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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by shah4404 » Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:47 pm

Two applications first adult passport after naturalisation
Application made 09/03/2020idi
Identity confirmation sent 09/03/2020
Identity confirmed received 09/03/2020
Application processes 11/03/2020
Application approved 1st application 19/03/2020 2nd one approved 23/03/3020
First application sent Newport 2nd to Belfast
Passport printed and sent first passport from Newport received on 23/03/2020
2nd passport from Belfast received 30/03/2020
Good luck guys our immigration story end here 😀

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by shah4404 » Mon Mar 30, 2020 6:35 pm

shah4404 wrote:
Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:47 pm
Two applications first adult passport after naturalisation
Application made 09/03/2020idi
Identity confirmation sent 09/03/2020
Identity confirmed received 09/03/2020
Application processes 11/03/2020
Application approved 1st application 19/03/2020 2nd one approved 23/03/3020
First application sent Newport 2nd to Belfast
Passport printed and sent first passport from Newport received on 23/03/2020
2nd passport from Belfast received 30/03/2020
Good luck guys our immigration story end here 😀
One thing more to add
Passport receive from Newport blue colour
Passport receive from Belfast burgundy totally different design

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by CR001 » Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:52 pm

please respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY thread. Any questions, discussions or chit chat will be removed.
Char (CR001 not Casa)
In life you cannot press the Backspace button!!
Please DO NOT send me a PM for immigration advice. I reserve the right to ignore the PM and not respond.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Mahmoud2020 » Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:01 pm

Application submitted: 16 March 2020

Ask someone to confirm identity: 16 March 2020

Identify confirmed: 16 March 2020

Documents sent: 16 March 2020

Documents received in Liverpool: 17 March 2020

Documents received text: 18 March 2020

Application being processed: 20 March 2020

Application approved:???

Passport printed and sent: ???

Passport received: ???

Documents return: ????

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by ssjovs » Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:11 am

First passport application after naturalisation.

Application submitted: 10:27am - 11/03/2020
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 10:27am - 11/03/2020
Email sent to the person confirming your identity: 10:31am - 11/03/2020
Identity details received: 10:58am - 11/03/2020
Application received: 10:59am - 11/03/2020
Documents received: 10:05am - 16/03/2020
Application being processed: 11:32am - 16/03/2020.
Application approved: ????
Passport Printed?????

Today is the 1st of April, so It's been well over 2 weeks since my application was being processed and I haven't heard a word from HMPO Liverpool, probably thanks to the pandemic, but it's been very frustrating.I have seen people who applied later then myself whose passports have been approved, which is even more frustrating. Grrrrrghhhhh!!

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Ster » Wed Apr 01, 2020 2:55 pm

First passport application after naturalisation.
Paper Application
Application submitted by post together with supporting documents: 11/03/2020
Application received: - 12/03/2020
HMPO confimred receipt of application by text Documents received:- 13/03/2020
Application being processed: ??.
Application approved: ????
Passport Printed?????

i called them today and they said the application is approved and waiting to be printed. dont know how long it take to print

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by CR001 » Thu Apr 02, 2020 7:56 pm

CR001 wrote:
Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:52 pm
please respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY thread. Any questions, discussions or chit chat will be removed.
Char (CR001 not Casa)
In life you cannot press the Backspace button!!
Please DO NOT send me a PM for immigration advice. I reserve the right to ignore the PM and not respond.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by ThePerfectITGuy » Fri Apr 03, 2020 12:32 pm

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: online
First Application -

Date of Online Application: 18/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 18/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 19/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 20/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Liverpool
Date Documents Received: 23/03/2020
Application being processed: 25/03/2020
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

Second Application -

Date of Online Application: 18/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 18/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 19/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 20/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Belfast
Date Documents Received: 23/03/2020
Application being processed: 23/03/2020
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:


Third Application -

Date of Online Application: 18/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 18/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 19/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 20/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Date Documents Received: 23/03/2020
Application being processed: 31/03/2020
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

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British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Kanakdodia » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:58 pm

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 12/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 12/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 14/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 16/03/2020
Date Documents Received: 16/03/2020
Application being processed: 17/03/2020
Application Approved: Still Awaiting
Passport Printed and Sent: Still awaiting
Date Passport Received: still awaiting
Passport Colour: Still awaiting
Date of Return of Documents: Still awaiting

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by lab86 » Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:28 pm

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

Date of Online Application: 08/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 09/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 10/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 11/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Peterborough
Date Documents Received: 11/03/2020
Application being processed: 13/03/2020 Application transferred to HMPO Durham
Application Approved: 18/03/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 20/03/2020
Email "passport is on its way": 20/03/2020
Email "you must sign your passport": 21/03/2020
Date Passport Received: still waiting two weeks later
Passport Colour: ???
Date of Return of Documents: still waiting
Advice line not helpful, they keep saying someone else will call me back, but no call so far

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by NaS » Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:35 pm

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

Date of Online Application: 23/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 23/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 24/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 25/03/2020
Date Documents Received: 26/03/2020
Application being processed: 01/04/2020
Application Approved: Waiting
Passport Printed and Sent: Waiting

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by juliank » Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:18 pm

Type: First adult passport
From: USA
Method: Online

Date of Online Application: 23/03/2020
Date Documents Received: 01/04/2020
Application being processed: 01/04/2020
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by zulu4554 » Sat Apr 18, 2020 6:11 pm

Application for first adult passport -

Application made 18/03/2020
Documents Received 20/03/2020 [Liverpool]
Application processed 25/03/2020
Application approved -> Waiting
Passport printed and sent -> Waiting
Passport received -> Waiting

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by lab86 » Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:49 am

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

Date of Online Application: 08/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 09/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 10/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 11/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Peterborough
Date Documents Received: 11/03/2020
Application being processed: 13/03/2020 Application transferred to HMPO Durham
Application Approved: 18/03/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 20/03/2020
Email "passport is on its way": 20/03/2020
Email "you must sign your passport": 21/03/2020
Details not found on tracking system: 19/04/2020
Contact us if you haven't received your passport: 19/04/2020

Date Passport Received: still waiting six weeks later
Passport Colour: ???
Date of Return of Documents: never returned :?
No texts or emails from courier.
Advice line said unlikely a courier problem, sent email to HMPO's shipping team

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Doublestarxx » Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:53 am

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

Date of Online Application: 19/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 19/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 19/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 20/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Date Documents Received: 20/03/2020
Application being processed: 31/03/2020
Application Approved: 21/04/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport Received;
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

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Post by Doublestarxx » Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:44 pm

From: UK
Method: online

Date of Online Application: 19/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 19/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 19/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 20/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Date Documents Received: 20/03/2020
Application being processed: 31/03/2020
Application Approved: 21/04/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 22/04/20
Date Passport Received; 23/04/20
Passport Colour: Burgundy
Date of Return of Documents: waiting

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by kabdelrazek » Fri Apr 24, 2020 11:39 am

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

Application submitted 10:02 on 17 March 2020
Ask someone to confirm your identity 10:02 on 17 March 2020
Email sent to person confirming your identity 10:06 on 17 March 2020
Identity details received 13:34 on 17 March 2020
Application received 13:34 on 17 March 2020
Documents received 14:47 on 20 March 2020
Application being processed 08:53 on 24 March 2020
Request sent to prioritise issuing(O&G Worker) 13:29 on 20 April 2020
HMPO Called requesting evidence of urgency 09:00 on 22 April 2020
Evidence Sent (Employer Letter to join Ship) 09:30 on 23 April 2020
HMPO Called to confirm acceptance of letter 10:10 on 23 April 2020
Payment to expedite passport postage (£113.43) 10:10 on 23 April 2020
Application approved 11:25 on 23 April 2020
Passport printed and sent 12:54 on 23 April 2020
Passport Received 11:30 on 24 April 2020
Passport Colour Burgundy
Return of Documents (arrived with passport) 11:30 on 24 April 2020

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by ThePerfectITGuy » Mon Apr 27, 2020 5:03 pm

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: online
First Application -

Date of Online Application: 18/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 18/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 19/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 20/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Liverpool
Date Documents Received: 23/03/2020
Application being processed: 25/03/2020
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

Second Application -

Date of Online Application: 18/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 18/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 19/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 20/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Belfast
Date Documents Received: 23/03/2020
Application being processed: 23/03/2020
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:


Third Application -

Date of Online Application: 18/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 18/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 19/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 20/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Date Documents Received: 23/03/2020
Application being processed: 31/03/2020
Application Approved:21/04/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:21/04/2020
Date Passport Received:27/04/2020
Passport Colour: Burgundy
Date of Return of Documents: Yet to receive !

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by VAl_k » Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:55 pm

First passport after naturalisation
Method: online

Date of Online Application: 18/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 18/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 18/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 24/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Date Documents Received: 24/03/2020
Application being processed: 25/03/2020
Application Approved:.... Waiting......
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport Received;
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

Helpline, not friendly at all, told to check online

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by mdylv » Wed Apr 29, 2020 2:00 pm

Type: FIRST ADULT PASSPORT AFTER BRITISH NATURALISATION
From: United Kingdom
Method: Online

Date of Online Application: 11/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 11/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 12/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 13/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Liverpool
Date Documents Received: 16/03/2020
Application being processed: 16/03/2020
Application Approved: 29/04/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 29/04/2020
Date Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by bhai86 » Thu Apr 30, 2020 10:20 am

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

Date of Online Application: 13/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 13/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 13/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 16/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Date Documents Received: 17/03/2020
Application being processed: 18/03/2020
Application Approved: 08/04/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 09/04/2020
Date Passport Received: 14/04/2020
Passport Colour: Burgundy
Date of Return of Documents: 30/04/2020

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by mdylv » Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:30 pm

mdylv wrote:
Wed Apr 29, 2020 2:00 pm
Type: FIRST ADULT PASSPORT AFTER BRITISH NATURALISATION
From: United Kingdom
Method: Online

Date of Online Application: 11/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 11/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 12/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 13/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Liverpool
Date Documents Received: 16/03/2020
Application being processed: 16/03/2020
Application Approved: 29/04/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 29/04/2020
Date Passport Received: 30/04/2020
Passport Colour: Burgundy
Date of Return of Documents: 30/04/2020

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by shace26 » Fri May 01, 2020 1:40 pm

Type: FIRST ADULT PASSPORT & 2 CHILD PASSPORT AFTER BRITISH NATURALISATION
From: United Kingdom
Method: Online

Application submitted 12-Mar-20
Ask someone to confirm your identity 12-Mar-20
Email sent to person confirming your identity 12-Mar-20
Identity details received 13-Mar-20
Application received 13-Mar-20
Documents received 18-Mar-20
Application being processed 19-Mar-20
Application approved 30-Apr-20
Passport printed and sent 30-Apr-20
Passport received 01-May-20
Documents received Still waiting

Good luck for all who are still waiting.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Eurika » Mon May 04, 2020 4:44 pm

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

Date of Online Application: 05/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 05/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 31/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 01/05/2020 (just got update from Royal Mail, not from HMPO)
Documents delivered to: HMPO Liverpool
Date Documents Received:waiting
Application being processed: waiting
Application Approved: waiting
Passport Printed and Sent: waiting
Date Passport Received: waiting
Passport Colour: waiting
Date of Return of Documents: waiting

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by morgan314 » Wed May 06, 2020 9:46 am

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

Date of Online Application: 16/03/2020
Date Identity Verified: 16/03/2020
Date Documents Sent: 16/03/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 17/03/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Liverpool
Date Documents Received: 18/03/2020
Application being processed: 20/03/2020
Application Approved: 04/05/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 06/05/2020
Date Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

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