British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[noajthan]

Update in red

Application Timeline (1 of 2 applications)
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (1st time: naturalised citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 7 Mar 2015
Date application received by IPS: Not known (not acknowledged)
Date of return of documents: 17 March 2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 18 March 2015
Date of Passport Appointment: Sat, 21 March {Crawley PO}
Date of Passport Receipt:

If all in order advised passport will come in 4 - 10 days

[hannabelka]

Passport for: Adult (Naturalised citizen)
Application Type: First Passport
Method of application: Post Office-Check
& Send
Date of application: 13-03-15
Date application received by I.P.S:
waiting
Date of return of documents: waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter:
21-03-15
Date of Passport Appointment:
28-03-15 (Can only do Saturdays)
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

[slough_Boy]

Passport for: Adult (Naturalised citizen)
Application Type: First Passport
Method of application: Post Office -Check & Send
Date of application: 11-03-15
Date application received by I.P.S: 17-03-2015
Date of return of documents: waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: 21/03/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 23/03/2015
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

[mani2013]

Update:

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult (Naturalised citizen)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 11.3.15
Date application received by IPS: not tracked
Date of return of documents: waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: 21.3.15
Date of Passport Appointment: 1.4.2015
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

[zabizabi]

Application Type: First time adult (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: special delivery (not check and send)
Date of application: 26/02/2015
Royal mail delivery confirmation:27/02/
Today I had my interview. Was told 5-10 days till I get the passport. Hopefully I will get it next week and I am done with everything.
Interesting as it nearly took a month to get the passport like other people get it within 10 days...

Hmm its 4 to 10 lol after Thursday or may be before that .Who took your interview,

[bestofall]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First British Passport (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 12/03/2015
Date application received by IPS: unknown
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: 21 March 2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 24 March 2015
Date of Passport Receipt:

Based on those reporting applying during late February and early March, the elapsed time between application submission and receipt of an interview letter is between 8 and 11 days. Mine came today which is 9 days so there is still a quick turnaround at the moment. I hope this helps those currently applying.
I called the Passport Office and was surprised that they were working today; appointment booked for this coming Tuesday.
A smooth process so far.

[Opower]

Just got my interview letter 21/03/2015.

Interview date 26/03/2015.

[jaweb]

Application Type: First time adult (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: special delivery (not check and send)
Date of application: 26/02/2015
Royal mail delivery confirmation:27/02/2015
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: N/A
Date of return of documents: 18/03/2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 13/03/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 20/03/2015
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting


Today I had my interview. Was told 5-10 days till I get the passport. Hopefully I will get it next week and I am done with everything.
Interesting as it nearly took a month to get the passport like other people get it within 10 days...

[Opower]

Got email 19/03/2015 to confirm that my passport application was received by the Peterborough Passport Office on the 16/03/2015.and my passport application is currently going through the examination process. then this morning 20/03/2015 got another email to confirm,The office sent a letter on 19/03/2015 to make an appointment for an interview. Today got my documents but haven't got my interview letter yet! so happy to recive my documents! Hoping to get my interview letter tomorrow

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First adult passport (naturalisation)
Method of application: Check & Send or Postal
Date of application: 12/03/2015
Date application received by IPS: Not received
Date of return of documents: 20/03/2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

[jamesjames]

Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - Adult
Method of application: Special Delivery
Date of application: 02/03/15
Date of Receipt: 04/03/15
SMS confirming receipt: did not receive
Date of return of documents: 16/03/15 (special delivery)
Date of receipt of interview letter: 14/03/15
Date of Passport Appointment: 16/03/2015
Date of Passport Receipt: 18/03/15

Finally 10.5 year journey ends and a new one as a British national begins!

good luck everyone!

Incorrect you began being British since your ceremony, passport is just for travelling

And the passport continues to be a property of the 'Crown'. That is what the application guidiance form says. Imagine that!

[navodwickra]

Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - Adult
Method of application: Special Delivery
Date of application: 02/03/15
Date of Receipt: 04/03/15
SMS confirming receipt: did not receive
Date of return of documents: 16/03/15 (special delivery)
Date of receipt of interview letter: 14/03/15
Date of Passport Appointment: 16/03/2015
Date of Passport Receipt: 18/03/15

Finally 10.5 year journey ends and a new one as a British national begins!

good luck everyone!

Incorrect you began being British since your ceremony, passport is just for travelling

[nawaz]

Application Type: First time adult (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Special delivery
Date of application: 11/03/2015
Royal mail delivery confirmation: 12/03/2015 (tracking vie Royalmail website)
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 16/03/02015
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter: 19/03/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 24/03/2015
Date of Passport printing sms receipt:
Date of Passport Receipt:

[happyguy82]

UPDATE
Passport for: Child Regiered as British Citizen Under Sec 1(3)
Application Type: First Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 10/03/2015
Date application received by IPS(SMS): NA
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: 19/03/2015

Thanks to AL-Mighty GOD that the whole process went smoothly.
It took 10 calendar days from applying to receiving passport.

Wish every one best of luck who are waiting for their passports.

Don't thank god. We have government offices for a reason. God didn't have anything to do with it.

seriously?? there won't be a passport office if not for God's creation.

[alakbr]

Application Type: First time adult (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Special delivery
Date of application: 11/03/2015
Royal mail delivery confirmation: 12/03/2015 (tracking vie Royalmail website)
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 16/03/02015
Date of return of documents: 20/03/2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 20/03/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 24/03/2015
Date of Passport printing sms receipt:
Date of Passport Receipt:

[tixtop]

Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - Adult
Method of application: Special Delivery
Date of application: 02/03/15
Date of Receipt: 04/03/15
SMS confirming receipt: did not receive
Date of return of documents: 16/03/15 (special delivery)
Date of receipt of interview letter: 14/03/15
Date of Passport Appointment: 16/03/2015
Date of Passport Receipt: 18/03/15

Finally 10.5 year journey ends and a new one as a British national begins!

good luck everyone!

[staceystacey]

Just the letter. They didn't ask me for anything else.

[zabizabi]

for passport interview we only need to take invitation letter or they need any proof oF ID as well

[staceystacey]

UPDATE
Passport for: Child Regiered as British Citizen Under Sec 1(3)
Application Type: First Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 10/03/2015
Date application received by IPS(SMS): NA
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: 19/03/2015

Thanks to AL-Mighty GOD that the whole process went smoothly.
It took 10 calendar days from applying to receiving passport.

Wish every one best of luck who are waiting for their passports.

Don't thank god. We have government offices for a reason. God didn't have anything to do with it.

[kknb4082]

Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - Adult
Method of application: Check and Send
Date of application: 02/03/15
SMS confirming receipt: did not receive
Date of return of documents: 11/03/15 (special delivery)
Date of receipt of interview letter: 10/03/2015 dated: 06/03/15
Date of Passport Appointment: 12/03/15 Portsmouth
Date of Passport Receipt: 17/03/15

[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: Not known
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

*** 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.

[noajthan]

Update in red

Application Timeline (1 of 2 applications)
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (1st time: naturalised citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 7 Mar 2015
Date application received by IPS: Not known (not acknowledged)
Date of return of documents: 17 March 2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 18 March 2015
Date of Passport Appointment: TBA
Date of Passport Receipt:

[hs-french]

Application type: First adult passport (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: 1st Class Signed For
Date of application: 18/03/2015
Payment method: Cheque
Royal mail delivery confirmation: 19/03/2015
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: waiting
Date of return of documents: waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: waiting
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

[tehminamazher]

UPDATE
Passport for: Child Regiered as British Citizen Under Sec 1(3)
Application Type: First Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 10/03/2015
Date application received by IPS(SMS): NA
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: 19/03/2015

Thanks to AL-Mighty GOD that the whole process went smoothly.
It took 10 calendar days from applying to receiving passport.

Wish every one best of luck who are waiting for their passports.

[slough_Boy]

Passport for: Adult (Naturalised citizen)
Application Type: First Passport
Method of application: Post Office -Check & Send
Date of application: 11-03-15
Date application received by I.P.S: 17-03-2015
Date of return of documents: waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

[qwert44]

Here is my timeline:

Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - Adult
Method of application: Check and Send
Date of application: 09/03/15
SMS confirming receipt: don’t received
Date of return of documents: 19/03/15
Date of receipt of interview letter: 18/03/2015 dated: 16/03/15
Date of Passport Appointment: 23/03/15 London – Victoria
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting