British Passport application processing timelines (only)

Ougat wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 21, 2021 4:19 pm

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Got home after my Citizenship Ceremony and logged on to start the next step..


Passport Office: Cowcaddens Glasgow


Online Application submitted: 09/09/2021
Ask Someone to confirm Identity: 09/09/2021
Email sent by HMPO to person confirming identity: 09/09/2021
Identity verified by person: 10/09/2021
Application received: 10/09/2021
Documents received 15/09/2021
Application approved 3:07pm on 05/10/ 2021
Passport printed and sent 12:49pm on 06/10/2021


12 August 2021 Biometric appointment to now..55 days all in all.. what a ride and thank you to everyone else who I learned from

mck2010 wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:00 pm

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 8/9/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 8/9/2021
Identity verified: 9/9/2021
Application received: 8/9/2021
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 14/09/2021
Application approved: 5/10/21
Passport printed: 5/10/21
Passport received: 7/10/21
Documents received:

Lorenzo94 wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 05, 2021 10:05 am

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online Application submitted: 13/09/2021
E-mail sent for identity verification: 13/09/2021
Identity verified: 13/09/2021
Application received: 13/09/2021
Documents sent :14/09/2021 (received as per RoyalMail tracker:15/09/2021)
Documents confirmed received by HMPO: 20/09/2021
Application approved: 11/10/2021
Passport printed: :11/10/2021
Passport received:TBC
Documents received: TBC

Mrs P wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 09, 2021 12:13 pm

Type: first child passports after registration
From: UK
Method: online
Passport office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 11 august 2021
Ask someone to confirm identity: 11 august 2021
Documents posted: 12 august 2021. ( special next day delivery before12pm)
Documents received by HMPO Bootle: 16 august 2021
Application being processed: 6august 2021
Application approved: [12 October ]
Print and send: pending
Passport received: pending
Return document: pending

Mrs P wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 12, 2021 12:47 pm

Mrs P wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 09, 2021 12:13 pm

Type: first child passports after registration
From: UK
Method: online
Passport office: Bootle
Online application submitted: 11 august 2021
Ask someone to confirm identity: 11 august 2021
Documents posted: 12 august 2021. ( special next day delivery before12pm)
Documents received by HMPO Bootle: 16 august 2021
Application being processed: 6 September 2021
Application approved: [12 October ]
Print and send: pending
Passport received: pending
Return document: pending

Mrsdoc wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 20, 2021 9:53 am

Type: First Adult passport after naturalisation
From: UK
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO BOOTLE
Online Application submitted:10/09/2021
Ask Someone to confirm Identity:10/09/201 @8:12 pm
Email sent by HMPO to person confirming identity: 10/09/2021 @8:25pm
Identity verified by person:11/09/2021 @3:11 pm
Application received: 11/09/2021 @3:11 pm
Documents posted to HMPO BOOTLE : 13/09/2021 @7:17 am(Royal Mail next day Special Delivery Guarantee before 1 pm)
Documents signed for at HMPO Bootle: 15/09/2021 @10:12 am (not quite the “next day delivery”).
Documents received acknowledgement email from HMPO:19/09/2021 @11:50 am (on Sunday).

Application approved: 9th of October on Saturday
Passport printed and sent:12th of October
Passport received: 13th of October (delivered by TNT at 12:45 pm) ,no signature required, posted through a letterbox.
Documents received: TBC probably won’t be long after receiving my passport in a such quick turnaround of 4 weeks only !

Abikemi wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 12, 2021 1:08 pm

Type: First adult passport after naturalisation
Method: Online
Passport Office: HMPO Bootle
Online application submitted: 14/09/2021
Email sent for identity verification: 14/09/2021
Identity verified: 14/09/2021
Application received: 14/09/2021
Document sent: 14/09/2021
Document confirmed received by HMPO:19/09/2021
Application approved: 12/10/2021
Passport printed: passport printed and sent 13/10/2021
Passport received: passport received 14/10/2021
Document received:

Thanks to everyone on this platform for your kindness and support all through this journey.
Thank God it ends in praise, a journey of 17years. Glory be God

simujaet wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:04 pm

geriatrix wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 20, 2011 2:03 pm

Interested members can post their passport application processing timelines here for the benefit of others.

Please include the following details when posting in this topic:

Application Timeline: subbmitted- 16/09/2021
Passport for: Adult / Minor- passport for minor
Ask someone to verify identity;16/09/2021
Email sent to person confirming identy:16/09/2021
Application Type: New / Replacement / Renewal - first passport
Method of application: Check & Send or Postal -online
Date of application: 16/09/2021
Date application received by -20/09/2021
Location of IPS Office involved: Bootle
Date of documents received:27/09/2021
Identity details verified :20/09/2021
Date of Passport Approved:16/10/2021
Date Passport received:
Date of Documents returned and received: