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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by munirabid » Wed Sep 23, 2020 2:29 pm

ype: First Child passport
From: UK
Method: online
Passport office: HMPO Glasgow

Date of Online Application: 25/08/2020
Date Identity Verified:25/08/2020
Date Documents Sent: 26/08 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 27/08/2020
Date Documents Received status: 28/08/2020
Application being processed: 02/9/2020
Application Approved: 10/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:10/9/2020
Date Passport Received: 15/9/2020
Passport Colour:blue
Date of Return of Documents: 23/09/2020

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by baybars1 » Thu Sep 24, 2020 1:50 pm

Type: Renewal
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 10/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 10/09 /2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Durham
Documents delivered and signed: 11/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 15/09/2020
Application being processed: 16/09/2020
Application Approved: 18/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 21/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 23/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Date of Return of Documents: 24/09/2020

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by rozearo » Fri Sep 25, 2020 1:52 pm

rozearo wrote:
Sun Sep 20, 2020 7:35 am

Type: First passport after naturalisation & First Child passport
From: UK
Method: online
Office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 5/09/2020
Identity Verified: 5/09/2020
Documents Sent: 7/09 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 8/09/2020
Documents Received status: 16/09/2020
Application being processed: 18/9/2020
Application Approved: 22/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 23/9/2020
Passport Received: 25/9/2020
Passport Colour:blue
Date of Return of Documents:

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by jimin95 » Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:07 pm

jimin95 wrote:
Wed Sep 23, 2020 2:03 pm
jimin95 wrote:
Wed Sep 23, 2020 6:55 am
Type: First passport after naturalisation (December 2019 ceremony)
From: UK
Method: online/digital passport photo
Office: HMPO Newport
No interview.

Online Application: 1/09/2020
Identity Verified: 11/09/2020 (paper form)
Documents Sent: 15/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 16/09/2020
Documents Received status: 17/09/2020
Application being processed: 21/9/2020
Application Approved: 22/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 23/9/2020
Passport Received: 25/9/2020
Passport Colour: Bluish Black??
Date of Return of Documents:

7 days of processing from the day the documents were delivered and signed via Royal Mail track.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by shaggie44 » Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:44 am

Type: First passport after Naturalisation
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 24/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 24/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 24/09 /2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Peterborough
Documents delivered and signed: 25/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 25/09/2020
Application being processed: 25/09/2020
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 learner29 » Mon Sep 28, 2020 5:28 pm

learner29 wrote:
Wed Sep 23, 2020 9:21 am
learner29 wrote:
Fri Sep 11, 2020 1:46 pm
Type: First passport after Naturalisation
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 04/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 04/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 05/09 /2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Documents delivered and signed: 07/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 09/09/2020
Application being processed: 11/09/2020
Application Approved: 23/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 24/09/2020
Date of Return of Documents: 25/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 28/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue

All the best to whoever is waiting to end his/her long tiring exhausting journey to become a British Citizen and have a British Passport.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by jimin95 » Tue Sep 29, 2020 9:03 am

Type: First passport after naturalisation (December 2019 ceremony)
From: UK
Method: online/digital passport photo
Office: HMPO Newport
No interview.

Online Application: 1/09/2020
Identity Verified: 11/09/2020 (paper form)
Documents Sent: 15/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 16/09/2020
Documents Received status: 17/09/2020
Application being processed: 21/9/2020
Application Approved: 22/9/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 23/9/2020
Passport Received: 25/9/2020
Passport Colour: Bluish Black??
Date of Return of Documents: 25/9/2020 (Arrived at the same time as the passport. Naturalisation certificate was wrinkled.)

7 days of processing from the day the documents were received from the status.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by jimin95 » Tue Sep 29, 2020 9:07 am

Type: First passport after naturalisation (December 2019 ceremony)
From: UK
Method: online/digital passport photo
Office: HMPO Peterborough
No interview.

Online Application: 1/09/2020
Identity Verified: 11/09/2020 (paper form)
Documents Sent: 15/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 16/09/2020 (Royal Mail)
Documents Received status: 21/09/2020
Application being processed: 21/09/2020
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Passport Received: 
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by max7 » Tue Sep 29, 2020 10:54 am

Type: First Child Passport
From: UK
Method: Online
Date of Online Application: 19/08/2020
Date Documents Sent: 25/08/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Durham
Documents delivered and signed: 26/08/2020
Date Documents Received status: 26/08/2020
Application being processed: 01/09/2020
Additional documents required letter received: 14/09/2020
Additional documents sent: 17/09/2020
Application Approved: 21/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 22/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 24/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Date of Return of Documents: Pending

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by preetham2103 » Tue Sep 29, 2020 3:48 pm

[quote=preetham2103 post_id=1936271 time=1600163044 user_id=98959]
Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: online

Date of Online Application: 02/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 05/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 07/ 09 /2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Documents delivered and signed: 08 / 09 /2020
Date Documents Received status: 10/09 / 2020
Application being processed: 15 / 09/2020
Application Approved: 24/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 25/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 29/09/2020
Date Docs received: 28/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
[/quote]

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by TheDon » Tue Sep 29, 2020 9:21 pm

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: online/digital passport photo
Office: HMPO Newport
No interview.

Online Application: 10/09/2020
Identity Verified: 11/09/2020
Documents Sent: 12/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 15/09/2020
Documents Received status: 21/09/2020
Application being processed: 22/09/2020
Application Approved: 24/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 24/09/2020
Passport Received: 29/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Date of Return of Documents: Pending

jimin95
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by jimin95 » Wed Sep 30, 2020 9:00 am

Type: First passport after naturalisation (December 2019 ceremony)
From: UK
Method: online/digital passport photo
Office: HMPO Peterborough
No interview.

Online Application: 1/09/2020
Identity Verified: 11/09/2020 (paper form)
Documents Sent: 15/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 16/09/2020 (Royal Mail)
Documents Received status: 21/09/2020
Application being processed: 21/09/2020
Application Approved: 30/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:
Passport Received: 
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by jojo1984 » Wed Sep 30, 2020 6:04 pm

Type: First passport after Naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 18/08/2020
Identity Verified: 18/08/2020
Application Received: 18/08/2020
Documents Sent: 19/08/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 20/08/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 21/08/2020
Application Being processed:26/08/2020
Application Approved: 15/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 17/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 21/09/2020
Date documents Returned: 29/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by pat1246 » Wed Sep 30, 2020 11:42 pm

Type: First passport after Naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 16/09/2020
Identity Verified: 16/09/2020
Application Received: 16/09/2020
Documents Sent: 16/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 17/09/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 18/09/2020
Application Being processed:22/08/2020
Application Approved: 28/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 28/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 29/09/2020
Date documents Returned: 29/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue

Received both at the same time. goodluck to everyone else waiting.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Fbiboy2002 » Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:42 am

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: online/digital passport photo
Office: HMPO Newport
No interview.

Online Application: 26/09/2020
Identity Verified: 30/09/2020 (paper form)
Documents Sent: 01/10/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 02/10/2020
Documents Received status: 02/10/2020
Application being processed:
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Daided » Fri Oct 02, 2020 12:56 pm

Type: First Child Passport (after registration)
From: UK
Method: Online
Date of Online Application: 16/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 17/09/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Durham
Documents delivered and signed: 21/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 21/09/2020
Application being processed: 22/09/2020
Application Approved: 29/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 30/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 02/10/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Date of Return of Documents: 29/09/2020

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Simplebuthonest » Sat Oct 03, 2020 8:41 pm

Simplebuthonest wrote:
Fri Sep 18, 2020 11:04 pm
Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 16/09/2020
Identity Verified: 16/09/2020
Documents Sent: 16/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 17/09/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 22/09/2020
Application Being processed: 24/09/2020
Application Approved: 28/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 28/09/2020
Date Passport/Doc Received: 01/10/2020
Passport Colour: Dark blue
Total: 15 Calendar days

Thanks to all Mods and contributors...Good luck to everyone waiting :)

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by starlin » Sat Oct 03, 2020 10:55 pm

Application online first child passport
Application submitted: 30/08/2020
Ask someone to confirm your identity: 30/08/2020
Email sent to person confirming your identity:30/08/2020
Identity details received: 02/09/2020
Application received: 02/09/2020
Documents signed: 04/09/2020
Documents received: HMPO Peterborough 10/9/2020
Application being processed: 14/09/2020
Application Approved: 16/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 18/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 22/09/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Date of Return of Documents: Unknown

I want to remind everyone that remember to keep your EU route PR card, you do not need to send back to HO after naturalisation. I did send back :cry: I need that for my baby. Luckily, my partner has settled status approved before my baby girl was born, so HO accepts that(Didn't tell us the reason, just approved).

However, just 23 days and got my baby's passport! The wait is over! Good luck to others and thank you all so much for the support all the way to this point.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by miku » Mon Oct 05, 2020 12:49 pm

Type: First passport after Naturalisation (for my son)
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 01/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 02/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 03/09 /2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Peterborough
Documents delivered and signed: 04/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 10/09/2020
Application being processed: 15/09/2020
Application Approved: 16/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 18/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 23/09/2020
Passport Colour: blue
Date of Return of Documents: 05/10/2020

Type: First passport after Naturalisation (for me)
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 01/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 02/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 03/09 /2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Documents delivered and signed: 04/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 07/09/2020
Application being processed: 09/09/2020
Application Approved: 15/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 15/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 17/09/2020
Passport Colour: blue
Date of Return of Documents: 18/09/2020

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Rusland » Tue Oct 06, 2020 8:32 pm

Type: First passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Peterborough

Online Application: 04/10/2020
Identity Verified: 04/10/2020
Documents Sent: 05/10/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 06/10/2020
Date Documents Received Status:
Application Being processed:
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport/Doc Received:
Passport Colour:

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by albanian33 » Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:30 am

Type: First Passport (naturalisation)
From: UK
Method: Online
Date of Online Application: 28/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 29/09/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Durham
Documents delivered and signed: 30/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 3/10/2020
Application being processed: not shown
Application Approved: 5/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 06/10/2020
Date Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by hashmil » Wed Oct 07, 2020 7:34 pm

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

Online Application: 12/09/2020
Identity Verified: 12/09/2020
Documents Sent: 14/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 15/09/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 18/09/2020
Application Being processed: 23/09/2020
Application Approved: 03/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 05/10/2020
Date Passport Recieved: 07/10/2020
Doc Received: Awaiting
Passport Colour: Dark blue

Number of calander days: 25 days

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by albanian33 » Thu Oct 08, 2020 12:11 pm

albanian33 wrote:
Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:30 am
Type: First Passport (naturalisation)
From: UK
Method: Online
Date of Online Application: 28/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 29/09/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Durham
Documents delivered and signed: 30/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 3/10/2020
Application being processed: not shown
Application Approved: 5/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 06/10/2020
Date Passport Received: 08/10/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Date of Return of Documents:

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by UKapplicant » Thu Oct 08, 2020 2:30 pm

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

Online Application: 24/09/2020
Identity Verified: 24/09/2020
Documents Sent: 25/09 /2020
Documents delivered and signed: 28/09/20
Documents Received status: 28/09/2020
Application being processed: 29/09/20

Application Approved: waiting (still!)
Passport Printed and Sent: waiting
Passport Received: waiting
Passport Colour: waiting
Date of Return of Documents: waiting

The processing time has been about 10 days so far, and still no news... I really dislike that we have to send our other original passport(s) to the Home Office if we live in the UK (although this is not needed if you are overseas). I don't believe this is common practice in most countries.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Prisha » Thu Oct 08, 2020 2:49 pm

Type: First passport after Registration as British Citizen for my child
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 16/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 16/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 17/09 /2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Documents delivered and signed: 18/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 21/09/2020
Application being processed: 22/09/2020
Application Approved: 02/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 05/10/2020
Date Passport Received: 07/10/2020
Passport Colour: blue
Date of Return of Documents: 07/10/2020


Type: First passport after Naturalisation For me
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 21/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 21/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 22/09 /2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Peterborough
Documents delivered and signed: 23/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 24/09/2020
Application being processed: 25/09/2020
Application Approved: 05/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 06/10/2020
Date Passport Received: 08/10/2020
Passport Colour: blue
Date of Return of Documents: 08/10/2020

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