British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[fqvision]

Hi all,

a little clarification.

If I hold 3 passports (Native country) before naturalization 2 of them expired and one is still valid.

Shall I need to send them all to UK passport office, or just need to send valid passport only.

I am about to apply my1st British passport application.

just need to send only one, should be valid....

[JTF2007]

Hi all,

a little clarification.

If I hold 3 passports (Native country) before naturalization 2 of them expired and one is still valid.

Shall I need to send them all to UK passport office, or just need to send valid passport only.

I am about to apply my1st British passport application.

[fqvision]

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Application type: First adult passport (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: 1st Class Signed For
Date of application: 28/03/2015
Payment method: D-Card
Royal mail delivery confirmation: 30-03-2015
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 31-03-2015
Date of return of documents: 09-04-2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 01-04-2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 09-04-2015
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

**********************************************************************

Today Interview
Questioner?

what ur name Spell It?
What you do?
how you come here?
Who live with you?
what is your address?
Date of birth?
Father name?
Date of Birth
Mother name?
Date of Birth,
where you born?
what mobile contract you have?
and when you planning to buy your own house?

Sign IT,

awesome experience, Its not a interview just personal appearance, nothing to worry,

he told me passport will arrive in next few days.

[noajthan]

Update

Application Timeline (2 of 2 applications)
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (1st time: naturalised citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 11 Mar 2015 (resubmitted after correcting form)
Date application received by IPS: 12 March 2015
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: Waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting

*** Note: Initial application (on 7 March) rejected by PO clerk as countersignatory's date on photo didn't match date used by countersignatory (witness) on the form itself.

Check & Send fee includes multiple submissions of same application (within 1 month) so able to resubmit a corrected form with matching dates

18 March: Passport official phoned my wife to say a British passport cannot be issued to her as she has applied for her 1st British passport in her married name & her current (Filipino) passport (which has not been cancelled) is in her maiden name (!).
(She was naturalised in married name & full supporting docs were ofcourse supplied both for naturalisation & in the passport application).

It appears the official is confusing 'identity' with 'travel documents'; after all my wife is entitled to use her maiden &/or married names.

Her present uncancelled passport (from Philippines) is now rendered unusable; this is because since the date of her British citizenship ceremony (last month), she ceased to be a Filipino citizen. She is at present only a British citizen so issuing a British passport will not in fact create a second 'identity'.

The official advised she will be taking advice from the PO legal department & will contact us again soon on next steps.

This is worrying & disturbing to say the least; (it appears to be a side effect of the requirement to submit all uncancelled passports from all countries).

Hoping the PO will recognise their official is actually mistaken so that the application can proceed as normal.

9 April: Called help line again;
told to expect a call back from Durham office inside 2 working days.

[T51820]

Passport for: Adult (Naturalised Citizen)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: March 25, 2015
Date application received by IPS: March 27, 2015 (I phoned them today April 1st to check if they received it).
Date of return of documents: April 1, 2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: April 1, 2015 (dated March 31, 2015)
Date of Passport Appointment: April 2, 2015
Date of Passport Receipt: April 8, 2015

[Rahel1984]

Hi All,

Can some one advise me how many referees do you need for first passport as a naturalize citizen.
what documents you require to send and what service to use post or on-line .

Best Regards

U only need one referee for passport application. He or she should be a professional body and must hold a british passport. U need to send ur previous passport and ur naturalisation certificate. How u wana send ur application? It entirely depends on you. But my personal opinion to use postal service. Either self post or check send.

Thank for your quick reply,

Just a sub-question, do I need to send my old birth country passports ? one of them expired and I will be attending ceremony next week.

That shouldn't be a problem. Cos in the form it says u should send ur all previous uncancelled passport with ur application. Doesn't matter if its expired.

[JTF2007]

Hi All,

Can some one advise me how many referees do you need for first passport as a naturalize citizen.
what documents you require to send and what service to use post or on-line .

Best Regards

U only need one referee for passport application. He or she should be a professional body and must hold a british passport. U need to send ur previous passport and ur naturalisation certificate. How u wana send ur application? It entirely depends on you. But my personal opinion to use postal service. Either self post or check send.

Thank for your quick reply,

Just a sub-question, do I need to send my old birth country passports ? one of them expired and I will be attending ceremony next week.

[Rahel1984]

Hi All,

Can some one advise me how many referees do you need for first passport as a naturalize citizen.
what documents you require to send and what service to use post or on-line .

Best Regards

U only need one referee for passport application. He or she should be a professional body and must hold a british passport. U need to send ur previous passport and ur naturalisation certificate. How u wana send ur application? It entirely depends on you. But my personal opinion to use postal service. Either self post or check send.

[JTF2007]

Hi All,

Can some one advise me how many referees do you need for first passport as a naturalize citizen.
what documents you require to send and what service to use post or on-line .

Best Regards

[pwh]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (naturalised)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 8 March 2015 (posted first class 9 March 2015)
Date application received by IPS: Unknown (no SMS received)
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: Waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting

Other information: Avoid using the "Beta" online application system, it isn't production ready yet. HMPO sent letter dated 12 March advising that they were unable to retrieve my details from the online system due to system errors and provided a paper form to complete (which defeated the purpose of filling in online). I called them 30 March before sending the paper form, and they said that their online system was now working and they could see my details and there was no problem with the details, the paper form was not required after all, and they would put it back in the pile for processing. So basically it sat on someone's desk for 3 weeks because of a system error in the online system and did not look at it again until I called them. One month since applying and still no interview letter.

[fwd079]

Update:

For my 3 years old daughter.

Passport for: Minor
Application Type: New
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 26/03/2015
Date application received by IPS: 27/03/2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Passport Receipt: 02/04/2015
Date of return of documents: 07/04/2015

Received documents, the end of this timeline.

Hopefully will post here soon for wife's passport. Whole process took 13 days in total.

Good luck all.

[hadi2012]

Passport for: Child Naturalized citizen
Application Type: First Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 07 April 2015
Date application received by IPS(SMS):
Date of return of documents:
Date of Passport Receipt:[/quote][/quote]

[kunmun23]

Not sure that's correct..in my case they could have put it through the letter box...but they didn't..instead they left a missed delivery card....I called them to reschedule and they said each individual applicant should either be present in person or should give a signed authorization and photo id to the receiver..i didn't specifically ask about children though...

Hopefully my documents would be delivered today..I still haven't received the interview letter

Received my documents today. The DX delivery guy didn't ask for any photo id and gave me all four applications for a single signature...

[ShahJee1272]

Paid by Debit Card.

[Rahel1984]

Passport for: Adult (Naturalised citizen)
Application Type: First Passport
Method of application: Postal Application Next Day Special Delivery (Checked Myself)
Date of application sent by Post : 01-04-2015
Date of application Received by Her Majesty Passport Office Peterborough ( Track & Trace): 02-04-2015
Date of application acknowledgment received : 04-04-2015 ( I called passport office myself, they confirmed they have received)
Date of application fee deducted from my bank account: 07-04-2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: Waiting
Date of Return of Documents: waiting
Date of Passport Received: Waiting

How did u pay? I meant which method?

[ShahJee1272]

Passport for: Adult (Naturalised citizen)
Application Type: First Passport
Method of application: Postal Application Next Day Special Delivery (Checked Myself)
Date of application sent by Post : 01-04-2015
Date of application Received by Her Majesty Passport Office Peterborough ( Track & Trace): 02-04-2015
Date of application acknowledgment received : 04-04-2015 ( I called passport office myself, they confirmed they have received)
Date of application fee deducted from my bank account (Paid by debit Card option in the Guide Booklet on last pages): 07-04-2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: Waiting
Date of Return of Documents: waiting
Date of Passport Received: Waiting

[kunmun23]

Passport for: 2 Adults and 2 Children (Naturalised citizen)
Application Type: First Passport
Method of application: Postal Application (NOT check and send, I picked up the forms from the post office and sent them special delivery after filling and checking it myself)
Date of application: 24-03-2015
Date application delivered to Passport Office : 25-03-2015
Date application receipt acknowledgement received : 30-03-2015 through Text message
Date of return of documents: 01-04-2015 through DX
Date of receipt of interview letter: Waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

..I missed the delivery so rescheduled for 07-04-2015...btw DX does deliver on Saturday but we are away..they require each named person to be present or give a signed authorization with a photo id to the receiver....luckily due to Easter holidays, kids would be home..otherwise I'm not sure how I would have had them to miss school....they don't have a photo id other than the passport and they can't sign an authorization form ...also, DX can deliver at a specific time for an extra charge...else the delivery is between 9-5

They will just put it into your letter box without signing anything. I have never signed for my children's passports

Not sure that's correct..in my case they could have put it through the letter box...but they didn't..instead they left a missed delivery card....I called them to reschedule and they said each individual applicant should either be present in person or should give a signed authorization and photo id to the receiver..i didn't specifically ask about children though...

Hopefully my documents would be delivered today..I still haven't received the interview letter

[forever.waiting]

Passport for: Adult (Naturalised Citizen)
Application Type: New
Method of application: online
Date of application: March 26, 2015
Date application received by IPS: March 27, 2015.
Date of return of documents: Na
Date of receipt of interview letter: April 4, 2015 (dated April 1, 2015)
Date of Passport Appointment: April 8, 2015
Date of Passport Receipt: Na

[fqvision]

*********************************************************************
Application type: First adult passport (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: 1st Class Signed For
Date of application: 28/03/2015
Payment method: D-Card
Royal mail delivery confirmation: 30-03-2015
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 31-03-2015
Date of return of documents: waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: 01-04-2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 09-04-2015
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

**********************************************************************

[fwd079]

Update:

For my 3 years old daughter. Received passport, waiting for documents to return.

Passport for: Minor
Application Type: New
Method of application: Postal
Date of application: 26/03/2015
Date application received by IPS: 27/03/2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Passport Receipt: 02/04/2015

Date of return of documents:

[navodwickra]

Update

Ok here's my time line so far,

Passport for: Adult (Naturalised citizen)
Application Type: First Passport
Method of application: Post Office -Check & Send
Date of application: 14/03/2015 (Saturaday)
Date application received by I.P.S: N/A
Date of return of documents: 25/03/2015 (DX Secure)
Date of receipt of interview letter: 25/03/2015 (Royal mail first class : issued on 23/03/2015)
Date of Passport Appointment: 27/03/2015
Date of Passport Receipt :31/03/2015 (DX Secure)

Hope this helps anyone.

[Babloo85]

Every passport form comes with a booklet (Guide), you can find the fee form on the second last page on the booklet which you need to tear n then send with your form.

[Tangie]

Passport for: Adult (Naturalised Citizen)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: March 25, 2015
Date application received by IPS: March 27, 2015 (I phoned them today April 1st to check if they received it).
Date of return of documents: April 1, 2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: April 1, 2015 (dated March 31, 2015)
Date of Passport Appointment: April 2, 2015
Date of Passport Receipt:

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In retrospect, I found the Check and Send service so pointless. I paid almost £20 (as I also renewed my daughter's passport) and nothing on the form needed correcting. I used the service it as I thought I wouldn't have to send my documents off - I assumed it would have been the same as NCS.

You live an you learn. I wouldn't use them again.

Unless they missed something that causes you to fail in your passport application, you can't really blame them if you fill out the form correctly. I didn't use them because I read the PO staff are not very knowledgeable so I just decided to read the instructions carefully and apply myself and it had no problem.

T51820, I will be applying for my first British passport after naturalization, where do I find the form for the fee to fill out. Have you get your passport yet.

[Rahel1984]

Hello. Just a couple of questions.
Referee who signs the passport form, is professional and British but he doesn't have British Passport as he never needed one. Does the referee defo needs to have British passport or can he leave the passport number box blank ?

Second question is do I need to send the birth certificate for my child's first passport or does the Mothers British passport number enough.

Thanks

I think professional body needs to hold a british passport and u need to send ur baby's birth certificate along with the application form.

[bromleysouthbs]

Passport for: Adult Naturalized citizen
Application Type: First Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 25 March 2015
Date application received by IPS(SMS): none
Date of return of documents:2 April 2015
Interview:9 April 2015
Date of Passport Receipt: