British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[nnn15]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Durham

Online Application: 22 January 2021
Identity verified: 22 January 2021
Documents sent: 22 January 2021
Documents delivered: 25 January 2021 (confirmed by Royal Mail)
Documents received: 27 January 2021
Documents received: 4 February 2021 - it's strange my application doesn't progress to the processing stage and I got a second notification about my documents being received.
Application being processed: 7.05pm 4 February 2021 - online status changed, but no notification received. Seems they change the status in bulk.
Application approved:
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received:
Documents received:

[anax]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool

Online Application: 22 January 2021
Identity verified: 22 January 2021
Documents sent: 22 January 2021
Documents delivered: 25 January 2021 (confirmed by Royal Mail)
Documents received: 27 January 2021
Application being processed: n/a
Application approved: 04 February 2021
Passport printed and sent: 05 February 2021
Passport received:
Documents received:

[Londongrad]

On 5th February text message received that I need to book an interview
I haven’t seen anyone on this forum who has been invited for an interview. I am alway the “lucky “ one

Passport office: Durham

Application being processed 4:35pm on 29 January 2021
Documents received 12:48pm on 29 January 2021
Application received 2:40pm on 25 January 2021
Identity details received 2:39pm on 25 January 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 12:10pm on 25 January 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 12:07pm on 25 January 2021
Application submitted: 12:07pm on 25 January 2021

[NinashK]

First passport after naturalisation
Liverpool passport office
Online Application: 26th January 2021
Identity verification: 26th January 2021
Documents sent: 27th January 2021
Documents delivered: 28th January ( Royal mail)
Documents received : 1st February 2021
Application approved: 13. 35pm 2nd February 2021
Passport printed and sent: 21. 50 2nd February 2021
Passport received: 08.30am 5th February 2021
Documents received: pending

I thank the almighty God for his grace throughout the process I would also like to thank the moderators and members on the platform. Your sharing of info and support are greatly appreciated and you all amazing. Good luck to those waiting to vet this far.

[onyx_ng]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool

Online Application: 19 January 2021
Identity verified: 19 January 2021
Documents sent: 20 January 2021
Documents delivered: 21 January 2021
Documents received: 26 January 2021
Application being processed: 02 Feb 2021
Application approved: 02 Feb 2021
Passport printed and sent: 03 Feb 2021
Passport received: 05 Feb 2021
Documents received:

[pokeguru]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online

Online Application: 25 January 2021
Identity verified: 26 January 2021
Documents sent: 27 January 2021
Documents delivered: 28 January 2021
Documents received: 01 Feb 2021
Application approved: 02 Feb 2021
Passport printed and sent: 02 Feb 2021
Passport received: 05 Feb 2021
Documents received: Pending.

Found this forum super helpful during my application, so thought to share my timeline (a lot quicker than i imagined!). All the best with all your applications!

[CULLINAN]

Type: First Adult passport
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool
Online Application: 16 January 2021
Identity verified: 16 January 2021
Documents sent: 16 January 2021
Documents delivered: 20th Jan 2021 (delayed by RM)
Documents received (1st notification):
22nd Jan 2021
Documents received (2nd notification):
27th January 2021
Application being processed: 29th Jan 2021
Application approved: 2nd Feb 2021
Passport printed and sent: 2nd Feb 2021
Passport received: 5th Feb 2021
Documents received: Pending (do not care when they arrive)

Alhamdulillah!

[ourehman]

Type: First passport after naturalisation - Pakistani
From: UK
Method: online
Passport Office: Liverpool

Online Application: 1 Feb 2021
Identity verified: 1 Feb 2021
Documents sent: 1 Feb 2021
Documents Delivered: 2 Feb 2021
Documents received: 4 Feb 2021
Application approved: 5 Feb 2021
Passport printed and sent: Waiting
Passport received: Waiting
Documents received: Waiting

Remarkable speed, very impressed.

[CULLINAN]

Type: First Adult passport
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool
Online Application: 16 January 2021
Identity verified: 16 January 2021
Documents sent: 16 January 2021
Documents delivered: 20th Jan 2021 (delayed by RM)
Documents received (1st notification):
22nd Jan 2021
Documents received (2nd notification):
27th January 2021
Application being processed: 29th Jan 2021
Application approved: 2nd Feb 2021
Passport printed and sent: 2nd Feb 2021
Passport received: 5th Feb 2021
Documents received: TNT Tracking shows expected 9th Feb.

Alhamdulillah!

[Highlyfavour]

My timeline is
Date applied 11 January
Date document send 12 January
Date they received document 14 January
Received text 20 January to say they received documents
Haven't heard anything so I rang them on the 29 January for an update
Then on the 29 January I receive another text to say they received documents
February 1st application in progress
Received letter today dated 4th Feb to say I should send my current passport which I did from 12 January.
I'm just confused and worried

[CULLINAN]

My timeline is
Date applied 11 January
Date document send 12 January
Date they received document 14 January
Received text 20 January to say they received documents
Haven't heard anything so I rang them on the 29 January for an update
Then on the 29 January I receive another text to say they received documents
February 1st application in progress
Received letter today dated 4th Feb to say I should send my current passport which I did from 12 January.
I'm just confused and worried

Discuss here:

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Moderators: Please split topic.

[dsingh2020]

Type: First child passport after MN1 registration x 2

Child 1
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Belfast

Online Application: 28 January 2021
Identity verified: 28 January 2021
Documents sent: 28 January 2021
Documents delivered: 29 January 2021
Documents received:1 February 2021
Application being processed: 2 February 2021
Application approved: 6 February 2021
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

Child 2
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Newport

Online Application: 28 January 2021
Identity verified: 28 January 2021
Documents sent: 28 January 2021
Documents delivered: 29 January 2021
Documents received:30 January 2021
Application being processed: 1 February 2021
Application approved: 6 February 2021
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

[byteb]

First passport after Naturalisation

Online Application: 23 December 2020
Identity verified: 23 December 2020
Documents sent: 28 December 2020
Documents delivered: 29 December 2020
Documents received:30 December 2020
Application being processed: 31 December 2020
Application approved: 2 February 2021
Passport printed and sent: 3 February 2021
Passport received: 8 February 2021 at 14:00 (including supporting documents)

[dragon098]

Online Application: 30 Jan 2021
Identity verified: 30 Jan 2021
Documents sent: 31 Jan 2021
Royal Mail delivery date: 02 Feb 2021
Documents received by HMPO: 04 Feb 2021
Application approved: 05 February 2021
Passport printed and sent: 05 February 2021
Passport received: 10 Feb 2021 (According to TNT Tracking but hopeful that I'll get it today 09 Feb 2021)

[ajbel3]

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: ONLINE
Passport Office: Glasgow

Application Submitted: January 20 2021
Identity Confirmed: January 21 2021
Application Received: January 21 2021
Documents Received: January 26 2021
-2nd notification: February 5 2021
--after two weeks!!! Glasgow office is slow...
Application Being Processed: February 9 2021
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Passport Received:
Documents Received:

[CULLINAN]

Type: First Adult passport
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool but processed by HMPO Durham
Online Application: 16 January 2021
Identity verified: 16 January 2021
Documents sent: 16 January 2021
Documents delivered: 20th Jan 2021 (delayed by RM)
Documents received (1st notification):
22nd Jan 2021
Documents received (2nd notification):
27th January 2021
Application being processed: 29th Jan 2021
Application approved: 2nd Feb 2021
Passport printed and sent: 2nd Feb 2021
Passport received: 5th Feb 2021
Documents received: 9th Feb.

Alhamdulillah!

Note: My educated guess was correct. The second notification I received for documents received (27th Jan) was because my application being transferred internally from HMPO Liverpool to HMPO Durham. My application was sent to HMPO Liverpool but processed by HMPO Durham.

[najam1]

Type: First Adult passport
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Durham
Online Application: 9 January 2021
Identity verified: 9 January 2021
Documents sent: 1
Documents delivered: 12 January 2021
Documents received (1st notification):
15 Jan 2021
Documents received (2nd notification):
25 January 2021
Application being processed: 10:13am on 27 January 2021
Application approved:
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received:
Documents received:

Considering it with other application processing time, i'm worried why my application is taking so long

[mental4vray]

Passport for: Child 1st passport, one parent had ILR before child was born
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Newport
Date of Application: 14:33 on 26th January 2021
Date Identity Verified: 14:54 on 26th January 2021
Date Documents Sent: 15:58 on 26th January 2021
Date Documents Delivered: 7:04 on 27th January 2021
Date Document received status: 14:17 on 28th January 2021
Date application processing: 9:10 on 1st February 2021
Application Approved: 13:06 on 3rd February 2021
Passport Printed and Sent: 17:20 on 3rd February 2021
Date Passport Received: 13:53 on 8th February 2021
Date Documents Received: on 11:27 on 9th February 2021

[kaEdiri]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Durham

Online Application: 21 January 2021
Identity verified: 21 January 2021
Documents sent: 22 January 2021
Documents delivered: 25th January 2021
Documents received: 26nd January 2021
Documents received: 04 February 2021 - (Interestingly received a second notification today that my documents received)
Application being processed: 04 February 2021 at 7:05pm online status changed just checked.
Application approved: 05 February 2021
Passport printed and sent: 05 February 2021
Passport received: 09 February 2021
Documents received:

[skasyap]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool

Online Application: 13 January 2021
Identity verified: 13 January 2021
Documents sent: 14 January 2021
Documents delivered: 15 January 2021
Documents received: 19 January 2021 (online status )
Application being processed: NA
Application approved: 04th of Feb
Passport printed and sent: 04th of Feb
Passport received: 09th of Feb
Documents received:

[anax]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool

Online Application: 22 January 2021
Identity verified: 22 January 2021
Documents sent: 22 January 2021
Documents delivered: 25 January 2021 (confirmed by Royal Mail)
Documents received: 27 January 2021
Application being processed: n/a
Application approved: 04 February 2021
Passport printed and sent: 05 February 2021
Passport received: 09 February 2021
Documents received:

[Sir Murphy]

Type: First Adult and children passport x 2

Child 1
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Belfast

Online Application: 9 February 2021
Identity verified: 9 February 2021
Documents sent: 9 February 2021
Documents delivered:
Documents received:
Application being processed:
Application approved:
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received:
Documents received:

Child 2
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool

Online Application: 9 February 2021
Identity verified: 9 February 2021
Documents sent: 9 February 2021
Documents delivered:
Documents received:
Application being processed:
Application approved:
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received:
Documents received:


Adult 1
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool

Online Application: 9 February 2021
Identity verified: 9 February 2021
Documents sent: 9 February 2021
Documents delivered:
Documents received:
Application being processed:
Application approved:
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received:
Documents received:

[onyx_ng]

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Liverpool

Online Application: 19 January 2021
Identity verified: 19 January 2021
Documents sent: 20 January 2021
Documents delivered: 21 January 2021
Documents received: 26 January 2021
Application being processed: 02 Feb 2021
Application approved: 02 Feb 2021
Passport printed and sent: 03 Feb 2021
Passport received: 05 Feb 2021
Documents received: 10 Feb 2021

This forum has been a godsend, thankful to everyone for their contribution. Over and out

[jotaele]

Online Application: 25 January 2021
Identity verified: 25 January 2021
Documents sent: 26 January 2021
Documents delivered: 27 January 2021
Documents received: 29 January 2021
Application being processed: 29 January 2021
Application approved: 1 February 2021
Passport printed and sent: 2 February 2021 (x2 adults) - 5 February 2021 (x1 children) - 8 February 2021 (x1 children)
Passport received: 4 February 2021 (x2 adults) - 9 February 2021 (x1 children) - 10 February 2021 (x1 children)
Documents received back: 

[Rocky999]

First passport after naturalisation -

Application approved 1:13pm on 10 February 2021

Application being processed 9:51am on 8 February 2021

Documents received 11:54am on 2 February 2021

Application received 12:43pm on 28 January 2021
Identity details received 12:43pm on 28 January 2021

Email sent to person confirming your identity 11:41am on 28 January 2021

Ask someone to confirm your identity 11:36am on 28 January 2021

Application submitted 11:36am on 28 January 2021