British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[Martincala]

Application history

Passport Office: BOOTLE

Documents received PENDING
Passport received PENDING
Passport printed and sent PENDING
Application Approved PENDING (As of 19 May 2021 - 10am)
Documents received 11:33am on 14 May 2021
Application received 4:18pm on 11 May 2021
Identity details received 4:18pm on 11 May 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 2:27pm on 11 May 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 2:23pm on 11 May 2021
Application submitted 2:23pm on 11 May 2021
British Citizenship Ceremony: 11 May 2021

I think it would be better if everyone posts their application history in this order (As exactly shows on the application tracking webpage)

Good luck

[bstbrazil84]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation (naturalised 27/04/2021)
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 27/04/2021
Identity verified: 27/04/2021
Documents sent: 27/04/2021
Documents delivered: 29/04/2021
Application approved: 06/05/2021 at 11:51am
Passport printed and sent: 07/05/2021 at 10:34am
Passport received: 10/05/2021 at 12:01pm
Documents received: 19/05/2021 at 11:49am

This forum is amazing and I thank again the moderators and the community they created. Good luck to everyone. And this is it for me, signing off. : )

[tahin]

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

Online Application submitted: 14 April 2021
Identity verified: 15 April 2021
Documents sent: 15 April 2021
Documents delivered: 19 April 2021 (second email on 29 April 2021)
Application being processed: 30 April 2021
Application approved: PENDING
Passport printed and sent: PENDING
Passport received: PENDING
Documents received: PENDING

[Gcar10]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Glasgow
Online Application submitted: 28/04/2021
Ask Someone to confirm Identity: 28/04/2021
Email sent to person confirming identity: 28/04/2021
Identity verified: 28/04/2021
Application received: 28/04/2021
Documents sent: 28/04/2021
Documents delivered: 29/04/2021
Documents Received: 04/05/2021
Application approved: 07/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: 10/05/2021
Passport received: 11/05/2021
Documents received: 20/05/2021

That’s me done! Thanks to everyone for being so supportive throughout.. This forum is so helpful to get valuable information..

[ikatsi79]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
HMPO Office: Bootle

Online Application submitted: 05/05/2021
Identity verified: 05/05/2021
Documents sent: 05/05/2021
Documents delivered: 06/05/2021 noon
Documents received: 10/05/2021
Application approved: 11/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: 12/05/2021
Passport received: 14/05/2021
Documents received: 20/05/2021

[naruto]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
HMPO Office: Bootle

Online Application submitted: 05/05/2021
Identity verified: 05/05/2021
Documents sent: 05/05/2021
Documents delivered: 06/05/2021 noon
Documents received: 07/05/2021
Application being processed: 13/05/2021
Photo rejected:18/05/2021
New photo received: 18/05/201
Application approved: 19/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: 20/05/2021
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

[pcpuspita]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
From: USA
Method: Online
HMPO Office: Durham

Online Application submitted: 13/05/2021
Identity verified: 15/05/2021
Documents sent: 17/05/2021
Documents delivered: pending
Documents received: pending
Application being processed: pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

[Martincala]

First British Passport

Method of Application: Online - Applied within the UK
Passport Office: BOOTLE

Documents received: PENDING
Passport received: PENDING
Passport printed and sent: PENDING
Application Approved: PENDING
Application being processed: 10:35am on 20 May 2021 (As of 21 May 2021 - 11am)
Documents received: 11:33am on 14 May 2021
Application received: 4:18pm on 11 May 2021
Identity details received: 4:18pm on 11 May 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 2:27pm on 11 May 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 2:23pm on 11 May 2021
Application submitted: 2:23pm on 11 May 2021
British Citizenship Ceremony: 11 May 2021

Good luck folks

[khaledadda]

type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 04:44pm on 11 May 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 04:44pm on 11 May 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 06:36pm on 11 May 2021
Identity details received 06:51pm on 11 May 2021
Application received 06:51pm on 11 May 2021
Documents sent via Royal Mail special delivery: 09:18am on 13 May 2021
Documents delivered and signed @ Bootle: 09:18am on 13 May 2021
Documents received: 11:44am on 17 May 2021
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[doctorwho2]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online Application submitted: 07/05/2021
Identity verified: 07/05/2021
Documents sent: 07/05/2021 (Special Delivery )
Documents acknowledged: 12/05/2021 by email ( documents reached 10/05/2021-signed for)
Application approved: 21/05/2021
Passport printed and sent:
Passport received:
Documents received:

[Volodymyr83]

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

Online Application submitted: 8/05/2021
Identity verified: 8/05/2021
Documents sent: 8/05/2021
Documents delivered: 12/05/2021 (7:50 am)
Documents received: 14/05/2021 (1:54 pm)
Application approved: 22/05/2021 (9:16am)
Passport printed and sent: TBC
Passport received: TBC
Documents received: TBC

[rollsrox]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application submitted: 03/05/2021
Identity verified: 03/05/2021
Documents sent: 04/05/2021
Documents delivered: 05/05/2021
Documents verified received: 07/05/2021
Application approved: 10/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: 11/05/2021
Passport received: 12/05/2021
Documents received: 21/05/2021

9 days from application to receiving passport, well done HMPO Peterborough! Let's hope I get documents back soon as I've booked a flight to Australia next Thursday

Well I had to fly undocumented to Australia but I made it and in hotel quarantine now. Thanks for all the help over the years to everyone, signing off now

[bizman]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation (naturalised 06/05/21
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application submitted: 06/05/21
Identity verified: 07/05/21
Documents sent: 07/05/21
Documents delivered: 10/05/21
Documents received 12/05/21
Application approved: waiting
Passport printed and sent: waiting
Passport received: waiting
Documents received: Waiting

[Marlontren]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 3:42pm on 30 April 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 3:42pm on 30 April 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 5:31pm on 30 April 2021
Identity details received: 5:48pm on 30 April 2021
Application received: 5:48pm on 30 April 2021
Documents sent via Royal Mail special delivery: 3:40pm on 01 May 2021
Documents delivered and signed @ Bootle: 9:17am on 04 May 2021
Documents received: 10:56am on 5 May 2021
Application approved: 11:16am on 12 May 2021
Passport printed and sent: 9:52am on 13 May 2021
Passport received: 10:54am on 14 May 2021 (via TNT)
Documents received: 17:47pm on 21 May 2021 (via TNT)

Thank you all for the support through this process! The forum has been a great source of information Good luck everyone!

[Hansi89]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
HMPO Office: Glasgow

Online Application submitted: 09/05/2021
Identity verified: 09/05/2021
Documents sent: 10/05/2021
Documents delivered: 11/05/2021
Documents received: 17/05/2021
Application approved: 20/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: 20/05/2021
Passport received: 21/05/2021
Documents received: pending

[Lena_Bel]

First Adult UK Passport
HMPO: Bootle

Passport received 22 May 2021
Passport printed and sent 20 May 2021
Application approved 19 May 2021
Documents received 13 May 2021
Application received 9 May 2021
Identity details received 9 May 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 7 May 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 6 May 2021
Application submitted 6 May 2021

Very smooth and fast process. Well done HMPO

[Ellkay123]

Type: First Adult passport by birth (dual citizen - have been using Right of Abode CoE in foreign passport prior to this)
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 10/05/2021
E-mail sent to friend for identity verification: 10/05/2021
Identity verified: 10/05/2021
Documents sent: 11/05/2021
Documents delivered: 12/05/2021 (delivery confirmation on Royal Mail tracking)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 14/05/2021
Invitation for passport interview: 19/05/2021
Passport interview conducted: 22/05/2021
Application approved: 22/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

[mental4vray]

Passport for: First passport after naturalisation
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Date of Application: 6th May 2021
Date Identity Verified: 6th May 2021
Date Documents Sent: 6th May 2021
Date Documents Delivered: 7th May 2021
Date Document received status: 11th May 2021
Application Approved: 13th May 2021
Passport Printed and Sent: 13th May 2021
Date Passport Received: 17th May 2021
Date Documents Received: 24th May 2021

[Volodymyr83]

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

Online Application submitted: 8/05/2021
Identity verified: 8/05/2021
Documents sent: 8/05/2021
Documents delivered: 12/05/2021 (7:50 am)
Documents received: 14/05/2021 (1:54 pm)
Application approved: 22/05/2021 (9:16am)
Passport printed and sent: 24/05/2021 (12:20 pm)
Passport received: TBC
Documents received: TBC

[doctorwho2]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: Bootle
Online Application submitted: 07/05/2021
Identity verified: 07/05/2021
Documents sent: 07/05/2021 (Special Delivery )
Documents acknowledged: 12/05/2021 by email ( documents reached 10/05/2021-signed for)
Application approved: 21/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: 24/05/2021
Passport received:
Documents received:

[mrrob]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: Glasgow
Online Application submitted: 02/05/2021
Identity verified: 04/05/2021
Documents sent: 05/05/2021 (Next Day Delivery )
Documents reached: 06/05/2021
Documents acknowledged: 10/05/2021 by email
Application approved: 20/05/2021
Passport printed and sent: 20/05/2021
Passport received: 24/05/2021
Documents received: Waiting
Does Home Office or courier company send you notification before sending over your documents & old passports?

[tahin]

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

Online Application submitted: 14 April 2021
Identity verified: 15 April 2021
Documents sent: 15 April 2021
Documents delivered: 19 April 2021 (second email on 29 April 2021)
Application being processed: 30 April 2021
Application approved: 24 May 2021
Passport printed and sent: 24 May 2021
Passport received: PENDING
Documents received: PENDING

[Volodymyr83]

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

Online Application submitted: 8/05/2021
Identity verified: 8/05/2021
Documents sent: 8/05/2021
Documents delivered: 12/05/2021 (7:50 am)
Documents received: 14/05/2021 (1:54 pm)
Application approved: 22/05/2021 (9:16am)
Passport printed and sent: 24/05/2021 (12:20 pm)
Passport received: 25/05/2021 (11:30 am)
Documents received: TBC

[CR001]

Please respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY thread. Any questions, discussions or chit chat will be removed.

[ygggy]

Passport for: First passport after naturalisation
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Date of Application: May 18th 2021 11pm
Date Documents Sent: May 20th 2021 1pm
Date Documents Delivered: May 22nd 2021 3:20pm
Date Document received status: May 26th 2021 11am
Application Approved: Pending
Passport Printed and Sent: Pending
Date Passport Received: Pending
Date Documents Received: Pending

As per the advice on page 1, I will be editing this post rather than constantly creating new posts every time there's an update.