jazzys

Anyone know how long it might take to get my sons new British passport. We are in Oz and applied for one approx one month ago.

Is there any way to find out how close it is?

Cheers

chris955

I assume you applied for it in Australia ? What I mean is did you send the application to the UK or in Australia ? I think you can actually trace the progress of the application just not sure of the place to do it. Maybe Google will throw something up.

jazzys

Yes i applied for it from within Australia, not sure where it went as you have to do it via the post office and they deal with sending it away.

I thought it was going to Wellington NZ for processing but appaprently they sometimes go back to blighty

chris955

I did hear that they no longer actually deal with them hear and as you say they now go to NZ. I donthink it is possible to track the progress but you might need the number that should have been given to you at the post office.

jazzys

i have a receipt from the post office but no idea how to trace it, and the website is terrible. It also mentions phone numbers but says they cannot answer questions relating to passport progress enquiries.

Whether there is a department that can, it doesn't say

chris955

Try here to track it if you have the barcode from the original application.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAn...tion/DG_181663
It is temporarily offline from where I am. Of course this may only be for an application from within the UK which is what I have just done.

jazzys

Thanks but its a bit too late to be asking for the barcode number off the original application form

Its in postman land somewhere.

chris955

Ah, you forgot to take a note of it

jazzys

haha, how foolish of me eh!

I just rang the passport office in the UK and they didn't have a clue.
They suggested i contact the australian post office for advice as thats where i had to lodge my application

chris955

Yes as the application originated in Australia I would certainly start there.

moneypenny20

Last I heard they were still processing them in NZ but would be moving it all to the UK. I don't think they've done that yet. There's this thread stuck at the top of the Aus board. They may have current processing times, don't know for sure, I've not looked in there recently.

commonwealth

it's in the bermuda triangle

Donna&Neil

Hi I did mine earlier this year. Took about 1 month from time I lodged it with Australia post to come back to me..... so hopefully its on its way back.

quoll

What does the website say for turnaround time? I'd be guessing they say 6 - 8 weeks but that would just be a guess based on times that I have needed to use the service.

Edited to say, this is what their website says
We aim to process the new passport within four weeks from the date the fee is taken and the application contains all of the information we need. Failure to provide all of the required documentation will result in your application being delayed or returned. If it is a first time application, or you are replacing a lost or stolen passport, you should allow at least six weeks. You should not book travel until you have received your new passport. We cannot accept responsibility for any costs incurred if travel is booked and subsequently cancelled before you have received your passport

So check your credit card statement to see when the fee was taken out

KJCherokee

based on mine which I renewed a couple of months ago, if you put it into the PO about a month ago you should get it in the mail very soon.