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A section for posts relating to applications for Naturalisation or Registration as a British Citizen. Naturalisation

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vaa
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by vaa » Sat Feb 12, 2022 5:33 pm

vaa wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 03, 2022 11:43 pm
 Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 16/01/2022
Identity verified: 16/01/2022
Documents sent: 17/01/2022
Documents delivered: 18/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 25/01/2022
Application approved: 12/02/2022
Passport printed and sent: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: Waiting
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by CandyLee » Sun Feb 13, 2022 8:54 am

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

Online application submitted: 19/01/2022
Email sent for identity verification: 19/01/2022
Identity verified: 20/01/2022
Application received: 20/01/2022
Documents sent: 20/01/2022 (next day signed for delivery)
Documents delivered: 21/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 31/01/2022

Application approved: 07/02/2022
Passport printed and sent: 08/02/2022
Passport received: 10/02/2022
Documents received: pending
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by natic » Sun Feb 13, 2022 10:28 am

natic wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 02, 2022 9:19 am
natic wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:07 pm
natic wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 07, 2022 8:46 pm
 Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough
Online application submitted: 06/01/2022
Identity verified: 07/01/2022
Documents sent: 12/01/2022
Documents delivered: 13/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 19/01/2022
Application approved: 31/01/2022
Passport printed and sent: 01/02/2022
Passport received: 03/02/2022
Document received: 11/02/2022
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by manglavision1 » Mon Feb 14, 2022 10:59 am

Type: First adult passport
Method: Online
Application submitted: on 28 January 2022
Application received: on 29 January 2022
Document sent: on 01 February 2022
Document received: on 02 February 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: on 09 February 2022
Application approved: Waiting
Passport printed and sent: Waiting
New Passport received: Waiting
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Thewaitingplace » Mon Feb 14, 2022 2:15 pm

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 12/01/2022
Identity verified: 13/01/2022
Documents sent: 13/01/2022
Documents delivered with Royal Mail: 14/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 19/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO (second time): 27/01/2022
Application being processed: 28/01/2022
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed and sent: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Document received: waiting
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NomadJoe
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by NomadJoe » Mon Feb 14, 2022 4:12 pm

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation

Document received: waiting
Passport received 4:00pm on 14 February 2022 [Monday]
Passport printed and sent 9:54am on 11 February 2022 [Friday]
Application approved 12:57pm on 10 February 2022
Documents received 2:35pm on 31 January 2022 [Royal Mail stuffed up here]
Application received 10:05am on 19 January 2022
Identity details received 10:05am on 19 January 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 9:43am on 19 January 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10:19pm on 18 January 2022
Application submitted 10:19pm on 18 January 2022
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by NomadJoe » Mon Feb 14, 2022 4:34 pm

NomadJoe wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 14, 2022 4:12 pm
 Type: First adult passport after naturalisation / Online

Document received: waiting
Passport received 4:00pm on 14 February 2022 [Monday]
Passport printed and sent 9:54am on 11 February 2022 [Friday]
Application approved 12:57pm on 10 February 2022
Documents received 2:35pm on 31 January 2022 [Royal Mail stuffed up here]
Application received 10:05am on 19 January 2022
Identity details received 10:05am on 19 January 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 9:43am on 19 January 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10:19pm on 18 January 2022
Application submitted 10:19pm on 18 January 2022
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YM1900
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by YM1900 » Mon Feb 14, 2022 5:42 pm

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation

Online application submitted: 04/02/2022
Identity verified: 04/02/2022
Documents sent: 04/02/2022
Documents delivered with Royal Mail: 07/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: Waiting... (as of 14/02/2022)
Application being processed: Waiting...
Application approved: Waiting...
Passport printed and sent: Waiting...
Passport received: Waiting...
Document received: Waiting...
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vaa
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by vaa » Mon Feb 14, 2022 5:45 pm

vaa wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 12, 2022 5:33 pm
vaa wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 03, 2022 11:43 pm
 Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 16/01/2022
Identity verified: 16/01/2022
Documents sent: 17/01/2022
Documents delivered: 18/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 25/01/2022
Application approved: 12/02/2022
Passport printed and sent: 14/02/2022
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: Waiting
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Asim007 » Tue Feb 15, 2022 10:21 am

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 09/02/2022
Identity verified: 09/02/2022
Documents sent: 10/02/2022
Documents delivered with Royal Mail: 11/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: waiting
Application being processed: waiting
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed and sent: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Document received: waiting
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Naboulkhair » Tue Feb 15, 2022 11:03 am

Naboulkhair wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 21, 2022 1:48 am
 Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UAE
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle

Application submitted: 06 December 2021
Identity details verified and received: 06 December 2021
Documents sent: 07 December 2021
Documents delivered: 11 December 2021
Documents received: 15 December 2021
Application being processed: 15 December 2021
Application approved: 9 February 2022
Passport printed and sent: 9 February 2022
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by CandyLee » Tue Feb 15, 2022 11:52 am

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

Online application submitted: 19/01/2022
Email sent for identity verification: 19/01/2022
Identity verified: 20/01/2022
Application received: 20/01/2022
Documents sent: 20/01/2022 (next day signed for delivery)
Documents delivered: 21/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 31/01/2022

Application approved: 07/02/2022
Passport printed and sent: 08/02/2022
Passport received: 10/02/2022
Documents received: 15/02/2022
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by notavowel » Tue Feb 15, 2022 2:44 pm

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation (2x, all the details below apply for my partner as well!)
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle

Online application submitted: 09/02/2022
Email sent for identity verification: 09/02/2022
Identity verified: 09/02/2022
Application received: 09/02/2022
Documents sent: 14/02/2022 (next day signed for delivery) -- an epic Valentine's Day gift!
Documents delivered: 15/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: [PENDING] -- after seeing multiple posts on this thread, I'm going to calm down for at least the next 3-5 days, looks like they take their own time to update this on the application tracker!

Application approved: [PENDING]
Passport printed and sent: [PENDING]
Passport received: [PENDING]
Documents received: [PENDING]
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Thewaitingplace » Tue Feb 15, 2022 4:49 pm

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 12/01/2022
Identity verified: 13/01/2022
Documents sent: 13/01/2022
Documents delivered with Royal Mail: 14/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 19/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO (second time): 27/01/2022
Application being processed: 28/01/2022
Application approved: 15/02/2022
Passport printed and sent: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Document received: waiting
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YM1900
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by YM1900 » Tue Feb 15, 2022 5:11 pm

YM1900 wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 14, 2022 5:42 pm
 Type: First adult passport after naturalisation

Online application submitted: 04/02/2022
Identity verified: 04/02/2022
Documents sent: 04/02/2022
Documents delivered with Royal Mail: 07/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 14/02/2022
Application being processed: Waiting...
Application approved: Waiting...
Passport printed and sent: Waiting...
Passport received: Waiting...
Document received: Waiting...
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by e210696 » Tue Feb 15, 2022 6:31 pm

e210696 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 21, 2022 12:59 pm
 Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough
Online application submitted: 19/01/2022
Identity verified: 19/01/2022
Documents sent: 21/01/2022
Documents delivered: 24/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 31/01/2022
Application approved: 14/02/2022 18:14
Passport printed and sent: 15/02/2022 13:56
Passport received:
Documents received:
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by pomal1994 » Wed Feb 16, 2022 2:29 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Online Application submitted: 15/02/2022 13:06
E-mail sent for identity verification: 15/02/2022
Identity verified: 15/02/2022 13:31
Application received: 15/02/2022 13:31
Documents sent: 16/02/2022 13:55
Documents delivered: Pending
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: Pending
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by vaa » Thu Feb 17, 2022 6:09 pm

vaa wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 14, 2022 5:45 pm
vaa wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 12, 2022 5:33 pm
vaa wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 03, 2022 11:43 pm
 Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 16/01/2022
Identity verified: 16/01/2022
Documents sent: 17/01/2022
Documents delivered: 18/01/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 25/01/2022
Application approved: 12/02/2022
Passport printed and sent: 14/02/2022
Passport received: 17/02/2022 (took TNT 2 days to update their tracker service, no email notification or SMS received, found by luck they are delivering today).
Documents received: Waiting
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Krayu » Fri Feb 18, 2022 9:54 am

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Peterborough HMPO
Online Application submitted: 08/02/2022 13:06
E-mail sent for identity verification: 08/02/2022
Identity verified: 08/02/2022
Application received: 08/02/2022
Documents sent: 09/02/2022
Documents delivered: 10/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: Pending
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by pomal1994 » Fri Feb 18, 2022 11:04 am

pomal1994 wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 16, 2022 2:29 pm
 Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Online Application submitted: 15/02/2022 13:06
E-mail sent for identity verification: 15/02/2022
Identity verified: 15/02/2022 13:31
Application received: 15/02/2022 13:31
Documents sent: 16/02/2022 13:55
Documents delivered: 08:25, Thursday 17 February 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: Pending
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by itmanager » Fri Feb 18, 2022 8:56 pm

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Online Application submitted: 15/02/2022
E-mail sent for identity verification: 15/02/2022
Identity verified: 15/02/2022
Application received: 15/02/2022
Documents sent: 15/02/2022
Documents delivered: 16 February 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 🕖
Application approved: 🕖
Passport printed and sent:🕖
Passport received:🕖
Documents received: 🕖
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Asim007 » Fri Feb 18, 2022 9:42 pm

Asim007 wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 15, 2022 10:21 am
 Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 09/02/2022
Identity verified: 09/02/2022
Documents sent: 10/02/2022
Documents delivered with Royal Mail: 11/02/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 17/02/2022
Application being processed: Pending
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Document received: Pending
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by ATADP » Sat Feb 19, 2022 6:38 am

ATADP wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 11, 2022 2:32 am
ATADP wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 01, 2022 5:17 am
 Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Online Application submitted: 1341 on 31 January 2022.
E-mail sent for identity verification: 1344 on 31 January 2022
Identity verified: 1940 on 31 January 2022
Application received: 1955 on 31 January 2022
Documents delivered: 1 February 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: Pending
E-mail sent for identity verification: 1940 31 January 2022
Identity verified: 1955 31 January 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 1348 10 February 2022
Application approved: :D 2145 (LATE) 18 February 2022
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by adogah » Sat Feb 19, 2022 7:25 pm

adogah wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 09, 2022 4:23 pm
 Type: First Adult Passport After Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 30/01/2022 at 2:38pm
Identity confirmed: 30/01/2022 at 4:33pm
Application received: 30/01/2022 at 4:33pm
Documents delivered by Special Delivery: 01/02/2022 at 9:12am
Documents confirmed received: 09/02/2022 at 4:37pm
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Supporting documents received: Pending
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by strong_and_stable » Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:21 am

strong_and_stable wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 09, 2022 7:39 am
 Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Bootle (Liverpool)

Online application submitted: 13 January 2022
Identity verified: 13 January 2022
Application received: 13 January 2022

Documents sent: 13 January 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 14 January 2022 (early AM)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 24 January 2022 (early AM)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO (second time): 03 February 2022 (early AM)
Application being processed: 04 February 2022 (midday)

Still waiting as of 20 February
~ 5.5 weeks elapsed

Application approved: 🕓
Passport printed and sent: 🕓
Passport received: 🕓
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