British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[antouk]

When did you contact your MP and when did you get a response after that? Mine is also at Liverloop but it's been there since Mid-May.

I contacted my MP closer to 5 weeks. To be specific i contacted him on 03/07. I got my kids passport 2 days after contacting the MP.

[muzammil1124]

Passport for: Adults (Wife and Self)
Application Type: First Adult (naturalised citizen)
Method of application: PO Check & Send (Glasgow)
Date of application: 30/05/2014
Date application received by IPS: 04/06/2014 (wife - Belfast); 06/06/2014 (self - Peterborough)
SMS received: 06/06/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 10/07 (wife); 15/07 (self)
Date of return of documents: 15/07 (both applicants)
Date of Passport Appointment: 14/07 (wife); 16/07 (self)
Date of Passport Printing SMS received: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting

Notes: Wife's case resolved itself with a couple of calls to the Belfast Office (must say they were very good). Since there was no movement in my case at this point I raised it with my MP towards the end of Week 5. Not sure whether that helped but on Saturday (12/07) I received a call from the Peterborough Office who promised to send my Interview letter this week, failing which I was given a direct number to call the team handling it. Didn't have to call them at all since the interview letter arrived in the post today. Surprised both applicants' supporting documents were returned on the same day. I think the applications/supporting documents are centrally held and once the data is in their system, the case is palmed off to different offices. It probably doesn't matter which office handles the application

Hi Mate, which number did you call for Belfast Passport Office?

Thanks!

0845 601 9031

Thanks!!

[reddy009]

can some one tell me what time usually passport will be delivered by DX?

Could be anytime during the day. They will leave a calling card if you are not home and then u can call / go on web and re-arrange.

Thanks for your reply!

[BC_Applicant]

can some one tell me what time usually passport will be delivered by DX?

Could be anytime during the day. They will leave a calling card if you are not home and then u can call / go on web and re-arrange.

[etoklem]

Update

Application Type: New
Method of application: Check and Send
Date of application: 03/06/2014
Date SMS Received: Not Yet
Date application received: Did an online enquiry and got a response today saying it was received at Peterborough office on 05/06
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter: Never (but got an email confirmation after chasing on 16/07)
Date of interview appointment: 19/07 at Reading Passport office
Date of SMS that Passport is being printed:
Date of Passport Receipt:

Called up the helpline again on 03002220000 this morning and told them this is my 6 weeks complete and have heard nothing. The guy was helpful and said I can call the interview line and book an appointment. I called up the interview line and they booked an appointment and sent me an email confirmation immediately. Looks like if I hadn't called them today - I would still be waiting ............

[reddy009]

can some one tell me what time usually passport will be delivered by DX?

[BC_Applicant]

Thanks for the information. I hope your passport comes today. So your interview was on 11/07 right?

No my interview was on 12/07 Saturday at Victoria.

[triademobile]

Hi All,

From individual experience:

1. What time of the day would you normally received the Printing Passport SMS?
2. Can it be more than a day later?

Thank you

1. I got it at 9:18 am this morning
2. It can be a day later as i got the sms today but the passport wasn't delivered today so I am hoping it's tomorrow.

Thanks for the information. I hope your passport comes today. So your interview was on 11/07 right?

[BC_Applicant]

Told you MP is the way to go. Hope you get it sorted mate.

[absane]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (overseas... citizen by descent)
Method of application: Online
Date of application: May 13th 2014
Date application received by IPS: May 19th 2014 @ Liverpool office
Date of return of documents: Haven't received
Date of receipt of interview letter: Nothing
Date of Passport Appointment: Nothing
Date of Passport Receipt: (waiting)

As an update... I had my Uncle contact his MP and he said he would contact the Liverpool office to see what is going on with my application. It's been 53 days, or 7.5 weeks, and not a single word about my application from Liverpool aside from when they received it and that it is in the "examination process".

Update: Liverpool wrote me an e-mail saying that I need to fill out an application form. They said that the form I sent in (which came from the online submission site) had a signature on it that wasn't 100% inside of a box. They didn't specify if it was my signature or the signature of my counter-signer. Needless to say this is frustrating. Almost 8 weeks now and the first thing I hear from them is that I should do it again.

They gave me a reference number and the name of the person to address so I am pretty sure that once they get my application form they will look at my entire application fairly quickly.

[reddy009]

I'm also in same situation, received SMS at 9:17am today. Hoping to get passport tomorrow . Will update you when I got the passport

[BC_Applicant]

Hi All,

From individual experience:

1. What time of the day would you normally received the Printing Passport SMS?
2. Can it be more than a day later?

Thank you

1. I got it at 9:18 am this morning
2. It can be a day later as i got the sms today but the passport wasn't delivered today so I am hoping it's tomorrow.

[Betitoo]

Date of Application: 03/06/2014
Date of Application Received by IPS: 06/06/2014 (Liverpool Office)
Date of SMS Received: 09/06/2014
Date of Fees deduction: Check and Send at post office
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: pending...(Had a phone call from Liverpool office for intw ref number )
Date of Return of Documents: pending...
Date of Interview booked: 17/07/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: pending....

[triademobile]

Method of Application: Post Office check & send
Date of Application: 06/05/2014
Date of Application Received by IPS: 11/05/2014
Date of SMS Received: 12/05/2014
Date of Fees deduction: 06/05/2014
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: NEVER
Date of Return of Documents: awaiting
Date of Interview booked: 30/05/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: 02/06/2014 alhamdullelah

Thanks a lot for every one, especially man4uni and Amber.

Good luck everyone

Congratulations! Did you get an SMS confirmation for passport printing?

[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 of Passport Receipt: WAITING

[triademobile]

Have you received SMS confirmation for your wife yet?

Yes, just came through this afternoon

Congrats I'm still waiting for mine

[RE_G]

Have you received SMS confirmation for your wife yet?

Yes, just came through this afternoon

[RE_G]

Hi Mate, which number did you call for Belfast Passport Office?

Thanks![/quote]

0845 601 9031[/quote]

Just tried this no. as my application is also at the Belfast Office. But the recorded message says only to ring them on this number if we have received a letter? and to call the 0300 number to know the status of the application. How strange![/quote]

You've got to hold on for a quite a while (sometimes up to 45 minutes!) and in the process hear the message several hundred times! Someone will pick up eventually.

[Juni86]

We applied for 2 adult renewals and 3 child first passports, all online on 26/6, all documents in 1/7 post. 1 adult and 3 children to Peterborough and not heard anything of them ones since. My adult one to Glasgow (applied online at a different point for that one and in turn had to send to Glasgow) , received a message stating I would receive passport within a few days on 8/7 and received on 10/7. Wish all had gone to Glasgow, hoping to go away at end of August but will not book till I hold all passports in my hand. Will keep post updated to help people have processing times in mind

[triademobile]

Hi All,

From individual experience:

1. What time of the day would you normally received the Printing Passport SMS?
2. Can it be more than a day later?

Thank you

[triademobile]

Passport for: Adults (Wife and Self)
Application Type: First Adult (naturalised citizen)
Method of application: PO Check & Send (Glasgow)
Date of application: 30/05/2014
Date application received by IPS: 04/06/2014 (wife - Belfast); 06/06/2014 (self - Peterborough)
SMS received: 06/06/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 10/07 (wife); 15/07 (self)
Date of return of documents: 15/07 (both applicants)
Date of Passport Appointment: 14/07 (wife); 16/07 (self)
Date of Passport Printing SMS received: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting

Notes: Wife's case resolved itself with a couple of calls to the Belfast Office (must say they were very good). Since there was no movement in my case at this point I raised it with my MP towards the end of Week 5. Not sure whether that helped but on Saturday (12/07) I received a call from the Peterborough Office who promised to send my Interview letter this week, failing which I was given a direct number to call the team handling it. Didn't have to call them at all since the interview letter arrived in the post today. Surprised both applicants' supporting documents were returned on the same day. I think the applications/supporting documents are centrally held and once the data is in their system, the case is palmed off to different offices. It probably doesn't matter which office handles the application

Hi Mate, which number did you call for Belfast Passport Office?

Thanks!

0845 601 9031

Have you received SMS confirmation for your wife yet?

[juliemjohn]

Passport for: Adults (Wife and Self)
Application Type: First Adult (naturalised citizen)
Method of application: PO Check & Send (Glasgow)
Date of application: 30/05/2014
Date application received by IPS: 04/06/2014 (wife - Belfast); 06/06/2014 (self - Peterborough)
SMS received: 06/06/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 10/07 (wife); 15/07 (self)
Date of return of documents: 15/07 (both applicants)
Date of Passport Appointment: 14/07 (wife); 16/07 (self)
Date of Passport Printing SMS received: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting

Notes: Wife's case resolved itself with a couple of calls to the Belfast Office (must say they were very good). Since there was no movement in my case at this point I raised it with my MP towards the end of Week 5. Not sure whether that helped but on Saturday (12/07) I received a call from the Peterborough Office who promised to send my Interview letter this week, failing which I was given a direct number to call the team handling it. Didn't have to call them at all since the interview letter arrived in the post today. Surprised both applicants' supporting documents were returned on the same day. I think the applications/supporting documents are centrally held and once the data is in their system, the case is palmed off to different offices. It probably doesn't matter which office handles the application

Hi Mate, which number did you call for Belfast Passport Office?

Thanks!

0845 601 9031

Just tried this no. as my application is also at the Belfast Office. But the recorded message says only to ring them on this number if we have received a letter? and to call the 0300 number to know the status of the application. How strange!

[RE_G]

Passport for: Adults (Wife and Self)
Application Type: First Adult (naturalised citizen)
Method of application: PO Check & Send (Glasgow)
Date of application: 30/05/2014
Date application received by IPS: 04/06/2014 (wife - Belfast); 06/06/2014 (self - Peterborough)
SMS received: 06/06/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 10/07 (wife); 15/07 (self)
Date of return of documents: 15/07 (both applicants)
Date of Passport Appointment: 14/07 (wife); 16/07 (self)
Date of Passport Printing SMS received: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting

Notes: Wife's case resolved itself with a couple of calls to the Belfast Office (must say they were very good). Since there was no movement in my case at this point I raised it with my MP towards the end of Week 5. Not sure whether that helped but on Saturday (12/07) I received a call from the Peterborough Office who promised to send my Interview letter this week, failing which I was given a direct number to call the team handling it. Didn't have to call them at all since the interview letter arrived in the post today. Surprised both applicants' supporting documents were returned on the same day. I think the applications/supporting documents are centrally held and once the data is in their system, the case is palmed off to different offices. It probably doesn't matter which office handles the application

Hi Mate, which number did you call for Belfast Passport Office?

Thanks!

0845 601 9031

[runie80]

Date of Application: 15/07/2014
Application type: Check & Send Post office
Date of SMS Received: awaiting
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: Awaiting
Date of Return of Documents: Awaiting
Date of Interview booked: Awaiting
SMS received passport printing: Awaiting
Date of Passports received: Awaiting


lets see how long this process takes.

another day another story about Home office.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens ... ather.html

absolute mess !

[muzammil1124]

Applied by Check & Send from Reading PO 28/05/14
SMS received - No
Rung 03 number 10 times and no one gave an answer. Checked online status and got a generic reply ( under examination process)
Rung Durham Office with 0845 number and requested to send my old Indian passport back as I need to travel. They said they will arrange to send it soon. Rung again on 23/06/14 on 0845 and they said they already sent my interview letter and documents back and gave me the reference number. So I rung Luton and booked one appointment for interview on 25/06/14.
Got the interview letter and old docs on 23/06/14
Done the interview on 25/06/14 and got text on 26/06/14 as passport printed. Received the passport on 28/06/14. Sharp on 30th day I got my British Passport..
Good luck for all...

Is there any chance of passport application getting rejected/ delayed if you ask for your documents back?

Any advice?