British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[gauravsundar]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 11/10/2022
Identity confirmed: 12/10/2022
Application received: 13/10/2022
Document posted (via Special Delivery): 13/10/2022
Document arrived: 17/10/2022 (post strike)
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 17/10/2022
Application approved: 26/10/2022
Passport printed: 27/10/2022
Passport received (not signed for, just via letter box): 28/10/2022
Supporting documents received: TBC

[Beyou]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 06/10/22
Identity confirmed: 06/10/22
Application received: 06/10/22
Document posted as special delivery: 06/10/22
Document received : 11/10/22
Application approved: ?
Passport printed: ?
Passport delivered : ?
Documents received:waiting

Seems like only mine from this timeline hasn’t been approved yet. They keep telling me there’s a 10 week timeline on the phone when everyone has received theirs

[CK2022]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle, Redgrave court
Naturalisation ceremony: 11/10/22
Online application submitted: 11/10/22
Identity verified: 11/10/22
Application received: 11/10/22
Documents sent: 12/10/22 (guaranteed next day delivery)
Documents delivered: 13/10/22
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 17/10/22
Application approved: 26/10/2022 email came through 11:38am
Passport printed and sent:27/10/22
Passport received: attempted delivery 29/10/2022 ( delivery was attempted on the 28th but issues with driver)
Documents received: tbc

[Newbie36]

First Adult Passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Date of application: 05/10/2022
Date identity confirmed: 05/10/2022
Identity details received: 05/10/2022
Application received: 05/10/2022
Documents posted: 06/10/2022
Documents received: 10/10/2022
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed: pending
Passport received: pending
Supporting docs returned: pending

I wish I knew the reason for the delay as others who submitted their application after me have received a response Still keeping my fingers crossed

[walterz]

Type: First Adult passport after Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Glasgow
Application submitted: 12/10/2022
Identity confirmed: 12/10/2022
Application received: 12/10/2022
Document posted: 13/10/2022
Document arrived: 17/10/2022 (delayed due to Royal Mail strike)
Documents received and status updated on the HMPO website: 19/10/2022
Photo rejected: 21/10/2022
New photo received: 23/10/2022
Additional document requested: 28/10/2022 (letter dated 21/10/2002 arrived by post on 28/10/2022, this is not shown on HMPSO website)
Additional document arrived: 31/10/2022 (they rejected the Saturday delivery, there is also no status update for additional doc received)
Application approved: 01/11/2022
Passport printed: TBC
Passport received: TBC
Supporting documents received: TBC

Thank you very much for all the advice and support

[Bu88]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Application submitted: 17/10/2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 17/10/2022
Identity details received: 19/10/2022
Documents sent: 20/10/2022
Documents received: 21/10/2022
Application approved: email and text received on Sunday 30/10/2022 10:23am
Passport printed: email received at 31/10/2022 01:04am
Passport delivered: 31/10/2022 13:40pm

[Newbie36]

First Adult Passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Date of application: 05/10/2022
Date identity confirmed: 05/10/2022
Identity details received: 05/10/2022
Application received: 05/10/2022
Documents posted: 06/10/2022
Documents received: 10/10/2022
Application approved: 01/11/2022
Passport printed: 02/11/2022
Passport received: 03/11/2022
Supporting docs returned: waiting

Wishing you all the best for the future

[Bells]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 18th October 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 18th October 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 18th October 2022
Identity details received: 19th October 2022
Application received: 19th October 2022
Documents received: 25th October 2022
Application approved: 1st November 2022
Passport printed: 1st November 2022
Passport delivered: 3rd November 2022

[mattaus]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle, Redgrave court
Naturalisation ceremony: -
Online application submitted: 24/10/22
Identity verified: 24/10/22
Application received: 24/10/22
Documents sent: 25/10/22 (guaranteed next day delivery)
Documents delivered: 26/10/22
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 27/10/22
Application approved: 2/11/2022
Passport printed and sent: 3/11/2022
Passport received: 4/11/2022
Documents received: TBC

11 days from submitting application to receiving passport. Potentially a new record.

[Hermand]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool
Citizenship ceremony: 20/10/22
Application submitted: 20/10/22
Identity confirmed: 21/10/22
Application received: 21/10/22
Document posted as special delivery: 21/10/22
Document arrived (track at royal mail): 24/10/22
Documents received and updated at application track website: 24/10/22
Application approved: 02/11/22
Passport printed: 02/11/22
Passport delivered (not signed for, just put through letter box): 04/11/22
Documents received: 10/11/2022

End of the journey with UK immigration system. Good luck to those who are Still waiting hopefully you will have a positive outcome for your case

[Beyou]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 06/10/22
Identity confirmed: 06/10/22
Application received: 06/10/22
Document posted as special delivery: 06/10/22
Document received : 11/10/22
Application approved: 02/11/22
Passport printed: 03/11/22
Passport delivered : 04/11/22
Documents received: Due to be delivered 12/11/22 according to courier

[zacklee]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Glasgow
Citizenship ceremony: 1/11/22
Application submitted: 1/11/22
Identity confirmed: 1/11/22
Application received: 1/11/22
Document posted as special delivery: 1/11/22
Document arrived (track at royal mail): 2/11/22
Documents received and updated at application track website: 4/11/22
Application approved: 11/11/22
Passport printed: 11/11/22
Passport delivered: TBC
Documents received: TBC

[kikzz77]

First Adult Passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Date of application: 02/11/2022
Date identity confirmed: 02/11/2022
Identity details received: 02/11/2022
Application received: 02/11/2022
Documents posted: 03/11/2022
Documents received: 07/11/2022
Application approved: 12/11/2022
Passport printed: 14/11/2022
Passport received: 15/11/2022
Supporting docs returned: pending

[mental4vray]

Type: Child’s first passport
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Belfast
Application submitted: 08/11/2022
Identity confirmed: 08/11/2022
Application received: 08/11/2022
Document posted (via Royal Mail Tracked 24): 08/11/2022
Document arrived: 09/11/2022
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 10/11/2022
Application approved: 16/11/2022
Passport printed: 17/11/2022 at 04:58am
Passport received: waiting
Supporting documents received: waiting

[Wtaribo]

-application sent(online) -04/11
-Identity confirmed- 04/ 11
-Documents sent -05 /11
-Documents received -09/11
-application approved -15/11
-passport printed -16/11
-passport received -11:30 AM , 17/11.

12 days between application and passport delivery.

Good luck to everyone, and a big thank you to this forum thats has helped and guided me throughout my immigration journey .never once needed a lawyer ,I got all the help on here from tier 4 student visa to naturalisation and passport.AGAIN MASSIVE THANK YOU!!!✍

[mkuser]

-application sent(online) -01/11
-Identity confirmed- 01/11
-Documents sent -02/11
-Documents received -04/11
-application approved -15/11
-passport printed -16/11
-passport received -17/11

[bubbly123]

First Adult Passport after Naturalisation

Method of application: Online
Date of application: 07/11/2022
Date identity confirmed: 07/11/2022
Identity details received: 07/11/2022
Application received: 07/11/2022
Documents posted: 08/11/2022
Documents received: 10/11/2022
Application approved: 17/11/2022
Passport printed: 18/11/2022
Passport received: pending
Supporting docs returned: pending

Thank you so much for the support and help!

[nj502]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 8 November 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 8 November 2022
Email sent to the person confirming your identity: 8 November 2022
Identity details received: 9 November 2022
Application received: 9 November 2022
Document posted as special delivery: 10 November 2022
Documents received: 11 November 2022
Application approved: 17 November 2022
Passport printed: 18 November 2022
Passport received: 21 November 2022
Documents received: Waiting

Best of luck everyone!

[Mombasagirl]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Naturalisation ceremony: 9/11/22
Online application submitted: 9/11/22
Identity verified: 9/11/22
Application received: 9/11/22
Documents sent: 9/11/22
Documents delivered: 11/11/22
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 11/11/22
Application approved: 17/11/2022
Passport printed and sent:18/11/22
Passport received: 21/11/2022
Documents received: tbc

The end of a long and expensive journey. I am ever so grateful for the advice on this group, which was spot on every time. All the very best to everyone who is waiting.

[sg95]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Application submitted: 09/11/2022
Identity details received: 09/11/2022
Documents sent: 10/11/2022
Documents received: 14/11/2022 (confirmed by HMPO, not sure when actually received)
Application approved: 22/11/2022
Passport printed: 23/11/2022
Passport delivered: 23/11/2022
Documents returned: 23/11/2022 (surprisingly!)

Thanks for all the help!

[wish_uk]

Passport printed 6:30am on 29 November 2022
Application approved 2:16pm on 28 November 2022
Documents received 11:26am on 21 November 2022
Application received 8:14pm on 15 November 2022
Identity details received 8:13pm on 15 November 2022
Email sent to confirm id. 8:08pm on 15 November 2022
Email sent to confirm id 7:09pm on 15 November 2022
Asked to confirm id 7:00pm on 15 November 2022
Application submitted 7:00pm on 15 November 2022

[addy321]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 22 Nov 2022
Identity confirmed: 22 Nov 2022
Application received: 22 Nov 2022
Document posted (via Royal Mail next day): 22 Nov 2022
Document arrived: 23 Nov 2022
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 29 Nov 2022 9.26am
Application approved: 29 Nov 2022 9.11PM (surprisingly !)
Passport printed: TBC
Passport received: TBC
Supporting documents received: TBC

[wish_uk]

Passport delivered. 30 November 2022
Passport printed 6:30am on 29 November 2022
Application approved 2:16pm on 28 November 2022
Documents received 11:26am on 21 November 2022
Application received 8:14pm on 15 November 2022
Identity details received 8:13pm on 15 November 2022
Email sent to confirm id. 8:08pm on 15 November 2022
Email sent to confirm id 7:09pm on 15 November 2022
Asked to confirm id 7:00pm on 15 November 2022
Application submitted 7:00pm on 15 November 2022

A big thanks to All the Members of this board. From 2014-2022 I always received the best advice. Stay blessed and good luck for others.

[addy321]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 22 Nov 2022
Identity confirmed: 22 Nov 2022
Application received: 22 Nov 2022
Document posted (via Royal Mail next day): 22 Nov 2022
Document arrived: 23 Nov 2022
Documents received and status updated at the HMPO website: 29 Nov 2022 9.26am
Application approved: 29 Nov 2022 9.11PM (surprisingly !)
Passport printed: 30 Nov 10.50PM
Passport received: 1 Dec 9am
Supporting documents received: 6 Dec (paid for secure delivery)
This page had been really helpful throughout my immigration journey. Thank to everyone including moderator for running such a page. Good luck

[Kenej124]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Application submitted: 22/11/2022
Identity details received: 22/11/2022
Documents sent: 23/11/2022
Documents received: 30/11/2022 (confirmed by HMPO)
Application approved: 3/12/2022
Passport printed: 6/12/2022
Passport delivered: 6/12/2022
Documents returned: Waiting