British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 08/02/2024
Identity details verified: 08/02/2024
Documents posted: 08/02/2024 (special delivery by 1pm)
Documents delivered: 09/02/2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 12/02/2024
Application approved: 13/02/2024
Passport printed: 13/02/2024
Passport dispatched: 14/02/2024
Passport delivered: 15/02/2024
Supporting documents received: 15/02/2024

Took 7 days including weekends. Best of luck to those waiting!

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hampstead
Application submitted: 29/01/2024
Identity details verified: 30/01/2024
Documents posted: 30/01/2024 (special delivery by 1pm)
Documents delivered: 31/01/2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 02/02/2024
Application approved: 14/02/2024
Passport printed: 15/02/2024
Passport dispatched: 15/02/2024
Passport delivered: 16/02/2024
Supporting documents received: Waiting

NB: Took 2 weeks as HO missed my middle name on the naturalisation cert. Either way, they’ve issued the passport with full names. I’ll get the cert re-issued at some point..

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: post office
Passport Office: Durham
Application submitted: 14-02-2024
Identity details verified: 14-02-2024
Documents posted: 14-02-2024
Documents delivered: NA
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 19-02-2024
Application approved: 21-02-2024
Passport printed and dispatched: 22-02-2024
Passport delivered: na
Supporting documents received: na

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hampstead
Application submitted: 13/02/2024
Identity details verified: 14/02/2024
Documents posted: 14/02/2024 (special delivery by 1pm)
Documents delivered: 15/02/2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 17/02/2024
Application approved: 21/02/2024
Passport printed: 21/02/2024
Passport dispatched: 22/02/2024
Passport delivered: 23/02/2024 (received Royal Mail text with delivery date)
Supporting documents received: Waiting

Type: First British Passport after naturalisation
Office : Hemel Hempstead


Passport and documents returned - awaiting
Application approved 8:37am on 24 February 2024
Documents received 9:19am on 20 February 2024
(Documents delivered on 19 Feb)
Documents posted on 16th Feb - Special delivery
Application received 7:29pm on 15 February 2024
Identity details received 7:29pm on 15 February 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity 7:25pm on 15 February 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity 11:36am on 15 February 2024
Application submitted 11:36am on 15 February 2024


Got the approval notification on a Saturday morning

Application Type: First British Passport following Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 11 Feb 2024
Date of ID Check: 12 Feb 2024
Date of documents sent to HMPO (Hemel Hempstead): 14 Feb 2024
Date of documents delivered to HMPO: 15 Feb 2024
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of documents: 19 Feb 2024
Date of Application Approval: 21 Feb 2024
Date of Passport Print: 21 Feb 2024
Date of Passport Dispatch: 22 Feb 2024
Date of delivery of Passport: 23 Feb 2024
Date of documents return: (via Royal Mail 24 Tracked) 24 Feb 2024

Application Type: First British Passport following Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 15 Feb 2024
Date of ID Check: 15 Feb 2024
Date of documents delivered to HMPO (Hemel Hempstead): 16 Feb 2024
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of documents: 20 Feb 2024
Date of Application Approval: 23 Feb 2024 8:04am
Date of notification from Royal Mail that I have a delivery 23 Feb 2024 2:39pm
Date of Passport Print: 24 Feb 2024 12:54am
Date of Passport Dispatch: none
Date of delivery of Passport: 24 Feb 2024 11:30 am
Date of documents return: pending

Application Type: First British Passport following Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 08 Feb 2024
Date of ID Check: 08 Feb 2024
Date of documents delivered to HMPO (Hemel Hempstead): 12 Feb 2024
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of documents: 14 Feb 2024
Date of Application Approval: 21 Feb 2024 16:48pm
Date of Passport Print: 21 Feb 2024 21:54pm
Date of Passport Dispatch: 22 Feb 2024
Date of delivery of Passport: 23 Feb 2024 10:30 am
Date of documents return: 24 Feb 2024 10:00 am

all done for me and my wife. Best of luck to all.

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 02/02/2024
Identity details verified: 02/02/2024
Documents posted: 03/02/2024 (special delivery by 1pm)
Documents delivered: 06/02/2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 08/02/2024
Dual citizen/cancellation of old passport additional documents requested : 09/02/2024
Application approved: 20/02/2024
Passport printed: 21/02/2024
Passport dispatched: 21/02/2024
Passport delivered: 22/02/2024
Supporting documents received: 23/02/2024

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Hemel Hempstead
Application submitted: 14/02/2024
Identity details verified: 14/02/2024
Documents posted: 14/02/2024 at 2.44pm
Documents delivered: 15/02/2024 at 8:43am (Special delivery by 1pm)
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 19/02/2024 at 8:26am
(Recieved an email on 20th Feb at 1:31pm to send naturalisation certificate, however this had been posted with the passports in same envelope on 14th Feb. Took a few phone calls to HMPO to get this sorted but I raised a case and they then escalated this to Hemel Hempstead's passport office. The agent mentioned someone would get back to me but no one did and instead I had to call and chase it up everyday. On 23rd Feb I called at 11:05am and the customer service agent was extremely helpful who actually checked the system to see if anything showed up (the previous agent I spoke to did not do this) and informed me the certificate had been found and he attached it to my application.)
Application approved: 23/02/24 at 5:11pm
Passport printed : 26/02/24 at 5.22am
Passport delivered: 27/02/2024 at 10.15am
Supporting documents received: pending

All done, thanks to God

Application Type: Renewal of British Passport
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 28 Feb 2024 (7.31pm)
Date of ID Check: *Referee was not required*
Date of Old Passport delivered to HMPO (Corby):
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of Old Passport :
Date of Passport Approved/Printed:
Date of Passport Dispatch:
Date of delivery of Passport:
Date of Old Passport return:

Application Type: First passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 27 Feb 2024
Date of ID Check: 27 Feb 2024
Date of documents delivered to HMPO (Corby): 28 Feb 2024
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of documents: Pending...
Date of Application Approval: Pending...
Date of Passport Print: Pending...
Date of Passport Dispatch: Pending...
Date of delivery of Passport: Pending...
Date of documents return: Pending...

Four applications separately for parents and 2 children

Child - 1

Application Type: First British Passport following Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 09 Feb 2024
Date of ID Check: Opted for paper identity
Date of documents delivered to HMPO (Hemel Hempstead): 13 Feb 2024
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of documents: 19 Feb 2024
Date of Application Approval: 20 Feb 2024
Date of Passport Print: 21 Feb 2024
Date of notification from Royal Mail that I have a delivery 22 Feb 2024
Date of delivery of Passport: 23 Feb 2024
Date of documents return: 25 Feb 2024



Child - 2

Application Type: First British Passport following Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 09 Feb 2024
Date of ID Check: Opted for paper identity
Date of documents delivered to HMPO (Corby): 13 Feb 2024
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of documents: 22 Feb 2024
Birth Certificate Requested: 23 Feb 2024
Date of Application Approval: 27 Feb 2024
Date of Passport Print: 28 Feb 2024
Date of notification from Royal Mail that I have a delivery 29 Feb 2024
Date of delivery of Passport: 01 Mar 2024
Date of documents return: pending…



Applicant - 1 (parent)

Application Type: First British Passport following Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 09 Feb 2024
Date of ID Check: Opted for paper identity
Date of documents delivered to HMPO (Corby): 13 Feb 2024
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of documents: 22 Feb 2024
Date of Application Approval: 25 Feb 2024 (Sunday)
Date of Passport Print: 26 Feb 2024
Date of notification from Royal Mail that I have a delivery 27 Feb 2024
Date of delivery of Passport: 28 Mar 2024
Date of documents return: pending…



Applicant - 2 (parent)

Application Type: First British Passport following Naturalisation
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 09 Feb 2024
Date of ID Check: Opted for paper identity
Date of documents delivered to HMPO (Hemel Hempstead): 13 Feb 2024
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of documents: 19 Feb 2024
Passport used to enter the country requested: 20 Feb 2024
Cover Letter sent explaining passport was retained by Home Office - 21 Feb 2024
Date of Application Approval: 27 Feb 2024
Date of Passport Print: 28 Feb 2024
Date of notification from Royal Mail that I have a delivery 29 Feb 2024
Date of delivery of Passport: 01 Mar 2024
Date of documents return: pending…

Note: For applicant 2, the old passport that was in her maiden name requested. We sent a letter explaining that passport was retained by the home office and we are not able to update the name on the old passport to match the name on the naturalisation certificate as the applicant was refugee. We sent documents to confirm that the applicant has been using her married name for all purposes in the UK since marriage.

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 21/02/2024
Identity details received: 21/02/2024 (online)
Application received: 21/02/2024
Documents posted: 22/02/2024 (Royalmail special delivery by 1pm)
Documents delivered by Royalmail: 23/02/2024
Documents received acknowledgement by HMPO: 26/02/2024 (on email, sms arrived the next day morning)
Application approved: 28/02/2024
Passport printed: 29/02/2024
Royalmail Delivery Alert: 29/02/2024 (SMS with tracking details)
Passport delivered: 30/02/2024 [Royalmail Tracked 24, no Signature]
Supporting documents received: Waiting

It took only 10 calendar days from submission to delivery. Best wishes everyone!

Type: First British passport after naturalization
Passport office: Hemel Hempstead
Passport arrived 29/02/2024 the supporting documents arrived the same day different envelope (secure delivery)
Passport printed: 28 February 2024
Application approved: 27 February 2024
Documents received: 23 February 2024
Application received: 19 February 2024
Identity details received: 19 February 2024
Email sent to person confirming your identity: 19 February 2024
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 19 February 2024
Application submitted: 19 February 2024

Application Type: Renewal of British Passport
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 28 Feb 2024 (7.31pm)
Date of ID Check: *Referee was not required*
Date of Old Passport delivered to HMPO (Corby): 1st March 2024 (9.21am)
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of Old Passport : 1st March 2024 (2.35pm)
Date of Passport Approved/Printed:
Date of Passport Dispatch:
Date of delivery of Passport:
Date of Old Passport return:

Application Type: First adult passport after 4L registration (overseas from USA)

Method of application: Online
Date of application: 13 Jan 2024
Date of ID Check: 14 Jan 2024
Date documents sent to HMPO: 26 Feb 2024
Date of documents delivered to HMPO (Hemel Hempstead): 29 Jan 2024
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of documents: 1 Feb 2024
Date of approval: 18 Feb 2024
Date of Passport Print: 19 Feb 2024
Date of delivery of Passport: 22 Feb 2024
Date of documents return: 26 Feb 2024

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 1/3/2024
Identity details received: 1/3/2024 (online)
Application received: 1/3/2024
Documents posted: 1/3/2024 (Royalmail special delivery by 1pm)
Documents delivered by Royalmail: 4/3/2024
Documents received acknowledgement by HMPO: Pending
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed: Pending
Royalmail Delivery Alert: Pending
Passport delivered: Pending
Supporting documents received: Pending

Type: First British passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 04/03/2024
Identity details verified: 04/03/2024
Documents posted: 04/03/2024 (special delivery by 1pm)
Documents delivered: Pending
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: Pending
Application approved: Pending
Passport printed: Pending
Passport dispatched: Pending
Passport delivered: Pending
Supporting documents received: Pending

Application Type: Child, First British Passport following Registration
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 04 March 2024
Date of passing ID Check: 04 March 2024
Date of documents posted to HMPO (Corby): waiting
Date of documents delivered to HMPO (Corby): waiting
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of documents: waiting
Date of Application Approval: waiting
Date of Passport Print: waiting
Date of notification from Royal Mail that I have a delivery: waiting
Date of delivery of Passport: waiting
Date of supporting documents return: waiting

Type: First British Passport after Naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: Corby
Application submitted: 21/02/2024
Identity details verified: 21/02/2024
Documents posted: 22/02/2024 (Special Delivery)
Documents delivered: 23/02/2024
Documents acknowledged by HMPO: 28/02/2024
Application approved: 01/03/2024
Passport printed: 02/03/2024
Passport dispatched: 04/03/2024
Passport delivered: 05/03/2024 (Royal Mail Tracked 24)
Supporting documents received: 05/03/2024 (Royal Mail Tracked 24)

**Update**

Application Type: Renewal of British Passport
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 28 Feb 2024 (7.31pm)
Date of ID Check: *Referee was not required*
Date of Old Passport delivered to HMPO (Corby): 1st March 2024 (9.21am)
Date of HMPO confirming receipt of Old Passport : 1st March 2024 (2.35pm)
Date of Passport Approved/Printed: 5th March 2024 (4.09pm)
Date of Passport Dispatch:
Date of delivery of Passport:
Date of Old Passport return: