British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[raojee]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New - First time (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: online
Date of application: 16/09/2015
Date application received by IPS: 17/09/2015
Location of IPS Office involved: Peterborough
Date of status change : to "Declaration form received, being processed" on 18/9/2015
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport receipt:
Date of SMS confirmation:

[boskie007]

Passport for: Adult (Recently Naturalised Citizen)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online Application (Printed & Signed (sent via special delivery)) No Check & Send
Date of application: 15/09/2015
Date application received by IPS: 16/09/2015
Location of IPS Office involved:
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:




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Where there is a will, there is always a way !!!

[tulip11]

Passport for: Adult (Naturalised Citizen )
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 14/09/2015
Date application received by IPS: 16/09/2015
Location of IPS Office involved:
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

[rakeysh.patel]

sorry for a daft one here but can applications be tracked online before 3 weeks? PO where I used check and send told me that it could only be tracked online once 3 weeks have elapsed?

R

[seanjoe]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 25/08/15
Payment taken: 25/08/15
Wrong paperwork letter sent (ie. printout not good quality): 03/09/15 (I was out of the country and only got back on 9th sept.)
Paperwork sent again (under PRIORITY PROCESSING): 09/09/15
Location of IPS Office involved: Luton
Date of return of documents:17/09/15
Date of receipt of interview letter: 15/09/15
Date of Passport Appointment: 16/09/15
Date of Passport Receipt: 18/09/15
(Timeline is 24 days, though in theory, it could have been as short as 19 days)

[z00ps00p]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 17/09/2015
Date application received by IPS:
Location of IPS Office involved:
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

[fn286]

Dear Caffeine

Yes I'm joking but these jokes seems to have worked well for me as well as Google. The article you shared is for women and I don't waste time in reading such articles.

All the best...

Let me tell you new rule ..'A lie that cannot be proven is not a lie in fact better than truth at times' ...enough said!

You are joking right?

Let me tell explain you what lying is...If I know parents marriage date is 01/01/1900 and I deliberately wrote 02/02/1900 ..this is lying... where I don't know the date and I just write any dates..that could be classed as human error and will do the job...

Again, you are joking right?

I don't want to engage in a long argument as you seem to know what you are doing (sarcasm)

Something you might enjoy reading...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science ... y-are.html

[rakeysh.patel]

Passport for: Adult (+1 for OH)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 17/09/2015
Date application received by IPS:
Location of IPS Office involved:
Date of return of documents:
date of interview letter
Date of interview
date of passport dispatch
Date of passport receipt

[Gagan1986]

Great advice. Applied on the 9th too and booked an appointment for weds 23rd sept though haven't received a letter yet.
Thanks again.

[talha khalid]

Hi Guys

Just a quick update:

applied on 09/09/2015 through post office check & send
Rang passport help line today to check status,guy advised its been processed and i can book interview which i have booked for Tuesday 22/09/2015,even though i did not had any letter in post yet saying processed or with return of documents.

will let you know once its all over.

good luck all
Thanks

[caffeine]

Let me tell you new rule ..'A lie that cannot be proven is not a lie in fact better than truth at times' ...enough said!

You are joking right?

Let me tell explain you what lying is...If I know parents marriage date is 01/01/1900 and I deliberately wrote 02/02/1900 ..this is lying... where I don't know the date and I just write any dates..that could be classed as human error and will do the job...

Again, you are joking right?

I don't want to engage in a long argument as you seem to know what you are doing (sarcasm)

Something you might enjoy reading...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science ... y-are.html

[fn286]

Dear Caffeine

Guess you had too much of caffeine lol

Let me tell you new rule ..'A lie that cannot be proven is not a lie in fact better than truth at times' ...enough said!

I'm not sure what Google you are referring to and what type of searches you do..I do constructive research on google and only consider authentic sites, articles and I don't really look into stuff with spelling mistakes. I never consider what strangers are saying I do my study and then act. All are strangers on this forum too. Google is not about blogs and forums, may be that's what have been through most. Search engines are best platform for research. I would advise you to use Google in a right way and for right reasons. You may go the distance.

Re the reply to Tulip...My first suggestion was to get the authentic dates, but if not then use the imagination and come up with a date.. I wrote the dates what my parents gave me and I never asked for proof so it could a wrong date but I got my passport.

Let me tell explain you what lying is...If I know parents marriage date is 01/01/1900 and I deliberately wrote 02/02/1900 ..this is lying... where I don't know the date and I just write any dates..that could be classed as human error and will do the job...

Again I would say get the dates right...

Thanks.

Hi Tulip

'Better safe than sorry' I strongly believe in this and that's why my journey has been smooth and easy since I arrived in UK 6.3 years ago. If you ask others everyone will have a different point of view. I would never ever rely on check and send guys. I would rather do my own research. I'm a bit crazy. Even when GP prescribes any medicine I research the medicine and then decide to take it or not. For me Google is right and everyone else is wrong. I did my research and noticed grand parents details are not required however guidelines doesn't clearly say this. There is no harm in providing additional details i.e. parents or grand parents details (even hand written on plain sheet). I personally think parent's marriage date is important but I don't think they will refuse your application as some are never married but have kids. It's common sense Home office never asked and doesn't have too much details about parents. They are not asking for copies of their passport or other documents. They will never know the parents/grand parents details ...date of marriage etc. I would rather write in any date (right or wrong) then leaving it blank. Common sense!

You're British and no one can stop you from getting passport.

Thanks.

hi everyone

some are saying those who are applying as naturalized citizens for their first birtish passport they just need to fill parents details not grandparents and even though its already mentioned there . I applied today as a naturalized citzen i provided parents DOB , everything except i didnt have their marriage date . I left grandparents section blank. At check and send service the lady checked it and didnt ask to fill out the grandparents details and marriage date of my parents. Now looking at some posts I got confused some are saying to provide everything including grandparent details and some not.

If you truly "believe" in Google is always right then you are not really doing your research, you are just putting your trust in some strangers you have never met as opposed to someone you have. Hardly any difference I would say. Remember Google doesn't do any fact check its merely a search engine and if majority of people are wrong any results it produces will be wrong as well. There are plenty of example of Google suggesting wrong results/spellings even, because most of the users are misspelling it. Look it up. So look at all the sources and make up your own mind instead of putting blind trust in any one source.

Anyway, the point I wanted to address was your advise about filling in any date. In my opinion this is a wrong advise, if you don't know the dates just leave them blank. That would be common sense. Knowingly lying is not common sense. Just because HO is not checking doesn't make it any less of a lie.

This is what you agree to as part of declaration.

It is a criminal offence to make a false statement to get a passport. If you have made a false statement on this form, you could be prosecuted and could go to prison. Our work includes checking that the countersignature in section 10 is genuine.

[flon]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 15/09/2015
Date application received by IPS:
Location of IPS Office involved:
Date of return of documents:
date of interview letter
Date of interview
date of passport dispatch
Date of passport receipt

[caffeine]

My spouse's timeline

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New - First time (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 05/09/2015
Date application received by IPS: 07/09/2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 10/09/15
Date of return of documents: 14/09/15
Date of Passport Appointment: 14/09/15
Date of Passport Despatch: 15/09/15 Online status changed - No SMS

[caffeine]

Hi Tulip

'Better safe than sorry' I strongly believe in this and that's why my journey has been smooth and easy since I arrived in UK 6.3 years ago. If you ask others everyone will have a different point of view. I would never ever rely on check and send guys. I would rather do my own research. I'm a bit crazy. Even when GP prescribes any medicine I research the medicine and then decide to take it or not. For me Google is right and everyone else is wrong. I did my research and noticed grand parents details are not required however guidelines doesn't clearly say this. There is no harm in providing additional details i.e. parents or grand parents details (even hand written on plain sheet). I personally think parent's marriage date is important but I don't think they will refuse your application as some are never married but have kids. It's common sense Home office never asked and doesn't have too much details about parents. They are not asking for copies of their passport or other documents. They will never know the parents/grand parents details ...date of marriage etc. I would rather write in any date (right or wrong) then leaving it blank. Common sense!

You're British and no one can stop you from getting passport.

Thanks.

hi everyone

some are saying those who are applying as naturalized citizens for their first birtish passport they just need to fill parents details not grandparents and even though its already mentioned there . I applied today as a naturalized citzen i provided parents DOB , everything except i didnt have their marriage date . I left grandparents section blank. At check and send service the lady checked it and didnt ask to fill out the grandparents details and marriage date of my parents. Now looking at some posts I got confused some are saying to provide everything including grandparent details and some not.

If you truly "believe" in Google is always right then you are not really doing your research, you are just putting your trust in some strangers you have never met as opposed to someone you have. Hardly any difference I would say. Remember Google doesn't do any fact check its merely a search engine and if majority of people are wrong any results it produces will be wrong as well. There are plenty of example of Google suggesting wrong results/spellings even, because most of the users are misspelling it. Look it up. So look at all the sources and make up your own mind instead of putting blind trust in any one source.

Anyway, the point I wanted to address was your advise about filling in any date. In my opinion this is a wrong advise, if you don't know the dates just leave them blank. That would be common sense. Knowingly lying is not common sense. Just because HO is not checking doesn't make it any less of a lie.

This is what you agree to as part of declaration.

It is a criminal offence to make a false statement to get a passport. If you have made a false statement on this form, you could be prosecuted and could go to prison. Our work includes checking that the countersignature in section 10 is genuine.

[tulip11]

Hi Tulip,
Applied last week and was told that grandparents details are not required

Thanks

[tulip11]

Hi Tulip

'Better safe than sorry' I strongly believe in this and that's why my journey has been smooth and easy since I arrived in UK 6.3 years ago. If you ask others everyone will have a different point of view. I would never ever rely on check and send guys. I would rather do my own research. I'm a bit crazy. Even when GP prescribes any medicine I research the medicine and then decide to take it or not. For me Google is right and everyone else is wrong. I did my research and noticed grand parents details are not required however guidelines doesn't clearly say this. There is no harm in providing additional details i.e. parents or grand parents details (even hand written on plain sheet). I personally think parent's marriage date is important but I don't think they will refuse your application as some are never married but have kids. It's common sense Home office never asked and doesn't have too much details about parents. They are not asking for copies of their passport or other documents. They will never know the parents/grand parents details ...date of marriage etc. I would rather write in any date (right or wrong) then leaving it blank. Common sense!

You're British and no one can stop you from getting passport.

Thanks.

hi everyone

some are saying those who are applying as naturalized citizens for their first birtish passport they just need to fill parents details not grandparents and even though its already mentioned there . I applied today as a naturalized citzen i provided parents DOB , everything except i didnt have their marriage date . I left grandparents section blank. At check and send service the lady checked it and didnt ask to fill out the grandparents details and marriage date of my parents. Now looking at some posts I got confused some are saying to provide everything including grandparent details and some not.

Thanks Fn286

[fn286]

Hi Tulip

'Better safe than sorry' I strongly believe in this and that's why my journey has been smooth and easy since I arrived in UK 6.3 years ago. If you ask others everyone will have a different point of view. I would never ever rely on check and send guys. I would rather do my own research. I'm a bit crazy. Even when GP prescribes any medicine I research the medicine and then decide to take it or not. For me Google is right and everyone else is wrong. I did my research and noticed grand parents details are not required however guidelines doesn't clearly say this. There is no harm in providing additional details i.e. parents or grand parents details (even hand written on plain sheet). I personally think parent's marriage date is important but I don't think they will refuse your application as some are never married but have kids. It's common sense Home office never asked and doesn't have too much details about parents. They are not asking for copies of their passport or other documents. They will never know the parents/grand parents details ...date of marriage etc. I would rather write in any date (right or wrong) then leaving it blank. Common sense!

You're British and no one can stop you from getting passport.

Thanks.

hi everyone

some are saying those who are applying as naturalized citizens for their first birtish passport they just need to fill parents details not grandparents and even though its already mentioned there . I applied today as a naturalized citzen i provided parents DOB , everything except i didnt have their marriage date . I left grandparents section blank. At check and send service the lady checked it and didnt ask to fill out the grandparents details and marriage date of my parents. Now looking at some posts I got confused some are saying to provide everything including grandparent details and some not.

[zyf628]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New - First time (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: check and send
Date of application: 02/09/2015
Date application received by IPS: unknown
Location of IPS Office involved: Peterborough
Date of return of documents: 10/09/15
Date of receipt of interview letter: 09/09/15 dated 07/09/15
Date of Passport Appointment: 11/09/15
Date of Passport receipt: 14/09/15
Date of SMS confirmation: 14/09/15

Best of luck to anyone else who has been or is about to go through this process; seems very smooth experience to me.

[Gagan1986]

Hi Tulip,
Applied last week and was told that grandparents details are not required

[tulip11]

hi everyone

some are saying those who are applying as naturalized citizens for their first birtish passport they just need to fill parents details not grandparents and even though its already mentioned there . I applied today as a naturalized citzen i provided parents DOB , everything except i didnt have their marriage date . I left grandparents section blank. At check and send service the lady checked it and didnt ask to fill out the grandparents details and marriage date of my parents. Now looking at some posts I got confused some are saying to provide everything including grandparent details and some not.

[zack98]

LONG JOURNEY START.......

Sep 2003 ...Student Enter in UK,
July 2005... Student Extension,
July 2006..Extension Refused (No Exam Result provided),
July 2007 Appeal win Result provided & passport returned,
Aug 2008 post Study Work-permit 2 year,
March 2009 Tier 1 General,
March 2012 Tier 1 general Extension,
January 2013 ILR 10 year basis,
Aug 2015 Neutralized Citizen,
14th September 2015, British Passport Received..........Thanks God,

LONG JOURNEY OVERRRRRR,

Thanks for this forum, people here are very helpful.Bye for all

[junk2014]

Application Timeline

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New - First time (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Paper Form - Self Checked
Date of application: 5 Sept 2015 posted form (Sat)
HMPO Office: Peterborough
Date application received by HMPO: 7 Sept 2015 (Mon)
Date Payment Taken: 8 Sept 2015
Date SMS Received:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of return of documents:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

Update 11 Sept.
Had letter and new form from HMPO today to fill out as had not filled out the parent's section as did not think it was required as not claiming citizenship through them (as form mentions), but through naturaliastion instead.
Called to clarify, and was told that parents and grandparents info (as parent were born outside of UK) was required regardless of claiming citizenship through them or not.

[junk2014]

Application Timeline

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New - First time (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Paper Form - Self Checked
Date of application: 5 Sept 2015 posted form (Sat)
HMPO Office: Peterborough
Date application received by HMPO: 7 Sept 2015 (Mon)
Date Payment Taken: 8 Sept 2015
Date SMS Received:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of return of documents:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

[flon]

hello I am just planning to spot for passport. As I got ceremony today.
Can anyone let me know how passport office sends the original documents back I.e. Which courier or royal mail
or I need to send envelope for special delivery.
thanks




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