British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[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

[staceystacey]

UPDATE

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 5 March 2015
Date application received by IPS: unknown
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter: 13/03/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 16/03/2015 Birmingham
Date of Passport Receipt:19/03/2015

I'm impressed with the speed of the whole thing. I suppose it helps applying outside the main holiday season.

[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: waiting
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

[rohangk_83]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 18-03-2015
Date application received by IPS:
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

[jaweb]

[quote="zabizabi"][quote="jaweb"]Guys,

I am furious. I asked them to send back my passport and the nat.certificate with DX secure however they did not take the money for it I was just slightly worried as I thought they would deduct it later.
Today we received the post and they sent it back Royal Mail second class. I am furious. Has anything like this happened to anyone?
[/quote]
https://eforms.homeoffice.gov.uk/outrea ... iries.ofml

Let them know and help them to improve the service[/quote]


Thanks. I have already done it

[zabizabi]

Guys,

I am furious. I asked them to send back my passport and the nat.certificate with DX secure however they did not take the money for it I was just slightly worried as I thought they would deduct it later.
Today we received the post and they sent it back Royal Mail second class. I am furious. Has anything like this happened to anyone?

https://eforms.homeoffice.gov.uk/outrea ... iries.ofml

Let them know and help them to improve the service

[BeenThruItAll]

Guys,

I am furious. I asked them to send back my passport and the nat.certificate with DX secure however they did not take the money for it I was just slightly worried as I thought they would deduct it later.
Today we received the post and they sent it back Royal Mail second class. I am furious. Has anything like this happened to anyone?

Be happy mate. They didn't charge you for the DX delivery and you received your documents back safely. What's there to be stressed about? Its only £3 extra but I would rather have Royal Mail send back my documents than DX.

I did want them to be sent by secured delivery. I did ask them. So you say to be happy they were not lost at the post??? My passport does not anything to you but it means to me and it would be a huge problem if they were lost. I asked a service which was not provided. Do you get it? Mate...

Some people need to take a chill pill. "Keep Calm and Carry On"

[jaweb]

[quote="BeenThruItAll"][quote="jaweb"]Guys,

I am furious. I asked them to send back my passport and the nat.certificate with DX secure however they did not take the money for it I was just slightly worried as I thought they would deduct it later.
Today we received the post and they sent it back Royal Mail second class. I am furious. Has anything like this happened to anyone?
[/quote]
Be happy mate. They didn't charge you for the DX delivery and you received your documents back safely. What's there to be stressed about? Its only £3 extra but I would rather have Royal Mail send back my documents than DX.[/quote]

I did want them to be sent by secured delivery. I did ask them. So you say to be happy just because they were not lost at the post??? My passport does not mean anything to you but it means a lot to me and it would be a huge problem if it was lost. I asked a service which was not provided. Do you get it? Mate...

[BeenThruItAll]

Guys,

I am furious. I asked them to send back my passport and the nat.certificate with DX secure however they did not take the money for it I was just slightly worried as I thought they would deduct it later.
Today we received the post and they sent it back Royal Mail second class. I am furious. Has anything like this happened to anyone?

Be happy mate. They didn't charge you for the DX delivery and you received your documents back safely. What's there to be stressed about? Its only £3 extra but I would rather have Royal Mail send back my documents than DX.

[jaweb]

Guys,

I am furious. I asked them to send back my passport and the nat.certificate with DX secure however they did not take the money for it I was just slightly worried as I thought they would deduct it later.
Today we received the post and they sent it back Royal Mail second class. I am furious. Has anything like this happened to anyone?

[Opower]

Passport Application Tracking

https://passportofficeforms.service.gov ... ation.ofml

Thank you for this info! I got this message! " This is an automatic acknowledgement.

The form you submitted has been received successfully. "

[Opower]

Application Type: First time adult (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Special delivery
Date of application: 12/03/2015
Royal mail delivery confirmation: waiting
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

my children first time passport it took 4 days! and I was hoping Adult will be the same

[Opower]

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: waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

[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:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt: