British Passport application processing timelines (only)

[sheraz78]

Passport for: First adult passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of application: Online

Date of Online Application: 04/02/2020
Date Identity Verified: 04/02/2020
Date Documents Sent to HMPO: 04/02/2020
Date Documents Delivered to HMPO: waiting
Date Documents Received: waiting
Application being processed: waiting
Application Approved: waiting
Passport Printed and Sent: waiting
Date Passport Received: waiting
Date of Return of Documents: waiting

[AvonnA]

Passport for: First Adult Passport after registration
Applying from: London application then moved Abroad (Nigeria)
Method of application: Paper form
Date of application: 29 April 2019
Identity verified: 2 May 2019
Application Received: 4 May 2019
Documents received: 9 May 2019
Application being processed: 01 Oct 2019
Interview letter received :10 May 2019
Interview booked : 20 Nov 2019 ( Abuja )
Application Approved: ?
Passport printed and sent: ?
Text from DHL delivery : 21st January 2020
Delivery of passport: 23rd January 2020
Delivery of Documents : 27th January 2020

Finally!!! I can proudly say I'm a British Citizen and this has come to an end.
We bless God

[Vish15]

Passport for: Adult first passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: London
Method of Application: Online
Application: 23/01/2020 (11:56)
Identity Verified: 23/01/2020 (15:51)
Documents Sent by applicant HMPO Belfast: 23/01/2020
Documents Delivered to HMPO: 27/01/2020 (08:05)
Documents Received by HMPO: 28/01/2020 (10:58)
Joined Processing Queue: 29/01/2020 (09:37)
Application Approved: 05/02/2020 (15:05)
Passport Printed and Sent by HMPO: 06/02/2020(06:45)
Passport Received by applicant: 07/02/2020
Documents returned to applicant: 10/02/20 (will be delivered by DX got text already)
Passport colour: Burgundy

[Ronald]

Passport for: First Adult Passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of application: Paper form (Check ad Send)
Date of application: 12/01/2020
Documents sent: 13/01/2020
Documents delivered: 13/01/2020
SMS received: 17/01/2020 (We'll contact you by 07/02/2020 if more info or an interview is required. Do not Book travel until your passport is received)
SMS received for Passport: 05/02/2020
Text from DX delivery: 06/02/2020
Return of supporting documents: 07/02/2020
Text from DX delivery: 07/02/2020
Passport Delivery: 06/02/2020

[ttcg]

Passport for: First adult passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of application: Online

Date of Online Application: 04/02/2020
Date Identity Verified: 04/02/2020
Date Documents Sent to HMPO: 06/02/2020
Date Documents Delivered to HMPO: 07/02/2020
Date Documents Received: 10/02/2020 (got Sms message)
Application being processed: waiting
Application Approved: waiting
Passport Printed and Sent: waiting
Date Passport Received: waiting
Date of Return of Documents: waiting

[Anambra]

Passport for: First adult passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of application: Online

Date of Online Application: 29/01/2020
Date Identity Verified: 29/01/2020
Date Documents Sent to HMPO (Peterborough): 29/01/2020
Date Documents Delivered to HMPO: 30/01/2020
Date Documents Received: 30/01/2020
Application being processed: 03/02/2020
Application Approved: 06/02/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 06/02/2020
Date Passport Received: 11/02/2020
Date of Return of Documents: 07/02/2020

The documents and passport were both delivered by Royal Mail as a third party.

[Aref91777]

Passport for: First adult passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of application: Online

Date of Online Application: 28/01/2020
Date Identity Verified: 28/01/2020
Date Documents Sent to HMPO: 29/01/2020
Date Documents Delivered to HMPO:31/01/2020
Date Documents Received: 31/01/2020
Application being processed: 31/01/2020
Application Approved: 10/02/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 10/02/2020
Date Passport Received: 11/02/2020
Date of Return of Documents: waiting

[mideoye]

Application Timeline
Application Type: First Adult Passport
Method of application: Online
Applying from: UK
HMPO: Liverpool
Application submitted: 3:59pm on 29 January 2020
Email sent to confirm identity: 3:59pm on 29 January 2020
Identity details received: 8:53pm on 29 January 2020
Application received: 8:53pm on 29 January 2020
Documents received: 12:25pm on 3 February 2020
Application being processed: 2:22pm on 3 February 2020
Application approved: 11:58am on 7 February 2020
Passport printed and sent: 6:43pm on 7 February 2020
Text from DX for Passport Delivery: 7:01am on 11/02/2020
Passport delivered: 9:01am on 11/02/2020
Text from DX - documents delivery: 11.33am on 12/02/2020
Documents returned: scheduled for 13/02/2020
Passport colour: Burgundy

[Jalaibi]

Passport applied: 03 February 2020
Documents Received (Liverpool): 4 February 2020
Application being processed: 6 February 2020 11:26am
Application approved: 10 February 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 11 Feb 2020
Passport and documents received: 13 Feb 2020
Passport Colour: Burgundy (Thought they would send Blue one this time but all good).

[CR001]

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

[ttcg]

Passport for: First adult passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of application: Online

Date of Online Application: 04/02/2020
Date Identity Verified: 04/02/2020
Date Documents Sent to HMPO: 06/02/2020
Date Documents Delivered to HMPO: 07/02/2020
Date Documents Received: 10/02/2020 (got a Sms message)
Application being processed: 11/02/2020
Application Approved: 16/02/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 17/02/2020
Date Passport Received: 18/02/2020 (exactly after 2 weeks)
Date of Return of Documents: 19/02/2020

Both documents are delivered via DxDelivery and put through via the letter box. No need to wait at home.

[newirishman]

Passport for: First adult passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of application: Online

Passport applied: 20th January 2020
Documents Received (Liverpool): 23rd January 2020
Application being processed: 24th January 2020
Application approved: 17th February 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 17th Feb 2020
Passport and documents received: 19th Feb 2020
Passport Colour: Burgundy
Contacted HMPO through twitter on 10th February- adviced that application was transferred from Liverpool to Durham.
All good at the end.
Thanks for all the support.
I am signing off from here..
Regards

[sheraz78]

Passport for: First adult passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of application: Online

Date of Online Application: 04/02/2020
Date Identity Verified: 04/02/2020
Date Documents Sent to HMPO: 04/02/2020
Date Documents Delivered to HMPO: 04/02/2020
Date Documents Received: 06/02/2020
Application being processed: 07/02/2020
Application Approved: 18/02/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 18/02/2020
Date Passport Received: 20/02/2020
Date of Return of Documents: 20/02/2020
Burgandy Colour

[dinkan]

Application submitted 5 February 2020
Ask someone to confirm your identity 5 February 2020
Email sent to person confirming your identity 5 February 2020
Identity details received 6 February 2020
Application received 6 February 2020
Documents received 10 February 2020
Application being processed 12 February 2020
Application approved 17 February 2020
Passport printed and sent 18 February 2020
Passport received from DX: 19 February 2020
Passport colour: Burgundy

For people who are in hurry, try to apply online, get your identity verified and send the documents on the same day you get your naturalisation certificate (citizenship ceremony).

[boomie]

Passport for: First adult passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of application: Online

Date of Online Application: 06/02/2020
Date Identity Verified: 06/02/2020
Date Documents Sent to HMPO: 07/02/2020
Date Documents Delivered to HMPO: 10/02/2020 (Signed Royal Mail)
Date Documents Received: 11/02/2020 (Notification)
Application being processed: 12/02/2020
Application Approved: 17/02/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 17/02/2020
Date Passport Received: 19/02/2020
Date of Return of Documents: 19/02/2020

Colour: Burgundy

I'm surprised they just leave it in the letterbox...

[mummy21]

Passport for: First child passport (parent with indefinite leave)
Applying from: UK
Method of application: Online

Date of Online Application: 17/02/2020
Email to verify identity: 18/02/2020
Date Identity Verified: 19/02/2020
Date Documents Sent to HMPO: 19/02/2020
Date Documents Delivered to HMPO: 20/02/2020
Date Documents Received: 21/02/2020
Application being processed: 21/02/2020
Application Approved: anxiously awaiting
Passport Printed and Sent: anxiously awaiting
Date Passport Received: anxiously awaiting
Date of Return of Documents: anxiously awaiting

[CR001]

Can members kindly respect that this is a TIMELINE ONLY thread and please post your timeline in the timeline format. Any questions, discussions or chit chat will be removed.

[mpandey]

Passport for: First Adult Passport after Naturalization
Applying from: United Kingdom
Method of application: Paper form (Check ad Send)
Date of application: 20/01/2020
Documents sent: 20/01/2020
Documents delivered: 20/01/2020
SMS received: 23/01/2020 (We'll contact you by 10/02/2020 if more info or an interview is required. Do not Book travel until your passport is received)
SMS received for Passport: 29/01/2020
Text from DX delivery: 30/01/2020
Return of supporting documents: 30/01/2020
Text from DX delivery: 31/01/2020
Passport Delivery: 31/01/2020 - On Brexit day

[twppl]

Passport for: First adult passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of application: Online
Date of application: 7 February 2020
Date Identity Verified: 7 February 2020
Date Documents Delivered to HMPO (Newport): 10 February 2020
Date Documents Received: 11 February 2020
Application being processed: 13 February 2020
Application Approved: 19 February 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 19 February 2020
Date Passport Received: 21 February 2020
Date of Return of Documents: 21 February 2020
Passport colour: Burgundy Colour

Good luck to everyone!

[Lostintranslation333]

Passport for: First adult passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: London (Passport Office Newport, then somehow transferred to Durham, not knowing why...)
Method of application: Online
No interview

Date of Online Application: 05/02/2020
Date Identity Verified: 06/02/2020
Date Documents Sent to HMPO: 10/02/2020
Date Documents Delivered to HMPO: 11/02/2020
Date Documents Received: 12/02/2020
Application being processed: 13/02/2020
Application Approved: 20/02/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 21/02/2020
Date Passport Received: 24/02/2020
Date of Return of Documents: 24/02/2020
Passport colour: Burgundy

Finally done, can start chucking away tons of documents kept for keep sake for visa/ILR/Naturalisation.

Also, some HMPO staff (sadly not everyone) went extra miles to help to quicken the process, which made me very impressed! Last but not least, dx also delivered on time, all good in the end.

Lastly, thanks again for this community, you truly helped a lot through this long journey

[eggbert]

Passport printed and sent 8:16pm on 25 February 2020
Application approved 12:20pm on 25 February 2020
Application being processed 2:50pm on 31 December 2019
Documents received 11:23am on 31 December 2019
Application received 8:42am on 22 December 2019
Identity details received 8:42am on 22 December 2019
Email sent to person confirming your identity 11:14pm on 21 December 2019
Email sent to person confirming your identity 6:48pm on 21 December 2019
Email sent to person confirming your identity 6:33pm on 20 December 2019
Ask someone to confirm your identity 5:31pm on 20 December 2019
Application submitted 5:31pm on 20 December 2019

[Delightful21]

Application history
Application submitted 2:36pm on 31 January 2020
Ask someone to confirm your identity 2:36pm on 31 January 2020
Email sent to person confirming your identity 6:28am on 9 February 2020
Email sent to person confirming your identity 7:39pm on 9 February 2020
Identity details received 2:34pm on 15 February 2020
Application received 2:35pm on 15 February 2020
Documents received 3:44pm on 18 February 2020
Application being processed 8:55am on 20 February 2020
Application Approved Waiting
Passport Printed and Sent Waiting
Document Received Waiting

Waiting. Hopefully hear from them soon

[wiiq1]

Application history
Application submitted 1:51pm on 19 February 2020
Ask someone to confirm your identity 1:51pm on 19 February 2020
Email sent to person confirming your identity 1:55pm on 19 February 2020
Identity details received 5:30pm on 19 February 2020
Application received 5:16pm on 19 February 2020
Documents received 1:55pm on 21 February 2020
Application being processed 10:16am on 24 February 2020
Application Approved Waiting
Passport Printed and Sent Waiting
Document Received Waiting

[lovethisforum]

Passport for: First passport (adult) after Naturalisation
Applying from: UK
Method of Application: Online
HMPO: Liverpool (from London)

Date of Online Application: 10/02/2020
Date Identity Verified: 11/02/2020
Date Documents Sent to HMPO: 11/02/2020
Date Documents Delivered to HMPO Liverpool: 12/02/2020
Date Documents Received: 13/02/2020
Application being processed: 13/02/2020
Application Approved: 21/02/2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 21/02/2020
Date Passport Received: 29/02/2020
Date of Return of Documents: 29/02/2020

[silence_night]

Passport for: First adult passport after Naturalisation
Applying from: London (sent to Newport)
Method of application: Online

Date of Online Application: 19/02/2020
Date Identity Verified: 19/02/2020
Date Documents Sent to HMPO: 19/02/2020
Date Documents Delivered to HMPO: 20/02/2020
Date Documents Received: 4:28pm on 20 February 2020 (email+SMS)
Application being processed: 10:45am on 24 February 2020
Application approved: 9:04pm on 28 February 2020
Passport Printed and Sent: 2:28pm on 2 March 2020
Date Passport Received: 04/03/2020
Date of Return of Documents: 04/03/2020 (attempt #1, no one was at home)