British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[kostya]

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 9 October 2019
Date Identity Verified: 9 October 2019
Date Documents Sent: 9 October 2019
Date Documents Delivered: 10 October 2019
Date Documents Received: 10 October 2019
Joined Processing Queue: 11 October 2019
Application Approved: awaiting...
Passport Printed and Sent: awaiting...
Date Passport Received: awaiting...
Date of Return of Documents: awaiting...

[Yrajv]

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 17 September 2019
Date Identity Verified: 18 September 2019
Date Documents Sent: 18 September 2019
Date Documents Delivered: 19 September 2019
Date Documents Received: 19 September 2019
Joined Processing Queue: 23 September 2019
Application Approved: 26 September 2019
Passport Printed and Sent: 27 September 2019
Date Passport Received: 30 September 2019
Date of Return of Documents: 04 October 2019

[aerere18]

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 20 September 2019
Date Identity Verified: 24 September 2019
Date Documents Sent: 24 September 2019
Date Documents Delivered: 25 September 2019
Date Documents Received: 26 September 2019
Application Approved: 03 October 2019
Passport Printed and Sent: 04 October 2019
Date of Return of Documents: 05 October 2019
Date Passport Received: 07 October 20199

[Mathis]

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 10 October 2019
Date Identity Verified: 11 October 2019
Date Documents Sent: 14 October 2019
Date Documents Delivered: 15 October 2019
Date Documents Received: 15 October 2019
Joined Processing Queue: awaiting...
Application Approved: awaiting...
Passport Printed and Sent: awaiting...
Date Passport Received: awaiting...
Date of Return of Documents: awaiting...

[Sam2020]

Passport for: Adult First Passport after naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of application: Post Office
Date of Application: 04/10/2019
Date Identity Verified: 04/10/2019 Post Office
Date documents sent: 04/10/2019
Date documents Delivered: 08/10/2019
Joined Processing Queue: 09/10/2019
Application Approved: Awaiting
Passport printed and sent: Awaiting
Date of Passport received: Awaiting
Date of Return of Documents: Awaiting

[World Traveller]

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 15 October 2019
Date Identity Verified: 15 October 2019
Date Documents Sent: 16 October 2019
Date Documents Delivered: 17 October 2019
Date Documents Received: TBD
Joined Processing Queue: TBD
Application Approved: TBD
Passport Printed and Sent: TBD
Date Passport Received: TBD
Date of Return of Documents: TBD

[Mathis]

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 10 October 2019
Date Identity Verified: 11 October 2019
Date Documents Sent: 14 October 2019
Date Documents Delivered: 15 October 2019
Date Documents Received: 15 October 2019
Joined Processing Queue: 17 October 2019
Application Approved: awaiting...
Passport Printed and Sent: awaiting...
Date Passport Received: awaiting...
Date of Return of Documents: awaiting...

[Sam2020]

Passport for: Adult First Passport after naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of application: Post Office
Date of Application: 04/10/2019
Date Identity Verified: 04/10/2019 Post Office
Date documents sent: 04/10/2019
Date documents Delivered: 08/10/2019
Joined Processing Queue: 09/10/2019
Application Approved: 17/10/2019
Passport printed and sent: Awaiting
Date of Passport received: Awaiting
Date of Return of Documents: Awaiting

[Sam2020]

Passport for: Adult First Passport after naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of application: Post Office
Date of Application: 04/10/2019
Date Identity Verified: 04/10/2019 Post Office
Date documents sent: 04/10/2019
Date documents Delivered: 08/10/2019
Joined Processing Queue: 09/10/2019
Application Approved: 17/10/2019
Passport printed and sent: 17/10/2019
Date of Passport received: Awaiting
Date of Return of Documents: Awaiting

[wichmit]

Application Timeline
Passport for: Adult
Application Type: Adult First Passport After Registration
Applying from: Overseas
Method of application: Online ( followed by required documents via courier)
Date application received by IPS: 01 October 2019
Location of IPS Office involved: Durham
Date of receipt of interview letter: N/A
Date documents Delivered: 01/10/2019
Joined Processing Queue: 01/10/2019
Application Approved: 17/10/2019
Passport printed and sent: 17/10/2019
Date of Passport Appointment:N/A
Date of Passport Receipt: Awaiting
Date of return of documents: Awaiting

Abroad, Overseas

[CULLINAN]

Timeline for Wife’s British Passport:

(Peterborough)

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 6 October 2019
Date Identity Verified: 6 October 2019
Date Documents Sent: 7 October 2019
Date Documents Delivered: 8 October 2019
Date Documents Received: 8 October 2019
Joined Processing Queue: 9 October 2019
Application Approved: 18 October 2019
Passport Printed and Sent: 18 October 2019
Date Passport Received: TBD
Date of Return of Documents: TBD

[mkuddin]

Timeline for first British Passport:

(Newport Wales)

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 7 October 2019
Date Identity Verified: 7 October 2019
Date Documents Sent: 7 October 2019
Date Documents Delivered: 9 October 2019
Date Documents Received: 10 October 2019
Joined Processing Queue: 10 October 2019
Application Approved: TBD
Passport Printed and Sent: TBD
Date Passport Received: TBD
Date of Return of Documents: TBD

[Thuyngan2ha]

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 01 October 2019
Date Identity Verified: 01 October 2019
Date Documents Sent: 01 October 2019 (HM Passport Office in Liverpool)
Date Documents Delivered: 02 October 2019
Date Documents Received: 03 October 2019
Joined Processing Queue: 05 October 2019
Application Approved: 08 October 2019
Passport Printed and Sent: 08 October 2019
Date Passport Received: 10 October 2019
Date of Return of Documents: 10 October 2019

[Thuyngan2ha]

My partner's timeline:

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 01 October 2019
Date Identity Verified: 01 October 2019
Date Documents Sent: 01 October 2019 (HM Passport Office in Newport)
Date Documents Delivered: 02 October 2019
Date Documents Received: 03 October 2019
Joined Processing Queue: 05 October 2019
Application Approved: 10 October 2019
Passport Printed and Sent: 10 October 2019
Date Passport Received: 14 October 2019
Date of Return of Documents: 14 October 2019

Someone has mentioned in the forum that the tracking number from DX is the passport application number. It's correct in my case, however for my partner it is not her passport reference number.

[World Traveller]

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 15 October 2019
Date Identity Verified: 15 October 2019
Date Documents Sent: 16 October 2019
Date Documents Delivered: 17 October 2019
Date Documents Received: TBD
Joined Processing Queue: TBD
Application Approved: TBD
Passport Printed and Sent: TBD
Date Passport Received: TBD
Date of Return of Documents: TBD

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 15 October 2019
Date Identity Verified: 15 October 2019
Date Documents Sent: 16 October 2019 (Peterborough)
Date Documents Delivered: 17 October 2019
Date Documents Received: 18 October 2019
Joined Processing Queue: 21 October 2019
Application Approved: TBD
Passport Printed and Sent: TBD
Date Passport Received: TBD
Date of Return of Documents: TBD

[Mathis]

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 10 October 2019
Date Identity Verified: 11 October 2019
Date Documents Sent: 14 October 2019
Date Documents Delivered: 15 October 2019
Date Documents Received: 15 October 2019
Joined Processing Queue: 17 October 2019
Application Approved: 18 October 2019
Passport Printed and Sent: 21 October 2019
Date Passport Received: awaiting...
Date of Return of Documents: awaiting...

[mkuddin]

Timeline for first British Passport:

(Newport Wales)

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 7 October 2019
Date Identity Verified: 7 October 2019
Date Documents Sent: 7 October 2019
Date Documents Delivered: 9 October 2019
Date Documents Received: 10 October 2019
Joined Processing Queue: 10 October 2019
Application Approved: 21 October 2019
Passport Printed and Sent: 21 October 2019
Date Passport Received: TBD
Date of Return of Documents: TBD

[Alex91]

Application Timeline

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: Renewal
Method of application: Online
Applying from: Overseas
Date of Application: 7 October 2019
Date Application Received: 7 October 2019
Date Documents Delivered: 9 October 2019
Date Documents Received: 15 October 2019
Date of Application being Processed: 15 October 2019
Date of Application Approved: awaiting...
Date of Passport Printed: awaiting...
Date of Passport Delivered: awaiting...
Date of Return of Documents: awaiting...

[Alex91]

Application Timeline

Passport for: Adult
Application Type: Renewal
Method of application: Online
Applying from: Overseas
Location of IPS Office involved: Durham
Application Submitted: 7 October 2019
Application Received: 7 October 2019
Documents Sent: 9 October 2019
Documents Delivered: 15 October 2019
Application being Processed: 15 October 2019
Application Approved: awaiting...
Passport Printed: awaiting...
Passport Sent: awaiting...
Passport Received: awaiting...
Return of Documents: awaiting...

[abhijit19]

Application Type: First Child Passport
Method of application: Online
Applying from: UK
Date of Application: 1 October 2019
Date Application Received: 2 October 2019
Date Documents Delivered: 4 October 2019
Date Documents Received: 4 October 2019
Date of Application being Processed: 4 October 2019
Date of Application Approved: 17 October 2019 (Delayed cause i hadn't sent the birth certificate and had to resend it)
Date of Passport Printed: 17 October 2019
Date of Passport Delivered: 22 October 2019 (Delayed cause DX delivery said we didn't live in the address mentioned and then HMPO had to re-verify and redelivered again. Or else would have been delivered on the 18th of October)
Date of Return of Documents: 22 October 2019

[Aleezafatimah]

Application Type: First Child passport
Method of Application: Post Office (Check & Send Service)
Applied from: UK
Date of Application: 9th October 2019
Date Application Received: 10th October 2019
Text Received from HMPO: 11th October 2019 that passport should process by 02nd November 2019
Date of Application Approved: Awaiting
Date of Passport Printed: Awaiting

Not sure how to Track of progress when we apply using Postal Services.

[CR001]

Can members kindly respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY thread. Any questions, discussions or chit chat will be removed.

[Nickt61]

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 8 October 2019
Date Identity Verified: 8 October 2019
Date Documents Sent: 8 October 2019
Date Documents Delivered: 9 October 2019
Date Documents Received: 10 October 2019
Joined Processing Queue: 10October 2019
Application Approved: awaiting...
Passport Printed and Sent: awaiting...
Date Passport Received: awaiting...
Date of Return of Documents: awaiting...

[Nickt61]

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 8 October 2019
Date Identity Verified: 8 October 2019
Date Documents Sent: 8 October 2019
Date Documents Delivered: 9 October 2019
Date Documents Received: 10 October 2019
Joined Processing Queue: 10 October 2019
Application Approved: 23 October 2019 (delay due applicant wanted profession added therefore HMPO had to validate with General Medical Council & contact applicant etc)
Passport Printed and Sent: awaiting...
Date Passport Received: awaiting...
Date of Return of Documents: awaiting...

[mkuddin]

Timeline for first British Passport:

(Newport Wales)

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
Date of Application: 7 October 2019
Date Identity Verified: 7 October 2019
Date Documents Sent: 7 October 2019
Date Documents Delivered: 9 October 2019
Date Documents Received: 10 October 2019
Joined Processing Queue: 10 October 2019
Application Approved: 21 October 2019
Passport Printed and Sent: 21 October 2019
Date Passport Received: 23 October 2019
Date of Return of Documents: 22 October 2019