British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[sedor21]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application:12/12/2011
Date application received by IPS:13/12/2011
Date of return of documents: 17/1/2012
Date of receipt of interview letter: 13/01/2012
Date of Passport Appointment:16/01/2012
Date of Passport Receipt:20/1/2012

Passport for:3 Minor
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application:12/12/2011
Date application received by IPS:12/12/2011
Date of return of documents: 28/12/2011
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:28/12/2011

i thank God and everybody on this forum that i finish the journey that i started 20/01/2005 as finally come to end.

[another]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 21/11/2011
Date application received by IPS: 28/11/2011
Date of letter sent to counter signatory: -----
Date of return of documents: 09/12/2011
Date of receipt of interview letter:---
Date of Passport Interview Appointment: 15/12/2011
Date of Passport Receipt: 19/12/2011

[codemonkey]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 31-Oct-2011
Date application received by IPS: 3-Nov-2011
Date of return of documents: 21-Nov-2011
Date of receipt of interview letter: 23-Nov-2011
Date of Passport Appointment: 1-Dec-2011
Date of Passport Receipt: 5-Dec-2011

[sudhirdige]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 16/11/2011
Date application received by IPS: 21/11/2011
Date of letter sent to counter signatory: don't know
Date of return of documents:30/11/2011
Date of receipt of interview letter:29/11/2011
Date of Passport Appointment: 03/12/2011
Date of Passport Receipt:08/12/2011

passport journey complete.lol

[stillwaiting2]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Minor
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send post office (Uxbridge)
Date of application: 09/11/2011
Date application received by IPS: N/A
Date of return of documents: 28/11/2011
Date of receipt of interview letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Passport Receipt: 28/11/2011

[GETMEIN]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Minor (2)
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send post office
Date of application: 02/11/11
Date application received by IPS: 04/11/11
Date of return of documents: 18/11/11
Date of receipt of interview letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Passport Receipt: 21/11/11

[Spring2011]

Passport for: Adult (My husband)
Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 14/11/2011
Date application received by IPS: 15/11/2011
Date of letter sent to counter signatory: 25/11/2011
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:30/11/2011
Date of Passport Appointment: 14/12/2011
Date of Passport Receipt: 15/12/2011

[osteophytes]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 09/11/2011
Date application received by IPS: 10/11/2011
Date of receipt of interview letter: 24/11/2011
Date of Passport Appointment: 25/11/2011
Date of return of documents: 24/11/2011
Date of Passport Receipt:01/12/2011

[gd_chandrasekar]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 02/11/2011
Date application received by IPS: 03/11/2011
Date of receipt of interview letter: 16/11/2011
Date of Passport Appointment: 17/11/2011
Date of return of documents: 17/11/2011
Date of Passport Receipt: 21/11/2011

[MiniAyo]

Passport type: Child
Application type: New
Method of application : check nd send
Date of application: 14/11/2011
Date received by Ips: 15:11:2011

[hmw]

Passport Type: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Postal Check and Send (Harrow)
Date of application: 25.10.11
Date application received by IPS: 01.11.11 (Durham)
Date of letter received by counter signatory: 16.11.11
Date of receipt of interview letter: 19.11.11
Date of return of documents: 18.11.11
Date of Passport Appointment: 24.11.11
Date of Passport Receipt:

[gagsingh]

Passport for: Child
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 10/11/2011
Date application received by IPS:
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment: N.A
Date of Passport Receipt:

[shs213]

Mrs PP application time lines
Passport Type: 1 Adult
Application Type: First passport
Method of application: Check and Send
Date of application: 12 Nov 11
Date application received by IPS:
Date of return of documents: 29/11/11
Date of receipt of interview letter: 29/11/11
Date of Passport Appointment: 3/12/11
Date of Passport Receipt:

If all goes well, should have the PP by 2nd week Dec. May not come back to update the date received. Good luck to all!

[finallydone]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 25/10/2011
Date application received by IPS: 26/10/2011
Date of return of documents: 10/11/2011
Date of receipt of interview letter: 9/11/2011 (dated 7/11/2011)
Date phoned IPS to get reference number and make appointment: 7/11/2011
Date of Passport Appointment: 8/11/2011
Date of Passport Receipt: 10/11/2011

[walesky28]

Passport Type: Adult
Application Type: First Adult passport
Method of Application: Check and Send- Post Office
Date of Application: 14th October 11
Date Application received by IPS:17th October 11
Date of Return of documents: 31st October 11
Date of Receipt of interview letter: 1st November 11
Date of Passport Appointment: 3rd November 11 (4.30 PM Appointment)
Date of Issue of Passport: 3rd November
Date of Print of Passport: 4th November
Date of Passport Receipt: 7th November 11
(Special Delivery- But Dropped Through My Letterbox)

So in all, it took just under 3 and a half weeks (24 days) from submission of documents at the post office to the receipt of my passport.

In all, fairly quick process. Citizenship Journey Complete!

[krazydude]

Time line for my wife

Passport Type: Adult
Application Type: First Adult passport
Method of application: Check and Send
Date of application: 04.10.11
Date application received by IPS:Not Known
Date of letter sent to counter signatory: 17.10.11
Date of return of documents: 26.10.11
Date of receipt of interview letter: 26.10.11
Date of Passport Appointment: 27.10.11
Date of Passport Receipt: 31.10.11

Process Complete. I would have to say quite quick as well.

[chetan]

Passport Type: Adult x 2
Application Type: First adult passport
Method of application: Check and send
Date of application: 19/10/2011
Date application received by IPS: 20/10/2011
Date of return of documents: 04/11/2011
Date of receipt of interview letter: 03/11/2011 - dated 01/11/2011
Date of Passport Appointment: 07/11/2011
Date of Passport Receipt: 09/11/2011

[nksg]

Passport Type: Adult x 2
Application Type: First Adult passport
Method of application: Check and Send
Date of application: 11.10.2011
Date of return of documents: 24.10.2011
Date of receipt of interview letter: 21.10.2011
Date of Passport Appointment: 25.10.2011
Date of Passport Receipt: 27.10.2011

[Spring2011]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 17/10/2011
Date application received by IPS: 18/10/2011
Date of return of documents: 26/10/2011
Date of receipt of interview letter: 26/10/2011
Date of Passport Appointment: 27/10/2011 (London)
Date of Passport Receipt: 31/10/2011

[No_marriage_certificate]

Application Timeline
Passport for: 2 MINORS
Application Type: FIRST CHILD PASSPORT
Method of application: Check & Send (MINOR 2) & 1 WEEK FAST TRACK (MINOR 1- BY APPT @ LONDON P'PORT OFFICE 2DAY)
Date of application: 14/10/2011 (BOTH MINOR 1 & 2)
Date application received by IPS: 17/10/2011(MINOR 2) & 14/10/11 (MINOR 1)
Date of Passport Receipt: 20/10/2011 (Minor 1) & 04/11/2011 (Minor 2)

interim update 1: i called on the 1/11/2011 to find out how far the application had gone and they told me they sent a details verification form to my countersignature. and that as soon as they recieve that then they'd proceed to the final stage to print

interim update 2 they rang me on the 3/11/2011 to confirm my address and child's details and confirmed they were sending off to print.

Recieved child's passport 4/11/2011 so i am totally done with passports for the kids........just waiting to start my own process in the new year! Good luck to everyone else waiting!!!!!!!!God is Able xxx

[alpharulez]

Application Timeline

Passport for: First Adult Passport
Application Type: New
Method of application: Post Office- Check & Send
Date of application: 13 Oct 2011
Date application received by IPS: 14 Oct 2011
Date of return of documents: 27 Oct 2011
Date of receipt of interview letter: 27 Oct 2011
Date of Passport Appointment: 29 Oct 2011
Date of Passport Receipt: 01 Nov 2011

[leeselle15]

Date of application 15 sept
Thru post office check and send
Received by ips 19 sept (tracker)
received my docs back 30 sept
Lettr to fon ips office 01 oct
Arranged nterview by fon 04 oct
interview date 08 oct Saturday
Receipt of passport 11 oct

[Gott]

Passport in Paris)
Send: wed 5 th oct
Received: thr 6th of oct
Sup doc send back: 7 th of oct (together with my belarussian passport)
No interview needed
Passport follows by separate post within next 5 days.

[jamesinderby]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Post office check & send
Date of application: 20 September 2011
Date application received by IPS: 26 September 2011
Date of return of documents: 07 October 2011
Date of receipt of interview letter: 07 October 2011
Date of Passport Appointment: 08 October 2011
Date of Passport Receipt: 11 October 2011

My countersignatory received a letter from IPS 01 October.

Good luck to everyone who's been waiting.
God bless Britain!

[AALI24]

Passport Type: Adult
Application Type: First Adult passport
Method of application: Check and Send
Date of application: 06 October 11
Date application received by IPS:13 October 11
Date of letter sent to counter signatory: 20 October 11
Date of return of documents: 28 October 11
Date of receipt of interview letter: 27 October 11
Date of Passport Appointment: 28 October 11
Date of Passport Receipt: 01 November 11