British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[Daymohktim]

Ladie14, don't know if your case is similar to mine, but before sending my application for a first adult passport, I called the passport office and told them that I did not enter UK in any passport and that I entered UK as asylum seeker.

This is what they wrote to me:


"Good Morning

Yes, please forward your indefinite leave to remain, alongside a covering letter explaining that you did not enter the country on any passport, and that you entered as an asylum seeker in 2001.

Kind Regards
Her Majesty's Passport Office
Newport"

[ladie14]

I need your advice please,I applied for first son's passport May 1st,I called them yesterday but I was informed they have sent a letter requesting for my entry Passport into the UK,which I don't have,I came in illegal.i had already sent my current passport with right of abode.what shall I write back to them?

[babyface123]

Application Type: First adult passport
Method of application: PO check and send
Date of application: 25/04/2014
Date of application received by IPS: N/A
Date SMS received: 01/05/2014
Date of method of fees: cash
Date of return of documents: 20/06/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 14/06/14 (dated 12/06/14
Date of interview appointment: 21/06/14
Date of SMS that Passport is being printed:18/06/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: 24/06/2014

After over six weeks of waiting for the interview letter it finally arrived. thanks be to God.
I hope all you guys that are waiting the process would speed up.
i will update you on the out come. Thanks guys for your help and reassurance.

Thanks guys it's all over for me now, it's been a long wait but thanks be the God who allowed everyone on this forum to encouraged and reassured me during this period of wait. I hope that those who are waiting just have patience it might seems long but please hold on it will happen. Thanks again

[prokabungle]

Passport for: Adult First Time
Application Type: New
Method of application: Post Office C&S
Date of application: 6 May 2014
Date application received by HMPO: 9 May 2014
Date SMS Received: 12 May 2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 20 June 2014 (letter dated 18 June 2014)
Date of Passport Appointment: 26 June 2014 (Reading)
Date SMS Received: 27 June 2014
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

[lynxukauq]

Passport for: 1 Child
Application Type: First Passport
Method of application: Recorded Special Delivery by post
Date of application: 27/05/2014
Date of SMS that application was received: 30/05/2014 (Peterborough Office)
Date of return of documents: Waiting...
Date of passport interview: N/A
Date of SMS confirming passport is being printed: N/A
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting...

Update: Rang Passport Office Helpline first, was told that it is under examination. After reading couple of post decided to rang Peterborough Passport Office on 0845 601 5549 at 9 AM (took me over 20 minutes to get through after being on hold), spoke to a nice lady who was having issue with her system at first, took my phone number and advised to call me back. She called me back in about 10 minutes, told me that she is going to bump my application up and get the examiner to contact me. The examiner contacted me back at about 4 PM and told me that she has examined all the documents and everything is fine and she is going to issue the Passport today which I should get sometime next week.

I had no travel plans at the moment but I did tell them that I am flying out next Saturday just to observe what they do.

It is evidently clear that there is a backlog of application at the moment and if someone certainly has urgent need of travel, wait for the standard guideline time to pass by or call the Helpline first to check if it is under examination and then call the relevant Passport Office and just advise them of the travel plans. That should speed up the process for you.

All the best.

[jsamad]

Luckly before i went for my interview, my wifes passport was tried to deliver by DX, since no one at home, got a text, rearranged it for Monday. My interview was done yesterday and surprise, got a text message today about Passport being printed.
Hope you all guys would recieve passports soon.

Thanks nina-23k, shiva29 and Andy, for responses.
My wife had also given it on 21st, as suggested by nina-23k I suppose the only option is to keep calling the 0300 number and ask for update.
I have got my interview today, so hopefully will ask there also once on the progress and the reason for delay.

[DaniiSocks]

Passport for: 1 Adult
Application Type: Renewal
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 03/06/2014
Date of SMS that application was received: 06/06/2014
Date of return of documents: Waiting...
Date of passport interview: N/A
Date of SMS confirming passport is being printed: 27/06/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting...

This was at Liverpool Passport Office...
I Fly out on the 7th of July, so fingers crossed it arrives in the next few days!!

[Huzain81]

Other than the Birth registration from the registrar's office, no other verification is done...
Should take only a week(regular service) provided you fill up the complete form correctly.
fast track service for less than 16 is a myth... your child is just a year old.

Note: I am sharing my experience and not an expert in guiding the actual duration. things might differ in your case.

[Joshua221]

Hi,

I am planning to apply my son's ( 1yr old, born in UK, naturalised in uk) passport through fast track service. It says in the web site they will proceed in 1 week time. Do they only take only 1 week as i got travel plans after two weeks..

Please advice or share your experience

Thanks

[lynxukauq]

For some reason that number 0845 601 5549 is not working any more.
When you rang that number, were you on hold for ages? I have been trying this number all day today but no joy. It was working fine but now all of a sudden when you dial that number it says "This number is temp out of order"

[AndyAndy]

Hi,
My Wife gave an interview on Saturday(21ts June), but so far have not seen anything on Passport, no SMS message, when called 0300 number they said it might still take 6weeks to get the passport, has anyone had anything similar?
As far as I have seen on the forum, most of them who have had interview done, the passport has been delivered in couple of Days, but this is been strange for me, that there have been no update on my Wife's Passport.

Thanks
Samad

Hi, Samad we are in the same situation as you are. Me and my wife had the passport interview in London Victoria Office on 21st of June. Their online system was down and they had to write all our answers in the paper form without any reference for our original application. When we asked if the fact that the system is down somehow can affect passport sending time, they said it shouldn't. I think it does affect it, because they had to send our answers form to the passport office and someone has to manually check the answers again. They told us that it can take up to 10 working days to send the passport.

Don't trust 0300 number, based on my experience those people don't know anything and their computer system is not reliable. I would probably call the passport office directly.

HI ,

Do you know the passport office number to call them directly. Please share with us, that would help to most of the people in the forum pls.

Thanks

Peterborough passport office number: 0845 601 5549. I managed to call 0300 number and they told me there is no any updates.

[mrsenn]

HI ,

Do you know the passport office number to call them directly. Please share with us, that would help to most of the people in the forum pls.

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---Durham Office number is - 0845 601 5175

Good luck!

[jsamad]

Thanks nina-23k, shiva29 and Andy, for responses.
My wife had also given it on 21st, as suggested by nina-23k I suppose the only option is to keep calling the 0300 number and ask for update.
I have got my interview today, so hopefully will ask there also once on the progress and the reason for delay.

[nina-23k]

Hi, I am in same situation like you.. went for interview on Friday the 20th and still havent received my passport. Yesterday i called the 0300 and they didnt provide me any update. Today i called again the 0300 number and the lady was very helpful. She told me the passport is sent for printing and she gave me the DX tracking number and told me it should be with me tomorrow.

Call the Helpline again, some people working there do help a lot. I will say insist and call them again and again and you should find 1 person who will give you an update.

Hi,
My Wife gave an interview on Saturday(21ts June), but so far have not seen anything on Passport, no SMS message, when called 0300 number they said it might still take 6weeks to get the passport, has anyone had anything similar?
As far as I have seen on the forum, most of them who have had interview done, the passport has been delivered in couple of Days, but this is been strange for me, that there have been no update on my Wife's Passport.

Thanks
Samad

Hi, Samad we are in the same situation as you are. Me and my wife had the passport interview in London Victoria Office on 21st of June. Their online system was down and they had to write all our answers in the paper form without any reference for our original application. When we asked if the fact that the system is down somehow can affect passport sending time, they said it shouldn't. I think it does affect it, because they had to send our answers form to the passport office and someone has to manually check the answers again. They told us that it can take up to 10 working days to send the passport.

Don't trust 0300 number, based on my experience those people don't know anything and their computer system is not reliable. I would probably call the passport office directly.

HI ,

Do you know the passport office number to call them directly. Please share with us, that would help to most of the people in the forum pls.

Thanks

[vickyv]

Hello I have received my brown envelope yesterday , it has been APPROVED

Iv applied on 25 April
Credit Card was charged on 02 May
Confirmation Letter on : 09 May
Approval : 25 June

Ceremony : 16 July

Nationality : Polish
( 9 Years in Uk, the same Employer 7 Years)
English : B1 CEFR "Trinity College"

Good Luck to everyone who is still waiting.
Great feeling

[shiva29]

Hi,
My Wife gave an interview on Saturday(21ts June), but so far have not seen anything on Passport, no SMS message, when called 0300 number they said it might still take 6weeks to get the passport, has anyone had anything similar?
As far as I have seen on the forum, most of them who have had interview done, the passport has been delivered in couple of Days, but this is been strange for me, that there have been no update on my Wife's Passport.

Thanks
Samad

Hi, Samad we are in the same situation as you are. Me and my wife had the passport interview in London Victoria Office on 21st of June. Their online system was down and they had to write all our answers in the paper form without any reference for our original application. When we asked if the fact that the system is down somehow can affect passport sending time, they said it shouldn't. I think it does affect it, because they had to send our answers form to the passport office and someone has to manually check the answers again. They told us that it can take up to 10 working days to send the passport.

Don't trust 0300 number, based on my experience those people don't know anything and their computer system is not reliable. I would probably call the passport office directly.

HI ,

Do you know the passport office number to call them directly. Please share with us, that would help to most of the people in the forum pls.

Thanks

[cofe]

Update
Passport for: 2 Adults
Application Type: New (Naturalized)
Method of application: Check and Send Service
Date of application: 13/05/2014
Date application received by IPS: Awaiting
Date of SMS Received: 16/05/2014
Date of return of documents: 18/06/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 14/06/2014
Date of Passport Appointment: 21/06/2014 (At Luton)
Date SMS received with passport printing status : 23/06/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: 24/06/2014

Got the passports finally. Thanks to everyone in the forum, and good luck to those who are waiting.

[sami01]

Update in red

Application Type: first adult passport
Method of application: Check and Send
Date of application: 02/06/2014
Date SMS Received: never received- received by Durham office on 06/06/2014
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of interview appointment: 03/07/2014
Date of SMS that Passport is being printed:
Date of Passport Receipt:[/quote]


just three weeks to getting an interview, I had to contact both Harriet Harman and Jonathan Ashworth, MP for London and leicester to intervene since I was told by Durham on Monday that they are currently looking at applications from 06 May. I need to travel in August but got a phone call this morning noting my reference number.

[AndyAndy]

Hi,
My Wife gave an interview on Saturday(21ts June), but so far have not seen anything on Passport, no SMS message, when called 0300 number they said it might still take 6weeks to get the passport, has anyone had anything similar?
As far as I have seen on the forum, most of them who have had interview done, the passport has been delivered in couple of Days, but this is been strange for me, that there have been no update on my Wife's Passport.

Thanks
Samad

Hi, Samad we are in the same situation as you are. Me and my wife had the passport interview in London Victoria Office on 21st of June. Their online system was down and they had to write all our answers in the paper form without any reference for our original application. When we asked if the fact that the system is down somehow can affect passport sending time, they said it shouldn't. I think it does affect it, because they had to send our answers form to the passport office and someone has to manually check the answers again. They told us that it can take up to 10 working days to send the passport.

Don't trust 0300 number, based on my experience those people don't know anything and their computer system is not reliable. I would probably call the passport office directly.

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

[Castro32]

Realistically speaking, it is hard to tell when your documents will be sent back even though you kindly provided an envelope for that reason. The best thing to do will be to call them and ask them to send it back to you ASAP as you will be needing soon, however you might be lucky and receive it any time from now.

[olivier80]

I have sent my application for my first british passport to Glasgow. Anybody here sent the application to them?

I am going on holidays on the 3/08 and I have applied on the 10/06 so I started feeling anxious a little bit. Do you think I may get in time?
I have an Italian passport that I sent to them through my application. Within my application form, I have enclosed an envelope with a fast track stamp but nobody sent it to me back yet. When do you think I should contacted them regarding this issue?

thank you for your helps !

[BC_Applicant]

Applied on 29th May from London. Application has reached Peterborough on 2nd June sms received on 3rd June. Its been sometime lets see how soon it comes!

[emmaluck]

Passport for: 1 Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Post office Check n send service
Date of application: 07-May-2014
Date application received by IPS: 14-May-2014 by Durham Passport Office
Date of receipt of interview letter: Awaiting
Date of return of documents: Awaiting
Date of Passport Appointment: Awaiting
Date of Passport Receipt: Awaiting

It has been more than 7 weeks since I made my application and I haven't received any letter. Repeated phone calls to 0300 number as well as Durham office not yielding any results. All they say is documents etc seem to be alright and it is still being examined and that I should receive a letter for interview soon. Any suggestions guys as to what I can do ?

Keep calling them to chase your application

[emmaluck]

Application Timeline
Passport for: 2 Adults +1 Child
Application Type: New (Nationalised + Registered)
Method of application: Post Office Check and Send
Date of application: 14 /05/2014
Date application received by IPS Durham :20/05/2014
Date of return of documents of Minor: 20/06/2014
Date of return of documents of Adults:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment: 01/07/2014
Date of Passport Receipt of Minor: 18/06/2014
Date of Passport Receipt of Adults: