British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[chiefhunter]

Method of Application: Check & Send
Date of Application: 27 March 2014
Date Application Received by IPS: unknown
Date SMS Received: Not Received
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: pending
Date of Return of Documents: pending
Date of Passport Interview Appointment: pending
Date of Passport Receipt: pending

[TTOE]

Date of Passport Receipt: 29 by Dx.

Thanks everyone. It has been an awesome forum. Good luck to everyone who is going through the same process.

Congrats nicenouman.

[TTOE]

Just wondering if all delivery of passports is done by DX secure, or do you get Royal Mail deliver them in some cases?

Any heads-up from anyone out there, RM or DX Secure?

Hi, TTOE, mine is with DX. I did interview one day before yours. You can call 08443710000 and then press * to speak to the staff. Providing postcode and surname they can check your package. Hope this helps to you. Good luck mate

Many thanks uknotts and congrats mate, I did call DX and HMPO as well, I got the good news from the HMPO call that our (Mr &Mrs) passports have been printed on the 28/03 and they actually advised that I call DX. I will wait till Monday AM if nothing received before then I will contact DX again, I'm hoping Monday now for delivery.

[nicenouman]

Passport for: Adult First
Application Type: First
Method of application: Check and Send.
Date of application: 04-Mar-2014
Date application received by HMPO: 07-Mar-204
Date of Fee Deduction: 04-Mar-2014
Date of return of documents: 26th Mar 2014 by Dx.
Date of receipt of interview letter: 25th Mar 2014
Date of Passport Appointment: 26th Mar 2014 in LEEDS
Date of Passport Receipt: 29 by Dx.

Thanks everyone. It has been an awesome forum. Good luck to everyone who is going through the same process.

[uknotts]

Just wondering if all delivery of passports is done by DX secure, or do you get Royal Mail deliver them in some cases?

Any heads-up from anyone out there, RM or DX Secure?

Hi, TTOE, mine is with DX. I did interview one day before yours. You can call 08443710000 and then press * to speak to the staff. Providing postcode and surname they can check your package. Hope this helps to you. Good luck mate

[uknotts]

Update Timeline:

Passport for: Adult First
Application Type: First
Method of application: Self Royal Mail Special Delivery
Date of application: 05-Mar-2014 to Durham Office (Should send to Peterborough)
Date application received by HMPO: 06-Mar-204 (by RM SD track, called HMPO later confirm it was received on 7th Mar)
Date of Fee Deduction: Balance drop on 8th Mar but statement shows on 10th Mar
Date of return of documents: 25th Mar 2014 by self addressed Special delivery envelope provided by me.
Date of receipt of interview letter: 25th Mar 2014
Date of Passport Appointment: 26th Mar 2014 in LEEDS
Date of Passport Receipt: 29th collected from DX office

Thanks for this fantastic forum and good luck for everyone else.

[shak80]

Passport For: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of Application: C&S
Date of Application: 12/03/2014
Date Application Received by HMPO: 14/03/14
Date SMS Received: --
Deduction of Fees: --
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: 28/03/14
Date of Return of Documents: 29/03/2014
Date of Passport Interview Appointment: 29/03/2014
Date of Passport Receipt:

[NathM]

Method of Application: Check & Send
Date of Application: 13/3/14
Date Application Received by IPS: unknown
Date SMS Received: Not Received
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: 29/3/14 (dated 27/3/14)
Date of Return of Documents: Not Received yet
Date of Passport Interview Appointment: 07/4/14
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

[TTOE]

Just wondering if all delivery of passports is done by DX secure, or do you get Royal Mail deliver them in some cases?

Any heads-up from anyone out there, RM or DX Secure?

[OmerMohammed]

Please help me......
I had applied for uk passport on 24th march 2013
Recived by hmpo 25th march 2013
I need to go india asap bcz my father very serious in
Hosiptal ...
Please tell me how can i get document back
Thanks

[somemightsay]

Method of Application: Check & Send
Date of Application: 12/3/14
Date Application Received by IPS: unknown
Date SMS Received: 14/3/14
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: 27/3/14 (dated 25/3/14)
Date of Return of Documents: 27/3/14
Date of Passport Interview Appointment: 12/4/14
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

[tobeukcitizen]

Application Timeline

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (By Naturalization)
Method of application: By Post (to Durham)
Date application sent : 05-MAR-2014 (By Special Delivery)
Date of receipt of application by IPS : 06-03-2014
Date of deduction of fees : 11-06-2014
Date of receipt of interview letter : 26-3-2014
Date of interview appointment : 1-4-2014 (in Reading)
Date of return of documents : 27-3-3014
Date of receipt of passport :

[Kb_puth]

I got SMS a week back. Still waiting for my baby's passport. Had travel plans after 2 week.

[TTOE]

Passport for: 2 Adults
Application Type: New
Method of application: By Post (Self)
Date application sent : 05-Mar-2014 (By Special Delivery)
Date of receipt of application by IPS : 06-Mar-2014 (Tracked)
Date of deduction of fees : 07-Mar-2014 (Fee amount dropped in my bank balance online)
Date of receipt of SMS: 10-Mar-2014
Date of receipt of interview letter : 19-Mar-2014 dated 17-Mar-2014
Date of return of documents : 20-Mar-2014
Date of interview appointment : 27-Mar-2014
Date of receipt of passport : Waiting, I believe should be tomorrow, Sunday or Monday....

[TTOE]

HI TTOE,

Sorry I miscalculated. Going by history it should come in tomorrow, today is a bit ambitious.

Yeah, go ahead and give the DX secure a call (I will drop you there free number in PM ), they would be able to give you tracking number which you can then put online and have some more peace of mind that its coming .

Good luck mate, update the group.

Cheers

Much appreciated! I now have the number and I've replied your PM. U are always a star!

[InUkOnHsmp]

HI TTOE,

Sorry I miscalculated. Going by history it should come in tomorrow, today is a bit ambitious.

Yeah, go ahead and give the DX secure a call (I will drop you there free number in PM ), they would be able to give you tracking number which you can then put online and have some more peace of mind that its coming .

Good luck mate, update the group.

Cheers

[rarun53]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Child
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application:03-03-2014
Date application received by IPS:Don't know
Date of receipt of interview letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of return of documents: 21-Mar-2014
Date of Passport Receipt: 18-Mar-2104

[TTOE]

TTOE mate, your passport should come in today right?

Hey... InUkOnHsmp... How is the going mate. Had the interview at the Luton PO and as expected, it was a chatty like interview. So hope to see the pretty red books for Mrs and myself pretty soon, today, tomorrow or Monday. Thinking of calling the 0300 or DX secure later today, what's your thot?

[InUkOnHsmp]

TTOE mate, your passport should come in today right?

[psychecat]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 10/03/2014
Date of sms: None (Called the passport office, they received the application on 12/03/2014)
Date of return of documents: 28/03/2014 via DX
Date of receipt of interview letter: 26/03/2014 dated 24/03/2014
Date of Passport Appointment: 29/03/2014 Luton PO
Date of Passport Receipt: TBA

[neda]

Hi everyone
I have a question regarding holding two nationalities, which will be thankful if someone helps me with it. I recently become a British citizen, so now I have two nationalities, one is Citizenship by birth and the other one is British citizen.
I am wondering to know if somewhere I have to tell my nationality. My nationality will be
Citizenship by birth + British
or
only Citizenship by birth
or
I can use which of them that I want and no need to mention both of them together.

I only wants to know how the things work when you have two nationalities.
Sorry to ask this question here, I posted in other page but haven’t get any replay, I thought, might can help here so I posted here.

Thank u.

[Fairychild]

Please explain, which question dx secure ask for tracking , I am assuming you don't have tracking no

They asked for my post code and name and then put me through to the "passport department". I explained that my husband received his yesterday and I just wanted to check if mine is on it's way too.

[shak80]

My husband received his passport today, we had our interview on Tuesday. But not mine. Is that normal?

Try call dx secure to find out if they have a delivery for you, most likely yours will be delivered tomorrow.

thank you TTOE!! I canlled dx secure and my passport is out for delivery today

Please explain, which question dx secure ask for tracking , I am assuming you don't have tracking no

[Fairychild]

My husband received his passport today, we had our interview on Tuesday. But not mine. Is that normal?

Try call dx secure to find out if they have a delivery for you, most likely yours will be delivered tomorrow.

thank you TTOE!! I canlled dx secure and my passport is out for delivery today

[collipu]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of Application: Post Office Check & Send....Highly Not recommended.
Date of Application: 01/03/2014
Date Application received by IPS: on 5th March after several telephone calls to them.
Date of return of documents: still waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: still waiting
Date of Passport appointment: still waiting
Date of Passport receipt:

Update: Does anyone know the telephone number for the Peterborough passport office................I still haven't heard anything. I called the 0300 tel number and they confirmed that m application has been received but the Peterborough office is dealing with it. I was promised a telephone call back within 24hrs and today is the 4th day....still waiting impatiently.

Did you contact them again? Maybe your countersignatory has been contacted.

Also, why would you say Check and Send is not recommended?