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My adult renewal and two first time children went in on the 18th March to processing, but updated on the tracking to say they went in on the 29th, my application was approved at 9pm on Thursday and 20 minutes later they rejected photo on one of the children applications and then didn’t do anything with the second one, so I’m hoping after the Easter weekend they are approved
First passport after naturalisation
Application being processed 1:25pm on 22 March 2022
Documents received 8:04am on 17 March 2022
Application received 7:40pm on 23 February 2022
Identity details received 7:40pm on 23 February 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 7:14pm on 23 February 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 6:57pm on 23 February 2022
Application submitted 6:57pm on 23 February 2022Documents sent on 24 Feb – next day delivery.
I do not understand why it take so long. Probably there should be change in management.Starting to give up hope. I travel to Belgium on the 18th May, and here’s my current status…
Documents signed for 2 weeks before it showed on the system.
Called them up, examiner supposedly needs to look at my application twice. Initial checks and then thorough checks? Not heard anything. First adult passport.Application history
Application being processed 10:25am on 16 March 2022
Documents received 12:15pm on 10 March 2022
Application received 9:50pm on 14 February 2022
Identity details received 9:49pm on 14 February 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 7:50pm on 14 February 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 1:13pm on 14 February 2022
Application submitted 1:13pm on 14 February 2022RazOr: mine has similar timetable as you. Went into processing on 17th March been with examiner since 13th April but no news yet.
I just keep being told examiner will make contact if they need more details.
I fly 06/05/2022
Raz0r – First passport here also and that doesn’t make me very hopeful :/
In processing from 1st April after taking 22 days to log my documents. Their website quoted 4 weeks total but allowing their “up to” 10 weeks my partner booked travel for the 16th May, 11 weeks after application
From what I’ve seen other people post processing is around 5 weeks which is this week for you, hopefully you hear something and the extra checks don’t add much time on.
Did you just ask them where your application was up to on the phone? I’m going to try giving them a ring tomorrow
Here’s my application processing so far:
Passport printed: 16 April 2022
Application approved: 12 April 2022
Documents received: 15 February 2022
Application received: 4 February 2022
Identity details received: 4 February 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 4 February 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 4 February 2022
Application submitted: 4 February 2022Please note:
There was a delay between documents received & application approved because they sent emails about sending more information & I didn’t realise until 2 weeks later. Otherwise I’m sure it would have been quite quick.
Hopefully I get my passport soon! 🙂
Called today, woman sounded hopeful I’d get my passport before my holiday but can never be sure if they are just fobbing you off. 6 weeks 4 days in, not with an examiner yet, 19 days processing so far, 27 days til flight.
She did say all first passports now require an interview though, can anyone confirm this?
I did see one person say that on twitter last month but most other people said only a small amount get selected for this.
Yes they do require an interview.
It’s around 20 minutes long and at the end of my interview the interviewer said my passport would be printed and arrive within 2 weeks.
They asked general questions about myself, my job, interests, my witnesses, where I live and of course some document dates etc. A lot of these were follow on questions, it felt like a basic conversation really.
In the same boat as quite a few people here.
1st Adult passport.
Application history
StatusDate
Documents received 3:06pm on 31 March 2022
Application received 4:53pm on 17 March 2022
Identity details received 4:53pm on 17 March 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 4:48pm on 17 March 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 4:43pm on 17 March 2022
Application submitted 4:43pm on 17 March 2022and nothing since 31st March. Have booked travel tickets on 27th May. So I hope I get my passport by then.
Not everyone applying for first passports requires an interview. I know several people whose application was approved without it. The passport office took 22 days to log the supporting documents. The letter requesting to book an interview date took 13 days to be delivered… it must have sat at the passport office for a while before being posted! I have not been asked for further documentation or been informed of any issues with my application. With a bit of luck I will get the passport before it hits the 3 months mark! Some people seem to get their within a couple of weeks, it seems I was just unlucky.
Application history
StatusDate
Application approved 2:19pm on 19 April 2022
Interview 10:00am 19 April 2022 (earliest date available when I called on the 7th)
Letter received to book interview: 7 April 2022
Application being processed 11:11am on 28 February 2022
Documents received 9:53am on 23 February 2022
Application received 10:10am on 31 January 2022
Identity details received 10:10am on 31 January 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 7:23pm on 30 January 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 7:19pm on 30 January 2022
Application submitted 7:19pm on 30 January 2022
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