British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[NV319]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 03/02/2024
Identity details verified: 03/02/2024
Documents posted: 03/02/2024
Documents delivered: to be delivered on 06/02/2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed and dispatched: pending
Passport delivered: pending

[IamTheTick]

Application Type: New First British Passport following Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 24 Jan 2024
Date of ID Check: 24 Jan 2024
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Date of documents sent to HMPO: 25 Jan 2024 (next day 1pm signed)
Date of documents delivered to HMPO: 26 Jan 2024
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of documents: 31 Jan 2024
Date of Application Approval: 3 Feb 2024 (on a Saturday lol)
Date of Passport Print: 5 Feb 2024
Date of Passport Dispatch: 5 Feb 2024 (via Royal Mail Tracked 24)
Date of delivery of Passport:
Date of documents return:

[coolsp21]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Photo Used: online code
Application submitted: 03-02-2024
Identity details verified: 04-02-2024
Documents posted: 05-02-2024
Documents delivered: pending
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed : pending
Passport delivered: pending
Supporting documents received: pending

[Openheimmer]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 26-01-2024
Identity details verified: 26-01-2024
Documents posted: 26-01-2024
Documents delivered: 30-01-2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 31-01-2024
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed and dispatched: Pending
Passport delivered: Pending
Supporting documents received: 06/02/24 delivered by Royal Mail 24 tracked

[NV319]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 03/02/2024
Identity details verified: 03/02/2024
Documents posted: 03/02/2024
Documents delivered: 06/02/2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed and dispatched: pending
Passport delivered: pending

[NV319]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 03/02/2024
Identity details verified: 03/02/2024
Documents posted: 03/02/2024
Documents delivered: 06/02/2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 07/02/2024 at 8:48am.
Application approved: pending
Passport printed and dispatched: pending
Passport delivered: pending

[justice12]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Photo Used: mobile phone
Application submitted: 23-01-2024
Identity details verified: 25-01-2024
Documents posted: 26-01-2024
Documents delivered: 29-01-2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 31-01-2024
Photo rejected: 03-02-2024 (11:35)
New photo received :03-02-2024 (12:46) used photo code this time !!!
Application approved: 03-02-2024 (14:07)
Passport printed and dispatched: 05-02-2024
Passport delivered: 06-02-2024 delivered by Royal mail 24 tracked
Supporting documents received: 07-02-2024 delivered by Royal mail 24 tracked
Quicker than I thought it would be. Good luck everyone.

[IamTheTick]

Application Type: New First British Passport following Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 24 Jan 2024
Date of ID Check: 24 Jan 2024
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Date of documents sent to HMPO: 25 Jan 2024 (next day 1pm signed)
Date of documents delivered to HMPO: 26 Jan 2024
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of documents: 31 Jan 2024
Date of Application Approval: 3 Feb 2024 (on a Saturday lol)
Date of Passport Print: 5 Feb 2024
Date of Passport Dispatch: 5 Feb 2024 (via Royal Mail Tracked 24)
Date of delivery of Passport: 6 Feb 2024
Date of documents return: 7 Feb 2024
And that completes my 23-year journey. Good luck, all

[amiie]

Application Type: New First British Passport following Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 30 Jan 2024
Date of ID Check: 30 Jan 2024
Passport Office: Corby
Date of documents sent to HMPO: 30 Jan 2024
Date of documents delivered to HMPO: 31 Jan 2024
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of documents: 1 Feb 2024
Date of Application Approval: 6 Feb 2024
Date of Passport Print: 7 Feb 2024
Date of delivery of Passport: 8 Feb 2024

[aitunchurchh]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 14:34 on 30/01/2024
Identity details verified: 15:41 on 31/01/2024
Documents posted: 16:38 on 31/01/2024
Documents delivered: 09:34 on 01/02/2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 16:01 on 05/02/2024
Application approved: 21:37 on 06/02/2024
Passport printed and dispatched: 22:11 on 07/02/2024
Passport delivered: 09:41 on 08/02/2024
Supporting documents received: pending

In total, it took less than 10 days!

[Pete1]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 29/01/2024
Identity details verified: 29/01/2024
Documents posted: 29/01/2024
Documents delivered: 31/01/2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 02/02/2024.
Application approved: 08/02/2024 @ 5:30pm
Passport printed and dispatched: pending
Passport delivered: pending

[ayoGs]

Type: First British passport after Registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Photo Used: code from photo booth
Registration date: 26-10-23
Application submitted: 31-01-2024
Identity details verified: 31-01-2024
Documents posted: 31-01-2024
Documents delivered: 01-02-2034
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed : pending
Passport delivered: pending
Supporting documents received:pending

Side note - change of last name on application which is different to registration certificate and foreign passport due to marriage. Sent off my foreign passport with marriage certificate.

[NV319]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 03/02/2024
Identity details verified: 03/02/2024
Documents posted: 03/02/2024
Documents delivered: 06/02/2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 07/02/2024 at 8:48am.
Application approved: 09/02/2024 at 11:53am.
Passport printed and dispatched: pending
Passport delivered: pending

[NV319]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 03/02/2024
Identity details verified: 03/02/2024
Documents posted: 03/02/2024
Documents delivered: 06/02/2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 07/02/2024 at 8:48am.
Application approved: 09/02/2024 at 11:53am.
Passport printed and dispatched: 10/02/2024 at 4:35am.
Passport delivered: pending

[Pete1]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 29/01/2024
Identity details verified: 29/01/2024
Documents posted: 29/01/2024
Documents delivered: 31/01/2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 02/02/2024.
Application approved: 08/02/2024 @ 5:30pm
Passport printed: 08/02/2024 @ 9pm
Passport dispatched: 09/02/2024
Passport delivered: 10/02/2024 @ 12pm
Supporting Documents delivered: 10/02/2024 @ 12pm.

I’m so happy that a journey of 8 years has finally ended. Good luck to everyone still waiting!

[coolsp21]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Photo Used: online code
Application submitted: 03-02-2024
Identity details verified: 04-02-2024
Documents posted: 05-02-2024
Documents delivered: 06-02-2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 07-02-2024 2:57pm
Application approved: 10-02-2024 9:24am
Passport printed : pending
Passport delivered: pending
Supporting documents received: pending

[NV319]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 03/02/2024
Identity details verified: 03/02/2024
Documents posted: 03/02/2024
Documents delivered: 06/02/2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 07/02/2024 at 8:48am.
Application approved: 09/02/2024 at 11:53am.
Passport printed: 10/02/2024 at 4:35am.
Passport dispatched: pending
Passport delivered: pending

[NV319]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 03/02/2024
Identity details verified: 03/02/2024
Documents posted: 03/02/2024
Documents delivered: 06/02/2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 07/02/2024 at 8:48am.
Application approved: 09/02/2024 at 11:53am.
Passport printed: 10/02/2024 at 4:35am.
Passport dispatched: 12/02/2024 at 2:46PM
Passport delivered: pending

[NV319]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 03/02/2024
Identity details verified: 03/02/2024
Documents posted: 03/02/2024
Documents delivered: 06/02/2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 07/02/2024 at 8:48am.
Application approved: 09/02/2024 at 11:53am.
Passport printed: 10/02/2024 at 4:35am.
Passport dispatched: 12/02/2024 at 2:46PM
Passport delivered: 13/02/2024 at 11:28am
Supporting documents to be returned in the next couple of days.

End of journey for me. Best of luck to those waiting.

[coolsp21]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Photo Used: online code
Application submitted: 03-02-2024
Identity details verified: 04-02-2024
Documents posted: 05-02-2024
Documents delivered: 06-02-2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 07-02-2024 2:57pm
Application approved: 10-02-2024 9:24am
Passport printed : 13-02-2024 3:06am
Passport delivered: 14-02-2024 8:00am (DHL), no sign required
Supporting documents received: 14-02-2024 3:00pm (Royal mail), no sign required

Total 9 working days including Saturday.

[bigfootisreal]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 08/02/2024
Identity details verified: 08/02/2024
Documents posted: 08/02/2024 (special delivery by 1pm)
Documents delivered: 09/02/2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 12/02/2024
Application approved: 13/02/2024
Passport printed: 13/02/2024
Passport dispatched: 14/02/2024
Passport delivered: 15/02/2024
Supporting documents received: 15/02/2024

Took 7 days including weekends. Best of luck to those waiting!

[Drybones]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hampstead
Application submitted: 29/01/2024
Identity details verified: 30/01/2024
Documents posted: 30/01/2024 (special delivery by 1pm)
Documents delivered: 31/01/2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 02/02/2024
Application approved: 14/02/2024
Passport printed: 15/02/2024
Passport dispatched: 15/02/2024
Passport delivered: 16/02/2024
Supporting documents received: Waiting

NB: Took 2 weeks as HO missed my middle name on the naturalisation cert. Either way, they’ve issued the passport with full names. I’ll get the cert re-issued at some point..

[jvjroop]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: post office
Passport Office: Durham
Application submitted: 14-02-2024
Identity details verified: 14-02-2024
Documents posted: 14-02-2024
Documents delivered: NA
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 19-02-2024
Application approved: 21-02-2024
Passport printed and dispatched: 22-02-2024
Passport delivered: na
Supporting documents received: na

[kikzz77]

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hampstead
Application submitted: 13/02/2024
Identity details verified: 14/02/2024
Documents posted: 14/02/2024 (special delivery by 1pm)
Documents delivered: 15/02/2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 17/02/2024
Application approved: 21/02/2024
Passport printed: 21/02/2024
Passport dispatched: 22/02/2024
Passport delivered: 23/02/2024 (received Royal Mail text with delivery date)
Supporting documents received: Waiting

[upwardspiral]

Type: First British Passport after naturalisation
Office : Hemel Hempstead


Passport and documents returned - awaiting
Application approved 8:37am on 24 February 2024
Documents received 9:19am on 20 February 2024
(Documents delivered on 19 Feb)
Documents posted on 16th Feb - Special delivery
Application received 7:29pm on 15 February 2024
Identity details received 7:29pm on 15 February 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity 7:25pm on 15 February 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity 11:36am on 15 February 2024
Application submitted 11:36am on 15 February 2024


Got the approval notification on a Saturday morning