suddenly fire 5-6 questions at me in quick succession. Again he just wanted to see if I am who I claim to be, by the way I handle those questions. Is my answer sincere or not.

As far as English skills go, there was another guy waiting who had a certified Punjabi translator with him for his interview. I guess he was somehow exempt from Language Tests for his ILR and Naturalisation applications.

[torikelly91]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalised)
Method of application: RM Special Delivery
Date of application: 18/12/2015
Date application received by IPS:
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Interview:
Date of Passport Receipt:

[FayEng]

Hi Bayraktar

I dont think they are asking silly questions. The whole idea for me seems that they are checking your English skills and thats why they indulge you in an conversation.

May be I am wrong but this is what I can decipher from the posts on the forum

Fay