First child passport timeline

[shgs8]

I am also waiting for a child’s first passport.

Applied on 2nd April, documents received 19th April but nothing since.

I am hoping they aren’t going to ask for our marriage certificate. Is this the case for every application?

Is there a particular reason they ask for it? Even if the parents passport details are given and are in the married name?

[utz07]

On our application, we used my wifes maiden name as she has not changed her passport to her married name as it still had so long to run. So passport in maiden name but childs birth certificate with her married name on….but the birth certificate also shows her married name which linked it all up. Marriage certificate not requested.

[shgs8]

Thanks

Slightly different from me but hopefully same outcome that they don’t need our marriage cert.

[Becky B]

We applied at the same time, our documents were received on the 22nd and we are still at that stage, we fly on 21st June and I am panicking with all these stories. Which passport office did you send your documents to ?

[Rub_03hen]

We applied 12 April
Docs received 25 April
Called today and nothing is on they system yet so we can’t upgrade
We travel 24 May

Stressed is an understatement

[shgs8]

I had to send docs to bootle.

I am due to fly on 6th June so have a bit of time but starting to worry.

[Lleach]

@CharlieMKing What passport office is this that you sent it to?

[CharlieMKing]

Im not entirely sure, my wife put the application together.

Although my local passport office is London.

[shgs8]

Update. Got a text to say passport approved

Timeline below

Application approved 12:43pm on 6 May 2022
Documents received 12:20pm on 19 April 2022
Application received 1:08pm on 4 April 2022
Identity details received 1:08pm on 4 April 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 1:58pm on 2 April 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 1:56pm on 2 April 2022
Application submitted 1:56pm on 2 April 2022

Not gloating just to hopefully give some hope to others that it is being dealt with albeit slowly.

Still to get printed and sent to me so not out of the woods yet but there’s hope.

[Lleach]

@shgs8 Where did you send your documents to? I’m still waiting on documents being “received”

[shgs8]

Hi mine were sent to bootle.

It took over 2 weeks for the system to update from date they were sent to being marked as received.

[Lleach]

Ah damn! I wish I was able to have sent them to bootle. It seems that’s the only office that have a decent turnaround time.

[jade.wynn]

Good Evening

I have 3x first child passports processing we fly 5th June starting to panic a little now any help appreciated 🙏
I live in Manchester so could travel to Liverpool if need be
So far all 3x are like this

Application being processed
12:57pm on 13 April 2022
Documents received 3:24pm on 11 April 2022
Application received
10:09pm on 15 March 2022
Identity details received 10:08pm on 15 March 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 9:53pm on 15 March 2022
submitted 11:03am on 13 March 2022

[shgs8]

Hope you get them soon.

I’m now starting to panic. Thought worst was over when I got the text to say application approved.

I fly around same time as you so I hope mine is printed and sent soon.

Anybody know average time between being approved and sent out?

[shgs8]

Sorry just noticed yours doesn’t say approved but processed. Wonder if there’s a difference in terminology.

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