British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[mal98]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 10 July 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 10 July 2024
Identity details received: 10 July 2024
Application received: 10 July 2024
Documents posted: 10 July 2024 Royal Mail Special Delivery 1pm
Documents delivered: 11 July 2024
Documents acknowledged : 12 July 2024
Application approved: 20 July 2024 (Saturday)
Passport printed: 22 July 2024
Passport dispatched: 22 July 2024
Passport received: 23 July 2024
Documents returned: pending

[cjv501]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 09 July 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 09 July 2024
Identity details received: 09 July 2024
Application received: 09 July 2024
Documents posted: 09 July 2024 RM Special Delivery 1pm
Documents delivered: 10th July
Documents acknowledged : 15th July
Application approved: 21st July(Sunday)
Passport printed: 22nd July
Passport dispatched: 22nd July
Passport received: 23rd July
Documents returned: pending

[MissSencho]

First Adult passport after Registration
Method of application: Online

Application submitted: 4:01pm on 1 July 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 4:02pm on 1 July 2024
Identity details received: 2:34pm on 2 July 2024
Application received: 2:34pm on 2 July 2024
Documents posted: 2 July (special delivery, delivered on 3 July)
Documents received: 10:24am on 5 July 2024 (had to chase as they were linked to another application)
Request for Interview: 09:42am on 15 July 2024
Interview: 12:15am on 20 July 2024 (was originally 2 August but kept calling until I got the same week)
Application approved: 12:26pm on 20 July 2024
Passport printed: 1:20am on 23 July 2024
Passport received: 11:12am on 24 July 2024
Documents returned: 11:12am on 24 July 2024

After 29 years of not being able to travel, I am finally free. Thanks to everyone on this forum.

[cjv501]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 09 July 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 09 July 2024
Identity details received: 09 July 2024
Application received: 09 July 2024
Documents posted: 09 July 2024 RM Special Delivery 1pm
Documents delivered: 10th July
Documents acknowledged : 15th July
Application approved: 21st July(Sunday)
Passport printed: 22nd July
Passport dispatched: 22nd July
Passport received: 23rd July
Documents returned: 24th July

Thank you very much to forum

[amarvir]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 20 July 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 20 July 2024
Identity details received: 21 July 2024
Application received: 21 July 2024
Documents posted: 22 July 2024 Royal Mail Special Delivery 1pm
Documents delivered: 23 July 2024
Documents acknowledged: 25July 2024
Application approved: 31 July 2024
Passport printed: 1 August 2024
Passport dispatched: 1 August 2024
Passport received: 2 August 2024
Documents returned: 2 August 2024

God bless you all. 13 days in total. Wish everyone the same happiness. Thank you immigration boards.

[jakino]

First British Passport after Naturalisation

Application submitted 17 July 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity 17 July 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity 17 July 2024
Identity details received 17 July 2024
Application received 17 July 2024
Documents posted 19 July 2024
Documents delivered 22 July 2024
Documents received 25 July 2024
Application approved 31 July 2024
Passport printed 1 August 2024
Passport dispatched: 1 August 2024
Passport received: 2 August 2024
Documents returned: pending

[hq1221]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 3:34pm on 22 July 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 3:37pm on 22 July 2024
Identity details received: 3:57pm on 22 July 2024
Application received: 3:57pm on 22 July 2024
Documents posted: 22 July 2024 Royal Mail Special Delivery 1pm (before last collection time)
Documents delivered: 23 July 2024 Royal Mail tracking system
Documents acknowledged : 12:27pm on 26 July 2024
Application approved: 1:56pm on 2 August 2024
Passport printed: 6:34am on 3 August 2024 (Saturday)
Passport dispatched: 5 August 2024 (TEXT from RoyalMail 24h)
Passport received: Expected 6 August 2024 (TEXT from RoyalMail)
Documents returned: pending

[TerryGH]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 22 July 2024
Documents posted: 23 July 2024
Documents delivered: 24 July 2024
Documents acknowledged : 29 July 2024
Application approved: 2 August 2024
Passport printed: 5 August 2024
Passport dispatched: 5 August 2024
Passport received: 6 August 2024
Documents returned: 7 August (expected)

[Abz36500]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 4:00pm on 25 July 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 4:20pm on 25 July 2024
Identity details received: 4:50pm on 25 July 2024
Application received: 4:50pm on 25 July 2024
Documents posted: 25 July 2024 Royal Mail Special Delivery 1pm (before last collection time)
Documents delivered: 26 July 2024 Royal Mail tracking system
Documents acknowledged : 1:52pm on 30 July 2024
Application approved: 9:01pm on 6 August 2024
Passport printed: 11:15am on 7 August 2024
Passport dispatched: 7 August 2024 (TEXT from RoyalMail 24h)
Passport received: 08 August 2024 (TEXT from RoyalMail)
Documents returned: 09 August 2024

[assel1908]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 07 August 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 07 August 2024
Identity details received: 07 August 2024
Application received: 07 August 2024
Documents posted: 08 August 2024 Royal Mail Special Delivery 1pm
Documents delivered: 09 August 2024
Documents acknowledged : pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed: pending
Passport dispatched: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents returned: pending

[Zrl100]

Type: First British passport after naturalisation
Method: Online application
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 18th Jul 2024 (Thurs)
Email sent to person confirming identity: 18th Jul 2024 (Thurs)
Identity details verified & received: 18th Jul 2024 (Thurs)
Application received: 18th Jul 2024 (Thurs)
Documents posted: 23rd Jul 2024 (Tue) via Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day 1pm
Documents delivered: 24th Jul 2024 (Wed)
'Documents received' acknowledgement from HMPO: 29th Jul 2024 (Mon)
Application approved: 5th Aug 2024 (Mon)
Passport printed: 6th Aug 2024 (Tue)
Passport delivered: 7th Aug 2024 (Wed)
Supporting documents received: 8th Aug 2024 (Thurs)

[mollybird]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 8:00pm on 13 August 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 8:05pm on 13 August 2024
Identity details received: 11:00pm on 13 August 2024
Application received: 11:00pm on 13 August 2024
Documents posted:
Documents received:
Request for Interview:
Interview:
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Documents returned:

[georgejohn12]

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New
Method of application: Check & Send
Date of application: 7th june 2011
Date application received by IPS: ( not checked )
Date of return of documents: 14th June 2011
Date of receipt of interview letter: 21st June 2011
Date of Passport Interview: 25th June ( Birmingham passport interview office)
Date of Passport Receipt:

[Cuckuu]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 31 July 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 31 July 2024
Identity details received: 31 July 2024
Application received: 31 July 2024
Documents posted: 31 July 2024 Royal Mail Special Delivery 1pm
Documents delivered: 3 Aug 2024
Documents acknowledged : 5 Aug 2024
Application approved: 8 Aug 2024
Passport printed: 9 Aug 2024
Passport dispatched: 12 Aug 2024
Passport received: 13 Aug 2024
Documents returned: 14 Aug 2024

[mollybird]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 8:00pm on 13 August 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 8:05pm on 13 August 2024
Identity details received: 11:00pm on 13 August 2024
Application received: 11:00pm on 13 August 2024
Documents posted: 14/08/2024 via Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day 1pm
Documents delivered: 15/08/2024 @ 10:19am
Documents received:
Request for Interview:
Interview:
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Documents returned:

[mmt]

Type: First British passport after naturalisation
Method: Online application
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 7 August 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 7 August 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 7 August 2024
Identity details received: 8 August 2024
Application received: 8 August 2024
Documents received: 12 August 2024
Application approved: 19 August 2024
Passport printed: 20 August 2024
Passport dispatched: 20 August 2024
Passport received: 21 August 2024 (expected)
Documents returned: 22 August 2024 (expected)

[BumbleBee2021]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 05:00 pm on 08 August 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 04:00 pm on 10 August 2024
Identity details received: 04:30 pm on 10 August 2024
Application received: 04:30 pm on 10 August 2024
Documents posted: 10 August 2024 Royal Mail Special Delivery 1pm (after last collection time)
Documents delivered: 13 August 2024 Royal Mail tracking system
Documents acknowledged : 05:30 pm on 15 August 2024
Application approved: 02:00 pm on 21 August 2024
Passport printed: 05:00 am on 22 August 2024
Passport dispatched: 22 August 2024 (TEXT from RoyalMail 24h)
Passport received: 23 August 2024 (TEXT from RoyalMail)
Documents returned: 24 August 2024

[safdari_peyman]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 7 August 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 8 August 2024
Identity details received: 12 August 2024
Application received: 12 August 2024
Documents posted: 13 August 2024 Royal Mail Special Delivery 1pm
Documents delivered: 14 August 2024 Royal Mail tracking system
Documents acknowledged: 19 August 2024
Application approved: 23 August 2024
Passport printed: 27 August 2024
Passport dispatched: 27 August 2024 (TEXT from RoyalMail 24h)
Passport received: 28 August 2024 (TEXT from RoyalMail)
Documents returned: 28 August 2024

[satrhakss]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Passport office: Corby
Application submitted: 9:58am on 8 August 2024
Email sent to person confirming identity: 10:02am on 8 August 2024
Identity details received: 10:50am on 8 August 2024
Application received: 10:50am on 8 August 2024
Documents posted: 8 August 2024 DHL
Documents delivered: 10.40am on 9 August 2024
Documents acknowledged: 2:39pm on 14 August 2024
Application approved: 12:44pm on 20 August 2024
Passport printed: 10:40pm on 21 August 2024
Passport dispatched: 1.31pm on 21 August 2024 (TEXT from RoyalMail 24h)
Passport received: 11.18am on 22 August 2024 (TEXT from RoyalMail)
Documents returned: 23 August 2024

[nimzoindian]

First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online (2 Adults - separate applications)
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted 26 August 2024
Identity details received 26 August 2024
Application received 26 August 2024
Supporting Documents posted 28 August 2024 (Both sets of docs In a single envelope with both ref numbers listed in front of the envelope & a covering letter explaining the purpose of each doc)
Supporting Documents delivered 29 August 2024
Documents received 2 September 2024
Application approved 6 September 2024
Passport printed 7 September 2024
Passport & Documents dispatched 9 September 2024 (Text & Email from Royalmail)
Passport & Documents received 10 September 2024 (4 Envelopes = 2 Passports & 2 supporting docs - They separated our docs in separate envelopes!)

Thanks everyone for posting your timelines.
I hope people continue to post for the future applicants, this forum definitely helped us understand the current timelines better.