British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[dadageer]

I have a question. when will the documents be returned to me? Is it after the interview or once it has been checked by the passport office?

It varies..I got my documents before my interview.
Ideally you should get it before your interview.

[renu]

I have a question. when will the documents be returned to me? Is it after the interview or once it has been checked by the passport office?

[Ged]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult (First passport)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Self/ Postal
Date of application:01/04/2014
Date application received by IPS:03/04/2014
Date of return of documents:24/04/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter:23/04/2014
Date of Passport Appointment:28/04/2014 (Edinburgh PO)
Date of Passport Receipt:30/04/2014

Good luck to you all...

[Adame]

Can anyone advice on what other number to possibly call aside from the 0300 Number, I did not take a copy of my passport application number on the phone and its now been 6 weeks since I applied and the 0300 line couldn't help me but told me someone will call me back but nothing yet. My timeline shown below once again.

Application Type: New
Method of application: Self Next Day delivery
Date of application: 11/03/2014
Date application received by IPS: 12/03/2014
Date of return of documents: 30/03/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 31/03/2014
Date of Passport Appointment: 12/04/2014 (Victoria)
Date of Passport Receipt:

too early to say, has it been 10 working days though? if not you need to wait for 10 working days and if you had read some earlier post, you will notice that you are not alone, see my timeline about, am guessing i applied well before you? Just like you they couldn't find any information and they advised me to write a letter to customer service because I dint have the application reference.

Hi,
Why do you think this has happens and what should we do?
My interviewer at Victoria was very nice (Ann) how can I know what happened after the interview?
Strange !!

[CR001]

@dadegeer - it does happen within the HO unfortunately and the lady that called me was quite panicky when I said I am really furious. I couldn't vote today at my embassy in our country's elections because of this loss.

She has undertaken to continue looking but I am not going to get my hopes up. The hassles of sorting this out is massively inconvenient.

[dadageer]

Type : First Adult

Method : Post Office check & send
Date of Application: 27/03/2014
Date of Application Received by IPS: Unknown
Date of SMS Received: 2/04/2014

Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: 23/04/2014
Date of Return of Documents: 24/04/2014 (Naturalisation certificate arrived badly wrinkled and creased..I don't know who is to blame,irresponsible postman or passport office)
Date of Interview booked: 24/04/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: 29/04/2014

finally this long,stressful and expensive journey (from naturalisation application to receipt of passport) is over.

(Naturalisation certificate arrived badly wrinkled and creased..I don't know who is to blame,irresponsible postman or passport office)


Count me in as well in that pain..I received my docs yesterday in a small envelope and as I took it out of the letter box I could feel my passports are inside ...before opening that envelope I was thinking to myself that why did they only send my passports? when will they send my naturalization certificate and then I got the shock when I found my "the-then" shinny naturalization certificate folded twice like a piece of sh*t! like you I don't know who to blame for this..maybe they think what's the importance of this cert if you are getting the passport? but for me this certificate is very important as it is a proof of me getting naturalized.

At least you guys got yours, even if creased etc. They have lost my certificate and my foreign passport, which is really infuriating!!

I'd been seriously Pi**ed if I were you...but I have a feeling they will get yours as I can't imagine that such an important department of government can actually misplace documents...

[CR001]

Type : First Adult

Method : Post Office check & send
Date of Application: 27/03/2014
Date of Application Received by IPS: Unknown
Date of SMS Received: 2/04/2014

Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: 23/04/2014
Date of Return of Documents: 24/04/2014 (Naturalisation certificate arrived badly wrinkled and creased..I don't know who is to blame,irresponsible postman or passport office)
Date of Interview booked: 24/04/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: 29/04/2014

finally this long,stressful and expensive journey (from naturalisation application to receipt of passport) is over.

(Naturalisation certificate arrived badly wrinkled and creased..I don't know who is to blame,irresponsible postman or passport office)


Count me in as well in that pain..I received my docs yesterday in a small envelope and as I took it out of the letter box I could feel my passports are inside ...before opening that envelope I was thinking to myself that why did they only send my passports? when will they send my naturalization certificate and then I got the shock when I found my "the-then" shinny naturalization certificate folded twice like a piece of sh*t! like you I don't know who to blame for this..maybe they think what's the importance of this cert if you are getting the passport? but for me this certificate is very important as it is a proof of me getting naturalized.

At least you guys got yours, even if creased etc. They have lost my certificate and my foreign passport, which is really infuriating!!

[dadageer]

Type : First Adult

Method : Post Office check & send
Date of Application: 27/03/2014
Date of Application Received by IPS: Unknown
Date of SMS Received: 2/04/2014

Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: 23/04/2014
Date of Return of Documents: 24/04/2014 (Naturalisation certificate arrived badly wrinkled and creased..I don't know who is to blame,irresponsible postman or passport office)
Date of Interview booked: 24/04/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: 29/04/2014

finally this long,stressful and expensive journey (from naturalisation application to receipt of passport) is over.

(Naturalisation certificate arrived badly wrinkled and creased..I don't know who is to blame,irresponsible postman or passport office)


Count me in as well in that pain..I received my docs yesterday in a small envelope and as I took it out of the letter box I could feel my passports are inside ...before opening that envelope I was thinking to myself that why did they only send my passports? when will they send my naturalization certificate and then I got the shock when I found my "the-then" shinny naturalization certificate folded twice like a piece of sh*t! like you I don't know who to blame for this..maybe they think what's the importance of this cert if you are getting the passport? but for me this certificate is very important as it is a proof of me getting naturalized.

[Jasper_X]

Type : First Adult

Method : Post Office check & send
Date of Application: 27/03/2014
Date of Application Received by IPS: Unknown
Date of SMS Received: 2/04/2014

Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: 23/04/2014
Date of Return of Documents: 24/04/2014 (Naturalisation certificate arrived badly wrinkled and creased..I don't know who is to blame,irresponsible postman or passport office)
Date of Interview booked: 24/04/2014
Date of Passport Receipt: 29/04/2014

finally this long,stressful and expensive journey (from naturalisation application to receipt of passport) is over.

[jigarnmehta]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First British passport through Naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send (Potters Bar)
Date of application: 25/04/14
Date application received by HM Passport: Text received on 30/04/14
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

[man4uni]

Any interview calls for applications dated 7,8,9,10,11 April,please....

I applied online on 6th April. HMPO received my application on 9th April. Status remain : Awaiting information from the applicant.

This is one of the reasons I created a new thread to keep it more specific and tidy. If you've applied for passport whether it's Online/Check & Send, please update your timeline in the below thread...

http://www.immigrationboards.com/britis ... 62564.html

BTW I haven't heard anything except the text from HMPO.

[saayinla]

Can anyone advice on what other number to possibly call aside from the 0300 Number, I did not take a copy of my passport application number on the phone and its now been 6 weeks since I applied and the 0300 line couldn't help me but told me someone will call me back but nothing yet. My timeline shown below once again.

Application Type: New
Method of application: Self Next Day delivery
Date of application: 11/03/2014
Date application received by IPS: 12/03/2014
Date of return of documents: 30/03/2014
Date of receipt of interview letter: 31/03/2014
Date of Passport Appointment: 12/04/2014 (Victoria)
Date of Passport Receipt:

Hi!

This is Liverpool Number: 0845 601 5107
I am also calling the same number to chase my passport.

I am desperate for an advice
I had my interview 10 days ago in london Victoria and nothing since

I called the 0300 number and they can not find anything at all about me
Before the interview I received my supporting docs but nothing since

What could be going wrong ?

too early to say, has it been 10 working days though? if not you need to wait for 10 working days and if you had read some earlier post, you will notice that you are not alone, see my timeline about, am guessing i applied well before you? Just like you they couldn't find any information and they advised me to write a letter to customer service because I dint have the application reference.

[renu]

Any interview calls for applications dated 7,8,9,10,11 April,please....

I applied online on 6th April. HMPO received my application on 9th April. Status remain : Awaiting information from the applicant.

I called on Monday and the person I spoke told me that my application is under examining..... and I should received letter for interview this week....

[teenboy]

Any interview calls for applications dated 7,8,9,10,11 April,please....

I applied online on 6th April. HMPO received my application on 9th April. Status remain : Awaiting information from the applicant.

[renu]

Any interview calls for applications dated 7,8,9,10,11 April,please....

[CR001]

Does one have to take any particular documents to the passport interview? Thanks

You only need to take the interview letter that you received.

[Adame]

I am desperate for an advice
I had my interview 10 days ago in london Victoria and nothing since

I called the 0300 number and they can not find anything at all about me
Before the interview I received my supporting docs but nothing since

What could be going wrong ?

[NOG]

Does one have to take any particular documents to the passport interview? Thanks

[dadageer]

Method of Application: PO Check & Send
Date of Application: 01/04/2014
Date Application Received by IPS: 3rd April 2014
Date SMS Received: 4th April 2014
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: 23rd April 2014 (dated 21st April)
Date of Return of Documents: Received call on 29th April to say they have lost my foreign passport and naturalisation certificate
Date of Passport Interview Appointment: 27th April 2014
Date of Passport Receipt: 29th April 2014 (dated 27th April)

That is very unusual ... how can they misplace such important documents? I am sure they will find it soon.

[jmehmud]

Hi everyone,

I am going to apply for my first British passport. I need your help to clear my confusion. On IPS website the following statement is written:

"Your countersignatory should be a professional person or a person of good standing in the community."

If you notice they have used the word OR in above statement. Does it mean we can use either a professional person or any british person (not professional according to their given options) who knows me for 2 years as a counter signatory?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[CR001]

hey... who called? how come they lost your cert and passport? Did you report it?
thanks

HMPO Peterborough office called to say they have lost my supporting documents. I am suppose to vote in the home country elections tomorrow so can't even do that now because I don't have my passport.

I will report it at my consular next week. The lady said she will call me again on Friday and in the meantime she will continue looking for it.

I told her that as they have such close links with HO, that she can contact them to issue a replacement certificate and I will sort out my passport. I refuse to pay for the certificate replacement and then have to wait however long for HMPO to refund me, when they can contact Liverpool directly to issue replacement.

[rickyrafe777]

Method of Application: PO Check & Send
Date of Application: 01/04/2014
Date Application Received by IPS: 3rd April 2014
Date SMS Received: 4th April 2014
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: 23rd April 2014 (dated 21st April)
Date of Return of Documents: Received call on 29th April to say they have lost my foreign passport and naturalisation certificate
Date of Passport Interview Appointment: 27th April 2014
Date of Passport Receipt: 29th April 2014 (dated 27th April)

hey... who called? how come they lost your cert and passport? Did you report it?
thanks

[renu]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New- first
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 10.04.14
Date application received by IPS: 14.04.14
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

[man4uni]

Cheers mate

Just hope the interview goes all OK..getting a bit tense

Don't worry! You will be okay... Good Luck!

[dadageer]

Congrats dadageer!

Cheers mate

Just hope the interview goes all OK..getting a bit tense