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British Passport application processing timelines (only)

A section for posts relating to applications for Naturalisation or Registration as a British Citizen. Naturalisation

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Alismith » Wed Aug 10, 2022 2:24 pm

Alismith wrote:
Sun Jul 17, 2022 10:14 am
Application timeline

Application date: 18th May 2022
Identify confirmed: 18th May 2022
Documents sent: 19th May 2022
Documents delivered: 20th May 2022
Confirmation of documents received by HMPO: 30th May 2022

Confirmation of documents recieved again: 22nd June 2022

Apporvoved: 3rd August
Passport recieved: 5th August

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by cuppid143 » Wed Aug 10, 2022 7:40 pm

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 04/07/22
Identity verified: 04/07/22
Application received: 04/07/22
Documents sent: 04/07/22 ( signed for delivery)
Documents delivered:06/07/22
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 07/07/22
Application approved: 02/08/22
Passport printed and sent:03/08/22
Passport received: 04/08/22
Documents received: 11/08/22

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by kamoe » Thu Aug 11, 2022 1:12 pm

Type: First British Adult Passport post naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport office: Peterborough
Reverse timeline as per online tracking format (https://www.passport.service.gov.uk/track/):

Documents received: TBC
Passport received: 11 August 2022
Passport printed: 3:41am on 10 August 2022
Application approved: 2:39pm on 8 August 2022
Documents received: 9:12am on 12 July 2022
Application received: 1:13pm on 6 July 2022
Identity details received: 1:13pm on 6 July 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 11:22am on 6 July 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 2:17pm on 5 July 2022
Application submitted: 2:17pm on 5 July 2022
My posts express what I believe are the facts, based on the best of my knowledge, about the topics discussed in this forum. They do not constitute immigration advice.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by nightcrawler2u » Thu Aug 11, 2022 2:10 pm

nightcrawler2u wrote:
Tue Jul 12, 2022 8:39 am
Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 06 July 2022
Identity verified: 07 July 2022
Application received: 07 July 2022
Documents sent: 07 July 2022 (next day signed for delivery)
Documents delivered: 08 July 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 12 July 2022
Application approved: 08 August 2022
Passport printed and sent: 09 August 2022
Passport received: 10 August 2022 (5 Weeks from date of application)
Documents received: Pending
Thank you everyone on this forum. Finally the journey is over. Just need to wait for the documents back.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by mbhm » Sat Aug 13, 2022 2:58 pm

Type: First child passport after mn1 registration
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Glasgow
Online application submitted: 08/07/22
Identity verified: 11/07/22
Application received: 11/07/22
Documents sent: 12/07/22 ( signed for delivery)
Documents delivered:13/07/22
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 14/07/22
Application approved: 05/08/22
Passport printed and sent:08/08/22
Passport received: 09/08/22
Documents received: 13/08/22

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by mhsohail » Mon Aug 15, 2022 3:20 pm

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Glasgow
Application submitted at 5:39 pm on 14 July 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity at 5:39 pm on 14 July 2022
Email sent to the person confirming your identity at 5:42 pm on 14 July 2022
Identity details were received at 7:16 pm on 14 July 2022
Application received at 7:16 pm on 14 July 2022
Documents received at 12:54 pm on 20 July 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity(2nd Time )at 11:22 am on 11 August 2022
Email sent to the person confirming your identity(2nd Time ) at 11:42 am on 11 August 2022
Identity details received 11:50am on 11 August 2022
Application approved at 12:17 pm on 11 August 2022
Passport printed 6:22 am on 12 August 2022
Passport received: 15 August 2022(No Text received )
Documents received: Awaiting

Thanks and good luck to everyone still waiting.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by olumz1 » Mon Aug 15, 2022 4:01 pm

First time Adult Passport application

Application submitted: 12:28pm on 30 June 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 12:28pm on 30 June 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 12:34pm on 30 June 2022
Identity details received: 12:42pm on 30 June 2022
Application received: 12:42pm on 30 June 2022
Documents Sent: 1 July 2022
Documents received: 9:34am on 6 July 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 9:16am on 10 August 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 2:23pm on 10 August 2022
Identity details received: 10:36pm on 10 August 2022
Application approved: 7:47am on 11 August 2022
Passport printed: 6:20am on 12 August 2022
Passport received: 15 August 2022
Document received: Awaiting

sparkles
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by sparkles » Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:27 am

Type: First Adult passport post naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 05/07/2022 @ 23:59pm.
Ask someone to confirm identity: 05/07/2022 @23:59pm
Email sent to person confirming identity: 06/07/2022 @ 12:06am
Identity details received: 11/07/2022 @ 1:11am
Online Application received: 11/07/2022 @ 1:11am
Documents sent : 11/07/2022 @ 09:42am via Royal Mail next day delivery.
Documents received by HMPO: 14/07/2022 @ 09:22am.
Application approved: 09/08/2022 @ 14:26pm
Passport printed : 10/08/2022 @ 07:42am
Passport received: 11/08/2022 @ 17:17pm via TNT dropped through the door.
Supporting documents received: 18/08/2022 ( to be delivered via royal-mail track 48).

Only submitted 1 expired passport and naturalisation certificate. As could no longer find the 2 previous ones.

Very grateful. Wishing everyone all the best with their applications and life journey. Enjoy it. To the moderator; great job. You are all much appreciated.

amanjain861
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by amanjain861 » Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:36 am

First time Minor Passport application

Elder Son: (Born in the UK, British by Naturalization)
HPMO: Peterborough
Application received - 7:26pm on 7 July 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity - 7:26pm on 7 July 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity - 7:32pm on 7 July 2022
Identity details received - 9:12pm on 7 July 2022
Application submitted - 9:12pm on 7 July 2022
Documents Sent: 8 July 2022
Documents received: 1:21pm on 12 July 2022
Application approved: 9:42am on 4 August 2022
Passport printed: 3:55am on 5 August 2022
Passport received: 9 August 2022
Document received: 15 August 2022

Younger Son: (Born in the UK, British by Birth (Father ILR))
HPMO: Bootle
Application received - 9:28pm on 4 July 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity - 12:35pm on 4 July 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity - 12:39pm on 4 July 2022
Identity details received - 9:28pm on 4 July 2022
Application submitted - 12:35pm on 4 July 2022
Documents Sent: 4 July 2022
Documents received: 9:08am on 7 July 2022
Application approved: 2:39pm on 1 August 2022
Passport printed: 7:40am on 2 August 2022
Passport received: 3 August 2022
Document received: 7 August 2022

Thanks a lot everyone for their help on this forum :)

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by baljikrish1 » Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:50 am

baljikrish1 wrote:
Fri Jul 29, 2022 10:49 am
Type: First British Adult Passport post naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Glasgow
Application submitted 27 July 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 27 July 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity on 27 July 2022
Identity details received on 27 July 2022
Application received on 27 July 2022
Documents received on 29 July 2022
Application approved: Awaiting
Passport printed: Awaiting
Passport received: Awaiting
Documents received:
Type: First British Adult Passport post naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Glasgow
Application submitted 27 July 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 27 July 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity on 27 July 2022
Identity details received on 27 July 2022
Application received on 27 July 2022
Documents received on 29 July 2022
Application approved: 17 August 2022 10:12
Passport printed: Awaiting
Passport received: Awaiting
Documents received:

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by javaidmr » Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:32 pm

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 19/05/22
Identity verified: 20/05/22
Application received: 20/05/22
Documents sent: 20/05/22 ( signed for delivery)
Documents delivered:20/05/22
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 31/05/22
Application approved: 04/08/22
Passport printed and sent:04/08/22
Passport received: 08/08/22
Documents received: waiting.... (i am always bad luck of long waiting time for all my applications).
please pray for my docs as i need to travel urgently for my Son but i required my old passport to enter in saudi arabia.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by baljikrish1 » Thu Aug 18, 2022 8:26 am

baljikrish1 wrote:
Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:50 am
baljikrish1 wrote:
Fri Jul 29, 2022 10:49 am
Type: First British Adult Passport post naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Glasgow
Application submitted 27 July 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 27 July 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity on 27 July 2022
Identity details received on 27 July 2022
Application received on 27 July 2022
Documents received on 29 July 2022
Application approved: 17 August 2022 10:12
Passport printed: 18 August 05:04
Passport received: Awaiting
Documents received:

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by a85 » Fri Aug 19, 2022 1:39 am

Type: First adult passport after naturalization
Method: Online
Passport Office: Peterborough
Online application submitted: 08/07/22
Identity verified: 08/07/22
Application received: 08/07/22
Documents sent: 10/07/22 ( signed for next day delivery)
Documents delivered:11/07/22
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 12/07/22
Asked for 2nd Identity verification: 05/08/22 (we managed to find someone else to confirm it the same day)
Application approved: 08/08/22
Passport printed and sent:09/08/22
Passport received: 10/08/22
Documents received: 17/08/22

This officially is my very last post in this Forum. Thanks to everyone; in particular Casa, Zimba
, CULLINAN, CR001.

Without this forum I could not go trough all these stressful and expensive process by my own!
Thanks


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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by baljikrish1 » Fri Aug 19, 2022 3:04 pm

baljikrish1 wrote:
Thu Aug 18, 2022 8:26 am
baljikrish1 wrote:
Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:50 am
baljikrish1 wrote:
Fri Jul 29, 2022 10:49 am
Type: First British Adult Passport post naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport Office: Glasgow
Application submitted 27 July 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity 27 July 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity on 27 July 2022
Identity details received on 27 July 2022
Application received on 27 July 2022
Documents received on 29 July 2022
Application approved: 17 August 2022 10:12
Passport printed: 18 August 05:04
Passport received: 19/08/2022 10:30
Documents received:Awaiting

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by kies01 » Sat Aug 20, 2022 11:32 am

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 20 July 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 20 July 2022
Email sent to the person confirming your identity: 20 July 2022
Identity details received: 20 July 2022
Application received: 20 July 2022
Documents received: 21 July 2022
Application approved:12 August 2022
Passport printed:13 August 2022
Passport received:16 August 2022
Documents received:20 August 2022

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by S786 » Sat Aug 20, 2022 1:30 pm

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Application submitted: 3 Aug 22
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 3 aug 2022
Email sent to the person confirming your identity: 3/08:2022
Identity details received: 3/8/2022
Application received: 3/8/2022
Documents received: 5/8/2022
Application approved:awaiting
Passport printed:TBC
Passport received:TBC
Documents received:TBC

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by omokehinde » Sat Aug 20, 2022 2:33 pm

Type: First Adult passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO
Application submitted: 15 August 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 15 August 2022
Email sent to the person confirming your identity: 15 August 2022
Identity details received: 15 August 2022
Application received: 15 August 2022
Documents received: 17 August 2022
Application approved: tbc
Passport printed:tbc
Passport received:tbc
Documents received: tbc

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Uk2715 » Sun Aug 21, 2022 2:00 pm

Type: First adult passport post naturalisation
Mode: Post Office
Post Office: London
Application submitted: 12/07/22
Documents received: 19/07/22
Application approved: ?
Passport printed: ?
Passport received: ?
Documents received: ?

kamoe
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by kamoe » Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:00 am

Type: First British Adult Passport post naturalisation
Mode: Online
Passport office: Peterborough
Reverse timeline as per online tracking format (https://www.passport.service.gov.uk/track/):

Documents received: 22 August 2022
Passport received: 11 August 2022
Passport printed: 3:41am on 10 August 2022
Application approved: 2:39pm on 8 August 2022
Documents received: 9:12am on 12 July 2022
Application received: 1:13pm on 6 July 2022
Identity details received: 1:13pm on 6 July 2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 11:22am on 6 July 2022
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 2:17pm on 5 July 2022
Application submitted: 2:17pm on 5 July 2022

So, once all procedures have been completed (application submitted and identity checked):
  • Roughly a month after documents confirmed as received by HMPO, British passport received (FYI, I tracked the delivery of documents and Royal Mail confirmed they reached the passport office on a Friday, but HMPO only confirmed them as received on the Tuesday after that).
  • 11 days after British passport received, original foreign passport and naturalisation certificate received.
My posts express what I believe are the facts, based on the best of my knowledge, about the topics discussed in this forum. They do not constitute immigration advice.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by dddkay » Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:57 am

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 23/07/2022
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 23/07/2022
Identity details received: 23/07/2022
Online Application received: 23/07/2022
Documents sent: 25/07/2022
Documents delivered: 26/07/2022
Documents received by HMPO: 28/07/2022
Application approved: 17/08/2022
Passport printed and sent: 18/08/2022
Passport received: 19/08/2022 :D:D:D
Supporting documents received: pending

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Agbex15 » Mon Aug 22, 2022 2:55 pm

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 27/07/22
Identity verified: 27/07/22
Application received: 27/07/22
Documents sent: 28/07/22 ( signed for delivery)
Documents delivered:29/07/22
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 01/08/22
Application approved: 18/08/22
Passport printed and sent:19/08/22
Passport received: 22/08/22
Documents received: Not yet

Thanks to moderator of this forum, following through the process from start to finish has been very helpful. :D :D

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Kajeer » Tue Aug 23, 2022 3:26 am

Hi board member i am so much confused i submit my application on 13th of july 2022 from that time till now i am waiting and after nearly four weeks thay ask me again to confirm identity now its 7 week for my application what should i do please help :shock:
received2:11pm on 10 August 2022Email sent to person confirming your identity12:36pm on 10 August 2022Ask someone to confirm your identity12:28pm on 10 August 2022Documents received12:17pm on 18 July 2022Application received9:48am on 14 July 2022Identity details received9:47am on 14 July 2022Email sent to person confirming your identity8:23am on 14 July 2022Person not eligible8:16am on 14 July 2022Email sent to person confirming your identity8:07am on 14 July 2022Email sent to person confirming your identity10:36pm on 13 July 2022Ask someone to confirm your identity10:32pm on 13 July 2022Application submitted10:32pm on 13 July 2022

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Olatunde16 » Tue Aug 23, 2022 8:29 am

Type: First adult passport post naturalisation
Mode: Post Office
Post Office: Sheffield
Application submitted: 19/07/22
Documents received: 22/07/22
Application approved: ?
Passport printed: ?
Passport received: ?
Documents received: ?

nightcrawler2u
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by nightcrawler2u » Tue Aug 23, 2022 10:20 am

nightcrawler2u wrote:
Thu Aug 11, 2022 2:10 pm
nightcrawler2u wrote:
Tue Jul 12, 2022 8:39 am
Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough
Online application submitted: 06 July 2022
Identity verified: 07 July 2022
Application received: 07 July 2022
Documents sent: 07 July 2022 (next day signed for delivery)
Documents delivered: 08 July 2022
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 12 July 2022
Application approved: 08 August 2022
Passport printed and sent: 09 August 2022
Passport received: 10 August 2022 (5 Weeks from date of application)
Documents received: 22 August 2022
Thank you everyone on this forum. Finally the journey is over. Just need to wait for the documents back.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by magicsign » Tue Aug 23, 2022 10:47 am

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle, Redgrave court
Online application submitted: 21/08/22
Identity verified: 21/08/22
Application received: 21/08/22
Documents sent: 23/08/22 (guaranteed next day delivery)
Documents delivered: tbc
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: tbc
Application approved: tbc
Passport printed and sent:tbc
Passport received: tbc
Documents received: tbc

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