British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[Plan B]

Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method Of Application: Post Office Check and Send
Date Of Application: 23/09/13
Date Of Application Acknowledged By IPS: Text 25/09/13
Date Of Return Of Documents: 26/09/13
Date Of Receipt Of Interview Letter: 27/09/13
Date Of Passport Interview Appointment: 09/10/13
Date Of Passport Receipt: 12/10/13

Plan B

[BOKMAN]

Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method Of Application: Post Office Check and Send
Date Of Application: 09/10/2013
Date Of Application Acknowledged By IPS: 11/10/2013 (SMS)
Date Of Return Of Documents: 14/10/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Interview Letter: 12/10/2013
Date Of Passport Interview Appointment: 14/10/2013
Date Of Passport Receipt: 16/10/2013

IT TOOK EXACTLY A WEEK!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE OVER THE YEARS AND GOODLUCK TO EVERYONE WAITING.

[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:

[kvsudhirreddy]

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: 17/10/2013 text message
Date Of Return Of Documents: 21/10/2013
Date Of Receipt Of Interview Letter: 22/10/2013
Date Of Passport Interview Appointment: 02/11/2013
Date Of Passport Receipt: TBC

[Karnavati]

Hi quantumscience, sending you personal message. Thanks.

[sameeer]

Hi Karnavati - Congratulations that marks the end of the journey for you in the BC process enjoy.

My wife is applying for her first British passport as well today. We will be using the check and send service.

I had a quick question for you. Please help.

How did the IPS return the original documents? I.e. Did the naturalisation certificate came back to you un-bent / unfolded?
Did you have to send a DO NOT BEND envelop etc. requesting them to send the documents back in that special envelop?

I know they can send the originals back in secure delivery, we have ticked that option in the application, but was more curious to know how to ask them to send the naturalisation certificate back without folding it? Or do you know is it ok to get it back folded if they do fold it when they send it back.

Please let me know.

If you tick that option, they send it half folded. It is just fine, there is nothing wrong in folding the certificate.

[sameeer]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First adult passport after naturalisation .
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: 19th October 2013
Date of Passport receipt:

[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:
Date of return of documents:
Date of interview Letter:
Date of passport interview appointment:

EVERYONE SEEM TO HAVE RECEIVED TEXT FROM IPS IN TWO DAYS I HAVENT SHOULD I WORRY ?

[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: TBC
Date Of Return Of Documents: TBC
Date Of Receipt Of Interview Letter: TBC
Date Of Passport Interview Appointment: TBC
Date Of Passport Receipt: TBC

Post office folded my certi into half while sending it, not bad so far. They have not given me any special delivery tracking reference, is it normal. The lady sealed the forms and docs in plastic envelope, that's it. don't know if that envelope was pre addressed to passport office, can anyone else confirm this.

[sunil.suneel]

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: TBC
Date Of Return Of Documents: TBC
Date Of Receipt Of Interview Letter: TBC
Date Of Passport Interview Appointment: TBC
Date Of Passport Receipt: TBC

Post office folded my certi into half while sending it, not bad so far. They have not given me any special delivery tracking reference, is it normal. The lady sealed the forms and docs in plastic envelope, that's it. don't know if that envelope was pre addressed to passport office, can anyone else confirm this.

Don't worry about that ... its their usual practice, that is how the check and send service works. They have these plastic envelops in which they put in all the documents (A4 folded once) and then collectively all the passport applications for the day are sent out as one Special delivery parcel.

[sunil.suneel]

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

EVERYONE SEEM TO HAVE RECEIVED TEXT FROM IPS IN TWO DAYS I HAVENT SHOULD I WORRY ?

Not really, you may get it in the next few days or may have missed it cos of mobile number error from your side or IPS entering incorrect mobile number. So dont worry ... check out for interview invitation letter soon ...

[neoseal]

Thanks Sunil.suneel for confirming was worried a bit.

[sameer2012]

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

[neoseal]

Sameer2012, this will help

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

[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

[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

[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!

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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 ......

[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

[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

[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