[Nicola]

Sorry I know this has been asked before. But how long does it take to get your passports back stamped with the PR visa, once you have approved in principal?

We have just discovered that our house buyers want to move on 4th August and we have not have not sent the passports off for the last stage. I was waiting for my shiny new one with my married name on it.


Nic

[nessie]

It was about 2 weeks from sending the passports in (didn't do that staright away), but we didn't expect them back as quick as when we spoke with them they had a bit of a rush on. I suggest you call them and ask :smile

F

[Going2NZ]

I just spoke to the London office yesterday and the case worker said to expect it to take 3-4 weeks to process. But we're in the US so I don't know if that makes a difference.

Susan

[xanctus]

Susan, it's quite accurate about the time frame between approval of principal to stamped passport. We got our stamped pass around 3-4 weeks.

[Bubbles]

I've was told 2 / 3 weeks by CO

John

[jan]

Well we sent ours in on the Saturday.

Rang to check they had got them on the Monday, Tuesday and then Wednesday, they hadn't :eek :eek :eek
I forgot to send them recorded delivery :eek But thats another tale.

That same Wednesday at 2pm the CO rang to say that they were being processed and we should get them back Saturday!!!! :eek

Saturday came..... knock knock........ Thankyou Mr postie. ITS THEM :eek

[shagen]

We got ours in a week.

We were told you can get it done faster if you have a pressing reason like a job waiting for you etc.

[Radke]

I was told it would take 4 weeks. Its been 6. Yesterday the London branch told me it should only take about 2 more... :(

so so far thats 8 weeks for me.