British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[AlexS]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send - London City
Date of application: 31/05/2012
Date application received by IPS: 06/06/2012 (most likely, I had no way to check)
Date of return of documents: 21/06/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 20/06/12 (Sent on 19/06/2012)
Date of Passport Appointment: 23/06/12 @ London Victoria
Date of Passport Print: 23/06/12
Date of Passport Receipt: 02/07/12

Passport was first delivered on 26/06, but I wasn't home, and they didn't leave a card. I only got a letter on 29/06 asking me to call them to rearrange delivery which finally happened on 02/07

[Eastender14]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 16/05/2012
Date application received by IPS: 21/05/2012 - App went to Belfast !!!
Date of return of documents: 19/6/12
Date of receipt of interview letter: Sent on 3/6/2012, received on 7/6/12
Date of Passport Appointment: 12/6/12
Date of Passport Receipt: 18/6/12

My dates are odd because I was not home to take delivery of docs and passport. Good luck to the rest and will keep in touch when possible.

[dream77boy]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New First British Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 30/5/2012
Date application received by IPS: 31/05/12
Date of return of documents: awaited
Date of receipt of interview letter: awaited
Date of Passport Appointment: awaited
Date of Passport Receipt: -

[MdotGMG]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New First British Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 25/05/12
Date application received by IPS: 28/05/12
Date of return of documents: 13/06/12
Date of receipt of interview letter: 14/06/12
Date of Passport Appointment: 22/06/12 ( Leeds Passport Interview Office)
Date of Passport Receipt:26/06/12

[lastlap]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First British Passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office check and send
Date of application: 22/05/2012
Date application received by IPS: 23/05/12
Date of receiving the interview letter: 09/06/12
Date of return of documents: 11/06/12
Date of Passport interview: 11/06/12
(took the reference number on the
phone, so booked the interview even
before receiving the interview letter)
Date of Passport Print: 11/06/12
Date of receiving the Passport: 13/06/12

The entire process took approx. 3 weeks.

[josepha]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First British Passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Post
Date of application: 17/05/2012
Date application received by IPS: 22/05/12
Date of return of documents: 09/06/12
Date of receipt of interview letter: 07/06/12
Date of Passport Appointment: 08/06/12
Date of Passport Print: 08/06/12
Date of Passport Receipt: 13/06/12

[lumera]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New and First British Passport after naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 12/06/2012
Date application received by IPS: 14/06/2012 (received in Peterborough confirmed via email feedback upon online enquiry)
Date of return of documents: 17/07/2012 (returned via SecureDX)
Date of receipt of interview letter: dated 13/07/2012 but received on 18/07/2012 by Second Class Post
Passport Interview Booked on : 18/07/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 20/07/2012 (IPS Chelmsford)
Date of Passport Print: 20/07/2012 (Informed on 21/07/2012)
Date of Passport Receipt: 24/07/2012 (The end or is it the beginning?!)
(The journey for the most beautiful woman in the world begins today!)

Passport for: Child
Application Type: First British Passport after registration
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 12/06/2012
Date application received by IPS: 14/06/2012 (received in Peterborough confirmed via email feedback upon online enquiry)
Date of return of documents:17/07/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: Not applicable
Date of Passport Appointment: Not applicable
Date of Passport Print / Issued: 13/07/2012
Date of Passport Receipt: 17/07/2012

[at_ja]

Passport for: 2 Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 11/05/2012
Date application received by IPS: 15/05/2012
Date of return of documents: 29/05/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 29/05/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 07/06/2012
Date of Passport Receipt:11/06/2012

[sheryar.uk]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 15/05/2012
Date application received by IPS: 17/05/2012
Date of return of documents: 31/05/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 31/05/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 07/06/2012 (london Victoria)
Date of Passport Print:07/06/2012
Date of Passport Receipt:12/06/2012

[sidshekhar]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 26/04/2012
Date application received by IPS: 30/04/2012
Date of return of documents: 21/05/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 16/05/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 25/05/2012
Date of Passport Print:25/05/2012(Friday@ London Victoria Office)
Date of Passport Receipt:29/05/2012

[Ohoneohone]

Passport for: 1 Adult
Application Type: First adult after Naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 24/04/2012
Date application received by IPS: 25/04/2012
Date of return of documents: 18/05/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 17/05/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 23/05/2012
Date of Passport Receipt: 26/05/2012

[anear]

Passport for: First Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 25 May 2012
Date application received by IPS: 29 May 2012
Date of return of documents: 22 Jun 2012 (DX is slower than snails. Waited for 1 week to receive my old passport)
Date of receipt of interview letter: 15 Jun 2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 23 Jun 2012 (Glasgow)
Date of Passport Receipt: 29 Jun 2012 (issued on 23 Jun)

12 years' of long journey comes to the end, finally!

[dessint]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 15/05/2012
Date application received by IPS: 17/05/2012 (Online Confirmation)
Date of return of documents: 01/06/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 31/05/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 07/06/2012
Date of Passport Receipt: 11/06/2012 (issued 07/06/12)

Thank you to all on the board and good luck to all still waiting.

[kindred_1st]

Passport for: First Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 19/05/12
Date application received by IPS: 23/05/12
Date of return of documents: 12/06/12 (special delivery)
Date of receipt of interview letter: 09/06/12 dated 07/06/12
Date of Passport Appointment: 16/06/12 (London Victoria)
Date of Passport Dispatch: 18/06/12
Date of Passport Receipt: 20/06/12

Talk about relief...now to pack my bags and head to the Caribbean

Best of luck to each and everyone of you still going through your immigration journey. God Bless!

[Eastender14]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 16/05/2012
Date application received by IPS: 21/05/2012 - App went to Belfast !!!
Date of return of documents: Awaitting
Date of receipt of interview letter: Sent on 3/6/2012, still waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: Awaitting
Date of Passport Receipt: Awaitting

[seanjoe]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Baby
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 21/04/2012
Date application received by IPS: 25/04/2012
Date of return of documents: 09/05/2012
Date of Passport Receipt:11/05/2012

[No_marriage_certificate]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 17th April 2012
Date application received by IPS: 18th April, 2012
Date of return of documents: 29th April, 2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 29th April 2011
Date of Passport Interview: 9th May 2012 (Chelmsford passport office)
Date of Passport Receipt: 11th May 2012

[brummie]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application:Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 02/04/2012
Date application received by IPS: Don't Know
Date of return of documents: 16/04/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 17/04/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 02/05/2012 (All the dates before the 2nd were full, so had to wait awhile)
Date of Passport Issue: 02/05/2012
Date of Passport Receipt: 05/05/2012

What an lovely journey it has been. I raise a glass tonite to all who answered my queries and helped me out, my very best to you all.

[jinkazama_11]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Minor
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 12/04/2012
Date application received by IPS: 16/04/2012
Date of return of documents: 26/04/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:26/04/2012 (dated 25/04/2012)

[idrissule]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 28/03/2012
Date application received by IPS: 29/03/2012
Date of Letter to Signatory: 16/04/2012(returned to IPS on 17/04/2012)
Date of return of documents: 21/04/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 21/04/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 24/04/2012
Date of passport printing:25/04/2012
Date of Passport Receipt: 26/04/2012

[DwainO]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Adult
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 19/03/2012
Date application received by IPS: 20/03/2012
Date of return of documents: 04/04/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 05/04/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 19/04/2012
Date of passport printing: 20/04/2012
Date of Passport Receipt: 23/04/2012

[doubletrouble]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Minor
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 19/04/2012
Date application received by IPS: GOK
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Passport Receipt: 05/05/2012

[khloe123]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 04/04/2012
Date application received by IPS: 05/04/2012 (IPS online tracking)
Date of return of documents: 19/04/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 19/04/2012
Date of Passport Appointment: 25/04/2012
Date of Passport Issue: 25/04/2012
Date of Passport Receipt: 27/04/2012

[jishar81]

Passport for: Minor
Application Type: New
Method of application: Delhi/Hong Kong/London
Date of application: 13/01/2012
Date of fee accepted: 17/01/2012
Awaiting return of passport:

Ok folks was wondering if you could help me out:

My little one was born in India. I applied for UK passport through my desendency. Please could you let me know the turn around time for first time uk passport from India.

[ub0314]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Adult
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 16/03/2012
Date application received by IPS: 19/03/2012
Date of return of documents: 27/03/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 27/03/2012
Date of Passport interview: 10/04/2012
Date of passport printing: 10/04/2012
Date of Passport Received: 12/04/2012