British Passport application processing timelines (only)

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Please respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY thread and posts must be only timeline posts in the standard format. Any other posts that are not timelines will be removed.

[AdyM]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (1st Passport after naturalisation)
Method of application: Online
Location of HMPO Office involved: Peterborough
Date of application: 12/11/21 @ 20.01
Identity verified: 13/11/21 @ 12.49
Application received: 13/11/21 @ 12.49
Documents sent: 15/11/21 (guaranteed next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 18/11/21 @ 08.51
Application approved: 02/12/21 @ 15.03
Passport printed: 03/12/21 @ 09.26
Date of passport receipt: 06/12/21 @ 09.58
Date of return of documents: 30/12/21 @ 08.49

NB as the supporting documents were not returned in a carboard-backed envelope, my naturalisation certificate was bent in half and quite crumpled – not great when you want to frame your certificate for posterity.

[Nickotout]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application: 6/12/2021
Identity email sent: 6/12/2021
Identity details verified and received: 6/12/2021
Application received: 6/12/2021
Documents sent: 7/12/2021 (Royal Mail next day tracked)
Documents received: 9/12/2021
Application in Process:
Application approved: 17 December 2021
Passport printed and sent: 17 December 2021
Passport received: 20 December 2021
Documents received: 30 December 2021

A word of thanks to all Mods, Especially @Alterhase58
It's been quite a journey here, and the mods have been nothing short of fantastic.
All the best to everyone waiting, This is Nick Signing off.

[Vladshin]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough
Online application submitted: 08/12/2021
Identity verified: 08/12/2021
Documents sent: 09/12/2021
Documents delivered: 10/12/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 15/12/2021
Application approved: 23/12/2021
Passport printed and sent: 24/12/2021
Passport received: 30/12/2021
Documents received: Waiting

[afrikano]

Type: 1st adult passport
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 02/12/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 02/12/2021
Identity verified: 02/12/2021
Application received: 02/12/2021
Documents sent: 03/12/2021
Documents delivered to HMPO: 06/12/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 08/12/2021
Application approved: 23/12/2021
Passport printed: 23/12/2021
Passport received: 30/12/2021
Documents received: Waiting

[GondalUK]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New (1st Passport after naturalisation)
Method of application: Online
Location of HMPO Office involved: BOOTLE
Date of application: 12:38pm on 13 December 2021
Identity verified: 3:18pm on 13 December 2021
Application received: 3:19pm on 13 December 2021
Documents sent: 13 December 2021 (guaranteed next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 3:27pm on 16 December 2021
Application approved: 9:03am on 29 December 2021
Passport printed and sent: 1:28pm on 29 December 2021
Date of passport receipt: 10:00am on 30 December 2021
Date of return of documents: waiting

[krish_only4u]

Passport Type : First Child Passport
Method of Application : Online
HMPO Office : Peterborough
Application submitted: 5:05pm on 17 December 2021
Identity verified: 5:45pm on 17 December 2021
Documents Sent: 18th December 2021
Documents received: 12:10pm on 24 December 2021
Application approved: 2:40pm on 30 December 2021
Passport printed and sent: 6:19pm on 30 December 2021
Passport Received: 09:30 AM on 05 January 2022
Documents Received: Waiting (Secure delivery)

[kkkTier1]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 16/12/2021
Identity verified: 16/12/2021
Documents sent: 16/12/2021
Documents delivered: 20/12/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 21/12/2021
Application approved: 30/12/2021
Passport printed and sent: 31/12/2021
Passport received: 05/01/2022
Documents received: Waiting

[ksmile]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 09/12/2021
Identity verified: 21/12/2021
Documents sent: 23/12/2021
Documents delivered: 24/12/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 30/12/2021
Application approved: 5/01/2022
Passport printed and sent: 5/01/2021
Passport received: Pending

Thank you all for your support here

[ps1234]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 21 Nov
Email sent for identity verification: 21 Nov
Identity verified: 21 Nov
Application received: 21 Nov
Documents sent: 22 Nov (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 28 Nov
Application approved: 10 Dec
Passport printed: 10 Dec
Passport received: 13 Dec
Documents received: Still waiting!

[zen100]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 29/11/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 29/11/2021
Identity verified: 29/11/2021
Application received: 29/11/2021
Documents sent: 29/11/2021 (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 06/12/2021
Application approved: 15/12/2021
Passport printed: 15/12/2021
Passport received: 17/12/2021
Documents received: waiting

[maddyb]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 26/12/2021
Identity verified: 26/12/2021
Documents sent: 29/12/2021
Documents delivered: 30/12/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 31/12/2021
Application approved: 06/01/2022
Passport printed and sent: awaiting
Passport received: awaiting

[Alandiego]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 04/11/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 04/11/2021
Identity verified: 07/11/2021
Application received: 07/11/2021
Documents sent: 08/11/2021 (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 11/11/2021
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 06/11/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 06/11/2021
Identity verified: 07/11/2021
Application received: 07/11/2021
Documents sent: 08/11/2021 (next day delivery)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 11/11/2021
Asked again someone to identify: 18/11/21
Application approved: 04/12/21 15:30 (Saturday?!)
Passport printed: 06/12/21
Passport received: 07/12/21
Documents received: 07/01/22

[theduck]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 12/12/2021
Identity verified: 12/12/2021
Documents sent: 15/12/2021
Documents delivered: 16/12/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 21/12/2021*
Application approved: 5/1/2022
Passport printed and sent: 5/1/2022
Passport received: 7/1/2022 (TNT)
Documents received: Waiting

*NB: on 22/12 after receipt of my documents by HMPO I got a call from the case worker about extra documents required (I had not sent in my current passport with an explanation on why I couldn’t send it - they accepted a full photocopy of every page of the passport which I hadn’t included). Such copies were sent on 22/12 and received on 23/12 by HMPO.

[m.Hashemi]

Type : First adult passport after naturalisation
Method : Online
Passport Office : Peterborough
Application Date Submitted : 28. 12.2021
Identity Verified : 29.12.2021
Documents Sent: 29.12.2021
Documents Delivered: 30.12.2021
Documents Received by HMPO: 31.12.2021
Application Approved : 06.01.2022 @9:00
Passport printed and sent: 06.01.2022 @14:00
Passport received: 07.01.2022 @9am

[natic]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough
Online application submitted: 06/01/2022
Identity verified: 07/01/2022
Documents sent: In Process
Documents delivered: Waiting
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: Waiting
Application approved: Waiting
Passport printed and sent: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting

[MooWee]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough
Online application submitted: 14/11/2021
Identity verified: 15/11/2021
Documents sent: 16/11/2021
Documents delivered: 18/11/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 22/11/2021
Application approved: 2/12/2021
Passport printed and sent: 2/12/2021
Passport received: 3/12/2021 (TNT)
Documents received: 5/01/2022 (TNT)

Very long wait to receive my supporting documents back. Also no notification from HMPO that they have been posted so check your tracking regularly.

[ItalianPilot]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application: 05/01/2022
Identity email sent: 05/01/2022
Identity details verified and received: 05/01/2022
Application received: 05/01/2022
Documents sent: 06/01/2022 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed)
Documents received: Waiting
Application in Process: Waiting
Application approved: Waiting
Passport printed and sent: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: Waiting

[qntnuk]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 04/01/2022
Identity verified: 04/01/2022
Documents sent: 04/01/2022
Documents delivered: 06/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 07/01/2022
Application approved: 11/01/2022
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending

Super quick so fast!

[afrikano]

Type: 1st adult passport
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 02/12/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 02/12/2021
Identity verified: 02/12/2021
Application received: 02/12/2021
Documents sent: 03/12/2021
Documents delivered to HMPO: 06/12/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 08/12/2021
Application approved: 23/12/2021
Passport printed: 23/12/2021
Passport received: 30/12/2021
Documents received: 11/01/2022

It's been quite a long and sweaty journey for sure...I wish all the very best of luck

[Joba]

Passport for: Child's First Passport
Application Type: Child born after ILR
Method of application: Online
Location of HMPO Office involved: Bootle
Date of application: 04/01/22
Identity verified: 04/01/22
Application received: 04/01/22
Documents sent: 05/01/22
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 07/01/22
Application approved: 10/01/22
Passport printed: 10/01/22
Date of passport receipt: 12/01/22
Date of return of documents: Pending

All quicker than expected! I just sent the Birth certificate and Mother's ILR BRP. I didn't attach a cover letter as wasn't aware until after I had submitted, however this didn't prove to be an issue.

[YA0148]

First Child British passport after overseas birth

HM Passport office: Bootle


Online application: 10/11/2021
Identity confirmed: 10/11/2021
Documents sent: 17/11/2021
Documents Delivered: 18/11/2021
Documents confirmed received by passport office: 23/11/2021
Application approved: 07/12/2021
Passport printed & sent: 08/12/2021
Passport delivered: 09/12/2021
Documents received: 11/01/2022

[YA0148]

First Adult British passport after naturalisation

HM Passport office: Bootle

Ceremony done: 10/11/2021
Online application: 10/11/2021
Identity confirmed: 10/11/2021
Documents sent: 10/11/2021
Documents Delivered: 11/11/2021
Documents confirmed received by passport office: 15/11/2021
Application approved: 05/12/2021
Passport printed & sent: 06/11/2021
Passport delivered: 09/12/2021
Documents received: 05/01/2022

[maddyb]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 26/12/2021
Identity verified: 26/12/2021
Documents sent: 29/12/2021
Documents delivered: 30/12/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 31/12/2021
Application approved: 06/01/2022
Passport printed: 07/01/2022
Passport received: 10/01/2022 (Note: Didn't receive any email from TNT or HMPO to track delivery. Luckily TNT tracking link was provided in Passport sent email where we can search our delivery using Post code and Application ref num)
Supporting docs received: Awaiting

[iajus]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle

Application submitted: 14 December 2021
Identity details verified and received: 15 December 2021
Documents sent: 15 December 2021 (by Royal Mail signed for)
Documents delivered: 31 December 2021 (Christmas delays, I'm guessing)
Documents received: 4 January 2022
Application approved: 7 January 2022
Passport printed and sent: 10 January 2022
Passport received: 11 January 2022
Documents received: WAITING