British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[dddkay]

Type: First Child passport after registration
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 4/09/2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 4/09/2021
Identity details received: 04/09/2021
Online Application received: 04/09/2021
Documents sent: 04/09/2021
Documents delivered: 06/09/2021
Documents received by HMPO: pending
Application being processed: pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending
Supporting documents received: pending



Type: First Child passport after registration
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application submitted: 04/09/2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 04/09/2021
Identity details received: 04/09/2021
Online Application received: 04/09/2021
Documents sent: 04/09/2021
Documents delivered: 06/09/2021
Documents received by HMPO: pending
Application being processed: pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed and sent: pending
Passport received: pending
Supporting documents received: pending

[UsernameTaken]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 15/08/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 15/08/2021
Identity verified: 16/08/2021
Application received: 16/08/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 19/08/2021
Application approved: 08/09/2021
Passport printed: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[magdalina18]

first child passport after registration. It took 7 weeks to get approved.

Passport printed and sent 11:00am on 8 September 2021
Application approved 12:55pm on 7 September 2021
Application being processed 8:16am on 10 August 2021 (no emails, was updated online)
Documents received 9 August 2021 (second email, they probably sent it to another centre)
Documents received 2:13pm on 21 July 2021
Application received 8:24am on 19 July 2021
Identity details received 8:23am on 19 July 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 2:40pm on 18 July 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 2:30pm on 18 July 2021
Application submitted 2:30pm on 18 July 2021

[SAYORKSHIRE]

Really relieved and impressed with how quick this was. I’m South African and naturalised a week before I applied for my new UK passport.
I did it through the Peterborough branch.

Application approved 12:22pm on 8 September 2021
Documents received 10:12am on 20 August 2021
Application received 9:42pm on 13 August 2021
Identity details received 9:42pm on 13 August 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 7:29pm on 13 August 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 8:17pm on 12 August 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 8:16pm on 12 August 2021
Application submitted 8:16pm on 12 August 2021

[Ronnycinch]

Type: First Child Passport after Registration
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 27/07/2021
Ask Someone to confirm Identity: 30/07/2021 (Used Paper Form to Confirm Identity)
Documents posted to HMPO Bootle: 09/08/2021 (Royal Mail next day Special Delivery)
Documents signed for at HMPO Bootle: 10/08/2021
Documents received acknowledgement email from HMPO: 12/08/2021
Application being processed: 13/08/2021
Application approved: 09/09/2021
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[Mrs P]

Type: first child passports after registration
From: UK
Method: online
Passport office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 11 august 2021
Ask someone to confirm identity: 11 august 2021
Documents posted: 12 august 2021. ( special next day delivery before12pm)
Documents received by HMPO Bootle: 16 august 2021
Application being processed: 6august 2021
Application approved: pending
Print and send: pending
Passport received: pending
Return document: pending

Is there anyone else whose application took 3-4 weeks for being processing here in forum i read for most of the application they took around 3 weeks to approve..
Thank you

[seregus]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 10/08/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 10/08/2021
Identity verified: 10/08/2021
Application received: 10/08/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 12/08/2021
Application being processed: 02/09/2021
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

Looks like we got unlucky as based on other posts here application should have been approved by now, but we got instead last week status update to ‘being processed’.. so looks like it will be 7-10 weeks for us… because its already 4 full weeks and 2 days, but I will keep updating… thanks all…

PS: frustrating we really need to leave soon, but can not dye to some strange delays and no way to speed up things…

[Mrs P]

Type: first child passports after registration
From: UK
Method: online
Passport office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 11 august 2021
Ask someone to confirm identity: 11 august 2021
Documents posted: 12 august 2021. ( special next day delivery before12pm)
Documents received by HMPO Bootle: 16 august 2021
Application being processed: 6 September 2021
Application approved: pending
Print and send: pending
Passport received: pending
Return document: pending

Is there anyone else whose application took 3-4 weeks for being processing here in forum i read for most of the application they took around 3 weeks to approve..
Thank you

[mck2010]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 8/9/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 8/9/2021
Identity verified: 9/9/2021
Application received: 8/9/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO:
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Documents received:

[peteragm]

Application history
StatusDate
Application approved 2:33pm on 9 September 2021
Application being processed 8:16am on 10 August 2021
Documents received 1:01pm on 23 July 2021
Application received 5:29pm on 20 July 2021
Identity details received 5:28pm on 20 July 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 5:07pm on 20 July 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 4:57pm on 20 July 2021
Application submitted 4:57pm on 20 July 2021


7 weeks &1 day from submitting till approval
P.S. I called the HMPO every week to enquire the progress with no straight answer.
Only in yesterday's call a decent person told me that the application was allocated to an officer for full examination on 03/09 and I should keep an eye on my email for further progress. and today recieved the approval email.

I will 100% encourage applicants whom applications are late to give them a chase

[Ronnycinch]

Type: First Child Passport after Registration
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 27/07/2021
Ask Someone to confirm Identity: 30/07/2021 (Used Paper Form to Confirm Identity)
Documents posted to HMPO Bootle: 09/08/2021 (Royal Mail next day Special Delivery)
Documents signed for at HMPO Bootle: 10/08/2021
Documents received acknowledgement email from HMPO: 12/08/2021
Application being processed: 13/08/2021
Application approved: 09/09/2021 at 09:44am
Passport printed and sent: 09/09/2021 at 07:35pm
Passport received: Pending
Documents received: Pending

[AngusandIvy]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Office: Peterborough

Documents Received - pending
Passport Received (via TNT) - 8 September 2021
Your new passport is on its way - 10:20am on 6 September 2021
Application approved - 7:53am on 4 September 2021 (surprised to get this on a Saturday!)
Identity details received - 2:30pm on 2 September 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity - 1:53pm on 2 September 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity - 1:28pm on 2 September 2021
Documents received - 10:26am on 16 August 2021
Application received - 11:50am on 10 August 2021
Identity details received - 11:50am on 10 August 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity - 11:41am on 10 August 2021 (I'd asked someone else originally on 5/08 but they went on holiday so I wound up asking another person)
Ask someone to confirm your identity - 3:14pm on 5 August 2021

I suspect that I might have been asked for the second identity confirmation because my first reference is a cousin of my partner (we’re not married but they might still be considered a relative despite it not being a blood or marriage relationship). Just something for others to watch out for when asking references.

[Ronnycinch]

Type: First Child Passport after Registration
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 27/07/2021
Ask Someone to confirm Identity: 30/07/2021 (Used Paper Form to Confirm Identity)
Documents posted to HMPO Bootle: 09/08/2021 (Royal Mail next day Special Delivery)
Documents signed for at HMPO Bootle: 10/08/2021
Documents received acknowledgement email from HMPO: 12/08/2021
Application being processed: 13/08/2021
Application approved: 09/09/2021 at 09:44am
Passport printed and sent: 09/09/2021 at 07:35pm
Passport received: 13/09/2021
Documents received: Pending

[EniB88]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation (my husband)
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 9/9/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 9/9/2021
Identity verified: 9/9/2021
Application received: 9/9/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO:
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Documents received:

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation (myself)
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application submitted: 9/9/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 9/9/2021
Identity verified: 9/9/2021
Application received: 9/9/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO:
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Documents received:

Type: First child passport after naturalisation (our little girl)
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 9/9/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 9/9/2021
Identity verified: 9/9/2021
Application received: 9/9/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO:
Application approved:
Passport printed:
Passport received:
Documents received:

[eur1gbp]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 07/09/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 07/09/2021
Identity verified: 07/09/2021
Application received: 08/09/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: pending
Application approved: pending
Passport printed: pending
Passport received: pending
Documents received: pending

[K187]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online Application submitted: 11/08/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 11/08/2021
Identity verified: 11/08/2021
Application received: 11/08/2021
Documents sent :12/08/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 18/08/2021
Application approved: 08/09/2021
Passport printed: :09/09/2021
Passport received:13/09/2021
Documents received: pending
The journey is finally over .

[peteragm]

Application history
Documents Received :
Passport received : 11:20pm on 13 September 2021
Application approved 2:33pm on 9 September 2021
Application being processed 8:16am on 10 August 2021
Documents received 1:01pm on 23 July 2021
Application received 5:29pm on 20 July 2021
Identity details received 5:28pm on 20 July 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 5:07pm on 20 July 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 4:57pm on 20 July 2021
Application submitted 4:57pm on 20 July 2021


almost 8 weeks from submitting the application till receiving the passport

[rasoolkhan]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 17/08/2021
Email sent to person confirming identity: 17/08/2021
Identity details received: 17/08/2021
Application received: 17/08/2021
Documents Sent : 17/08/2021
Documents received: 19/08/2021
Application being process : pending
Application approved: 10/09/2021
Passport printed and sent: 11/09/2021
Passport received: pending
Documents received : pending

[Satinder25]

Type: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Documents received: Pending
Passport received: Pending
Passport printed and sent: Pending
Application approved: Pending
Application being processed 10:21 am on 24 August 2021
Documents received 1:28 pm on 4 August 2021
Application received 7:37 pm on 29 July 2021
Identity details received 7:37 pm on 29 July 2021
Email sent to the person confirming your identity 7:11 pm on 29 July 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 7:09 pm on 29 July 2021
Application submitted 7:09 pm on 29 July 2021

[aka007]

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO London
Online Application submitted: 02/09/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 02/09/2021
Identity verified: 02/09/2021
Application received: 02/09/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 06/09/2021
Application being processed: 06/09/2021
Application approved: 11/09/2021 (On a Saturday)
Passport printed: 11/09/2021
Passport received: 13/09/2021
Documents received: Pending

It was really quick - probabaly the quickest based on other posts on this forum. With this my immigration journey in UK is concluded and am a dual citizen now Thanks to all the moderators and nice people who kept posting their updates throughout their naturalisation and passport application processes. All the best to everyone who is still waiting for a decision.

[magdalina18]

first child passport after registration. It took 7 weeks to get approved.

Documents received: 15 September 2021
Passport received: 14 September 2021
Passport printed and sent 11:00am on 8 September 2021
Application approved 12:55pm on 7 September 2021
Application being processed 8:16am on 10 August 2021 (no emails, was updated online)
Documents received 9 August 2021 (second email, they probably sent it to another center)
Documents received 2:13pm on 21 July 2021
Application received 8:24am on 19 July 2021
Identity details received 8:23am on 19 July 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 2:40pm on 18 July 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 2:30pm on 18 July 2021
Application submitted 2:30pm on 18 July 2021

It took the passport 1 week to arrive after being accepted. The whole timeline is ridiculous, almost 9 weeks to get the passport for a child! Good luck everyone...

[JEB]

Passport printed and sent 12:33pm on 14 September 2021
Application approved 12:44pm on 13 September 2021
Documents received 9:34am on 25 August 2021
Application received 4:20pm on 22 August 2021
Identity details received 4:19pm on 22 August 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 10:51pm on 20 August 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10:42pm on 20 August 2021
Application submitted 10:42pm on 20 August 2021

TNT tracking says it will arrive today (Sept 16).

[rasoolkhan]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 17/08/2021
Email sent to person confirming identity: 17/08/2021
Identity details received: 17/08/2021
Application received: 17/08/2021
Documents Sent : 17/08/2021
Documents received: 19/08/2021
Application being process : 19/08/2021
Application approved: 10/09/2021
Passport printed and sent: 11/09/2021
Passport received: 16/09/2021
Documents received : pending

[ukvisat2]

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 20/08/2021
Email sent to person confirming identity: 20/08/2021
Identity details received: 21/08/2021
Application received: 21/08/2021
Documents Sent : 21/08/2021
Documents received: 24/08/2021
Application being process : never received
Application approved: 13/09/2021
Passport printed and sent: 14/09/2021
Passport received: 15/09/2021
Documents received : 16/09/2021

[ztech]

UKVCAS appointment 14th March 2021
Citizenship invitation letter 16th June 2021
Citizenship ceremony 19th June 2021

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted 9:03pm on 20 July 2021
Ask someone to confirm your identity 9:03pm on 20 July 2021
Email sent to person confirming your identity 2:01pm on 21 July 2021
Identity details received 2:29pm on 21 July 2021
Application received 2:29pm on 21 July 2021
Documents received 9:20am on 27 July 2021
Application being processed 4:35pm on 13 August 2021
Application approved 2:31pm on 10 September 2021
Passport printed and sent 12:51pm on 13 September 2021
Passport recieved by TNT 16/09/21 ( No signature required, driver just dropped through letter box and left ! )
AWAITING return of supporting document ( Foreign passport )

All in all, it has taken me 7 months.