British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[raholptl]

Hi,
Ive got my britishcitizenship certificate. I just want to know what documents I need to send for British passport. Its mmy first British passport. Do I need to send my current over seas passport with it?

Thanks

UPDATE

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (First Adult Passport for Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 16/02/2015
Date application received by IPS: n/a
Date of return of documents: TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: 24/02/2015 (date of letter is 20/02/2015)
Date of Passport Appointment: 25/02/2015
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

[taurus]

UPDATE

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (First Adult Passport for Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 16/02/2015
Date application received by IPS: n/a
Date of return of documents: TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: 24/02/2015 (date of letter is 20/02/2015)
Date of Passport Appointment: 25/02/2015
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

[akhurshid]

what is passport appointment .Please can anyone tell what i need to do after ceremony .With passport application do i need to send my BRP card .

You don't need to send BRP.
Once HMPO has processed your application, they'll send you a letter asking you make an interview appointment. You'll then need to attend the interview. They'll ask you various questions to determine your ID.

Sorry but need little bit more info.After ceremony i need to go postoffice to get application, here some peoples are saying check and send what is it.What i need to send with my passport application.Because i always read people view here and read that we need to send the current passport.I am note sure if you can help me out, it would be gratful

Check and send is a service PO offer. They check the application form, supporting document and send the application. It costs around £12 including delivery. I personally don't like it as usually PO worker has received no or very little training and will give you more bother than a service or peace of mind.
For a naturalized citizen, all you need to send is application form, payment slip, citizenship certificate and all un cancelled passports(including expired passports). Costs about £7 for special delivery and no bother at all.

[furbs]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send at London Bridge
Date of application: 17/02/15
Date application received by IPS: 19/02/2015
Date of return of documents: waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: 24/02/2015 dated 23/02/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 02/03/2015
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

[zabizabi]

what is passport appointment .Please can anyone tell what i need to do after ceremony .With passport application do i need to send my BRP card .

You don't need to send BRP.
Once HMPO has processed your application, they'll send you a letter asking you make an interview appointment. You'll then need to attend the interview. They'll ask you various questions to determine your ID.

Sorry but need little bit more info.After ceremony i need to go postoffice to get application, here some peoples are saying check and send what is it.What i need to send with my passport application.Because i always read people view here and read that we need to send the current passport.I am note sure if you can help me out, it would be gratful

[akhurshid]

what is passport appointment .Please can anyone tell what i need to do after ceremony .With passport application do i need to send my BRP card .

You don't need to send BRP.
Once HMPO has processed your application, they'll send you a letter asking you make an interview appointment. You'll then need to attend the interview. They'll ask you various questions to determine your ID.

[zabizabi]

what is passport appointment .Please can anyone tell what i need to do after ceremony .With passport application do i need to send my BRP card .

[beinghuman]

UPDATES
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - Adult 2
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 12/02/2015
Royal mail delivery confirmation:13/02/2015
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: N/A
Date of return of documents: 20/02/2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 17/02/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 21/02/2015
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: 23/02/2015
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

[ot72]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Adult Passport for Naturalised Citizen
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 17/02/2015
Date application received by IPS: NA
Date of return of documents: waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: 24/02/2015 (dated 20/02/2015)
Date of Passport Appointment: 25/02/2015
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

[akhurshid]

Wife's time line
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - Adult
Method of application: Self Post SD
Date of application: 17/02/2015
Royal mail delivery confirmation: 18/02/2015
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 20/02/2015
Date of return of documents: TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: 24/02/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 05/03/2015 (chose the most suitable date)
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

[bazinga]

Passport for: 1 Adult - First Adult Passport
Method of application: Online Application (Overseas)
Date of application: 15/02/2015
Date application received by IPS(SMS): 24/02/15
Date of return of documents: waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

Took a week for the documents to post. Hoping the rest of the process goes smooth!

[tsilr]

I hope it will be helpfull for those waiting for passport interviews. To be honest, I could not answer few questions and was worried but finally receied the red book. My questions was the following:
1. Spell your full name
2. DOB?
3. Why you choose UK to live?
4. Is your daugter born in UK?
5. In which Hospital she born?
6. How you came here?
7. Somebody change the visa status for so many reasons, tell me your situation; i.e., HSMP->Tier1->ILR->Naturalisation etc
8. All the address where you lived, according to date
9. When you came first in UK?
10. What you have done before that?
11. Have you married in UK or back home?
12. Whats the date of marrige?
13. Where you are working?
14. Who is your manager?( I remembered only the nick name and could not said full name)
15. Do you drive?
16. Whats the plate number?
17. Have you ever had any problems with any visa, i.e., refusal etc
18. Is there any street market where you work?
19. How you communicate from your home to go different places in city?
20. Can you remember any bus number near your home?
21. When you enter your home whats you find in your right hand side first!!!!!
22. Have you registered for voting and GP in your new location?
23. Whats your GP name? ( I could not said the answer)
24. How many storied, the building you live?
25. What kind of place is it, i.e., house, flat etc?
26. How many families lived in that flat?
27. Whats your p[artner's nick name?
28. How you managed to get your first flat, how I have paid the first moth rent?
29. All the banks name.
30. Whats your Fathers and Mother's name?
31. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
32. Which school your daughter goes to?
33. Whats your mobile number and landline number?
34. Tell me about about your ceremony, whats you have done there?
35. Have you received your documents back?
36. What was inside of the letter?
37. Who was your counter signatory?
38. How you know him?
Finally, please can you sign on the pad( digital), you will receive passport withing 10 working days, if you are successfull.

[tsilr]

Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - Adult 2
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 09/02/2015
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 12/02/2015
Date of return of documents:17/02/2015 ( Spouse) / 18/02/2015 (Mine)
Date of receipt of interview letter: 13/02/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 19/02/2015
Date of Passport printing sms receipt: none
Date of Passport Receipt: 23/02/2015( Passport printed on 19/02/2015)
All the best for those are waiting. Thanks everybody senior, junior, new members and the moderator ofcourse.
End of my journey here............................

[manimaran]

Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - Adult 2
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 13/02/2015
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 17/02/2015
Date of return of documents:21/02/2015 ( Spouse) / 23/02/2015 (Mine - rearranged for 24/02/2015)
Date of receipt of interview letter: 21/02/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 23/02/2015
Date of Passport printing sms receipt:
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting :

[ot72]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Adult Passport for Naturalised Citizen
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 17/02/2015
Date application received by IPS: waiting
Date of return of documents: waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

[rhule815]

Application Timeline

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 05 Feb 2015
Date application received by IPS: 9 Feb 2015
Date of return of documents: 13 Feb 2015
Date of receipt of interview letter: 12 Feb 2015
Date of Passport Interview Appointment: 13 Feb 2015
Date of Passport Receipt: 17 Feb 2015

All the best to All of you..

[maluna]

IF YOU HAVENT SENT YOUR APPLICATION DO NOT USE ONLINE .

What is your claim to citizenship; descent / naturalization? I heard from another member that it may work for claiming through descent.

Hi there is naturalisation, and yes it may be right for those through descent. Still annoying that close to a year they haven't fixed a simple coding issue and prefer to double red tape the whole thing.

[opty88]

Application Type: First passport (Naturalised)
Method of application: Check & Send 
Date of application: 09/02/15
Date of return of documents: 17/2/15
Date of receipt of interview letter: 17/2/15
Date of Passport Appointment: 21/2/15
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

[faruq]

Passport for: Adult (naturalised)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 18/02/2015
Date application received by IPS(SMS):
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt

[sandy131]

Passport for: Adult (naturalised)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 13/02/2015
Date application received by IPS(SMS): 17/02/2015
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter: 21/02/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 26/02/2015
Date of Passport Receipt:

[TorontoUK]

Application type: New Passport
Application Method-check &send
Date of Application:13/02/15
Date application received: unknown
Date of return of document: waiting
Date of interview letter received: 21/02/2014
Date of interview: 28/02/2014
Date of receipt of passport: waiting

[manimaran]

Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - Adult 2
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 13/02/2015
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 17/02/2015
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter: 21/02/2015
Date of Passport Appointment: 23/02/2015
Date of Passport printing sms receipt:
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting :

[akhurshid]

Wife's time line
Application Type: New (Naturalised Citizen) - Adult
Method of application: Self Post SD
Date of application: 17/02/2015
Royal mail delivery confirmation: 18/02/2015
SMS confirming receipt by IPS: 20/02/2015
Date of return of documents: TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

[abBY20]

Application type:(naturalised citizen)
Application Method-check &send
Date of Application:19/2/15
Date application received 20/2/15
Date of return of document:
Date of interview letter received:
Date of interview:
Date of receipt of passport:

Hi mate if u don't mind asking u how do u know if passport office received ur aplication next day ?

I tracked it and moreover if you used check &send
It's next working day delivery!!

[taurus]

Hi taurus i sented my application same day as you on 16/02 but not heared anything yet

Thank you for sharing the info Maggie!

Hi guys, just to let you know, I waited 8 days before I heard back and that was the interview letter. They don't always send an acknowledgement email/ text on receipt. i also applied on the day of my ceremony

Hey Nexus

Thank you for sharing, much appreciated. feel a little at ease now!

May I ask how long it took in total for you to get the passport and also, the documents back? assumed 8 working days, btw.