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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by CR001 » Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:59 pm

@ user5877, it is not up to you to tell members when they can and can't post. Anyone who has applied for a passport is free to post their timeline at any point in the process.

Your post has been removed.
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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by chand92 » Wed Oct 21, 2020 10:54 am

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office:Belfast
Online Application: 09 Oct 2020
Application Moved: 19 Oct Belfast to Peterborough
Identity Verified: 09 Oct 2020
Request for urgent Passport: 09 Oct 2020
Documents Sent: 13 Oct 2020 Special Delivery (Sent late as advised by Hm Passport Helpline)
Email received by urgent department Belfast office: Send all documents + Medical proof (sent via email 13 Oct 2020)
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 14 Oct 2020
Date Documents Received Status: 14 Oct 2020
Application Being Processed: 14 Oct 2020
Email received from Peterborough HM Passport send all Documents to us: sent 19 Oct 2020
Application Approved: Still no update
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport Received:
Doc Received:
Passport Colour:


Spoke to advisor about 15 times, But only time wasted

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by tudor2020 » Wed Oct 21, 2020 2:31 pm

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Newport
Date of Application: 8 October 2020
Date Identity Verified: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Sent: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 10 October 2020
Date Documents Received: 12 October 2020
Joined Processing Queue: 12 October 2020
Application Approved: awaiting...
Passport Printed and Sent: awaiting...
Date Passport Received: awaiting...
Date of Return of Documents: awaiting...

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by UKapplicant » Wed Oct 21, 2020 3:10 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: 29/01/20
Application Approved: 9/10/20
Passport Printed and Sent: 9/10/20
Passport Received: 14/10/20 (3 weeks total)
Passport Colour: black/very dark blue
Date of Return of Documents: 21/10/20 (4 weeks total)

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by uuee6543 » Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:10 am

Updated
uuee6543 wrote:
Sat Oct 17, 2020 10:05 am
Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Newport

Online Application: 14/10/2020
Identity Verified: 16/10/2020
Documents Sent: 17/10/2020 Special Delivery next working day
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 19/10/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 19/10/2020
Application Being processed: 21/10/2020
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport Received:
Date Documents Returned:

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by saaji93 » Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:29 am

Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Newport

Online Application: 7/10/2020
Identity Verified: 10/10/2020 ( by paper format )
Documents Sent: 11/10/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 13/10/2020
Date Documents Received Status:14/10/2020
Application Being processed:15/10/2020
Application Approved:21/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:22/10/2020
Date Passport/Doc Received:
Passport Colour:
Given TNT tracking, but it's not working . other than that very quick service only 7 days for processing and approving. Totally 2 weeks

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by tudor2020 » Thu Oct 22, 2020 1:19 pm

tudor2020 wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 2:31 pm
Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Newport
Date of Application: 8 October 2020
Date Identity Verified: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Sent: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 10 October 2020
Date Documents Received: 12 October 2020
Joined Processing Queue: 12 October 2020
Application Approved: awaiting...
Passport Printed and Sent: awaiting...
Date Passport Received: awaiting...
Date of Return of Documents: awaiting...

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Newport
Date of Application: 8 October 2020
Date Identity Verified: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Sent: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 10 October 2020
Date Documents Received: 12 October 2020
Joined Processing Queue: 12 October 2020
Application Approved: 22 October 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: awaiting...
Date Passport Received: awaiting...
Date of Return of Documents: awaiting...


I feel so light right now!!!!!!! All the heavy Immigration weight is officially off of my shoulders... Thank you to every single one of you.... I hope everyone will get their good news arrive soon.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Rusland » Thu Oct 22, 2020 1:40 pm

Updated - Application being processed since two weeks ago...
Rusland wrote:
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: 07/10/2020
Application Being processed: 08/10/2020
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 ariskar » Thu Oct 22, 2020 1:49 pm

My spouse timeline

Type: First passport after naturalisation + Family name change after naturalisation in maiden name (basis of marriage)
From: UK
Method: Post Office Check and Send (+Special Delivery)
Passport Office: Unknown

Post Office Application: 22/10/2020 (paper application with counter-signatory & physical photos)
Identity Verified: -
Documents Sent: 22/10/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: pending
Date Documents Received Status: pending
Application Being processed:pending
Application Approved:pending
Passport Printed and Sent:pending
Date Passport/Doc Received: pending
Passport Colour:

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by tudor2020 » Thu Oct 22, 2020 3:15 pm

tudor2020 wrote:
Thu Oct 22, 2020 1:19 pm
tudor2020 wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 2:31 pm
Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Newport
Date of Application: 8 October 2020
Date Identity Verified: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Sent: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 10 October 2020
Date Documents Received: 12 October 2020
Joined Processing Queue: 12 October 2020
Application Approved: awaiting...
Passport Printed and Sent: awaiting...
Date Passport Received: awaiting...
Date of Return of Documents: awaiting...

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Newport
Date of Application: 8 October 2020
Date Identity Verified: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Sent: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 10 October 2020
Date Documents Received: 12 October 2020
Joined Processing Queue: 12 October 2020
Application Approved: 22 October 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: awaiting...
Date Passport Received: awaiting...
Date of Return of Documents: awaiting...


I feel so light right now!!!!!!! All the heavy Immigration weight is officially off of my shoulders... Thank you to every single one of you.... I hope everyone will get their good news arrive soon.

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Newport
Date of Application: 8 October 2020
Date Identity Verified: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Sent: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 10 October 2020
Date Documents Received: 12 October 2020
Joined Processing Queue: 12 October 2020
Application Approved: 22 October 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 22 October 2020
Date Passport Received: awaiting...
Date of Return of Documents: awaiting...

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Humble123 » Fri Oct 23, 2020 8:20 am

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

Online Application: 08/10/2020
Identity Verified: 08/10/2020
Documents Sent: 08/10/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 09/10/2020
Documents Received status: 09/10/2020
Application being processed: 12/10/2020

Application Approved: 20/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 21/10/2020
Passport Received: 23/10/2020
Passport Colour: Dark Blue
Date of Return of Documents: 23/10/2020

The whole process took 15 days and the immigration wait is over.
I want to specially thank the moderators of this wonderful group/platform for all your help and members of this platform for all your positive contributions. I wish everyone waiting to get to or already on this stage all the best.

Thank you all.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by kolaxy » Fri Oct 23, 2020 12:01 pm

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

Online Application: 23 Sep 2020
Identity Verified: 23 Sep 2020
Documents Sent: 23 Sep 2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 25 Sep 2020
Application Being processed: 29 Sep 2020
Application Approved: 20 Oct 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 20 Oct 2020
Date Passport Received: 23 Oct 2020
Doc Received: 23 Oct 2020
Passport Colour: Blue

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by kampk121 » Sat Oct 24, 2020 12:10 am

kampk121 wrote:
Mon Oct 19, 2020 11:43 pm
Type: First Child passport after getting ROA
From: UK
Method: online
Passport office: HMPO Peters borough

Date of Online Application: 04/09/2020
Date Identity Verified:04/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 05/09/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 06/09/2020
Date Documents Received status: 07/09/2020
Application being processed: 08/09/2020
Application Approved: 19/09/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 20/09/2020
Date Passport Received: 22/09/2020
Passport Colour:blue
Date of Return of Documents: waiting

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by anoncanon » Sat Oct 24, 2020 1:54 am

Type: first passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: online
Date of Online Application: 05/10/2020
Date Identity Verified: 05/10/2020
Date Documents Sent: 05/10/2020
Documents delivered to: HMPO Newport
Documents delivered and signed: 06/10/2020
Date Documents Received status: 07/10/2020
Application being processed: 07/10/2020
Application Approved: 19/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent 20/10/2020
Date Passport Received: 22/10/20 (17 days)
Passport Colour: blue
Date of Return of Documents: 23/10/20 (18 days)

I was able to start tracking the TNT delivery in the evening of 20/10/20 with PAN number. It is PEX number without spaces and three letters in the front.
https://delivery.tnt.com/tracking

It gave me the delivery date of 22/10/2020 with the following scans added gradually:

20/10/2020 – Hub Unitised
22/10/2020 – Driver Collection
22/10/2020 – Driver Delivery

Once delivered, the tracking also showed the picture of my door. It came in a passport sized white Home Office envelope. The supporting documents came the next day, also delivered by TNT, the same tracking number. All in all surprisingly efficient service.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by Stefan Piatek » Mon Oct 26, 2020 6:15 pm

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

Online Application: 06/10/2020
Identity Verified: 07/10/2020
Documents Sent: 07/10/2020
Documents delivered and signed: 08/10/2020
Documents Received status: 09/10/2020
Application being processed: 12/10/2020
Application Approved: 14/10/2020

Passport Printed and Sent: waiting ... :( (12 days. I'll call you tomorrow and ask what's going on. The e-mail was answered with an automatic reply that covid etc ...)

Passport Received:
Passport Colour:
Date of Return of Documents:

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by tudor2020 » Mon Oct 26, 2020 9:42 pm

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Newport
Date of Application: 8 October 2020
Date Identity Verified: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Sent: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 10 October 2020
Date Documents Received: 12 October 2020
Joined Processing Queue: 12 October 2020
Application Approved: 22 October 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 22 October 2020
Date Passport Received: 26 October 2020
Date of Return of Documents: 26 October 2020

Dear forum Moderators and the members. My journey to become a citizen has ended happily. I am thanking each one of you who helped me through this stressful journey. It has been a lot of waiting game involved and I'm glad it's finally over. Best of luck to those who are still waiting. Good bye friends.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by saaji93 » Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:36 pm

saaji93 wrote:
Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:29 am
Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Newport

Online Application: 7/10/2020
Identity Verified: 10/10/2020 ( by paper format )
Documents Sent: 11/10/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 13/10/2020
Date Documents Received Status:14/10/2020
Application Being processed:15/10/2020
Application Approved:21/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent:22/10/2020
Date Passport/Doc Received:
Passport Colour:
Given TNT tracking, but it's not working . other than that very quick service only 7 days for processing and approving. Totally 2 weeks
Date Passport/Doc Received:26th Oct 20
Passport Colour : Blue

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by menon8681 » Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:07 am

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Newport
Date of Application: 8 October 2020
Date Identity Verified: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Sent: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 10 October 2020
Date Documents Received: 12 October 2020
Joined Processing Queue: 12 October 2020
Application Approved: 22 October 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 22 October 2020
Date Passport/Doc Received: Waiting..
Passport Colour: Waiting..

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by N1234 » Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:44 am

N1234 wrote:
Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:03 pm
Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Newport

Online Application: 13 October 2020
Identity Verified: 13 October 2020
Documents Sent: 13 October 2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail:
Date Documents Received Status: 15 October 2020
Application Being processed: 16 October 2020
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport/Doc Received:
Passport Colour:
Update:
It’s been 12 days Still waiting for approval. A lot of people on this been getting them on 2-11 days. I might give them a call tomorrow.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by menon8681 » Tue Oct 27, 2020 3:46 pm

menon8681 wrote:
Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:07 am
Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Newport
Date of Application: 8 October 2020
Date Identity Verified: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Sent: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 10 October 2020
Date Documents Received: 12 October 2020
Joined Processing Queue: 12 October 2020
Application Approved: 22 October 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 22 October 2020
Date Passport/Doc Received: Waiting..
Passport Colour: Waiting..
Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Newport
Date of Application: 8 October 2020
Date Identity Verified: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Sent: 8 October 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 10 October 2020
Date Documents Received: 12 October 2020
Joined Processing Queue: 12 October 2020
Application Approved: 22 October 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 22 October 2020
Date Passport/Doc Received: 27 October 2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Supporting documents Received: Waiting..

To check the tracking of passport:
Post code: separate with space
PAN number: use only the PEX numbers without spaces

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by user5877 » Tue Oct 27, 2020 7:53 pm

Passport for: First adult passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: N. Ireland
Method of Application: Online

Passport Office: HMPO Peterborough

Date of Application: 6 October 2020
Date Identity Verified: 6 October 2020
Date Documents Sent: 6 October 2020
Date Documents Delivered: 7 October 2020
Date Documents Received: 8 October 2020
Joined Processing Queue: 12 October 2020
Application Approved: 22 October 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 22 October 2020
Date Passport Received: 27 October 2020
Date Documents Received: Waiting... (Will update here once I get it)
Passport Colour: Dark Blue

tl;dr from they day RoyalMail delivered documents to HMPO to the day they printed and dispatched my passport, it took 15 days, and another 5 days for TNT to deliver.

Also note that even though they said it was printed and sent on 22 Oct, I wasn't able to track it on TNT website until the next day, evening on 23 Oct.

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by ped4 » Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:36 pm

assport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Passport Office: HMPO peterborough
Date of Application: 30/09/2020
Date Identity Verified: 30/09/2020
Date Documents Sent: 30/09/2020
Date Documents Delivered: 1/10/2020
Date Documents Received: 1/10/2020
Joined Processing Queue: 2/10/2020
Application Approved: 22/10/2020
Passport Printed and 23/10/2020
Date Passport/Doc Received: 28/10/2020
Passport Colour: Blue
Supporting documents Received: 27/10/2020

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Post by DCgirl » Thu Oct 29, 2020 12:12 pm

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

Online Application: 08/10/2020
Identity Verified: 10/10/2020
Documents Sent: 12/10/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail: 13/10/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 13/10/2020
Application Being processed: 14/10/2020
Application Approved: 23/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 23/10/2020
Date Passport/Doc Received: 28/10/2020
Passport Colour: Black/Blue 🙄

A massive Thank You to all of the moderators and fellow immigrants on this board, my journey has taken 8 long and expensive years to become a British Citizen and although it definitely stings a little (actually A LOT :cry: ) that I won’t be part of the EU 🇪🇺 after all this time, I am happy to finally be British 🇬🇧 and I am grateful to be at the end of this road. Good luck to everyone still waiting! 😊

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by U Aziz » Thu Oct 29, 2020 3:48 pm

U Aziz wrote:
Wed Oct 14, 2020 1:03 pm
Type: First passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport office: HMPO Newport

Online Application: 14/10/2020
Identity Verified: 14/10/2020
Documents Sent: 14/10/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail:
Date Documents Received Status:
Application Being processed:
Application Approved:
Passport Printed and Sent:
Date Passport/Doc Received:
Passport Colour:


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

Online Application: 14/10/2020
Identity Verified: 14/10/2020
Documents Sent: 14/10/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail:15/10/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 16/10/2020
Application Being processed: 16/10/2020
Application Approved: 29/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: awaiting
Date Passport/Doc Received: awaiting
Passport Colour:

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Re: British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Post by b41 » Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:20 pm

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

Online Application: 15/10/2020
Identity Verified: 15/10/2020
Documents Sent: 15/10/2020
Documents delivered and signed as per Royal Mail:19/10/2020
Date Documents Received Status: 20/10/2020
Application Being processed: 20/10/2020
Application Approved: 28/10/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 29/10/2020
Date Passport/Doc Received: TNT tracking -Delivery date 31/10/2020
Passport Colour:

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