British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[elajo]

Type: First adult British passport
Mode: Online
Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 1 April 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 1 April 2022
Identity details received: 1 April 2022
Application received: 1 April 2022
Documents delivered by royal mail: sent on 2 April 2022, RM never acknowledged receipt of delivery contacted them and they replied my documents might have been part of a bulk delivery and was accidentally not scanned.
Documents received by HMPO: 13 April 2022
Application approved: pending
Passport printed: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

*recent events*
Resubmission of photo: 05 May 2022
Application approved: 06 May 2022
Passport printed: 06 May 2022
Passport received: 09 May 2022
Documents received: pending

[yhm75]

Type: First adult British passport
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 31 march 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 31 march 2022
Identity details received: 31 march 2022
Application received:31 march 2022
Documents delivered by royal mail 06-april-2022
Documents received confirmed :20-april-2022
Application approved:06-may-2022
Passport printed:09 may 2022
Passport received:11 may 2022 no message or email from tnt
Documents received - waiting

[mustie]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Glasgow ==> Durham ==> Glasgow
Online application submitted: 24/3/2022
Identity verified: 24/3/2022
Documents sent: 24/03/2022
Documents delivered by Royal mail: 25/03/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 5/04/2022
Application approved: 27/04/2022
Passport printed and sent: 29/04/2022
Passport received (picked up from DHL depot): 30/04/2022
Documents received: 11/05/2022

[edu]

Type: First adult British passport
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 14 march 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 14 march 2022
Identity details received: 15 march 2022
Application received:15 march 2022
Documents delivered by royal mail 16 march 2022
Documents received confirmed :30 march 2022
Application approved: 12 april 2022
Passport printed: 13 april 2022
Passport received: 14 april 2022
Documents received - waiting

[britalian89]

Type: First adult British passport (after naturalisation)
Mode: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle

Application submitted: 11/03/2022
Idenitity confirmed: 11/03/2022
Document sent: 11/03/2022 (via Royal Mail Special Delivery by 1pm)
Document delivered: 14/03/2022
Document received by HMPO: 28/03/2022
Application processing: N/A
Application approved: 07/04/2022
Passport sent: 08/04/2022
Passport received: 09/04/2022
Supporting document received: 12/05/2022 (via Royal Mail despite being £5 secure delivery)

I wrote my MP a couple days ago as someone in the HMPO said docs were sent back on April 12 but none of the couriers seemed to have them. Write your MPs, that helped me. Nightmare process, glad it’s all over for me once and for all. Good luck everyone!

[lw32]

Type: First adult British passport (naturalisation)
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 6/4/22
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 7/4/22
Documents sent RM signed-for/tracked service: 8/4/22
Documents delivered by RM: 11/4/22
Documents received (notification online): 20/4/22
Application approved: 9/5/22
Passport printed: 11/5/22
Passport received: 12/5/22
Supporting docs: TBC

[mesn]

Type: 3 Passports after Naturalization/ Registration - 1 Adult [Self], 1 Adult [Wife], 1 Child
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle [Same for all 3]
Online application submitted: 10/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Email sent for identity verification: 10/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Identity verified: 10/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Application received: 10/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Documents sent: 11/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Documents delivered: 14/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 28/03/22 [Same for all 3]
Application being processed: 19/04/22, N/A, N/A
Photo Resubmit: N/A, 08/04/22, N/A
Application approved: 06/05/22, 08/04/22, 06/04/22
Passport printed and sent: 06/05/22, 13/04/22, 12/04/22
Passport received: 10/05/22, 14/04/22, 14/04/22
Documents received: 10/05/22, 13/05/22, 09/05/22

It was a nightmare. I had to travel urgently and did everything I could to expedite my application. Glad its all over. Final Update & over and out.

[Johny d]

Type: First adult British passport
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 22nd March 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 22nd March 2022
Identity details received: 22nd March 2022
Application received: 22nd March 2022
Documents sent : 23rd March 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 24th March 2022
Documents received by HMPO: 6th April 2022
Application being processed : N/A
Application approved: 23rd April 2022
Passport printed: 26th April 2022
Passport received: 29th April 2022 (Received a text by DHL on the day)
Documents received: 14th May 2022
Good luck to everyone

[mat_oxy]

Type: First newborn British passport
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 12 April2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 12 April2022
Identity details received: 13 April2022
Documents posted:13 April 2022
Documents delivered by royal mail 14-April-2022
Documents received confirmed :26-april-2022
Application approved:14-may-2022
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Documents received:

[Biky]

Type: First British Passport post naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 8th March 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity:8th March 2022
Identity details received: 8th March 2022
Application received:8th March 2022
Documents sent : 9th March 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 10th March 2022
Documents received by HMPO: 23rd March 2022
Application approved: 4th April 2022
Passport printed: 9th April 2022
Passport received:13th April 2022 (TNT, through the door letter box, no signature required)
Documents received: 16th May 2022 (Royal Mail although I paid for secure delivery)

HMPO is very difficult to contact and return of supporting document was particularly slow, so happy it is now over!

[Ben1989]

Type: First newborn British passport
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough
Application submitted: 08 Feb 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 21 Feb 2022
Identity details received: 21 Feb 2022
Documents posted: 21 Feb 2022
Documents delivered by royal mail 25 Feb 2022
Documents received confirmed : 9 Mar 2022
Application approved: 25 Mar 2022
Passport printed: 28 Mar 2022
Passport received: 4 April
Documents received: 12 May (countless calls, MP emails, letters written to no response. Sent RM although paid for secure delivery)

[KB521]

Type: First adult British passport after naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Unknown
Application submitted: 29 March 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 29 March 2022
Identity details received: 29 March 2022
Application received: 29 March 2022
Documents delivered by royal mail: 1 April 2022
Documents received confirmed: 8 April 2022
Application being processed: 9 May 2022
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Documents received:

When I applied, the wait times said 5-6 weeks. This is so frustrating!!

I've called 3 times and asked to be upgraded as I have urgent travel. Still no response.

[migrant_uk16]

Type: First British Adult Passport post naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 13th April 2022
Identity details received: 13th April 2022
Application received:13th April 2022
Documents sent : 13th April 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 14th April 2022
Documents received by HMPO: 27th April 2022
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[mat_oxy]

Type: First newborn British passport
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 12 April2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 12 April2022
Identity details received: 13 April2022
Documents posted:13 April 2022
Documents delivered by royal mail 14-April-2022
Documents received confirmed :26-april-2022
Application approved:14-may-2022
Passport printed:17 -May - 2022
Passport received:
Documents received:

[vamsikaa]

First British passport after naturalisation
Passport office: Corby - Northamptonshire
Application submitted: 19/04/2022
Email sent for ID confirmation: 19/04/2022
Identity details confirmed:19/04/2022
Application received: 19/04/2022
Documents sent by RM: 20/04/2022
Documents received confirmation by HMPO: 25/04/2022
Application approved: 14/05/2022
Passport printed: 16/05/2022
TNT delivery message - out for delivery: 18/05/2022.
I am working in office, hopefully i can see my passport when i go home. Considering news about recent passport delays, getting first passport within 30 days of application seems to be pretty good service.
All the best for other applicants who are waiting for their passports.

[mat_oxy]

Type: First newborn British passport
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 12 April2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 12 April2022
Identity details received: 13 April2022
Documents posted:13 April 2022
Documents delivered by royal mail 14-April-2022
Documents received confirmed :26-april-2022
Application approved:14-may-2022
Passport printed:17- May -2022
Passport received:18- May- 2022
Documents received:

[Cristina88]

Type: First British Adult Passport post naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 6 April 2022
Identity details received: 6 April 2022
Application received:6 April 2022
Documents sent : 6 April 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 7 April 2022
Documents received by HMPO: 19 April 2022
Application approved: waiting Have urgent travel next week and super tensed
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[65ahr]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: First British passport after naturalisation
Method of application: online
Application submitted online: 23 March 2022
Date documents delivered by RM: 24 March 2022
Documents received confirmed: 4 April 2022
Application approved: 19 April 2022
Passport printed: 21 April 2022
Passport received: 22 April 2022
Supporting documents received: 18 May 2022

[a85]

Type: First British Adult Passport post naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough
Application submitted: 17th March 2022
Identity details received: 17th March 2022
Application received: 17th March 2022
Documents sent : 19th March 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 21th March 2022
Documents received by HMPO: 31th March 2022
Application approved: 14th April 2022
Passport printed: 20th April 2022
Passport received: 23th April 2022
Documents received: 18th May 2022 (paid for tracked delivery)

Thanks to everyone!

[Groent]

Type: First adult British passport after naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 16 March 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 16 March 2022
Identity details received: 16 March 2022
Application received: 16 March 2022
Documents delivered by royal mail: 17 March 2022
Documents received confirmed: 1 April 2022
Application approved: 19 April 2022
Passport printed: 19 April 2022
Passport received: 22 April 2022
Documents received: 18 May 2022

[migrant_uk16]

Type: First British Adult Passport post naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 13th April 2022
Identity details received: 13th April 2022
Application received:13th April 2022
Documents sent : 13th April 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 14th April 2022
Documents received by HMPO: 27th April 2022
Application approved: 18th May 2022
Passport printed: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

[montybs]

Type: First adult British passport - Spousal then ILR - US Citizen
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough
Application submitted: 16 May 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 16 May 2022
Identity details received: 17 May 2022
Application received: 17 May 2022
Documents delivered by royal mail: 18 May 2022
Documents received confirmed :Pending
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[Lasp2010]

ype: First adult passport ILR ROUTE
Mode: Online
Passport Office: BELFAST
Passport printed 9:44pm on 19 May 2022
Application approved 10:37am on 18 May 2022
Application being processed 8:15am on 17 May 2022
Documents received 12:13pm on 26 April 2022
Application received 6:07pm on 15 April 2022
Identity details received 6:07pm on 15 April 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 1:54pm on 15 April 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 1:43pm on 15 April 2022
Application submitted 1:43pm on 15 April 2022

Passport tracking on TNT available after few hours of passport printed message by using appl reference number

[apple222]

Type: First adult British passport - after IRL
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Durham
Application submitted 7:13pm on 14 March 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 7:13pm on 14 March 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 8:54pm on 14 March 2022
Identity details received 9:07pm on 14 March 2022
Application received 9:07pm on 14 March 2022
Documents received 7:55am on 29 March 2022
Application being processed 4:27pm on 29 March 2022
Application approved 8:36am on 20 May 2022

Passport printed: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[migrant_uk16]

Type: First British Adult Passport post naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 13 April 2022
Identity details received: 13 April 2022
Application received:13 April 2022
Documents sent : 13 April 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 14 April 2022
Documents received by HMPO: 27 April 2022
Application approved: 18 May 2022
Passport printed: 20 May 2022
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting

Observations

• It took ~40 hours from application approved to passport printed
• Even though passport was printed before 10:30 on Friday morning, it could not be delivered on Saturday