British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[lynxukauq]

Leceister ..attended interview this morning

Kool..What set of questions did they ask you?

[John jackson]

Leceister ..attended interview this morning

[lynxukauq]

Passport application: Adult (after naturalisation)
Method of application: PO Check and Send
Date of application: 05/06/2013
Date of fee collection: 05/06/2013
Date application acknowledged by IPS: 11/06/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter: 20/6/2013
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of passport appointment: 21/6/2013
Date of passport receipt: Waiting

Which office did you get the interview appointment as that seems to be pretty quick?

[Livingston]

Passport application: Adult (After Naturalisation)

Method of application: PO Check and Send

Date of application: 20/06/2013

Date of fee collection: 20/06/2013 (Paid by Card at PO)

Date application was acknowledged by HMPO: 26/06/2013 via SMS

Date of receipt of interview letter: 29/06/2013 dated 27/06/2013

Date of return of documents: 13/07/2013

Date of passport appointment: 01/07/2013

Date of passport receipt: 03/07/2013


Best of luck all.

[John jackson]

Passport application: Adult (after naturalisation)
Method of application: PO Check and Send
Date of application: 05/06/2013
Date of fee collection: 05/06/2013
Date application acknowledged by IPS: 11/06/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter: 20/6/2013
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of passport appointment: 21/6/2013
Date of passport receipt: Waiting

[dmitrois]

Passport application: Child (after registration)

Date of application via NCS...........03/06/2013
Acknowledgement via text............07/06/2013
Documents returned.....................17/06/2013
Passport received.........................18/06/2013

[Astrid24]

Passport for: adult
Application Type: first adult passport (after naturalisation)
Method of application: postal (special delivery)
Date of application: 18/06/13
Date application received by HMPO: 19/06/13
Date payment taken by HMPO: 21/06/13
SMS acknowledgement received: 21/06/13
Date of receipt of interview letter: 03/07/13 (dated 30/06/13)
Date of return of documents: 03/07/13
Date of Passport Appointment: 04/07/13 (Luton)
Date of Passport Receipt: 08/07/13

[Astrid24]

Passport for: Adult post naturalization
Method of application: Post Office 1st class recorded
Date of application: 07/05/13
Date of fee collection: 13/05/13
Date application acknowledged by IPS: 09/05/2013 (through text message)
Date of return of documents: 14/05/13
Date of receipt of interview letter: 17/05/2013
Date of Passport Appointment: 23/05/13
Date of Passport Receipt: 17/06/13

Received my passport today. My journey is officially over. Thank you for your involvement guys.

Congrats! Why did it take so long for you to receive your passport after your interview though? Normally it seems to take only a few days.

After two weeks they asked me to re-do the application because I put the date in section 9 where you sign inside the box. It took the letter to come to me 7 days. Then a week after that they asked me to send them my passport pictures again (?) This took my case worker extra solid days to process...

I am a bit disappointed with the contact procedure with IPS. Every letter that I received from my case worker had a private number that I was suppose to call to contact him in case I have any inquiries. Did it work? Not at all! I called in the morning, mid-day, afternoon. Are they sleeping? Anyways, I am done. My journey is over.

Ah, that explains it. And yeah, you won't have to worry about that any more, you're all finished!

[Padi123]

Passport for: Adult post naturalization
Method of application: Post Office 1st class recorded
Date of application: 07/05/13
Date of fee collection: 13/05/13
Date application acknowledged by IPS: 09/05/2013 (through text message)
Date of return of documents: 14/05/13
Date of receipt of interview letter: 17/05/2013
Date of Passport Appointment: 23/05/13
Date of Passport Receipt: 17/06/13

Received my passport today. My journey is officially over. Thank you for your involvement guys.

Congrats! Why did it take so long for you to receive your passport after your interview though? Normally it seems to take only a few days.

After two weeks they asked me to re-do the application because I put the date in section 9 where you sign inside the box. It took the letter to come to me 7 days. Then a week after that they asked me to send them my passport pictures again (?) This took my case worker extra solid days to process...

I am a bit disappointed with the contact procedure with IPS. Every letter that I received from my case worker had a private number that I was suppose to call to contact him in case I have any inquiries. Did it work? Not at all! I called in the morning, mid-day, afternoon. Are they sleeping? Anyways, I am done. My journey is over.

[Astrid24]

Passport for: Adult post naturalization
Method of application: Post Office 1st class recorded
Date of application: 07/05/13
Date of fee collection: 13/05/13
Date application acknowledged by IPS: 09/05/2013 (through text message)
Date of return of documents: 14/05/13
Date of receipt of interview letter: 17/05/2013
Date of Passport Appointment: 23/05/13
Date of Passport Receipt: 17/06/13

Received my passport today. My journey is officially over. Thank you for your involvement guys.

Congrats! Why did it take so long for you to receive your passport after your interview though? Normally it seems to take only a few days.

[Padi123]

Passport for: Adult post naturalization
Method of application: Post Office 1st class recorded
Date of application: 07/05/13
Date of fee collection: 13/05/13
Date application acknowledged by IPS: 09/05/2013 (through text message)
Date of return of documents: 14/05/13
Date of receipt of interview letter: 17/05/2013
Date of Passport Appointment: 23/05/13
Date of Passport Receipt: 17/06/13

Received my passport today. My journey is officially over. Thank you for your involvement guys.

[angelloveguy]

Passport application: Adult (after naturalisation)
Method of application: PO Check and Send
Date of application: 23/05/2013
Date of fee collection: 23/05/2013
Date application acknowledged by IPS: 27/05/13
Date of receipt of interview letter: 6/06/13
Date of return of documents: 06/06/13
Date of passport appointment: 10/06/13
Date of passport receipt: 14/06/13

[Alish60]

Passport application: Adult (First passport after naturalization) 
Method of application: Post Office Check and Send 
Date of application: 13/06/13
Date of fee collection: 13/06/13 (Paid by Card at Post Office)
Date application acknowledged by IPS: 18/06/13 (Via SMS)
Date of receipt of interview letter: 27/06/13
Date of return of documents: 28/06/13
Date of passport appointment: 01/07/13
Date of passport receipt: 03/07/13
Well this is the end of my Immigration journey, I would like to thank everyone who helped me here, also wish everyone who is still waiting the very best of luck.
God Bless You All

[qwerty10]

Hi,

I was just looking through the appointment centers for passport appointment and could not believe that they are open from 7am to 9pm and also on saturdays.

So, just wanted to check the fellas out here if you ever managed to get saturday or early morning or late evening appointments?

cheers.

My appointment for my first passport was on Saturday, 1st June, in Luton. I called them on Friday and got the next day appointment. There was only 1 other person for passport appointment and it took just 15 minutes.

[qwerty10]

Passport application: Adult (after naturalisation)
Method of application: PO Check and Send
Date of application: 20/05/2013
Date of fee collection: 20/05/2013
Date application acknowledged by IPS: 22/05/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter: 30/05/2013
Date of return of documents: 31/05/2013
Date of passport appointment: 01/06/2013
Date of passport receipt: 04/06/2013

[ola4action]

Passport application: Adult (After Naturalisation)

Method of application: PO Check and Send

Date of application: 10/06/2013

Date of fee collection: 10/06/2013 (Paid by Card at PO)

Date application was acknowledged by HMPO: - 12/06/2013 (Via SMS)

Date of receipt of interview letter: 18/06/2013 (Dated 16/06/2013)

Date of return of documents: 18/06/2013

Date of passport appointment: 19/06/2013

Date of passport receipt: 21/06/2013

Wish you all the very best!

[John jackson]

Passport application: Adult (after naturalisation)
Method of application: PO Check and Send
Date of application: 05/06/2013
Date of fee collection: 05/06/2013
Date application acknowledged by IPS: 11/06/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter: waiting
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of passport appointment: waiting
Date of passport receipt: Waiting

[John jackson]

Passport application: Adult (after naturalisation)
Method of application: PO Check and Send
Date of application: 05/06/2013
Date of fee collection: 05/06/2013
Date application acknowledged by IPS: waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: waiting
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of passport appointment: waiting
Date of passport receipt: Waiting

[rlpkamath]

Type of application: one adult after naturalisation
Date application mailed: 22/5 (sent via special delivery but not via check & send)
Date of receipt: 23/5
SMS acknowledgement: 28/5
Date of interview letter receipt: 6/6 (letter was dated 4/6 and sent 1st class)
Date of interview: 7/6 (at Victoria, they had a 9a and a 2:30p appointment available)
Date of receipt of my documents: 7/6 (paid for special delivery)
Date of receipt of passport: 11/6

[sanyamkaushik]

Hi,

I was just looking through the appointment centers for passport appointment and could not believe that they are open from 7am to 9pm and also on saturdays.

So, just wanted to check the fellas out here if you ever managed to get saturday or early morning or late evening appointments?

cheers.

[dmitrois]

Passport application: Adult (after naturalisation)
Date of application via NCS: 16/05/2013
Acknowledgement via text: 21/05/2013
Invitation to interview received: 31/05/2013 (letter dated 29/05/2013)
Documents returned: 03/06/2013
Interview: 07/06/2013 @Victoria (the earliest available as of 01/06/2013)
Passport received: n/a

Date of application via NCS...........16/05/2013
Acknowledgement via text............21/05/2013
Invitation to interview received....31/05/2013 (letter dated 29/05/2013)
Documents returned.....................03/06/2013
Interview......................................07/06/2013 @Victoria (the earliest available as of 01/06/2013)
Passport received.......................10/06/2013

[Mblay]

Passport application: Adult (after naturalisation)
Method of application: PO Check and Send
Date of application: 22/05/2013
Date of fee collection: 22/05/2013 pay by card at PO
Date application acknowledged by IPS: -
Date of sms : 28/05/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter: 04/06/2013
Date of return of documents: 08/06/2013
Date of passport appointment: 05/06/2013
Date of passport receipt: Waiting 08/06/2013
_________________
Finally journey officially over, thanks to all whose advices have gone a long way to help in my application and all the best to all those still waiting...

[Umi22]

Passport application: Adult (after naturalisation)
Method of application: PO Check and Send
Date of application: 17/05/2013
Date of fee collection: 17/05/2013 pay by card at PO
Date application acknowledged by IPS: 20/06/2013
Date of sms : 21/05/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter: 29/05/2013
Date of return of documents: 29/05/2013
Date of passport appointment: 4/06/2013
Date of passport receipt: Waiting 7/06/2013
_________________
Thank for all the updates

Good luck
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[CD_April2013ILR]

Passport for: Minor
Application Type: New
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 13/05/2013
Date application received by IPS: Don't know
Message received from IPS: 16/05/2013
Date of return of documents: 29/05/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter: Not Applicable
Date of Passport Appointment: Not Applicable
Date of Passport Receipt: 31/05/2013

[Miki92]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 21/05/2013
Date application received by IPS: Called them the next day and they said they had received it but only got a text on 23/05/2013
Date of return of documents: 03/06/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter: 01/06/2013
Date of Passport Appointment: 04/06/2013
Date of Passport Receipt: 06/06/2013