British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[Tea_Rocket]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 08/09/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 11/09/2017 (I assume, didn't get a tracking number or anything to check)

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: 12/09/2017 (The message said, "We'll contact you by 03/10 if more info or an interview is required. If not, expect your passport by this date. No further update on progress will be given.")
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: 14/09/2017 (The message said, "You should receive your new passport within a few working days. We'll send your supporting documents separately.")
Date of return of documents: 18/09/2017 (posted through the door by DX Secure—this was something I had requested when I applied)
Date of receipt of interview letter: No interview.
Date of Passport Appointment: No interview.
Date of Passport Receipt: 15/09/2017 (through the letter slot in the door; the postman did knock, my neither I nor my husband got to the door in time to catch him)

Exactly one week from application submission to receiving the passport. 10 days (6 working days) from application submission to receiving my supporting documents.

[100kg]

date applied for passports: 13/09/2017

received info from hmpo : 18/09/17. that my passport was printed today 18th sep 2017. i should recived it with 4 working days

[kaydee2016]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 15/09/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 19 Sep 2017

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: Not yet received.
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: Waiting
Date of return of documents: Waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: Waiting, if applicable
Date of Passport Appointment: NA
Date of Passport Receipt: Waiting

I called HMPO on 19th & 20th Sep. to check, if they received the application, as there is no text I received. HMPO confirmed, application is with examiner, however text should have been received by 19th Sep. He put a note on file. Same stats informed on 20th Sep as well. No text received yet.
I am expecting passports, as per earlier posts in this forum i.e. week or 10 days.

[eryilmazhilmi]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: New Application after Naturalisation
Method of application: Check & Send JCAP
Date of application: 19/09/2017 (date of becoming naturalised)
Date application received by IPS: 28/04/2017 (jcap)

Date of receipt of interview letter: none received
Date of Passport Appointment: no appointment needed Jcap
Date of Passport Receipt: 25/09/17

Passport received 4 working days after my citizenship cermony. No interview required text received 21/09 to say delivery should be within 4 working days , 23/09 received courier details for delivery Monday 25/09 today received 7am this morning had to sign for from courier. Good luck all. My travels with my family can now begin .

[kaydee2016]

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Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 15/09/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 19 Sep 2017

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: Not yet received.
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: Not received
Date of return of documents: Waiting...........
Date of receipt of interview letter: Not needed
Date of Passport Appointment: Not needed
Date of Passport Receipt: 26.Sep.2017

[kaydee2016]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 15/09/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 19 Sep 2017

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: Not yet received.
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: Not received
Date of return of documents: 27.Sep.2017
Date of receipt of interview letter: Not needed
Date of Passport Appointment: Not needed
Date of Passport Receipt: 26.Sep.2017

[anana12027]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 27/09/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 29.09.2017

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: 30.09.2017
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: TBC
Date of return of documents:TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

[anana12027]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 27/09/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 29.09.2017

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: 30.09.2017
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: TBC
Date of return of documents:TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt: TB

Good luck all

[blacklabel69]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 26/09/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 27.09.2017

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: 28.09.2017
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: TBC
Date of return of documents:TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

[anana12027]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 27/09/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 29.09.2017

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: 30.09.2017
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: Didn’t get
Date of return of documents:Sill waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: N/A
Date of Passport Appointment: N/A
Date of Passport Receipt: 06.10.17

Good luck all

[blacklabel69]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 26/09/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 27.09.2017

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: 28.09.2017
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: 03.10.2017
Date of return of documents:07.10.2017
Date of receipt of interview letter: Not required
Date of Passport Appointment: Not required
Date of Passport Receipt: 04.10.2017

[sumitag]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send (Northwood)
Date of application: 10/10/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 16.10.2017

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: waiting
Passport Office: Glasgow
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: waiting
Date of return of documents: waiting
Date of receipt of interview letter: waiting
Date of Passport Appointment: waiting
Date of Passport Receipt: waiting

[HamidSohaib]

Below is update regarding my sister in law's first UK passport application. This website was so helpful I decided to update my experience on here.

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office Check & Send (Stourbridge/ West Midlands)
Date of Application: 12/10/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 13/10/2017

Date of Text acknowledgement from HMPO: None received
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: 24/10/2017

Date of return of documents: 26/10/2017

Date of receipt of interview letter: Not required
Date of Passport Appointment: Not required

Date of Passport Received: 25/10/2017

Good Luck everyone

[ahaa1]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of Application: 31/10/2017

Date Application received by HMPO: TBC

Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: TBC
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: TBC

Date of Return of Documents:TBC

Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC

Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

[Bastien003]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of application: 16/10/2017
Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: 19/10/2017

Date of return of documents: 27/10/2017
Date of receipt of interview letter: 27/10/2017
Date of Passport Interview: 30/10/2017
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: 01/11/2017
Date of Passport Receipt: 01/11/2017

PS: I have been called for an interview and once there, the agent told me that this was a mistake. I shouldn’t have been called for an interview as it doesn’t apply to citizen naturalised during the last year any longer.

[ahaa1]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of Application: 31/10/2017

Date Application received by HMPO: 01/11/2017

Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 02/11/207

Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: TBC

Date of Return of Documents:TBC

Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC

Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

[brixton4ever]

Very fast service!!!

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office Check & Send at Streatham Hill
Date of Application: 24/10/2017
Date Application received by HMPO: 25/10/2017
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 27/10/2017
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: 28/10/2017
Date of Text from Courier: 31/10/2017
Date of Return of Documents: 1/11/2017
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: Not needed
Date of Passport Appointment: Not needed
Date of Passport Receipt: 1/11/2017

[AllAlong]

Application Type: First Passport
Method of Application: Royal mail special delivery - no assistance
Date of Application: 26/10/2017
Date Application received by HMPO: 27/10/2017
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 31/10/2017
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: 01/11/2017
Date of Text from Courier: 02/11/2017
Date of Return of Documents: 06/11/2017
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: Not needed
Date of Passport Appointment: Not needed
Date of Passport Receipt: 03/11/2017

Very impressed!

[flyingmachine]

Just took exactly one week!!

Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method of Application: Post office check and send
Date of Application: 02/11/2017
Date Application received by HMPO: 04/11/2017
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 04/11/2017
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: 08/11/2017
Date of Text from Courier: 09/11/2017
Date of Return of Documents: 09/11/2017
Date of Passport Receipt: 09/11/2017
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: Not needed
Date of Passport Appointment: Not needed

[hellosalut]

Application type: first time after naturalisation
Method: post
Date of application: 01/11/2017
Date received by HMPO:02/11/2017

Asked for my Spanish passport, in order to continue with the application...
10/11/2017

[CR001]

I am waiting for my citizenship ceremony to be able to apply for a passport before Christmas. Apparently the ceremony will be on Nov 23. But, that will leave only 1 month for my passport application to be processed. Did you travel and came back to the country without an UK passport?
I have a Colombian passport, not sure if they let me come back with only that...


Could you tell me how you did it? Please?

Please do NOT asks questions in the timeline only topic. Please start your own topic with your queries.

[Thomas1]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of Application: Post Office Check & Send
Date of Application: 14/11/2017
Date Application received by HMPO: Don't Know
Date of Text Acknowledgement from HMPO: 18/11/2017
Date of Text confirming Passport dispatched: 22/11/2017
Date of Text from Courier: 21/11/2017
Date of Return of Documents: 23/11/2017
Date of Receipt of Interview Letter: Not needed
Date of Passport Appointment: Not needed
Date of Passport Receipt: 23/11/2017

[C-Dawg]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online application form & self posted by special delivery
Date of application: 28/11/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 01/12/2017 (Glasgow)
Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO: TBC
Date of text confirming passport dispatched: TBC
Date of return of documents: TBC
Date of receipt of interview letter: TBC
Date of Passport Appointment: TBC
Date of Passport Receipt: TBC

[mfreidin]

Application Type: First Passport after Naturalisation
Method of application: Online + Self Posted by 1st class signed
Date of application: 04/12/2017
Date application received by HMPO: 05.12.2017

Date of text acknowledgement from HMPO:
Date of text confirming passport dispatched:
Date of return of documents:
Date of receipt of interview letter:
Date of Passport Appointment:
Date of Passport Receipt:

[vicky_062004]

Applied post office check and send 05/12/17
Got text from HMPO :will contact by 29/12 if need more info or interview