British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[farrahs]

First adult passport application post naturalisation -
Office: Peterborough
Online application submitted: 13/03/2022
Identity verified: 13/03/2022
Documents sent: 14/03/2022
Documents delivered with Royal Mail: 15/03/2022 using RM Special Delivery
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: This is now updated to 21/4/2022 - taking SO LONG!!!! It's been a month since and HMPO still hasn't acknowledged receipt of my documents. I am starting to worry about my naturalisation certificate and my passport...!! Does anyone have similar experience?
Application being processed: 22/4/2022
Application approved: 4:01pm on 6 June 2022
Passport printed: 8:21am on 8 June 2022
Passport received: about 11am-ish on 9 June 2022
Document received: about 10.30am-ish on 15 June 2022

Call them a few times and they are not helpful at all....

Finally!! Hopefully the new passport and documents come back soon............!

Surprisingly received my documents within a week of receiving my British passport!! Finally the journey is truly over. Thanks for this forum and everyone. Good luck to all who are on the journey.

[Rajux]

Application history
StatusDate
Application deal : Belfast office
Documents received back FROM HM on 15 June 2022
Passport received 12.25pm on 14th June 2022
Passport printed 5:43am on 13 June 2022
Application approved 7:49pm on 9 June 2022
Application being processed on 4th May 2022
Documents received 9:00am on 11 April 2022
Application received 9:27pm on 28 March 2022
Identity details received 9:27pm on 28 March 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 11:02pm on 27 March 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10:58pm on 27 March 2022
Application submitted 10:58pm on 27 March 2022
Very long journey .thanks for the forum. Good luck everyone.

[Chocoicee]

Type: First adult British passport (naturalisation)
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 10/5/22
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 10/5/22-12:30
Identity details received : 10/5/22- 13:00
Application received: 10/5/22
Documents sent RM signed-for/tracked service:10/5/22
Documents received (notification online):24 May 2022
Application approved: 11/6/2022
Passport printed: 14/6/2022
Passport received:15/6/2022
Supporting docs: TBC

[Meena77x]

Type: First British Adult Passport post naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 11th May 2022
Identity details received: 11th May 2022
Application received:11th May 2022
Documents sent : 11th May 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 12th May 2022
Documents received by HMPO: 26th May 2022
Application approved: 15th June 2022
Passport printed: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

[myeloidguy]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation by ILR
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 24 March 2022
Documents sent: 28 March 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 29 March 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 06 April 2022, again on 03 May 2022
Application being processed: 05 May 2022
Application approved: 11 June 2022
Passport printed: 14 June 2022
Passport received: 15 June 2022 via TNT
Documents received: pending

Feels like they are dealing with the March/April applications that are bumping up on the 10 week deadlines, just to give some hope to those of you perhaps in the same boat as I was. Good luck everyone.

[Shridhar26]

Type : First British Passport
Mode : Online
Passport Office : Bootle (Liverpool)
Application submitted : 11 May 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity : 11 May 2022
Identity details received : 11 May 2022
Application received : 11 May 2022
Documents sent RM signed-for/tracked service : 12 May 2022
Documents received : 24 May 2022

Email sent to person confirming your identity : 13 June 2022 (2nd Time)
Identity details received : 13 June 2022 (2nd Time)

Application approved : 13 June 2022
Passport printed : 15 June 2022
Passport received : 16 June 2022
Supporting docs : Awaiting

Passport was dropped in door Letter box.

[reenie17]

First passport after naturalisation
HMPO:Belfast

Supporting docs:
Passport received:
Passport printed:
Application approved: Pending
Documents received 11:35am on 16 June 2022
Application received 3:55pm on 12 June 2022
Identity details received 3:55pm on 12 June 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 11:09am on 12 June 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10:57am on 12 June 2022
Application submitted 10:57am on 12 June 2022

[EddieSpeaks]

Type : First British Passport
Mode : Online
Passport Office : Bootle (Liverpool)

Application submitted : 11 June 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity : 11 June 2022
Identity details received : 11 June 2022
Application received : 11 June 2022
Documents sent RM signed-for/tracked service : 11 June 2022
RM signed-for/tracked reached: 14 June 2022
Documents received by Passport Office: 16 June 2022
Application approved :
Passport printed :
Passport received :
Supporting docs :

[Spongebob100]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool Bootle
Online application submitted: 25 April 2022
Documents sent: 26 April 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 27 April 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 9 May 2022
Application approved: 25 May 2022
Passport printed: 27 May 2022
Passport received: 30 May 2022
Documents received: 15 June 2022

Overall, not as painful as I had feared! Good luck to all.

[rayclark]

Type: Child's Renewal
From: Singapore
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Durham
Online application submitted: 28 April 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 28 April 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 28 April 2022
Identity details received: 28 April 2022
Application received: 28 April 2022
Documents sent: 29 April 2022 (by DHL)
Documents delivered by DHL: 03 May 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 23 May 2023
Ask someone to confirm your identity (AGAIN): 27 May 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity (AGAIN): 27 May 2022
Identity details received (AGAIN): 27 May 2022
Application approved: 27 May 2022
Passport printed: 31 May 2022
Passport received: 04 June 2022 (by DHL)
Email from DHL confirming despatch of documents: 14 June 2022
Documents received: 16 June 2022

A very helpful link for applicants from abroad to get a tracking number from DHL using their applications number
https://www.dhl.com/gb-en/home/our-divi ... vices.html.

[waldo3002]

Type: First Child Passport (overseas application from the UAE)
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Durham
Online application submitted: 11/03/2022
Email sent for identity verification: 12/03/2022
Identity verified: 12/03/2022
Application received: 12/03/2022
Documents sent: 13/03/2022
Documents delivered: 15/03/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 06/04/2022
Additional documents requested: 27/04/2022
Additional documents delivered: 03/05/2022
Application being processed: N/A
Application approved: 28/05/2022
Passport printed and sent: 31/05/2022
Passport received: 03/06/2022 (via DHL)
Documents received: 17/06/2022 (via DHL)

[kiss300]

First British passport post after naturalisation


Online application: 17/04/222
Confirmed identity: 17/04/22
Documents sent: 18/04/22
HMPO acknowledged received documents: 4/05/2022
Interview request email: 21/05/2022
Interview not needed after a call: 28/05/2022
Application approved: 28/05/2022
Passport printed :31/05/2022
Passport received: 1/06/2022
Documents received: 17/06/2022
Finally after almost 11 years the journey has come to an end. This platform has been everything to me. Thank you all.

[jonser]

Type: First Adult British passport
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 10th May 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 10th May 2022
Identity details received: 10th May 2022
Application received: 10th May 2022
Documents delivered by royal mail 11th May 2022
Documents received confirmed : 2nd June 2022 (took so long for this confirmation)
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Documents received：

[ATT]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Liverpool
Online application submitted: 27/04/2022
Identity verified: 27/04/2022
Documents sent: 27/04/2022
Documents delivered by Royal mail: 28/04/2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 11/05/22
Application approved: 08/06/22
Passport printed: 10/06/22
Passport received: 13/06/22
Documents received: waiting to receive

Glory be to God Almighty. Thank you to the moderators. I wish everyone all the best

[Meena77x]

Type: First British Adult Passport post naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 11th May 2022
Identity details received: 11th May 2022
Application received:11th May 2022
Documents sent : 11th May 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 12th May 2022
Documents received by HMPO: 26th May 2022
Application approved: 15th June 2022
Passport printed: 18th June 2022
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

[Ncl01]

Type: First adult British passport after naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 11 May 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 12 May 2022
Identity details received: 12 May 2022
Application received: 12 May 2022
Documents delivered by royal mail: 13 May 2022
Documents received confirmed: 25 May 2022
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

Application approved: 15 June 2022
Passport printed: 16 June 2022
Passport received: 17 June 2022
Documents received: Pending

[Meena77x]

Type: First British Adult Passport post naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted: 11th May 2022
Identity details received: 11th May 2022
Application received:11th May 2022
Documents sent : 11th May 2022
Documents delivered by Royal Mail: 12th May 2022
Documents received by HMPO: 26th May 2022
Application approved: 15th June 2022
Passport printed: 18th June 2022
Passport received: 20th June 2022
Documents received: pending

[IAmNullPointer]

Type: First British Adult Passport post naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Application submitted 6 June 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 6 June 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity on 6 June 2022
Identity details received on 6 June 2022
Application received on 6 June 2022
Documents received 9 June 2022
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: pending

[mfla]

Type : First British Passport
Mode : Online
Passport printed 14 June 2022
Application approved 13 June 2022
Identity details received 11 June 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 11 June 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity (AGAIN) 11 June 2022
Documents received 23 May 2022
Application received 11 May 2022
Identity details received 11 May 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 11 May 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity 10 May 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10 May 2022
Application submitted 10 May 2022

[ablon]

Spouse's timeline

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Glasgow
Online application submitted: 29 April 2022
Identity verified: 29 April 2022
Application received: 29 April 2022
Documents sent: 29 April 2022 (next day signed for delivery)
Documents delivered: 30 April 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 6 May 2022
Application approved: 26 May 2022
Passport printed and sent: 27 May 2022
Passport received: 31 May 2022 (via TNT , got text message and email regarding this delivery)
Documents received: 8 June 2022 (via Royal mail, got text message and email regarding this delivery)

[yulis_uk]

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

Application submitted: 6:48pm on 18 May 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 6:48pm on 18 May 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 8:26pm on 18 May 2022
Identity details received: 5:10pm on 19 May 2022
Application received: 5:10pm on 19 May 2022
Documents received: 2:34pm on 30 May 2022
Application approved: 9:02am on 22 June 2022

[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 :30 May 2022
Application approved: 22 June 2022
Passport printed: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[WyrmKin]

Type: First Adult Passport after UKF citizenship
Method: Online
Passport Office: Durham
Online application submitted: 28 April 2022
Identity verified: 28 April 2022
Application received: 28 April 2022
Documents sent: 29 April 2022
Documents delivered: 03 May 2022
Documents confirmed 30 May 2022
Application approved: 22 June 2022
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[Arun2016]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalization
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 9 May 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 9 May 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 9 May 2022
Identity details received: 9 May 2022
Application received: 9 May 2022
Documents send by Royal mail: 10 May 2022
Documents received by Royal mail : 11 May 2022
Documents received: 20 May 2022
Application approved:8 June 2022
Passport printed: 10 June 2022
Passport Received: 13 June 2022
Documents Received: 22 June 2022

[Geek987]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 8 June 2022
Identity verified: 8 June 2022
Application received: 8 June 2022
Documents sent: 9 June 2022 (next day signed for delivery)
Documents delivered: 10 June 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 16 June 2022
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed and sent: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: waiting