British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[Spydie3]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First time (Naturalised Citizen)
Method of application: PO Check and Send
Date of application: 06/06/2014
SMS received: 11/06/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 15/07/2014 [Since I was already chasing it, someone from MP office gave me a call on 14/07 and provided the reference number and advised I can book the interview straight away so I did for 15/07]
Date of return of documents: 18/07/2014
Date of Passport Appointment: 15/07/2014 - Maidstone Office
Date of Passport Printing SMS received: 16/07/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: 18/07/2014

Thanks to the forum it has been a great help and inspiration!!
My suggestion if you are struggling to get a proper answer from the advice line and need to travel contact your local MP and they will definitely help.

[Betitoo]

Does anyone know how we receive our supporting documents back? I have booked my passport delivery with DX for coming Wednesday but still waiting my documents.

[adeelmpk]

@adeelmpk - how frequently/through whom were you chasing your application? I applied on the same day as you, so great to see some approvals coming through! But want to see what I can do to hurry it up. Thanks in advance.

I phoned a few times and MP chased 2 or 3 times using their hotline - my work requires frequent travel [pretty much weekly basis], so I couldn't send my foreign passport however included a covering letter from employer. Also involved local MP to ensure that processing isn't delayed due to that. I'm not sure if my application was expedited however passport came through today. I've updated posted my timeline in the last message.

[adeelmpk]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First time (naturalised citizen)
Method of application: PO Check and Send
Date of application: 16/06/2014
SMS received: 23/06/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 17/07/2014 [Since I was already chasing it, someone from passport office gave me a call on 16/07 and provided the reference number and advised I can book the interview straight away]
Date of return of documents: 17/07/2014
Date of Passport Appointment: 17/07/2014 - Reading office had next day appointments available
Date of Passport Printing SMS received: 18/07/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: 21/07/2014

[Muscovite]

Passport for: 1 Adult
Application Type: Naturalisation first British passport
Method of application: By post
Date of application: 29/5/14
Date application received by IPS: 3/6/14
Date of SMS: 4/6/14 (Liverpool office)
Date of return of documents: 19/07/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 10/07/2014
Date of Passport Appointment: 15/07/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: 22/07/2014

[Jav13]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 17.07.2014
Date application received by IPS:
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

[Daymohktim]

Runie80

My application was sent to Durham.

To get interview letter and an appointment for interview it took overall 6 weeks from the date they received my application.

No MP involved to speed up the process. Just called them twice at the end of weeks 5. I used this number: 03002220000

[runie80]

looks like home office are now working on Saturdays as well which is a good news !
received a reply yesterday

lets hope Durham office is in good processing speed. The bottom part of the email is drafted by someone who is not very sure as mentioning same thing 2 times .

anyone with any experiences with DURHAM offices ? their contact number ?

Thank you for your enquiry.

I can confirm that we received your application at our Durham office on 15/07/2014.

Your passport application is currently going through the examination process.

Correctly completed applications are generally being processed within the timescales of the service you have applied for:

If you posted your application the current processing time is approximately 4 weeks, allowing for postage. Please note this is not a guaranteed service time. Please note that if you are aged 16 or over and are applying for your first passport you will be required to attend an interview as part of the application process. We recommend that you allow 6 weeks for your application to be processed.

If you applied using the Check and Send service, available through selected branches of Post Office Limited, your application has a turnaround target of 3 weeks. This, however, is not a guaranteed service and turnaround times may exceed this during periods of peak demand. Please note that if you are aged 16 or over and are applying for your first passport you will be required to attend an interview as part of the application process. We recommend that you allow 6 weeks for your application to be processed.

Thank you

Customer service e-mail team

[BC_Applicant]

Ah good, we have 35 days so should be fine.. Can finally see the light at the end of this longggg tunnel!

Definitely!

[lea123]

Does anyone know how long it is ACTUALLY taking for passports to be delivered after the interview? I fly on the 2nd sept so have a month after the interview..

The passport take anything between 2 to 10 working days. Most people including myself have got it in less than a week.

Ah good, we have 35 days so should be fine.. Can finally see the light at the end of this longggg tunnel!

[BC_Applicant]

Does anyone know how long it is ACTUALLY taking for passports to be delivered after the interview? I fly on the 2nd sept so have a month after the interview..

The passport take anything between 2 to 10 working days. Most people including myself have got it in less than a week.

[lea123]

Application Timeline 
Passport for: Adult 
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send 
Date of application: 31st May
Date application received by IPS: 5th June
Date of return of documents: /
Date of receipt of interview letter: 18th july
Date of Passport Appointment: 2nd Aug (reading.. They had sooner appointments but this was the first one we can make)
Date of Passport Receipt: /

Does anyone know how long it is ACTUALLY taking for passports to be delivered after the interview? I fly on the 2nd sept so have a month after the interview..

[veenas127]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First time (naturalised citizen)
Method of application: PO Check and Send
Date of application: 07/06/2014
SMS received: 12/06/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 19/07/2014
Date of return of documents: waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: 23/07/2014 - London Victoria
Date of Passport Printing SMS received: not yet
Date of Passport Receipt: not yet

[guesschinee]

Just want to share my inteview held at Bristol office, anyone having their interview there needs to revise his or her Form submitted before interview. He was very friendly as we also chat about the backlog affecting issue of passport as he told me as from Monday been 21/07/ 2014 they will be working 6 day a week. Interview lasted for 13mins
update
interview date:- 18/07/2014
What's your name and surname
spell your name and surname?
Are you known by any other name?
where do you work?
What is your wife's name?
Where did you meet your wife?
where did you guys married UK or Back home?
Your wife full name?
what did you want to do with the passport if you get it?
Have you got any holiday book yet?
Your father's name and date of birth?
Your mother's name and date of birth?
who is your counter signatory?
roughly how old is he and how long have you known him?
Describe which area of Bristol are living?
How many bank account have you got?
Where do you work and are you enjoying your job?
How long have been working there?
You can now sign here as the interview is finished
you will hear from us within 5 working days

[marrik]

Application Type: First Adult (naturalised citizen)
Method of application: PO Check & Send
Date of application: 07/06/2014
Date application received by IPS: 11/06/2014 (Peterborough) [Did not receive SMS so found out through online query. They responded within 3 days]
SMS received: Did not receive.
Date of receipt of interview letter: 19/07/2014
Date of return of documents: Awaiting
Date of Passport Appointment: 24/07/2014
Date of Passport Printing SMS received: Awaiting
Date of Passport Receipt: Awaiting

We received a phone call on the 17th of July from the passport office asking if we had indeed applied for a jumbo passport. When we confirmed they promised to send out the interview letter and as promised we received the letter in post in 2 days.

[phospholipid]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalized Citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 08/06/14
Date application received by IPS: 09/06/14
Date of return of documents: WAITING
Date of receipt of interview letter: 19/07/14
Date of Passport Appointment: 23/07/14
Date of Passport Receipt: WAITING

Interview soon, will review what I have written on the form a day before then hope it's enough. Thanks everyone.

[ABT]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (Naturalized Citizen)
Method of application: Check & Send or Postal
Date of application: 30/06/2014
Date application received by IPS: SMS on 02/07/14
Date of return of documents: WAITING
Date of receipt of interview letter: WAITING
Date of Passport Appointment: WAITING
Date of Passport Receipt: WAITING

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE TO BE ON TIME! I DID NOT BOOK ANY HOLIDAY...

[bright13]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First time (naturalised citizen)
Method of application: PO Check and Send
Date of application: 30/05/2014
SMS received: 03/06/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 10/07/2014
Date of return of documents: 10/07/2014
Date of Passport Appointment: 17/07/2014 - Manchester
Date of Passport Printing SMS received: N/A
Date of Passport Receipt: 19/07/2014

[Daymohktim]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First time (naturalised citizen)
Method of application: PO Check & Send
Date of application: 04/June/2014
SMS received: 10/June/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 18/July/2014
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: 22/July/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting


So, received the interview letter this morning, and called passport office for appointment.

Since I live in London, I asked for the appointment to be in London, but after checking for available appointments I was told that it was fully booked and that I should try calling again later, because sometimes other people who have already made their appointments, cancel them, and these slots then become available for others.

So I called couple of hours later and got the appointment.

[runie80]

Yes mate same here worked for 5 years in finance but then i
Left job at the end of my EEA permit and tried to get another job and its impossible to get you need eea visa stamp on passport which is valid which mine is expired or passport and I haven't got any passport yet. British citizenship certificate is not good for investment bank HR people.

6months jobless with all the skills. Oh well it's almost at its end now

I have emails from recruitment company asking for passport and i cannot start work until i have "passport" as its a requirement for working in financial sector . (i thought citizenship certificate should be enough but apparently not in their book)

That is so wrong. I am working in financial services for 6 years.

[maximux79]

Latest update

Application Type: New, first adult passport
Method of application: check and send post office
Date of application: 31/05/2014
Date SMS Received: Never received
Date of deduction of fees:
Date of return of documents: 11-July
Date of receipt of interview letter: 11-July
Date of interview appointment: 16-July
Date of SMS that Passport is being printed: 17-July
Date of Passport Receipt: 17-July


Application Type: New, first child passport
Method of application: check and send post office
Date of application: 31/05/2014
Date SMS Received: Never received
Date of deduction of fees:
Date of return of documents: 20-June
Date of receipt of interview letter: N/A
Date of interview appointment: N/A
Date of SMS that Passport is being printed: 19-June
Date of Passport Receipt: 20-June

[muzammil1124]

quote="juliemjohn"]Application Timeline

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New - (After Naturalisation)
Method of application: Check & Send through Post Office on 04th June 2014
Date of application: 03-June-2014
Date of Fees deduction: N/A (Fees taken at the Post Office)
Date application received by IPS: SMS on 09-June-2014
E-mail confirmation received from IPS: 08-June-2014 (Belfast Office)
Date of return of documents: WAITING
Date of receipt of interview letter: 15-07-2014 (Dated 11-07-2014)
Date of Passport Appointment: 18-07-2014, London Victoria
Date SMS received for printing passport: WAITING
Date of Passport Receipt: WAITING

The interview was today and lasted for 15 minutes precisely. It was ok, just felt a bit intrusive, as the officer kept asking too many questions. Just asked normal questions like how various people have posted in this forum.
He said it would take 4-10 working days from Monday (21.07.2014) to receive the passport.

I need to travel soon and kind of in a state of panic, as I need to apply for the Indian Visa and don't have any of the passports- Any suggestions forum friends?[/quote]



Hi, you can travel to India on Indian passport if you are within 3 months of receiving the citizenship certificate.

Once in India, you can apply for surrender certificate and then apply for OCI. If not, you need to return to UK within 3 months and then apply for surrender certificate and OCI.

[bilalazeem]

Passport for: Kids (Daughter & Son)
Application Type: First Passports
Method of application: PO Check & Send (Mansfield)
Date of application: 25/06/2014
Date application received by IPS: 30/06/2014 (Durham -- yeah Durham... :S)
SMS received: 30/06/2014 (1 sms only)
Date of receipt of interview letter: N/A
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Passport Printing SMS received: Waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting.
- We moved to a new address so I had to call 0300 number for updating the address (called on 04/07): I was promised a call back
- Durham Office called back today (18/7/14) to confirm that they have received request about change of address. Confirmed that they are processing the applications now but no comments on completion date.

[juliemjohn]

[quote="juliemjohn"][quote="juliemjohn"][quote="juliemjohn"][quote="juliemjohn"]Application Timeline

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New - (After Naturalisation)
Method of application: Check & Send through Post Office on 04th June 2014
Date of application: 03-June-2014
Date of Fees deduction: N/A (Fees taken at the Post Office)
Date application received by IPS: SMS on 09-June-2014
E-mail confirmation received from IPS: 08-June-2014 (Belfast Office)
Date of return of documents: WAITING
Date of receipt of interview letter: 15-07-2014 (Dated 11-07-2014)
Date of Passport Appointment: 18-07-2014, London Victoria
Date SMS received for printing passport: WAITING
Date of Passport Receipt: WAITING

The interview was today and lasted for 15 minutes precisely. It was ok, just felt a bit intrusive, as the officer kept asking too many questions. Just asked normal questions like how various people have posted in this forum.
He said it would take 4-10 working days from Monday (21.07.2014) to receive the passport.

I need to travel soon and kind of in a state of panic, as I need to apply for the Indian Visa and don't have any of the passports- Any suggestions forum friends?

[akash08]

Have just been told there is a letter from the passport waiting at home!! Fingers crossed!!

Well done! It should be your interview letter so it might be worth ringing 0300 222 1000 and tell them that you want to arrange an interview and that you have received it but haven't seen it. They should be able to track you on the system. You might be able to get an interview for Sat.

@BC_Applicant:

Time to move to

http://www.immigrationboards.com/other- ... 3-560.html

Missing your expertise there. See you soon.