British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[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

[muhami01]

Passport application: Adult (after naturalisation)
Method of application: PO Check and Send
Date of application: 31/05/2013
Date of fee collection: 31/05/2013
Date application acknowledged by IPS: 05/06/2013
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

[bristol81]

Passport for:2 adults+ 2 children(after naturalisation)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 22/05/2013
Date application received by IPS: 23/05/2013
Message received from IPS: 24/05/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter: 01/06/2013
Date of return of documents: 04/06/2013
Children passport received- 04/06/2013
Date of Passport Appointment: 04/06/2013
Date of Passport Receipt: tbc

[HSMP9999]

Application Type: New Adult(After Naturalization)
Method of application: Check and Send(Post Office)
Date of application: 15/05/2013
Date of application delivery to IPS: TBC
Date of text message receipt confirmation from IPS: TBC
Date of return of documents: TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: 27May 2013
Date of Passport Appointment:29 May 2013
Date of Passport : 3 June 2013

All done.

[babe_khyber]

Passport application: first adult passport (after naturalisation)
Method of application: recorded delivery (not check & send)
Date of application: 1/6/2013
Date of fee collection (paid by cheque): TBC
Date application acknowledged by IPS: TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: TBC
Date of return of documents: TBC
Date of passport appointment: TBC
Date of passport receipt: TBC

This is my time line for Child first Passport
Date of application submitted 20/05/2013 through post office check and send service
acknowledgement received through SMS 22/05/2013
Document received back from IPS on 1st June 2013
British passport received without expire CTD 04th June 2013
best wishes for the rest
babe khyber

[LondonApplicant]

Passport application: first adult passport (after naturalisation)
Method of application: recorded delivery (not check & send)
Date of application: 1/6/2013
Date application acknowledged by IPS: 4/6/2013 (via text message)
Date of fee collection (paid by cheque): 10/6/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter: 11/6/2013 (dated 9/6/2013)
Date of return of documents: 13/6/2013 (courier left a note)
Actual return of documents: 18/6/2013 (delivery rescheduled to my office address)
Date I resent the naturalisation certificate: 18/6/2013
Date they corrected my date of birth in their systems: 20/6/2013 (they called me to tell me)
Date of passport appointment: 4/7/2013 (the first availability was July 1st)
Date of passport receipt: 12/7/2013 (printed on the 4th, first delivery attempt on the 10th)

On 12/6/2013 I tried to book my interview, only to find out that my date of birth had been entered incorrectly into the passport office IT systems. To rectify this, I have to wait till I receive my certificate of naturalisation back, which I then have to send to the passport office again. I would have thought they had scanned copies of my documents and/or would have been able to confirm my date of birth checking the Home Office records regarding my naturalisation, but they are unable or unwilling to do so. Luckily, after I resent the naturalisation certificate they corrected their mistake very quickly (one day after they received it back), and I was able to book the interview straight away.

[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

[jcisco]

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
Date application acknowledged by IPS: 21/05/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter: 31/05/2013
Date of return of documents: 04/06/2013
Date of passport appointment: 04/06/2013
Date of passport receipt: 06/06/2013

[Plum70]

Passport for: Adult after naturalisation
Method of application: PO Check and Send
Date of application: 02/05/2013
Date of fee collection: 02/05/2013
Date application acknowledged by IPS: None so far. Rang & was told application received 09/05/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter: 20/05/2013
Date of return of documents: 23/05/2013
Date of passport appointment: 26/05/2013
Date of passport receipt: 31/05/2013

[Preacher]

Here is our FINAL update:

Passport application: After naturalisation and registration (3 Adults & 1 Child)
Method of application: PO Check and Send
Date of application: 09.05.2013
Date of fee collection: we paid in cash at the Post Office
Date application acknowledged by IPS: 13.05.2013
Date of return of documents: 17.05.2013

Date of passport receipt: 17.05.2013 - a child passport arrived

Date of receipt of interview letter: 17.05.2013 - for adults (three letters arrived with an invitation to book an interview, but as there was a spelling mistake in one of them we needed to call and inform about the mistake. We got a call back on 20.05. confirming that the mistake was corrected (we were told that we could not book an appointment without that confirmation)

Date of passport appointment: 25.05.2013
Date of Passport Receipt: 30.05.2013

So in total it took:

8 days for a child passport
21 days for adult passports

[nadjib31000]

Application Timeline

Passport for: 1 Adult
Application Type: New (After naturalization ceremony)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 16/05/2013
Date application received by IPS: 17/05/13
Date of SMS acknowledgement: 20/05/2013
Date of return of documents: TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: 30/05/2013
Date of Passport Appointment: 03/06/2013
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

[sharjeelpk]

Time line for my son

Passport for: Child (4 yr old)
Application Type: NEW FIRST Child
Method of application: 1st class Normal Post.
Date of application: 13/05/2013
Date application received by IPS: Not Known
Date SMS by IPS: 16/05.2013
Date of return of documents: 29/05/2013
Date of Passport Receipt: 29/05/2013

[mehp]

Application Timeline

Passport for: 2Adults
Application Type: New (After naturalization ceremony)
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 08/05/2013
Date application received by IPS: not sure but was told it will be 09/05/13
Date of SMS acknowledgement: 13/05/2013
Date of return of documents: 20/05/2013
Date of receipt of interview letter: 18/05/2013
Date of Passport Appointment: 24/05/2013
Date of Passport Receipt: 29/05/2013