British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[shaik719]

[quote="neoseal"]Application Type: First Child Passport
Method Of Application: Post Office Check and Send
Date Of Application: 15/10/2013
Date Of Application Acknowledged By IPS: 17/10/2013 text message
Date Of Return Of Documents: 18/10/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Interview Letter: N/A
Date Of Passport Interview Appointment: N/A
Date Of Passport Receipt: 21/10/2013

[PontyGuy]

Application Type :First Adult Passport
Method of Application: Post Office Check and Send
Date of Application: 21.10.2013
Date Application Acknowledged by IPS: 23.10.2013
Date of Return Documents: 29.10.2013
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter : 29.10.2013 but was sent since
25.10.2013
Date of Passport Interview Appointment: 30.10.2013
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

Is the British Passport usually sent via Courier?

[lam85]

Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method Of Application: Post Office Check and Send
Date Of Application: 21/10/2013
Date Of Application Acknowledged By IPS: never texted me
Date Of Return Of Documents: TBC - STILL WAITING
Date Of Receipt Of Interview Letter: 25/10/13
Date Of Passport Interview Appointment: 29/10/13 Crawely as Victoria London had no time slots for two weeks
Date Of Passport Receipt: 2/11/13

[neoseal]

I don't think it will be that long, you have ample of time, if you can't get interview dates in nearby office at the most you will need to travel to get earlier dates.

Anyway as EU you can travel on your current passport so you may not want to apply for a passport at all but just to have right of abode sticker in your current passport.

[Derivaz]

I have interview tomorrow. They are very quick now a days, 2 weeks at the most, why don't you apply tomorrow itself, straight after ceremony.

I can't tomorrow, cos I haven't asked the referee to sign the app yet; I could ask one of them on Saturday and send it that day, but my concern is if it's delayed and comes after the 11th of December that I'll be away until the end of the month

[neoseal]

I have interview tomorrow. They are very quick now a days, 2 weeks at the most, why don't you apply tomorrow itself, straight after ceremony.

[Derivaz]

Who has? That must be child passport.

How are you getting on with the passport app? I'm supposed to get my certificate tomorrow; if I applied on Saturday 25th; it's still 6 weeks to my holidays (11th of December) I wonder if I should apply on Saturday or wait until January... it seems like most people get their passport in around 3 weeks, right?

[Derivaz]

Application Type: First Adult Passport (After Naturalisation) - 1 Adult
Method Of Application: Passport Check and Send
Date Of Application: 05/09/2013
Date Of Application Acknowledged By IPS: 10/09/2013 (By text message)
Date Of Return Of Documents: 18/09/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Interview Letter: 12/09/2013
Date Of Passport Interview Appointment: 21/09/2013
Date Of Passport Receipt: Redlivered 28/09/2013 (First attempt 24/09/2013)

I work in London and my home is up North of England, so had to chase through email. I live alone as Missus is in training post and lives elsewhere(with kids) so no one at home to collect the passport. The DX people left No card or tracking number at my flat when they came on 24/09

Also I requested the passport to be delivered to my Missus address and attached a separate document to explain my situation. The interviewer said he had no clue of the alternate address and made clear it will come to my home address.

I emailed them on Wednesday(25/09) thinking(guessing) they must have delivered and they indeed had, fixed delivery for today(28/09) in the same email (saying if you have please reschedule it for 28/09 rather than waiting for a response to say they had tried, they need 2 days for a reschedule date after you confirm I think) and all sorted else would have waited another Saturday for delivery.

Also they are pretty quick to respond with the email address as below trackin@... . The guy at reception(@interview) had told me that these days turn around was quick i.e. 4 to 5 days which gave me the clue.




chasedelivery@thedx.co.uk

tracking@securemail.co.uk

T: 0844 371 0000, ext 2321
E: CCSupport@thedx.co.uk
W: www.thedx.co.uk

are these emails and phone number for royal mail, to check if they have delivered your passport?

[akhurshid]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Child first passport after registration
Application Type: New/First
Method of application: Post office Check & Send Glasgow
Date of application: 17/10/2013
Date application received by IPS: (text msg) 21/10/2013
Date of return of documents: TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

[GmanILR2012]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult First adult
Application Type: New/First
Method of application: Post office Check & Send Aldwych Street
Date of application: 26 September 2013
Date application received by IPS: (text msg) 02 October 2013
Date of return of documents: 11 October 2013
Date of receipt of interview letter: 08 October 2013
Date of Passport Appointment: 15 October 2013
Date of Passport Receipt: 18 October 2013

[neoseal]

Who has? That must be child passport.

[rajapatel]

how come some people on here have received passport without interview ?

[mtuckersa]

Application Type: First Child Passport
Method Of Application: Post Office Check and Send
Date Of Application: 14/10/2013
Date Of Application Acknowledged By IPS: 16/10/2013 text message
Date Of Return Of Documents: 18/10/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Interview Letter: N/A
Date Of Passport Interview Appointment: N/A
Date Of Passport Receipt: 18/10/2013, by courier

5 days, pretty good I would say

[Donking1]

Application Type: First Child Passport
Method Of Application: Post Office Check and Send
Date Of Application: 19/10/2013
Date Of Application Acknowledged By IPS:23/10/2013 (Text)
Date Of Return Of Documents:
Date Of Receipt Of Interview Letter: N/A
Date Of Passport Interview Appointment: N/A
Date Of Passport Receipt:28/10/2013

[Adam77]

Application type: First Adult Passport
Method of Application: Post office check & send
Date of application:18/10/13
Date of application acknowledged by IPS: tbc
Date of return of documents: tbc
Date of interview Letter: tbc
Date of passport interview appointment: tbc
Passport received : TBC

[ilr_hsmp2007]

Application type: First PP(After Naturalization) - 2 Adults + 1 Kid
Method of Application: Post office check & send
Date of application: 01-OCT-2013
Date of application acknowledged by IPS: 04-OCT-2013
Date of return of documents: 09-OCT-2013
Date of interview Letter: dated 04-OCT-2013 , but letter received on 08-OCT-2013
Date of passport interview appointment: 11-OCT-2013
Date of passport receipt: 15-OCT-2013 received all passport
Kids PP dated 04-OCT-2013 (PP received on 08-OCT-2013

All the best for all ......

[neoseal]

Application Type: First Child Passport
Method Of Application: Post Office Check and Send
Date Of Application: 14/10/2013
Date Of Application Acknowledged By IPS: 16/10/2013 text message
Date Of Return Of Documents: 17/10/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Interview Letter: N/A
Date Of Passport Interview Appointment: N/A
Date Of Passport Receipt: 17/10/2013, before 8 AM courier

[madi]

Application type: First Adult Passport
Method of Application: Post
Date of application:02/10/13
Date of return of documents: 08/10/13
Date of interview Letter: 07/10/2013
Date of passport interview appointment: 11/10/13
Passport received : 16/10/13
2 weeks

[rajapatel]

Application type: First Adult Passport
Method of Application: Post office check & send
Date of application:12/10/13
Date of application acknowledged by IPS: ( tesxt ) 17/10/13
Date of return of documents: tbc
Date of interview Letter: tbc
Date of passport interview appointment: tbc
Passport received : TBC

[MSR75]

Updates
Passport for: Adult (Self+spouse)
Application Type: First adult passport after naturalization .
Method of application: Postal Special Delivery (Self)
Date of application: 07th October 2013
Date application received by IPS: 08th October 2013 (Royal mail tracking)
Date Fees deducted: 08th October 2013
Date application acknowledged by IPS: 09th October 2013(SMS)
Date of interview letter: 10th October 2013 Received on 12th October 2013
Date of return of documents: 14th October 2013
Date of Passport Appointment: 15th October 2013
Date of Passport receipt:17th October 2013 printed on 15th October 2013

[BB Queen]

Application type: First Adult Passport
Method of Application: Post office check & send
Date of application: 02 Oct
Date of application acknowledged by IPS: 04 Oct
Date of return of documents: 7 Oct
Date of interview Letter: 8 Oct (dated 04 Oct)
Date of passport interview appointment: 15 Oct
Date of passport receipt: 16 Oct

Finally its all over!! Good luck to All!

[Arj12345]

Eligibility criteria : 2Y HSMP +3Y Tier1+ 1Y ILR
Method of application : NCS Tower Hamlets
Date of application : 09/09/13
Date of debit of fees : 16/09/13
Date of approval: 15/10/13, dated 06/10/2013
Ceremony letter received: TBC
Date of Ceremony :TBC

[neoseal]

Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method Of Application: Post Office Check and Send
Date Of Application: 14/10/2013
Date Of Application Acknowledged By IPS: 16/10/2013 text message
Date Of Return Of Documents: TBC
Date Of Receipt Of Interview Letter: TBC
Date Of Passport Interview Appointment: TBC
Date Of Passport Receipt: TBC

[neoseal]

Sameer2012, this will help

https://www.gov.uk/passport-fees

[sameer2012]

how much is the fee for postoffice send and send service and passport fee?