Vexcore

It's tooo quite in this thread... what's going on?


ANY UPDATES GUYS?

Kenya

I am still waiting. 7 months now. Incredible...

Gillymonkey

I only applied (from the US) about 5 weeks ago, still waiting but I expected that.

Gozit

Ooh you're back

Vexcore

I never left dude, - always lurking -

Hi Kenya,

if this helps... here is a timeline of my sons passport.

*****PASSPORT RECEIVED*****

Passport Application Sent off: 27/03/2014
Payment Taken: 03/04/2014
Office emailed my countersignature: 12/06/2014
Office Emailed me to confirm passport been issued: 17/06/2014
Passport Sent off via DHL 18/06/2014
Supporting documents sent: 19/06/2014
Supporting documents received: 23/06/2014
Passport received 24/06/2014

Vexcore

@Kenya

You should get an email maybe soon, you've waited long enough.

green121

I received email asking for more documents a month ago I emailed them back with the documents then waiting for a month.applied from egypt 4.5 months ago.

Vexcore

When i got the email (well it was sent to my counter sign person)

all they wanted is a picture of his 'passport' once he sent that to the email they provided us,

i got an email around 5 hours later, saying 'Passport printed and sent off' i was actually shocked. but amazed,

and few days later it was in my hand... all the way from uk to china - amazing.

3 months it took me.

green121

They asked me for proof of address in egypt which I sent a month ago by email...I think it might be a good idea to give them acall

KPD

Applied 3rd Feb in Moscow. First time application for a 4 month old child.

Application went to Liverpool HMPO.

Still waiting.

MP approached but was unable to help.

I am considering a judicial review but it would be an expensive exercise.

The whole situation is beyond appalling.

Steve Junion

What the...?? 6 months? Surely they have at least being in contact with you?

KPD

Your daughter's application is going through the normal security checks - that's what I am being told every single time I call/write to them.

My MP office received the same reply.

Vexcore

Still... bloody wrong if you ask me,

they emailed me on the 3rd month and sent it off... security checks all passed.

this was after i got my family involved and my local MP and so on.

when push comes to 'shove'

Hang in there fella!

BritInParis

Kenya and Russia are both considered high risk countries and there's still a huge backlog to work through although August is traditionally the quietest time of year at the passport office so they should be able to finally start catching up.

KPD

I wish they'd say that before I applied.

It would've been cheaper and faster to get ETD and apply from within the UK.

We had to postpone twice and eventually cancel our holidays.

I am transferred back to the UK in Sep and my wife is effectively stuck in Russia with children.

Of course, we could apply for ETD now but all the documents are with HMPO. And they have not replied to even one of my calls.

Taxes well spend!